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Name: Ysgol Gynradd Llandwrog Llandwrog Caernarfon Gwynedd LL54 5ST

Tel No: 01286 830223 E-mail: [email protected] School Website: www.ysgolllandwrog.cymru

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Headteacher : Miss Carys W Thomas B.Add

Teachers: Mrs Gwenno Parry-Williams Miss Helen Griffiths

Assistants: Mrs Vivienne Williams Mrs Llinos Griffiths

Chair of Governors: Mrs Gwenan Ellis

Status: This is a Voluntary Controlled Church in Wales School. It is a daily, bilingual, co- educational school. In keeping with its historical origins, the school maintains and develops its religious character in accordance with the principles of the Church in Wales and in partnership with the Church in the parish and the Diocese. The school’s objective is to serve the community through providing education of the highest quality as regards Christrian belief and practice. It encourages an understanding of the meaning and signifance of faith and promotes Christian values through the experiences that it provides for all the pupils.

PRIMARY AND SPECIAL SCHOOL HOLIDAYS SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 2020-21

26 – 30 October 2020 (Half Term) 21 December 2020 – 1January 2021 (Christmas Holidays) 15 - 19 February 2021 (Half Term) 29 March - 9 April 2021 (Easter Holidays)

3 May 2021 (May Day)

31 May - 4 June 2021 (Half Term)

21 July - 31 August 2021 (Summer Holidays)

School Governors

Chair: Mrs Gwenan Ellis

Representing Staff : Mrs G Parry-Williams

Headteacher: Miss Carys W Thomas

Representing Parents: Mrs Meinir Davies Mrs Nia Thomas Mrs Caryl Lewis

Representing LEA: Mrs Gwenan Ellis Mrs Bethan Jones Cllr Eric Jones Mrs Catrin Williams

Representing Church in Wales: Mrs Marnel Pritchard Mrs Siw Williams

Represnting Support Staff vacancy

Clerk: Miss Helen Owen Griffiths

School aims a) Enable every pupil to develop to his full potential. b) Ensure that every pupil is introduced to the Welsh heritage. c) Provie an opportunity for every pupil to develop as a full member of a rapidly changing society.

Overall aims 1) Create an atmosphere and environment where pupils can grow, develop and mature into confident individuals, who are aware of others well-being and responsible members of the community. 2) Provide every opportunity for pupils to develop their skills, gifts, talents and interests, to acquire a self-identity; their weaknesses and strengths. 3) Ensure that pupils have an equal opportunity through providing for them a curriculum that is relevant, differentiated, broadly based and balanced, interpreating National Curriculum requirements within the LEA’s philosophy and policies providing the highest possible quality of education. An Equal Opportunities Policy is implemented at the school. 4) To nurture in the pupils a pride in their locality and country and develop in them a respect towards the world they live in. 5) To instil in every child the desire to seek further knowledge and experiences, and develop his thinking and moral and spiritual sense. 6) Enable every pupil to become fluent in Welsh and English so as to participate in the social and cultural life of the bilingual community. To develop oracy, literacy and numeracy skills to stimulate the child’s curiosity, imagination and interest. 7) Create a happy environment based on mutual respect and care between pupils, teacher and pupils to enable the pupils to take a positive attitude and develop self-confidence to become responsible members of the community. 8) Create a school environment that stimulates an appreciation of the elegant and beautiful. 9) Try and carry out improvefments to the school buildings and ensure that they meet Health and Safety Act requirements. Promote hygiene and neatness within and outside the school and instil an engaging and stimulating learning environment. There is an active Health and Safety policy at the school. 10) Ensure that school arrangements are cohesive and balanced. Appreciate and utilize various specializations at the school. Create flexible arrangements so that pupils can fully utilize staff members specializations. 11) Provide training opportunities for the entire staff in accordance with needs and requirements of the pupils, the curriculum and the 1986 and 1988 Education Acts.

Implement the Aims Our Home School Agreement is an important tool in implementing the school aims, it emphasises the collaboration between the school, the pupils and parents. It will be discussed at the first parents meeting of the year and promote: (a) Taking care of others e.g. specific responsibilities/healthy, green and eco school activities. (b) Extra-curricular activities e.g. various competitions

(c) Thanksgiving, Christmas, fund-raising services such as Operation Christmas Child, Children in need, Red noses. 1. "develop gifts, talents and their interests” – e.g. compete at schools Swimming Gala and the Eisteddfodau, instrumental lessons, take care of school services. 2. "equal opportunity " – boys and girls contribute towards the same aspects such as technology, cookery, sewing, mixed games etc. "relevant curriculum...." introduce Cwricwlwm Cymreig, use the school’s natural environment to address National Curriculum requirements. "differentiated" present tasks to the children that enables them to work within their ability but at on the one hand sets them an educational challenge. "Provide education of the highest possiblem quality” – teachers aware of National Curriculum requirements, and LEA policies and guidelines. Also attend courses and follow school and County INSET. 3. "Pride in their local area and country” create an awareness through marking traditions such as St David’s Day, eisteddfodau etc Importance of the Welsh language and the history of Wales. "... global respect..." make use of the school environment e.g. go for a walk, maintain the close relationship with Glynllifon, visits by officers such as RSPCA. 4. "..... fluent in Welsh and English ..." follow the County’s Language Policy, provide an opportunity for them to discuss and work in their second language, take advantage of practical opportunities such as having an English visitor as the theme demands or specialization needs so that pupils have a broad and balanced curriculum. 5. "Create a happy environment" – jointly establish firm school regulations and all aware of them and that the pupils appreciate that the rules are for their benefit ..... 6. "an appreciation of the elegant and beautiful” – creat attractive displays through various materials, plants, artefacts etc. Draw the pupils attention to great global artists, composers and sculptors. 7. Make the children aware of the safety of others and personal hygiene i.e. rules such as handwashing, throwing litter into the bins etc. 8. ".... training opportunity...." teachers aware of their shortcomings and thus attend courses and share experiences with their fellow teachers.

School Rules 1. Pupils are admitted to school full-time in the September following their 4th birthday. Pupils are admitted part-time to the school in the September following their 3rd birthday. 2. Every child is expected to arrive at the school PUNCTUALLY by 9 a.m. The school is not responsible for the pupil’s safety before 8.50 a.m. 3. If a child is to be absent, the school should be notified before 9.30 through either: a phone call, note from a parent, message from a sibling or e-mail to [email protected] 4. Every child will leave the school at 3.30 p.m. The school should be notified of any change in the pupi;’s transport arrangements from the school, or if a parent is unable to collect the child on time. Please note that the child’s safety is not the school’s responsibility after 3.45 pm. 5. In the car park, you have the choice of either dropping off your children by the old gate for them to walk along the path to school, or park and drop off your children to enable them to walk along the purpose built path in front of the cars and into the school. Parking on ths grass is prohibited.

We kindly ask you not to park on the disabled site or alongside the fence, health and safety requirements require both places to be kept clear. 6. As the pupils settle down in school, we try and promote their independence and encourage them to enter the school on their own. 7. If a child has a medical or dental appointment, the school should be notified the previous day. 8. If a child misses school due to family holidays, the parents should send a letter providing dates. 9. Neithet the LEA nor the Health Authority approve giving medication to pupils unless there are very exceptional circumstances. On that occasion, the parents should complete a form that contains the doctor’s signature, approving giving medication to the child. When a child is ill and takes prescription medication, he should stay at home and not attend school. 10. Dinner and milk money using the Council's online payment system 11. None of the pupils should leave the school premises during the day without the Headteacher’s permission. 12. The school’s objective is to create a happy, homely and fair environment. The pupils have an active role in the school arrangements and day to day running, and familiarize with the rules and guidelines, and understand that there are sanctions and approval. We implement Webster Stratton principles. 13. A School Council has been established with children being elected to represent different years. It provides an excellent opportunity for the pupils to share responsibility and share their ideas and feelings. We are strong believers in the child’s voice having an important role in school life. Likewise a Nutrition Group, Green and Eco Council provide opportunities for the pupils to voice an opinion and provide a lead on school daily life.

Curriculum Statement The pupils are taught in accordance with the 2008 National Curriculum and the Foundation Phase through providing a broad range of daily experiences and developing every pupil’s skills and competences. A school full curriculum includes the National Curriculum and all the activities planned by it to promote the pupils mental, personal, spiritual, moral, social and physical development. The school ethos is conveyed by the curriculum namely: - those aspects and values reflected in its organization; - teachers and pupils mutual relationships; - the extra-curricular activities promoted; - the links with educational establishments and other agencies; - the community in general. To address these requirements, the class will have flexible arrangements; occasionally, work is provided based on pupils age-group, on another occasion, children from an age range spanning more than one school year work on the same task. The pupils are taught as a class unit with a permanent teacher in charge. This September Miss Helen Griffith will teach nursery, reception, years one, two and part of the time year 3. Mrs. Parry Williams will be teaching year 3 for another part of the time as well as years 4, 5 and 6. Support is also received from our assistants Mrs Vivienne Williams, Mrs Llinos Griffiths.

Llandwrog is a rural, happy and friendly school, where every pupil has an equal opportunity to develop according to ability, with the best possible support and guidance. At a smaller

school, teachers’ strengths can be shared so that the pupils receive the best possible education. It is the school’s belief that the parents have a crucial role in the child’s development and that consequently, an open door scheme has been adopted here, whereby the parents can attend the school at any time, through prior arrangement, to discuss their children.

Pattern of school day Nursery pupils: 1.15 – 3.30 (5 afternoons a week) Morning session: 9.00 - 12.00 Afternoon session: 1.00 - 3.30 Playtime : morning 10.30 - 10.45 afternoon 2.15-2.30 Lunch hour 12.00 - 1.00

School Admissions Policy Subject to the County’s current admissions policy, children are admitted full-time in September following their 4th birthday, and part-time in September following their 3rd birthday.

Special Educational Needs – Policy Aims Our objective at Ysgol Llandwrog is to do our utmost to ensure that every pupil receives educational and social fairness across the ability range. We also hope to ensure that every individual has the best opportunity to work to his maximum potential through written or practical work in a bilingual context. We also strive to ensure that every child fully achieves his potential and unique talents. i. Ensure that the school system recognizes at an early stage the child who experiences difficulties that may hinder his education. ii. Information gathering by teachers and others to ensure that the best possible understanding is acquired about the nature of the child’s difficulties. iii. Ensure the necessary provision to cater for any pupil who has SEN. iv. Try and ensure the collaboration and support of parents and others regarding identifying and providing a service.

Principles The school aims to act in accordance with the following principles adopted by Gwynedd Education Committee. i. Provide an equal opportunity as regards the curriculum and socially for SEN pupils. ii. Effective collaboration with other relevant statutory agencies for the child and his difficulties, such as the Health Authority and Social Services. iii. Establish a close partnership with parents and Voluntary Bodies who represent them to ensure an effective partnership for the child and his difficulties. iv. Ensure an LEA and whole school response to the child’s SEN.

Co-ordinate the SEN provision Miss Carys Thomas is the designated co-ordinator for SEN pupils.

Co-ordinator’s Role The Co-ordinator’s responsibilities is: * day to day implementation of the policy • co-ordinate with and advise fellow teachers • co-ordinate the provision for SEN pupils • maintain the school’s SEN register and monitor minutes of all SEN pupils • co-ordinate with other support agencies, e.g. education, health, social, voluntary • ensure arrangements are regularly reviewed • input training requirements into school development plan. • Annually report to the Governing Body.

Admission Arrangements When admitting SEN pupils to school, we: *collaborate with the support agencies with new admissions. eg from the pre-school sector, or from a special school. • attend official meetings such as statements reviews. • hold discussions with agencies regarding SEN pupil. • jointly discuss the pupil and parents requirements. • Handle the request positively and within the prevailing circumstances at the school at the time.

SEN Specialization The teachers collaborate very closely to provide the best possible opportunities for SEN pupils. We are extremely fortunate in our ALN assistants commitment following further specialist training to use and share at the school. The school is also very rich in computer resources, and it is an ongoing process by the teacher and support staff, create appropriate software for special education.

Identification and Assessment The SEN identification and assessment arrangements are based on a specific stages model. The stages are as follows: The school identifies SEN through: *ongoing classroom observation. *screening pupils within a particular year e.g. Profion Glannau Menai. *set the classes regular tests * teacher assessments

*admit pupils to the school who are already on a previous school SEN register or from a Pre- School Unit.

Curriculum Access The school provides sensitive and appropriate support to ensure that the SEN pupil is involved in all the school’s activities, as is possible.

The SEN pupil fully assimilate with the other pupils in all aspects of the curriculum. If difficulties arise, then: i. they receive one to one attention in the classroom. ii. work is prepared for them individually. iii. arrangements are made for them to work with other pupils iv. consultations are held with support agencies v. discussions are held with parents vi. prepare individualized education plan for Stages 2 to 4 pupils.

Success Indicator methods 1. The school acts in accordance with the usual assessment arrangements used internally. 2. SEN are regularly reported to the Governing Body, especially on the basis of links between the SEN Co-ordinator and the designated Governor - Ms Manon Jones. 3. Through following a system introduced by the Education Authority in SEN Code, January 2002, evidence is kept based on Register of SEN (stages) SEN Review Arrangements Individualized Education Plans.

Grievance Procedure Parents who are dissatisfied can lodge complaints through various methods, in the first instance, contact the • SEN Co-ordinator • the Headteacher • parents representative on the Governors • the designated Governor. If the grievance is not resolved through using these channels, the parent may pursue the following: The local Arrangements document to consider complaints lodged under Section 23 of the Education Reform Act that is available at every school.

Disabled Pupils Ysgol Llandwrog recognizes that it has a responsibility to provide every pupil with an equal opportunity, without bias on grounds of social class, gender, race, or disability as far as possible.

The school ethos and environment conveys a friendly and safe ethos for every pupil, recognizing every pupil’s requirements. The school’s administrative system and requirements reflect that the school supports equal opportunity. All have an opportunity to utilize Curriculum requirements without prejudice on grounds of social class, gender, race or disability as long as resources permit. Good class practice is important when presenting these requirements and the school’s commitment and support to support equal opportunity is reflected in our learning methods and materials. The policies declare that EVERY child at the school have an equal opportunity to gain access to the N.C. One school within every catchment-area has been adapted for diabled pupils but all possible adjustments are made to provide full access to a disabled child from the school catchment-area.

There is a detailed Accessibility Disability Scheme and policy at the school that highlights school admission and access arrangements. Proactive measures are taken to ensure that pupils, staff, governors, parents/carers and other disabled people who use the school are treated equally through: • Facilitating an equal opportunity between the disabled and others • Eliminate illegal discrimination • Eliminate disability linked harassment • Promote positive aspects towards the disabled • Encouraged disabled people to participate in public life • Meet disabled people’s needs (even if that means better treatment)

Links with Parents Close contact is maintained with the parents through Annual Reviews, Organized Parents Evenings and anybodt who is concerned about their child’s development is welcome to visit the school to discuss with the class teacher or the Headteacher. This school recognizes the parents key role in their children’s educational development. To ensure an effective partnership and involve parents in the pupils education, this school takes the following action: i. give professional focus to parents concerns, ensuring that the school discusses those concerns with the parent for a reasonable time and at the earliest convenient opportunity. ii. contact the parents when registering the child at any one of the stages, seeking their views and comments. iii. ensure that parent’s support features prominently where appropriate. iv. professionally focus on parents views when preparing individualized educational plans v. information sharing on sources of support. vi. ensure that the entire policy is available for parents to read. vii.Involve parents in regular reviews of their child. viii. Provide a section in the School Book discussing SEN.

Statutory Assessment

At the end of the Foundation Phase, when the children are 7 years old, the children’s achievement are reported upon in accordance with the teacher’s assessment. At the end of KS2, when the children are 11 years old, and ready to transfer to Secondary School, they are awrded levels in Welsh, English, Mathematics and Science according to the teacher’s assessment. Comparative information and personal report will be presented to parents of 7 and 11 year olds with the annual report in the summer term.

Sports provision PE is taught as part of the NC throughout the school. Pupils have an opportunity to nurture their physical skills, gymnastics, football skills, athletics, games, dance, swimming within school hours. Specialist training has been utilized via PESS scheme. As part of the healthy Schools work, we have also contributed towards the heart Campaign “Jump rope for heart” to name only one activity. Work done by Urdd and Kick It clubs offer sports outside school hours. We make good use of the Leisure Centre at Caernarfon from September until Christmas where pupils from reception year up receive swimming lessons. The rest of the year we have various lessons such as basketball, dance, rugby, football, athletics, yoga etc. This is done on a weekly basis with Ysgol Felinwnda.

Religious Education This school is a Church in Wales School. It was established through a Trust Deed and is maintained by the LEA. It reflects the Dual System, a joint partnership between the Church and the Central and Local Government that creates the Education Maintenance System in this country. It falls under the category called Voluntary Controlled School. It is linked to the Church in Wales to the following extent: Firstly, the Church in Wales has two representatives on the Board of Governors. These representatives in turn receive support from Bangor Diocese Education Council and its Schools Committee, who work in close contact with the National Association responsible for Church Schools from the outset and for developing education in all its aspects, placing a particular emphasis on the crucial contribution of Christian Education to a child’s development. Secondly, RE is introduced in accordance with Agreed Syllabus requirements at the school and parents also have an opportunity to request that their child receive instruction in accordance with the special Syllabus provided by the Church in Wales Education Council. A teacher is allowed for two periods during the week to collaborate with the Parish Church when services are organized for the School on Church Festivals. The school maintains contact with Church in Wales Authorities through the Diocese Education Officer as well as through the annual visitors who visit on behalf of the Diocese. Our Collective Worship policy: 1. Nurtures pupils spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical elements through:-

a) Developing a knowledge and understanding of the Christian faith to nurture and imitate as a robust moral guideline. b) Develop an awareness of life experiences and their significance in the Wales and global context. Whole school collective services are held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and are led in turn by every teacher. On the other mornings, collective worship is held in the classes at the start of the day. Special services are held during the year such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, Goodwill Message to the World Day. Some of them are held in the church and others led by Rev Lloyd Jones in school. Arrangements can be made for those children whose parents wish to withdraw them from attending the religious services or similar studies. Nature of School Language The school implements the LEA’s language policy, a bilingual policy that ensures that the children become wholly bilingual in both languages to enable them to become full members of their bilingual community.

Foundation Phase class Every child receives a firm grounding in Welsh to enable him to achieve the objective of full bilingualism in due course. Build on the foundations given to Welsh through nursery education, firm up and develop the mother tongue of the Weslh learner pupil and extend the grasp of a child from a Welsh speaking home of English.

Juniors Firm up and develop every pupil’s Welsh and English, to ensure that he can speak, read and wrtite fluently and confidently in both languages when transferring to secondary school. If non-Welsh speaking pupils transfer to the school, they have an opportunity to attend the language unit for a term so as to obtain a good start on learning the language.

Sex Education Sex education is taught at the school to the pupils as part of the PSE, Science and the Healthy School curriculum. The Personal and Social Education Framework (APADGOS) 2008 in the Health and Well-being section notes:- Learners can be assisted to maintain their emotional and physical health and well-being, maintain their growth and development, and know how to protect themselves. During children and young people’s sexual development, they need to understand physical changes, control sexual feelings and enjoy safe, responsible and happy relationships. The learners can also explore their feelings, self- awareness developments and self-respect, and develop their self-esteem. A parent has the right to withdraw his/her child from lessons if he/she opts to do that.

Safety The school is a safe community with agreed, implemented arrangements of whom everybody are aware. The pupils are regularly supervised and the doors open at 8.50 to receive the pupils. At play and lunch times, at least 2 staff members are outside with the pupils to

supervise them. At the end of the school day, the pupils are transferred to their parents care from the classroom doors with the teacher aware who are collecting the pupils from school daily, noted on specific contact forms. The door at the main entrance is controlled by an electricity lock where every visitor has to notify us before gaining access to the building. There is an operational fire emergency plan with a fire drill held once a term and there are robust contact arrangements with parents in an emergency. The school’s safety policy and risk assessments encompass all the safety elements to ensure every parent of their child’s safety whilst attending the school.

Links with parents The school has an open door policy, where parents are free to enter to discuss the pupils work at any time through prior arrangement. Three Parents meetings are held during the autumn term to discuss any problem, answer questions, share the year’s requirements and set personal targets. Easter Term to look at the pupils work and the progress and way forward, in Summer Term to discuss their children’s annual report, any assessments, and to see the pupils work.

The parents also have an opportrunity to see their children’s development through homework that will be regularly set for all the pupils. Every child receives a “reading bag”/homework” and all will be expected to read daily, as well as homework stemming from classwork, an extension of classwork, or homework for fun. Occasionally, if the teacher feels that a pupil has not given of his/her best with the classwork, the work will be completed at home. Home/School Agreement [see enclosed copy]

Friends of the School Parents input is an integral aspect of any school. At the school, we are extremely fortunate to receive support from Friends of the School. They have made a generaous contyribution to the school through purchasing educational equipment of all kinds. We appreciate their enthusiasm and commitment in supporting the school. During summer holidays 2010, a dry playground was created on the school field, a result of much fund-raising work done by the Friends, also invested in new computer equipment in 2013 through a loan from the Council with the Friends reimbursing the money through many fund-raising activities. We thank all of them. Held: Raffle One Hundred Club Chocolate Bingo Auction Sports Crafts evening Sponsored walks Gw^yl Ifan Christmas Fair Much equipment has been bought and buses for swimming lessons paid for this year, all the details are contained on the Friends Facebook and school Twitter. We thank them for their enthusiastic support. Any new members are invited to join and a warm welcome is extended to them. Links with the Community At a small school such as Llandwrog, community links are very important. We do our utmost to introduce the pupils to their rich environment, the human riches and richness of nature.

There are several contacts with the community, and an open invitation is extended to the community to the school’s Thanksgiving service held at the Church and to the Christmas concert. The school choir also sang at a Christian Aid week launching service. In a close knit community, it is important to share our opportunities, the Urdd (Village Branch), Clwb Ti a Fi and Merched y Wawr and Welsh classes for adults have made good use of the building. We are extremely fortunate in the support received from the community for our activities. There is close contact with Glynllifon, and the pupils have hugely benefitted from the activities held there. Jointly with the eisteddfod committee, Sioe Gwyl Ifan started in summer 2004 was relaunched and was full of competitions, stalls, enjoyed by the entire community. The Festival has been held annually and grows from year to year, with various competitions and activities aimed towards the entire community.

Links with industry/Business and Employers Although in a rural area, we have made contact with the business world with a planning, printing scheme and selling Christmas cards. The School Council also run a fruits shop to provide everybody with a healthy snack. The older pupils were successfully awarded an Enterprise and Business grant during summer term 2010 that enables them to extend the fruits shop service and commence a “Ffrwyllan” business selling “smoothies” every Friday. The infants and years 3 and 4 also extended their work growing and gardening through selling pots and Blodau Llan flower baskets. In 2015/6, Trwps Twrog were awarded best collaboration award for their advertisement boards at the Criw Mentrus competition.

Secondary School The primary-secondary transfer has been implemented as smoothly as possible for the pupils. They can attend secondary school on several visits, and spend a day or two there to experience school lessons and school life. Teachers from the secondary school meet the pupils on their premsies and answer any questions. Parents also receive adequate opportunities to obtain information about the secondary. They receive handbooks similar to this to explain school arrangements, they attend the school to meet the headteacher and teachers at an informal meeting when collecting their children following their visit day. We also hold a meeting for the parents and pupils with headteacher of Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen at Llandwrog.

Pastoral Care Every pupil is placed in the care of a specific teacher, but the entire staff protect all pupils well-being. This school encourages pupils to be self-disciplined and respect others. We know that we can rely on parents support in this.

Discipline

Gwynedd LEA policy on discipline in schools and the school’s disciplinary policy regulates how pupils are disciplined at this school through promoting principles: • Nurture the pupils to be self-disciplined within the school and within the community, contributing towards a civilized community. • Establish fpundations for the pupils so that they become aware of their social responsibilities. • Nurture respect towards their fellow-pupils, teachers, entire school personnel, and adults in the community. • Nurture respect towards personal belongings, property of others such as clothing, school fittings and equipment. • Encourage the pupils to accept responsibility for their behaviour and be self-critical. • Nurture awareness that ensures safety within and outside school.

Instrumental Tuition Pupils have an opportunity to receive instrumental tuition. Peripatetic tecahers pay a weekly visit to the school to hold lessons. The pupils can loan instruments and they are expected to practice at home. Parents who wish their pupils to receive this tuition are requested to contribute £40 each term (10 lessons) and £10 twaords orchestra tuition, towards the cost, to be paid at the start of every school term and to give a commitment to receive lessons for a school year. There is also an additional arrangement where Mr Dylan Williams provides tuition for the school orchestra weekly, we believe that this is an important investment in the pupils’ musical development.

Policy in Charging for activities The school has a charging for educational activities policy where we kindly request contributions towards the costs. We follow the County’s Policy and there is no duress on any parent to make a financial contribution. The Governors can make arrangements to reimburse parents who receive national benefits.

School Uniform The school uniform consists of a tee-shirt and polo shirt containing the school badge. It is not mandatory to wear the uniform. The pupils are expected to be cleanly and smartly dressed, and that their clothing is appropriate to be worn in school. You can order the uniform online at www.schooltrends.co.uk.

Grievance Procedure The LEA, in compliance with Secretary of State requirements, under Section 23 of the 1980 Education Reform Act, has established a procedure to consider complaints as to how school governing bodies and the LEA act regarding school curriculum and other associated

matters. This arrangement is outlined in an appropriate document in Welsh and English that is available at the school. A free copy is provided, as required, for any parents who wish to lodge a complaint under these arrangements, and the LEA can provide a copy in a language other than Welsh and English, if required. It is, however, emphasised that many complaints can be handled rapidly and effectively informally based on discussions with the Headteacher. This is the first reasonable step to take and the Governing Body will expect this step to have been carried out before the complaint is formally presented in exceptional instances. The school should be contacted to book an appointment to discuss any complaint with the Headteacher.

Attendance: Punctuality and good attendance is promoted at the school. A handout is disseminated to emphasise this at our parents’ evenings and discussions are held and attendance is monitored with the Welfare Officer.

Child Protection As part of our child protection procedures, the teachers and other members of staff have a duty to report any worries regarding mistreatment or possible neglect to the named responsible persons named below, either in school or in the social services. The responsible persons for Child Protection in Ysgol Llandwrog are- In school: Miss Carys W Thomas Second in school: Mrs Gwenno Parry-Williams Governor: Miss Meinir Wyn Jones, (01286 830641) AALl: Mrs Angela Owen, Ysgol Syr Hugh Owen (07798580672) Or the Children Referrals Team, Social Services 01758 704455 If there are child protection allegations regarding the headteacher, you should contact the named person in social services ( contact deails above).

Breakfast Club There is an opportunity for every child at the school to be part of our Breakfast Club. This means that your child can come to school by 8:00 a.m. for breakfast & care consisting of fruit juice, cereal and toast at a cost of £1.00 per day. Payment and reserving a place at the club can be done online before attendance. The Breakfast Club is open every school day. If you wish your child to be part of this club, contact the school for more information and for a registration form.

School Year Arrangements at Ysgol Llandwrog September: Welcome back to another year of work. Swimming lessons at the Leisure Centre.

October: Thanksgiving Service at the Church. Join the Urdd. Catchment-area schools rugby competition.

November: First open evening of the year held at the school.

December: Pupils hold a Christmas Concert for the parents and the public Christmas Party - Christmas Disco Christmas lunch prepared by Anti Wendy in the kitchen Pupils have an opportunity to watch a pantomime.

January: Happy New Year.

February: Half term Gwynedd schools Swimming Gala held at Caernarfon Athletics Sportshall competition.

March: St David’s day service held at the school Eisteddfod yr Urdd Dyffryn Nantlle Area / Art and Craft Open Evening for Parents.

April: Easter Holidays Urdd cross-country races

May: Professional photographer takes photographs.

June: Urdd Sports Meet parents of pupils who will be starting school in September. Visits by new pupils to infants’ class. Visits by y6 pupils to secondary school.

July: Last open evening of the year after receiving end of year reports. School Trip. Gwyl Ifan Sports.

August: Summer Holidays!