As the weather gets worse as we head into Autumn and Winter, we are making some changes after half term. Our aim, as always, is to keep everyone as safe as possible. The full document with all the details can be found in our Risk Assessment here: https://alns.co.uk/coronavirus/ But in the short video below, Mr […]

International educational charity Never Such Innocence (NSI) have launched their 2020/21 creative arts competition! This year’s competition theme is ‘The Unheard Voices of Conflict: Stories from Around the World’. NSI wants young people to share their reflections on conflict or give a voice to those who may not have one. Some examples of an ‘unheard […]

We currently have a vacancy for a parent governor which we would like to fill as soon as possible.  Parent governors are elected by and from the parents of children currently attending our school.  They serve a four-year term of office and bring a very important and valued perspective to the work of the governing […]

We are seeing a small rise in cases locally and although Portsmouth is still well below national figures, we cannot stress how important following the guidance below is going to be in order to try and avoid any positive cases at school. Thank you all for your ongoing support in this matter.

I am delighted to be able to share with you how impressively our school community has responded to full school reopening throughout September! We have been really pleased by how well our students have worked with staff over the past month; they arrive safely in their allocated time slots in the morning, are managing themselves […]

Following feedback from our amazing community on the ALNS Parents Facebook Group, we have overhauled the Hamiltons catering section of our website to make it more useful for you. You can find in under “School lunches” on the Parents menu of the website or on the link below. There you will be able to see […]

There is always something going on at Admiral Lord Nelson School! Throughout the year there are numerous opportunities to be involved in something you enjoy. As we slowly try and move back to normality, we are starting with the PE, Performance and Design clubs. More will follow later in the year!

We are very pleased with the amazing attendance to school. However, we are quite rightly experiencing a growing number of telephone queries about what action you should take if you or your child falls ill.

Below is a useful document from Portsmouth City Council that we feel gives clear helpful advice for you to follow depending on how you or they present.

Dear parents We are delighted that more than 95% of students are now back in school, back to a normal routine and getting the “in person” education that they need. However, whilst at the moment local infection rates are low, we do not know what the future will bring. There is a lot of uncertainty […]

As we prepare for the return to school of our whole school community over the coming week, I thought I would write to you with a few reminders and updates to help with final preparations.

Mr Doherty and Mr Hutton present their latest video in which they take you through everything you need to know for your first day back with us – enjoy!

We have reviewed the advice and have made the decision to allow the use of face coverings for students, should they wish, when moving around the school site and in communal areas only. This will not be mandatory but optional.

Please see below for a message from SWR: We are writing to you in advance of your return to teaching in September. We know that when you return, many of your pupils will be planning on using our services to get to and from school or college, and we are asking for your support in […]

Everything you need to know for the first days back.