THE SCHOOL DAY

Children should not be sent to school before 8.45 am and should arrive no later than 8.55 am, unless it is their turn for Early Morning Sports, in which case they should arrive in school at 8.15. At lunchtime children who go home for lunch should not return to school until 1.00 pm, unless they are taking part in a school activity.

8.45 – 8.55 am	-	Arrival on school yard ‘Rise and Shine’ (weather permitting)
8.55 am	-	Children assemble in class groups on yard/registration in class
Within am session	-	Assembly
10.20 – 10.35 am	-	Break
12 noon	-	Lunch break
1.05 pm	-	Afternoon session commences
2.20 – 2:30 pm	-	Afternoon break
3.35 pm	-	School finishes

·         On certain Fridays in the school year, assemblies for parents will be held from 9.15 – 9.45 am.

ATTENDANCE

Children should be absent only for their own illness.

We strongly recommend that holidays are not taken during school time. The Governors will not authorise holidays during statutory test periods i.e. Key Stage 2 tests.  Permission for absence for family holidays should be made by requesting and completing a ‘Request for Absence Form’ which should be returned to the class teacher/office at least a fortnight before the commencement of the holiday. If a holiday would take the child’s attendance below or close to 85% the EWO and Governors would be informed and permission may be refused.

Please inform the school as soon as possible, the reason for absence, either by telephone (to be confirmed in writing) or letter. 

	2007/2008	2008/2009
% of actual attendance	94.9	94.7
% of sessions of authorised absence	5.0	5.2
% of sessions of unauthorised absence	0.1	0.1

PUNCTUALITY

It is essential that children arrive in school on time. No child should be kept away from school because the family has overslept. They should be brought to school with a note no matter how late they are. Lateness is monitored and parents of persistent latecomers will receive notification from the Headteacher.

MEDICAL AND DENTAL APPOINTMENTS

Please ensure that your child brings to school the appointment card or a note. No child will be allowed to leave school unaccompanied.

If your child is on a course of medication and is sent back to school before this is finished, you are required to complete a medication authorisation form which can be obtained from the school office.

Wherever possible, parents should send a single dose/the required number of tablets in each day, not a full bottle.  All medication must be clearly labelled with the child’s name and class.  All medicines must be kept in the school office and not in the child’s possession

BEHAVIOUR

“Good relationships exist between everyone in school and pupil’s behaviour is good…This results in pupils who are happy and feel secure.” OFSTED 2008

A copy of the school’s behaviour policy is available from the Headteacher on request. We ask parents to support our ethos and support us in maintaining the high standards of behaviour in school. All parents are asked to sign a Home School Agreement in Year 3.

Pupils and their parents who are new to our school are asked to read and sign a whole school behaviour booklet together. By signing this they agree to abide by the school rules as laid out in the behaviour policy.

The school challenges bullying in any form and has a clear anti-bullying policy which is enforced by all.

All children staying for lunch are required to respect the authority of the supervisors on duty and must not leave the school premises.  If any child's behaviour at lunchtime is a cause for concern to the mid-day supervisory staff, it may be necessary to ask for the child to be withdrawn from school at lunchtime for a set period of time.

PUPILS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

Special Educational Need (SEN) is determined by establishing whether a child has significantly greater needs than the majority of children of his/her age group due to:

The SEnco, (Mrs Rowlands at present), is responsible for the day to day provision of education for children with Special Educational Needs at the school and Kay Ingram is the SEN Governor.

Partnership with parents plays a key role in promoting a culture of co-operation between parents, school, the Local Authority and others.  Parents will be told when the school first identifies that a child has Special Educational Needs and will be consulted regularly.

A copy of the school’s SEN Policy is available from the Headteacher upon request.  The policy follows the DES Code of Practice for SEN. 

The principles of the policy are:

Special Educational Needs are an integral part of school life