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• Parent / Carers Annual Survey

  Fri 24 Jan 2025

  Each year we carry out an annual survey to find out parents' views.  Your views are important to us.  We would like to know your thoughts on what we do well and what we could do better. The Governing Board and Senior Leaders will add your views to our own evaluation enabling us to identify our strengths and areas for improvement.  

   

  The survey should take around a few minutes to complete, please complete one per child. Click on the link below to get started. The survey will close on 31st January at 12 noon

   

  Parent / Carer Survey

• Forgotten items delivered during the school day

  Mon 13 Jan 2025

  There has been an increase in the number of forgotten items being delivered to the school office during the school day.

  
  We would like to ask you to encourage your child to be more independent and responsible for their own belongings and to ensure they have everything that is required for their school day. Younger children will need some help with this at home.
  
  Here are a few helpful tips to make it easier:
  
  Check the school calendar on our website: Your child may need to bring in or come dressed differently for special days

  Create a Checklist: You could create a checklist with your child for the things they need each day. E.g. water bottle, lunch/snack box, reading records and books, gloves

  Pack the Night Before: Encourage your child to pack their bag the evening before, so everything is ready to go in the morning.

   

  Please note, non-emergency items should not be brought in to school. 
  If you are dropping off emergency we will provide a slip for you to complete so the item is  marked with your child’s name and class. 
  
  The protocol for items delivered during the school day is for the school office place the items in an accessible place for teachers to collect during morning break or during lunchtime. Teachers are only available during these times and the office staff are required to remain in the school office to perform their duties.

• Attendance: punctuality and unauthorised absences

  Mon 13 Jan 2025

  Arriving on time for school is one of the best ways to help your child reach their full learning potential. Research shows that arriving just 5 minutes late each day can impact the amount of lessons they miss. 
   

  Please support your children with this by ensuring they arrive at school on time every day and take note of our start arrangements.
   

  • 8:30am - Children and parents are welcome to assemble on the school yard

  • 8:45am - Classroom doors open/teachers escort children from the yard into the school

  • 8:50am - External doors close for pupils 

  • 8.50am - All children are inside the classroom and are registered. Lessons begin immediately after registration.

   

  When children arrive late it is disruptive for the class teacher and the other children in the class. It is also unsettling for the child, because they miss the important instructions for the first lesson of the day.

   
  Unauthorised Absences

  The school day begins at 8.45am and lessons begin immediately after registration. Pupils who arrive at school after the register has been taken will receive a late mark. If your child is very late for school, this may be recorded as an unauthorised absence for the full morning.
  
  Changes to the Government’s guidance in August 2024, states that children who have 10 or more unauthorised absences can be issued with a penalty fine. This includes arriving late.