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Willow Wood Community Nursery & Primary School Prospectus and School Information 2018 – 2019 Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School Bradbury Road Winsford, Cheshire CW7 3HN Telephone: 01606 593896 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.willowwood.cheshire.sch.uk Cheshire West and Chester Council http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk 58, Nicholas Street Cheshire CH1 2 NP Tel. 0300 123 8 123 OFSTED July 2015 – Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School is proud to be a good school. Please read our OFSTED report to hear more detail about all the great practice that goes on in our school. We constantly receive positive feedback from our School Improvement Partner and external consultants about the high quality of the education that is provided by our school. We are proud that our pupils enjoy coming to school, that they are excited about their learning and that all groups of pupils achieve well. 2 Welcome We value all members of the school community equally and through sensitivity and support strive to ensure that each child feels valued and learns to value others. We encourage our children to seek high standards by providing education of the highest quality, enabling them to develop their potential as free thinking, responsible individuals. We look forward to welcoming your child to Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School, whether as a new entrant starting school for the first time, or a pupil moving from another school or setting. We are proud of our children and their achievements as well as the excellent relationships within the school and between the school and the wider community. The OFSTED Inspection in July 2015 noted the many strengths of the school and endorsed the vision and determination of everybody connected to Willow Wood that our school is a great place to grow and thrive. I do hope you find this booklet helpful and that after reading it you will understand a little more about our school. However, it can only be a brief snapshot of the work of the school and we warmly welcome you to spend time with us both before your child begins school and also during his/her education. We believe it is most important that you are satisfied your child will receive an excellent education and will be happy here at Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School. Headteacher: Ms. Susan Tomlinson Deputy Headteacher: Mrs. J. Kay Deputy Headteacher: Mrs. K. Ullein Chair of Governors: Mrs S. Stretton 3 Contents Welcome ..................................................................................................................... 3 School Aims ................................................................................................................ 6 Curriculum ................................................................................................................ 6 The School .................................................................................................................. 7 Facilities ................................................................................................................... 7 The Curriculum ........................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. Sporting Aims and Provision for Sport ..................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Other School Clubs .................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Health/Sex/Drugs/Citizenship Education ............................................................... 10 Religious Education and School Worship .............................................................. 11 Special Educational Needs .................................................................................... 11 School Organisation .................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. The School Day ....................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Years Reception – 2 ........................................................................................... 13 Years 3 – 6 ............................................................................................................. Hours Taught ......................................................................................................... 14 Teaching Organisation ........................................................................................... 14 Infant Department ................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Junior Department ................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined. Teaching Assistants ........................................................................................... 16 Support Staff ......................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. School Governing Body ......................................................................................... 17 School Governors .................................................................................................. 18 Pupil School Council .............................................................................................. 18 General Information .................................................................................................. 19 Admissions Arrangements ..................................................................................... 19 Starting School ..................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Nursery Provision ................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Our Uniform ........................................................................................................... 19 School Meals ......................................................................................................... 21 Snack Time ............................................................................................................ 21 Illness and Absences ............................................................................................. 22 4 Charging Policy ...................................................................................................... 23 Residential Trips ................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Assessment ............................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Homework .............................................................................................................. 23 Transfer to High School ........................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Parents and School ................................................................................................... 24 Parental Involvement ............................................................................................. 24 Pastoral Care ........................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Support for the School ............................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Our Behaviour Policy ............................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Communication with Parents ................................................................................. 26 Complaints Procedure ........................................................................................... 28 Sharing Information with other services such as Health and Social Services ....... 28 Photographic Images ............................................................................................. 29 Before and After School Club ................................................................................ 29 Arrangements for Children to be met from School ................................................. 29 5 School Ethos & Values Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School has a warm, purposeful, calm, friendly atmosphere and welcomes all pupils and their families. Above all we value children, learning and partnership work and we endeavour to strive for excellence in all that we do. As a school we aim to: • Provide a centre of excellence for education to ensure that each child enjoys their learning and achieves their best. • Provide a stimulating, well ordered, happy, safe, secure and inviting learning environment. • Offer a broad, balanced, relevant and enriching curriculum that provides opportunities for all pupils to learn and to achieve and meets the needs of all pupils. • Promote pupils’ moral, social, cultural, physical and spiritual development and prepare all pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and challenges of life and so that they become responsible citizens of the world. • Encourage a self-belief and a can-do attitude in all our pupils. Vision Our vision is that the school will deliver an excellent standard of education and so make a positive difference to the lives of children and their families. We are determined to build on the “Good’ judgement in our last Section 5 OFSTED Inspection by securing and further developing outstanding elements of teaching and learning, nurture and care. Mission Statement “Learning Today for Tomorrow” 6 The School Facilities The school was built in 1966 and was originally an Infant and a Junior School. These two schools amalgamated in September 2007 to become Willow Wood Community Nursery and Primary School, which caters for children aged 3-11 years. Major capital investment in 2017 by the LA and DfE provided 2 new classrooms and a nursery which offers a state of the art Early Years Foundation