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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Head Teacher

Mr M Armitage

Chair of Governing Body

Mrs L Brammer (Local Authority)

School Staff Governing Body Mrs M Brown Deputy Head Rev C Tainton Mr J Tyler Class Teacher (Foundation) Mrs S Nolan Class Teacher Mrs D Kent Mrs L Izzard Class Teacher P/T /GOSH (Foundation) Mrs J Pearson School Business Manager Mrs A Cummings Mrs L Fox Senco/ MFL Teacher (Foundation) Mrs N Dewick TA / Toddler Group Mrs L Izzard Mrs R Shaw TA / Clerical Support (Foundation) Mrs J Palethorpe TA Mr R Fearnside Mr P Abell Caretaker (Foundation) Mrs M Bartlett Cook Supervisor Mrs D Millichamp Mrs M Grocock Kitchen Assistant (Parent) Mrs J Anscombe Senior Midday Supervisor Mrs M Brown Mrs J Mann Midday Supervisor (Associate) Mrs H Lawson Midday Supervisor (supply) Mrs L Fox Mrs K Green Midday Supervisor (Staff) Mrs L Brakewell (Parent) Mr C Pearson (Foundation) Mrs D Battersby (Foundation)

SCHOOL SESSION TIMES Monday to Friday school commences at 9am (we would ask that all children arrive by 8.55am so that a prompt start can be made).The afternoon session finishes at 3.30pm.

Register and assembly - 15 minutes per day Morning Break - 10.30am to 10.45am Lunch - 12 noon to 1.00pm Afternoon break - 2.15pm to 2.30pm

There are four days of closure set aside for staff training. These dates are published each year.

The time spent on teaching during a normal school week is 24 hours and 10 minutes.

EARLY YEARS PLACES Children form anywhere can join our Early Years group at the beginning of the term following their third birthday. We provide the entitlement of 15 hours per week, offered on a daily basis of 5 sessions either morning or afternoon. Additional sessions and lunch are available to purchase. The Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum is delivered through play based activities and a variety of activities are planned for in all six areas of the curriculum both indoors and outdoors to achieve the Stepping Stones and Early Learning goals. These activities are linked together to bring purpose to the learning an emphasis is placed on exploring and investigating using all the children’s senses.

GUNTHORPE OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS (GOSH)

GOSH is our breakfast and after school club and is coordinated by Mrs Izzard. This offers a service to those parents whose work does not always allow them to drop off or collect their children at normal school times. Places are also available on an adhoc basis or in emergencies. The cost includes either a breakfast or snack tea.

Sessions are Monday to Friday 7.50 to 8.50am - £4.50 3.30 to 5.30pm - £7.70

TODDLERS AT GUNTHORPE (T@G) We also invite parents to bring even younger children to a session each week which we call T@G. This offers parents/carers the opportunity to meet other parents/carers in the community and for children to interact with their peers. This session is run by Mrs Dewick and is held on:-

Monday mornings from 9.45 - 11.30 in the school hall ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS Children can join the Early Years Group the term after the child’s third birthday. Please contact the school for further details.

For entry into the Reception Class the admission limit has been set, at 15 places per year, by the Governing Body. At present, children can be admitted into the reception class at the beginning of the academic year in which their fifth birthday occurs. Parents may defer their child’s entry into school, in which case the place will be kept open for them during the reception year. An introductory part-time placement will be offered to allow a happy and orderly start to the child’s educational career. The academic year is from 1 September to 31 August. Please contact the Head Teacher if you wish to discuss your child’s specific admission arrangements. Priority will be given to all children from the civil parishes of Gunthorpe or Caythorpe who apply for a place for their child at Gunthorpe C of E School will be granted one subject to the statutory legal limit (30 per class at KS1). If there are more applications than the 15 places available, the admission criteria as laid down by the Governing Body will apply. Priority will be given in the following order to:

1. Looked after children. * 2. Those with a brother, sister, step or half-sibling, living in the same household, on the school roll at the time of entry to the school. 3. Those parents/children who are frequent** worshippers at a Church of England within the parishes of Gunthorpe or Caythorpe. 4. Those parents/children who are frequent** worshippers at any other Church of England. 5. Those parents/children who are currently members of any other Christian Church. 6. Those living nearest the school as the crow flies. Distances are measured from the entrance of the child’s home to the recognized main entrance to the school building.

* A looked after child is one who is in the care of the local authority or provided with accommodation with that authority. ** Minimum monthly attendance

Children who have a statement of special educational needs naming the school, or exceptional medical or social circumstances will be admitted. Confirmation will be required from other relevant professionals.

For criteria 3, 4 and 5, a supplementary admission form is attached see Appendix 1.

For criteria 6 LA recommended computer software (Arcview) will be used to determine distances.

The school Governors, under regulations, must review the admission criteria annually. For up to date information please contact the Head Teacher. A parent has the right to appeal in the event that their application was unsuccessful. The Governing Body will arrange for the appeal to be heard by a local appeal committee, whose members were not involved in the original decision. If this committee decides that a child should be offered a place at the school, then he or she must be admitted. DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL & NOTTINGHAM Church schools and academies The Church of England has a strong tradition of involvement in the education system and places particular emphasis the spiritual, moral, social, and cultural, development of pupils to prepare them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experience of adult life.” In Nottinghamshire the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham is responsible for seventy schools and academies with local Christian foundations. These give expression to their faith by daily worship, by an integrated delivery of a broad and balanced National Curriculum including positive presentation of Christian faith and practice in Religious Education, by close connection with the local church, and in service to the community.

Church schools in the Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham In the diocese of Southwell & Nottingham, there are 70 church schools. All share in common the fact that they have a Christian foundation and have an ethos of worship derived from the Church of England. Beyond this point they are divided into three groups: Aided schools, Controlled schools and Academies. The thirty-two Church of England Aided Schools in the diocese of Southwell & Nottingham have a majority of Foundation Governors appointed by the church in the local parish and the diocese and have a distinct place within the Church of England and its work in local communities. The thirty-four Controlled Schools in the diocese of Southwell & Nottingham have a majority of Local Authority Governors, but still have strong links with the local parish and church through their Foundation Governors. The local vicar is usually a Foundation Governor in all Church of England schools. The diocese now has four Church of England academies, and it is likely that other church schools may choose to become academies also. All Church of England schools and academies are required to teach Religious Education according to the doctrines and practice of the Church of England and in accordance with present legal and other directions of the Department for Education. This is the responsibility of the Governors of the schools, so that the teaching and learning which teachers and pupils share has clear Christian foundations and is shown in the way in which they work together in school, and in partnership with parents and local supporters. The school has the benefit of support from the Diocesan Education Department, and the National Society, which began church schools 200 years ago and continues to encourage the work of Church schools across the country. Each Church of England school also has the support of the local vicar, and this is very important to ensure the strength and value of the school as a Christian establishment. To help in this, every school has a Mission Statement, which sets out its aims to be an effective school with clear Christian foundations, and on this all the policies for managing the school, admitting the pupils, and developing the curriculum are based.

Church of England Schools Nationally Church of England Schools are there in order to provide the best possible education for the pupils who attend them. This they set out to do with the encouragement and support of parents, guided by Governors, and managed professionally by the Head teacher and her staff. The basis of the school as a community is the Christian faith, which is expressed in a way which is appropriate both to each child and to the local community. As a means to improve standards alongside Ofsted, a Church School inspection known as “A Section 48 Inspection’ has been developed to take place shortly after the main Ofsted inspections. Church schools and academies are inspected for ethos, collective worship and religious education. The section 48 inspection is often code-named SIAS (Statutory Inspection of Anglican Schools). Each year the school is required to pass on the aggregate results of all the year 2 and year 6 pupils for Teacher Assessment & SAT tests. These are set out below as percentage figures. They may be rounded to 1% and so may not add up to 100. A = absent for all or part of the test / N = no grade / 1 - 6 = level. (There were 12 pupils in Y6 and 13 pupils in Y2 so each pupil = 8 % approx.)

KS2 TEST RESULTS 2012 Percentage of pupils at each level SUBJECT A N L2 L3 L4 L5 L4+ Reading 8 25 67 92 Writing 92 8 100 MATHS 8 50 33 92

KS2 TEACHER ASSESSMENT 2012 Percentage of pupils at each level SUBJECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 ENGLISH 8 42 50 Speaking & listening 17 33 50 Reading 8 17 75 Writing 8 83 8 MATHS 8 50 33 8 SCIENCE 67 33

KS1 TEACHER ASSESSMENT 2012 Percentage of pupils at each level

W 1 2C 2B 2A 3 4

Speaking & listening 8 62 30 Reading 8 30 15 46 Writing 8 8 38 30 8 MATHS 8 46 30 8 8 SCIENCE 8 54 38 W Represents pupils who are working towards level 1, but have not yet achieved the standards needed for level 1.

The expected level for Y2 is level 2 and for Y6 is level 4 WEBSITE (www.gunthorpeschool.co.uk) For more information and school policies please visit our website.

COMPLAINTS There is an agreed LA procedure for dealing with complaints. First a parent is asked to informally bring to the notice of the staff the complaint and hopefully it can be resolved at this level. Should it need to be resolved at a more formal level, the procedure will be explained firstly by the Head Teacher who will advise on the necessary steps.

DISCLAIMER The information enclosed in this pack is valid at the time of printing. It should not be assumed that there will be no changes affecting either the arrangements generally described in this pack or in any particular part of the of them before the start of the school year.`

APPENDIX 1

Supplementary Admissions Form to be signed by the relevant member of the clergy or ministry.

Name of Child. ______d.o. b ______

The parents/carers of the above child have applied for a place at Gunthorpe Church of England

Primary School, and have cited their Christian background as a reason for their choice.

Pease could you provide us with some supplementary information in support of this application.

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To the Governors of the school:

I can confirm that ______(please enter the name(s) of the applicant(s) or their child) frequently(minimum monthly attendance) worship(s) at

______

______(name and address of Church)

They are known to me and have been attending church for ______(state length of time)

Please add any additional comments if you wish or if you feel you cannot complete the above confirmation.

Signed ______Print ______

Role in Church if not clergy. ______