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“Mighty oaks from tiny acorns grow” PRESTON PRIMARY PROSPECTUS 2020-2021 PRESTON PRIMARY 2020-2021 Dear Parent, Welcome to our school. If your child is about to join us and you are experiencing our school for the first time, we welcome you warmly as parents and look forward to a happy and successful partnership over the coming years. If you already have a child at our school, we are pleased to renew the link. We hope you find the information in this brochure both helpful and informative. However, no document or brochure can fully describe every aspect of our school, so if there is anything you are unsure about please don’t hesitate to ask either myself or one of the staff, and we will do our best to help you. Preston Primary School is a relatively small school. As teachers, we view this as one of the great strengths of our school because we know every child and are able to cater for their needs, both in and out of the classroom. We endeavour to make time to listen and offer advice and help to both children and parents alike. We view the happiness and security of a child as of paramount importance to their long term intellectual and social development. We encourage a happy, relaxed yet purposeful atmosphere within school, based on mutual respect, care and thought for each individual within our “school family”. Confidence in a good school comes from knowing and understanding what is happening within it. We hope that by regular contact with school through educational and social functions, parent/teacher consultation meetings, regular newsletters, open days and by visiting, that you will soon come to know all the members of the school team. If you require further information, please visit our website at www.prestonprimary.co.uk Preston Primary School is an “open school’ where you, as parents, are encouraged to support us, as professionals in what we do, and help us to make the school a happy and successful place for your child to flourish. As teachers, we fundamentally believe that a supportive partnership between home and school will ensure the best rewards for your child’s future, both academically and socially, in an atmosphere of shared responsibility. We look forward to your child joining our school in the knowledge that they will be cared for and offered opportunities to develop their skills in a friendly, happy and educationally challenging atmosphere. Yours sincerely, Sue Richardson. On behalf of the whole school team PRESTON PRIMARY 2020-2021 Contents 1. Overall Aims and Objectives Pg. 1 2. School Organisation Pg. 2 3. Preston Primary School Team Pg. 3 4. Preston Primary School Governors Pg. 4 5. Admissions to our School Pg. 5 6. Curriculum including ‘Preston Curriculum’ Pg. 7 7. Parent/Teacher Consultation Pg. 12 8. National Curriculum Assessments Pg. 12 9. Inclusion Pg. 14 10. Transition to Secondary School Pg. 16 11. Medical Pg. 17 12. School Meals Pg. 18 13. Extra-Curricular Activities Pg. 19 14. Links with the Community & Absence Pg. 20 15. Parental Responsibilities Pg. 21 16. School Uniform Pg.24 Comments from our most recent Ofsted Report—June 2017 ‘Parents greatly value the care their children receive and the opportunities the school provides for them.’ ‘Governors are committed to the school ethos and are closely involved in the life of the school’ ‘All teachers are committed to developing the highest standards of behaviour and welfare.’ ‘The arrangements for safeguarding are extremely effective.’ ‘The head teacher and her team have built a strong distinctive ethos that embraces the wider development of pupils’ ‘Leaders engender a culture of respect and support that is shared by pupils, who display consistent levels of courtesy towards one and other and adults’ ‘Teachers use their strong subject expertise to support pupils in achieving good rates of progress. ’ ‘The leadership of pupils who have special educational needs or disabilities is highly effective’ ‘The curriculum addresses the whole needs of pupils’’ ‘The behaviour of pupils is outstanding. Teachers set high expectations from the Early Years onwards that establish consistency across the school.’ PRESTON PRIMARY 2020-2021 Overall Aims and Objectives At Preston Primary School we aim to provide a safe, happy and ordered environment, where the children are at the centre of our planning and concern. We aim to develop self discipline and behaviour patterns which respect the needs of others. We organise and develop our teaching strategies around the National Curriculum using a variety of approaches including whole class, individual and group teaching. Independent learning skill are developed and nurtured. We encourage positive attitudes, encourage a willingness to question, listen, observe and concentrate on the task in hand, whether working as an individual or as part of a group. We aim to prepare our children for the future by giving them a broad, balanced curriculum which has relevance to their learning. In addition we deliver a ‘Preston Curriculum’ which develops skills for life including resilience, creative thinking, independence and critical thinking. Educational Aims of the School • To encourage pupils to develop their abilities to the full • To give children equality of opportunities • To develop fundamental skills in Reading, Writing and Mathematics • To deliver the National Curriculum in an appropriate and effective way • To help pupils to develop personal moral values, understanding of Christian beliefs and awareness of other races, religions and ways of life • To participate fully in the community and to contribute responsibly to it • To help pupils to understand the world in which they live, the need to care for our planet and the interdependence of individuals, groups and nations • To participate in shared activities within school and with other schools. 1 PRESTON PRIMARY 2020-2021 School Organisation School Hours Nursery 8.30am to 11.300am Morning session Main School 8.40am to 11.45 12.20pm to 2.30pm Key Stage 1 (Reception, Y1, Y2) 8.45am to 12.20pm 12.50pm to 2.40pm Key Stage 2 (Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6) Staffing Our staffing allocation for 2020 / 2021 is: Head Teacher, Deputy Head Teacher, two Assistant Heads, four full-time teachers, seven part-time teachers (one of whom is a specialist music teacher), a part-time Nursery assistant and 10 teaching assistants. In addition to the above, we have visiting teachers for learning support and other music tuition. In addition have opened a 20 place unit for visually or hearing impaired children with two specialist teachers. Organisation for 2020/2021 The way our school is organised this year can be seen in the information table below. We have had single year group classes from September 2015. We strive to achieve a balance in class numbers based on the teaching resources we have available. Year Group Staff Maximum Class Size Nursery Mrs J Doherty 39 (am) Reception Mrs H Gray 29 Year 1 Miss A Richardson 29 Year 2 Mrs F Foster / Mrs A Pitt 29 Year 3 Mrs C Gence 29 Mrs H Coates Year 4 Mrs. T. Brown 29 Year 5 Mr S Fawdon 29 Year 6 Mr A Robinson / Mr D Clift / Mrs L Addison 29 2 PRESTON PRIMARY 2020-2021 Preston Primary School Team School Based Head Teacher: Mrs Sue Richardson Deputy Head Teacher: Mr Duncan Clift Assistant Heads: Mr A Robinson Mrs S Robb Teaching Staff: Teaching Assistants: Mrs Lucie Addison Mrs Mel Barker Mrs Faye Foster Mrs Kayleigh Cattermole Mrs Tanya Brown Mrs Barbara Hunt Mrs Hilary Coates Mrs Sarah Lawrenson Miss Amy Richardson Mrs Rachel Murray Mrs Jill Doherty Mrs Lorna Cracknell Mrs Clare Gence Miss Natalie Bellas Miss Hannah Grea Mrs Sally McKean Mrs Anna Pitt Mrs Angela Wilson Mrs Louise Johnson Miss Kirsty Findeisen School School Administrator: Mrs Fran Brown Administrator: Mrs Julie Brown Caretaker: Mr Ged Wright Cleaners: Mr Ian Wilde Mrs Kath Campbell Mrs Sharon Young Mrs Julie Loade Kitchen Staff: Mid-day Supervisors: Mrs Sandra Brown (Cook) Mrs Sharon Young Mrs Julie Loade (Assistant Cook) Mrs Dawn Cardwell Mrs Sian Davies (Assistant Cook) Mr Ian Wilde Support staff from different Stockton agencies can be called upon to offer specialist advise to staff, parents and pupils. 3 PRESTON PRIMARY 2020-2021 Preston Primary School Governors Chair: Mrs Kerry Stockley Vice Chair: Mrs Sarah Phillips LA Representatives: Mrs Kerry Stockley Parent Governors: Vacancy Mrs Sarah Phillips Co-opted Governors Mr Andrew Robinson Mrs Charlotte Benjamin Mrs Jane Blyth Mrs Claire Allred Associate Governor Vacancy Staff Governors: Mrs Sue Richardson (Headteacher) Mr Duncan Clift 4 PRESTON PRIMARY 2020-2021 Admission to our School Nursery : Depending on the number of places available, children may be admitted to the nursery after their third birthday. The priority order is as follows: 1. Pupils who are in the care of the Local Authority 2. Pupils who need specialist provision due to their complex needs, who have been discussed at the Moderating or Statements Panel and have been identified as needing a ‘named’ mainstream school that can offer relevant support and resources. (This also applies to pupils who do not have a statement but have been identified through the Review Process) 3. * Children aged 4+ whose permanent address lies within the admission zone for Preston Primary School. 4. ** Children aged 4+ who live outside the admission zone but who have a brother or sister attending the school at the time the nursery child will be admitted. 5. *Children aged 3+ whose permanent address lies within the admission zone for Preston Primary School. 6. **Children aged 3+ who live outside the admission zone but who have an elder brother or sister attending the school at the time the nursery child is to be admitted.