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Each Friday we open our Food Bank in Portslade Town Hall. We are open from 12.00 -2.00 to those seeking help. We receive food from the Company "Fare Share " who collect surplus food from supermarkets and local companies .This food is handed out to individuals and families in the BN41 Post Code area who have been referred to us by professional agencies. Many of these people are living in poverty, they have mental health and medical issues and their accommodation is far from secure. We pay £10 per week for this delivery service - the food is free. We have been operating out of Portslade Town Hall for three years and the numbers of people being sent to us is rising. We have had as many as 105 people in one week. This puts a strain on our resources and we have to limit the amount of food we hand out. This is not a good situation as it causes distress and genuine panic among our clients. We are constantly looking for other sources of food. Some local Food Banks have given us generous donations of food and our local schools and churches help whenever they can. We are still finding it hard to supply enough protein, fresh fruit , vegetables, bread and milk. In order to ensure they never go away hungry we prepare and serve up to 80 meals each week to those who come to us to collect supplies. Much of this food is donated by a volunteer and is supplemented by a grant of £10 per week from the local healthy neighbour hood fund.We seldom have anything leftover. We have freezers and some cupboard space, so can store all types of food . Surplus fresh food is made into jam, chutney, soup, pasta sauce etc in order to utilize everything. We run workshops with local experts to encourage the clients to learn cookery skills, budgeting. They also have access to training courses and accommodation options. We are more just than a Food Bank to many people.

We are constantly looking at ways to support the well-being of our pupils and staff and recognise the vital impact that it has. Our curriculum has been shaped, and is developing to, reflect the experience-rich, memorable learning that our pupils deserve. We have a high number of families in need of targeted support as well as high needs pupils in school that we adapt our curriculum for.

St Peter's is a small, friendly school with strong links to our local parish churches. Our school mission statement was written by pupils, parents, staff and governors and conveys a simple message - at St Peter's we are all equal and our aim is to have Christ at the centre of all that we do. In our mission to be able to "love and be loved" we work hard to develop the skills needed to be a messenger for God. We also work together to make sure that we make the right choices to do our very best and reach our full potential. St Peter's is a happy school. We work hard to nurture a calm, friendly and caring family atmosphere. We endeavour to challenge our children and inspire them to reach their full potential. We teach a creative curriculum which is accessible for all. The children are able to access learning in a caring and supportive environment and know that we have high expectations of them all. The school was rated "Good" by Ofsted in 2018. We have continued to grow and work closely in partnerships with schools in our locality. We are always striving to improve and have a very dedicated staff. We have high expectations and seek to build on and improve our good results.