Day to Day
- Attendance, Absences and Holiday Authorisation
- Behaviour
- Religious Education
- Collective Worship
- Pastoral Care & Medicines
- Child Protection
- School Clothing
- Admissions
- Parent / Teacher Meetings
- Special Educational Needs (SEN)
- Sex and Relationships Education
- Complaints Procedure
| Attendance, Absences and Holiday Authorisation | |
| Please contact the school by telephone, before 8.55 am on the first day
of absence
(or earlier if it is a planned absence), to inform us. Your child should
then bring a written
note of explanation to their teacher on the first day of return from
absence. In order to bring us into line with the North Somerset guidelines, we have been required to amend our attendance policy with regard to term time holidays and take a much firmer stance. As of 1st September 2007, holidays during term time can only be authorised in exceptional circumstances. Cases will be considered on an individual basis and applications for holidays during term time should still be made through Mrs Holliman. - Follow this link to the new Attendance Policy A written note is required should your child be unable to participate in games, swimming or PE (e.g. for medical reasons). We monitor attendance carefully to make sure that children are fully able to access the education that is their entitlement. If an individual pupil’s attendance falls below 80% over a six-week period, we will contact parents to clarify any reasons why that might be the case and to encourage improvement.
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| Behaviour | |
| Our aim is to put children on the path to self-discipline at work and
play. All pupils are expected to take
responsibility for their own actions. School discipline is based on the
need for physical safety and consideration
of the needs and feelings of others. Parents will be informed if a child
is experiencing difficulty in controlling
their own behaviour and, through a partnership approach, a shared
solution to the difficulty will be found. Our Golden Rules are: · be considerate and kind towards others; · take responsibility for your own actions; · do not do anything which may cause danger or hurt to yourself or others; · do not bring to school anything which may be either dangerous or illegal.
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| Religious Education | |
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We recognise that Britain is a multi-cultural society, although much of our history and culture and many institutions, including our school, have been shaped by the Christian faith. It is not our intention to indoctrinate children into any specific religious, or non-religious, philosophy. Religious education is undertaken in classrooms, through daily assemblies and also in the management of everyday issues and situations involving children. The aims of religious education are: 1. to develop a sense of awe and wonder in children 2. to enable children to understand the nature of religion by informing them of the major world religions and the lives of their founders. 3. to develop respect and tolerance for different customs, beliefs and values. 4. to aid the development of a moral philosophy within children. At Court de Wyck we follow an agreed syllabus for Religious Education. North Somerset Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE) is made up of representatives from the council, local religious and teachers' organisations.
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| Collective Worship | |
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As a Church of England Foundation School our aim is that
Collective Worship should contribute to the spiritual, moral, social and
cultural development of the children at Court de Wyck. Children are
encouraged to understand themselves as valued people, made in the image of
God. The school will hold daily assemblies that include acts of collective
worship. Sometimes these will involve the entire school at one time and
sometimes assemblies will be held separately for FS/KS1 (infant) and KS2
(junior) children. We have contact with the parish Churches of Holy Trinity,
Cleeve and St Barnabas, Claverham through the Vicar, who leads an act of
collective worship on a regular basis. In addition the school celebrates the
festivals of Christmas and Easter with a service in one of the churches.
Parents have a right to withdraw their children from religious education and
collective worship. The school will make alternative arrangements for the
activities and supervision of withdrawn children. Parents wishing to
exercise this right are asked to express their request in writing to the
headteacher.
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| Pastoral Care / Medicines | |
| All members of staff share responsibility for pastoral care. In
practice, your child's teacher is the principal carer,
while the headteacher carries a prime responsibility for the care of all
who are in the school. North Somerset Council offers a programme of medical care in schools. The school nurse visits reception class children to make medical surveys of a general nature (e.g. height, weight, eyesight). Children may, from time to time, receive a medical or dental examination from the school doctor/dentist. In such cases parents are always informed and invited to attend. If your child becomes ill in school, or has an accident, every effort will be made to contact you or your nominated contact person. If this fails, and it is clear that action is necessary, medical advice will be sought in the best interests of your child. It is recommended that children should not be allowed to carry or
administer their own medicines.
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| Child Protection | |
| Every member of staff has a responsibility to be alert to the
possibility that a pupil may have been, or may be at risk of being
abused. (Abuse may be emotional, physical, sexual, or through neglect) The headteacher is the designated child protection teacher and will follow North Somerset protocols to liaise with the Education Welfare Service, Social Services and the police in cases of suspected or identified child abuse. For more detail please see our Child Protection Policy
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| School Clothing | |
| School uniform plays a valuable role in contributing to the ethos of the school and in setting an appropriate tone, thereby supporting effective teaching and learning. The Governors recommend the following school uniform. Some items can be ordered direct from the school and the rest easily obtained from the local area. |  |
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"Victorian Break Time!" |
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| Boys | |
| * Grey or black trousers (short or long) -joggers allowed for the younger ones | |
| * School sweatshirt, or other pullover/sweatshirt in maroon | |
| * School Polo shirt, or other shirt in light blue | |
| Girls | |
| * Grey or black trousers, skirt or pinafore dress - joggers allowed for the younger ones | |
| * School sweatshirt or other pullover/sweatshirt in maroon | |
| * School Polo shirt, or other shirt in light blue | |
| * (Summer) Pink/white candy stripe or gingham dress | |
| Footwear | |
| Please ensure that your child wears black comfortable, sensible and safe footwear. Trainers should not be worn in class, however they can be brought into school to change into for break and lunch play | |
| Jewellery/Make Up | |
| For safety reasons, no jewellery is to be worn, with the exception of small studs in pierced ears. | |
| No make up or nail varnish is to be worn | |
| PE / Games / Swimming | |
| * School T shirt, or other plain coloured t-shirt. | |
| * Plain sports shorts & daps | |
| * Kit should be stored in small draw-string bag and left in school during the term | |
| * Outdoor sports socks and trainers for 'games' - tracksuits optional in winter | |
| * Swimming trunks/costume and towel. Long hair to be tied back | |
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Games and swimming kit brought in/taken home on same day
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| Admissions | |
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All children who become four years of age on or before 31st
August may be admitted in school at the beginning of the following academic
year (which commences in September). Admission forms are available from the
school and should be sent to the Local Authority by October one year before
the child's starting date. Parents who wish to visit the school before
registering their children are invited to contact the headteacher to make an
appointment. All new reception pupils will be invited to participate in our
induction procedures, which will involve familiarisation visits to the
Reception Class during the summer term before they are due to start.
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| Parent Teacher Consultations | |
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Each class teacher will arrange a meeting with parents of
their class early in the autumn term in order to pass on information about
learning objectives and routines in the year ahead. In the spring and summer
terms we will arrange individual appointments between teachers and parents
to provide the opportunity of discussing children’s individual progress.
Just before the spring term meetings, we will send you a brief summary
report of your child’s effort and attainment in the core subjects.
Additionally, we will provide a full written report on your child's progress
and attainment each year in the summer term. It may be that you have a
concern, or worry, about your child's progress and feel that this cannot
wait until the next official consultation session. If this is the case,
please do not hesitate to let us know. Teachers will always be willing to
see you for 5 minutes at the end of the school day. If the matter you wish
to discuss will take longer than this, they will arrange a mutually
convenient time for you to meet. If it is felt that the issue is a more
serious matter, or will take a great amount of time, then please make an
appointment to see the headteacher.
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| Special Educational Needs (SEN) | |
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We seek to meet the requirements of all children, including
those with special educational needs and physical disability, in our regular
classes to provide equal opportunity for all. Children with Downs Syndrome,
autism, cerebral palsy and physical paralysis resulting from accidental
injury, as well as those with learning difficulties, have all enjoyed
successful experiences in our school, alongside their friends and
classmates. We have a team of support staff who work with the teachers to
offer individual support as required. We will call on the support of a range
of experts (such as educational psychologists, speech therapists,
occupational therapists, physiotherapists) to advise us as required.
Children with designated special needs have an individual education plan
that is reviewed three times a year. Parents will always be informed and
invited to be involved in discussions in these cases. Several of our
entrances, and all internal fire doors, are designed for wheelchair access.
Indeed, all areas of the school are accessible for pupils and staff who may
have difficulties with their mobility. We also have a toilet facility for
the disabled. We recognise that some children have special educational needs
due to their highly developed skills and abilities. Class teachers will
prepare extension materials to stimulate and challenge such pupils. Parents
of pupils with disabilities should contact the school office in the first
instance for admission information. The governors have reviewed the school
policy for supporting children with special educational needs in the light
of the requirements placed on schools by the Code of Practice, which came
into force with effect from September 2002.
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| Sex and Relationships Education | |
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This subject is introduced formally to Y6 children as part
of our health education programme, although it may crop up naturally in more
general discussions at an earlier stage. The Y6 children will be taught in a
mixed group of boys and girls. Part of the children's work will centre on
video programmes and discussion. Parents will be provided with a copy of our
detailed policy for sex education on request and also invited to preview the
video and other resources before the children undertake work. Parents have
the right to withdraw their children from all or part of the school’s sex
education programme, except for those parts that are taught within the
National Curriculum for science. For further information on withdrawing
children, please contact the headteacher.
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| Complaints Procedure | |
| In the first instance, please see the class teacher. If you feel that your complaint has not been properly dealt with, or it is a serious matter, please see the headteacher. Under the 1988 Education Reform Act, should you feel that a complaint you have made about the curriculum has not been satisfactorily resolved, you may request from the headteacher a copy of the school's complaints procedure which will inform you of how to proceed further. | |
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