--- title: "Our Teachers Return From Kibera, Nairobi" url: "https://barlaston.staffs.sch.uk/news/2019-01-29-our-teachers-return-from-kibera-nairobi" school: "Barlaston CE (VC) First School" --- # Our Teachers Return From Kibera, Nairobi ![Image of Our Teachers Return From Kibera, Nairobi](https://files.schudio.com/barlastonfirstschool/images/news/Kibera.jpeg) 29 January 2019 Today our teachers; Mrs Clarey, Mrs Broome and Mrs Price, along with Vicar Stewart returned from Kenya after visiting Soweto Academy, Soweto Juniors and Kisumu Dogo School in Kibera, Nairobi. It has been very interesting for the children at Barlaston to see photos and hear about the very different conditions of the schools in Kibera compared to their own school. In September 2018, our school became a pilot school for a Lichfield Diocese scheme of work investigating ways which schools could learn about mission in the world beyond the local area. We began working with Feed the Hungry UK and our church to forge links with The Soweto Academy, a school in Kibera, Nairobi. Further details of our visit will be added soon... [ Barlaston to Kibera link ](https://barlaston.staffs.sch.uk/news/2019-01-25-barlaston-to-kibera-link) [Weekly Newsletter ](https://barlaston.staffs.sch.uk/news/2019-02-01-weekly-newsletter) ### Parents - [Term Dates 2026-2027](https://files.schudio.com/barlastonfirstschool/files/AAHelen/Term_Dates_2026-2027.pdf) - [Newsletters](https://barlaston.staffs.sch.uk/parents/newsletters) - [Breakfast Club](https://barlaston.staffs.sch.uk/parents/breakfast-club) - [After School Club](https://files.schudio.com/barlastonfirstschool/files/AAHelen/Baralston_First_School_-_Progressive_Wraparound_Club.pdf) - [Clubs and extra activities](https://barlaston.staffs.sch.uk/parents/clubs-and-extra-activities) - [Holiday Club](https://files.schudio.com/barlastonfirstschool/files/Holidayclub/Holiday-Club-February-2026-STONE-PDF.pdf) - [Uniform](https://barlaston.staffs.sch.uk/parents/uniform-online-ordering) - [Lunch Time Menu](https://barlaston.staffs.sch.uk/parents/lunch-time-menu) - [Free School Meals](https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Education/Educational-awards-benefits/FreeSchoolMeals/Overview.aspx) - [Parent Teacher Friends Association](https://barlaston.staffs.sch.uk/parents/pta) - [E-Safety](https://barlaston.staffs.sch.uk/parents/e-safety) - [Emergency School Closures](https://barlaston.staffs.sch.uk/parents/emergency-school-closures-list) - [School Money (Eduspot)](https://login.eduspot.co.uk/public/portal/parent/?app=schoolmoney&source=website&version=20190314) - [Attendance/Punctuality](https://barlaston.staffs.sch.uk/parents/late-absence-procedure) **Barlaston CE (VC) First School** Head Teacher: Mr. John Gordon Barlaston CE (VC) First School Broughton Crescent Barlaston Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire ST12 9DB Chair of Governors: Miss Alison Dando SENCo: Miss Hannah Gill Email: office@barlaston.staffs.sch.uk Tel: 01782 372543 © Copyright 2015–2026 Barlaston CE (VC) First School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://barlaston.staffs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)