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Ysgol Acrefair Prospectus 2020-2021 'Every Child Matters, Every Day Counts' Contents 1. Welcome/Croeso 2. About us 3. School details 4. Our Values and vision 5. Our Staff 6. Our Governors 7. Admission to Ysgol Acrefair 8. School Uniform 9. School meals 10. Out of school Care 11. Charging and remissions 12. Equality/accessibility 13. Curriculum 14. Class organisation 15. Homework 16. Assessment 17. Meeting the needs of learners 18. Pupil voice 19. Awards and Community Links 20. Sport and Health Education 21. Extra-curricular activities 22. School Discipline and Behaviour 23. Pastoral care 24. Attendance 25. Health and Safety/Safeguarding 26. Online safety 27. Complaints 28. Data 29. Term Dates/Training days 'Every Child Matters, Every Day Counts' Welcome/Croeso It is with great pleasure and pride that I welcome you and your child to our school community at Ysgol Acrefair. We hope that the years spent here with us will provide happy and treasured memories and the foundations for an ambitious and inspirational future. At Ysgol Acrefair we have four core values: 'Aspire, Inspire, Nurture and Respect'. These run through everything we do. We are very proud of our caring and nurturing ethos and believe we provide an excellent education with strong links to our local community. We aim to provide a happy, caring and secure environment in which each child will develop their skills and talents to the full. We have high expectations of the children in our care and we aim to provide them with the best possible start to their school lives. We believe that we can do this best when close partnership and co- operation is built between home and school. Parents are encouraged to be involved in all aspects of school life. We hope that this prospectus captures our school, but we always welcome visits so that you can see our school for yourself At Ysgol Acrefair- 'Every Child Matters, Every Day Counts' Rebecca Turner Headteacher/Pennaeth 'Every Child Matters, Every Day Counts' 2. Ysgol Acrefair- about us Ysgol Acrefair is housed in a building, which was opened as a Secondary School in 1931. It is a large, bright building of the traditional Secondary Modern Style. It contains large classrooms and spacious corridors. It has a large hall with a stage for School plays and performances. The hall also serves as a gym. There is a separate dining room with canteen facilities. Outside there are large playgrounds and playing fields, a forest school site and a number of other outdoor learning areas where the children have the opportunity to learn, explore and adventure! The school is situated just off the main road (A539) between Ruabon and Llangollen, about 6 miles from Wrexham. It is an urban/rural area and the school serves the village of Acrefair, and a large area of the Plas Madoc Housing Estate which is just on the periphery of the village. Not far away on the banks of the River Dee is the Ty Mawr Country Park and its idyllic surroundings, which is regularly visited by the School. There is also the Trevor Basin and the Llangollen Canal leading to Telford’s famous Aqueduct. 'Every Child Matters, Every Day Counts' Situated on the School campus is the pre School Playgroup – Kiddies’ World, which although autonomous, has a close relationship with the School. Kiddie’s World offer a Nursery plus session in the afternoon if you would like your child to attend until 3pm. We also run an after school club called 'Diddy Dragons' until 5.30pm and a free Breakfast Club that runs from 07:50 am. Our After School club caters for pupils aged 3-11. Diddy Dragons also operates during the school holidays. Ysgol Acrefair has close links also with the Community, and the Governors actively encourage the use of the campus for Community use, e.g. Froncysyllte Male Voice Choir hold rehearsals twice weekly in the School Hall. 'Every Child Matters, Every Day Counts' 3 . School Details YSGOL ACREFAIR Tower View, Llangollen Road Acrefair, Wrexham, LL14 3SH Tel: 01978 820616 HEADTEACHER Mrs Rebecca Turner CHAIR OF GOVERNORS Mrs Tabitha Large THE SCHOOL Ysgol Acrefair is a Community Primary School catering for Foundation phase and Junior age children. We also have Nursery age children on a part time basis – (0.5). The school is maintained by Wrexham County Borough Council. WELSH LANGUAGE CATEGORY Ysgol Acrefair is a category 5 English medium school teaching Welsh as a second language Support Category Ysgol Acrefair is a Green A school. This means we know our school really well and need minimum support. Our website address is: acrefair-pri.wrexham.sch.uk Follow us on twitter @YsgolAcrefair Download our school app for Iphone/Android from the app store search for Acrefair. 'Every Child Matters, Every Day Counts' 4. Our Core Values and Vision Our 'Core Values' and vision at Ysgol Acrefair Together the staff, children and governors decided on the four core values that underpin all the work we do at Ysgol Acrefair. They are: 'Aspire, Inspire, Nurture and Respect' Aspire Our Core Value ‘Aspire’ promotes opportunities for all children to become ambitious, capable learners. We are aspirational for all of the children who attend Ysgol Acrefair and endeavour to ensure that our curriculum enables all children to enjoy and achieve their full potential. Inspire We will plan for learning opportunities which engage and inspire our children. Meaningful and purposeful learning will enable our children at Ysgol Acrefair to become enterprising and creative contributors. Nurture By being part of a nurturing environment and learning the importance of being part of a caring community we will enable our children at Ysgol Acrefair to become healthy, confident individuals. Respect Developing the Core Value of Respect will enable our children at Ysgol Acrefair to become ethical and informed citizens 'Every Child Matters, Every Day Counts' 5. Our Staff Classroom staff Head Teacher Mrs Rebecca Turner Deputy Head Teacher Mrs Ceri Halley Foundation Phase Leader Mrs Wendy Steen Teachers Nursery – Mrs Wendy Steen Reception – Mrs Nia Brophy Year 1 – Miss Laura Cannadine ( maternity cover for Mrs Zoe Jones) Year 2 - Miss Katie Rosen Year 3 – Mrs Sarah Jackson Year 4 – Miss Katie Head/Mrs Helen Martin Year 5 – Mr Matthew Allman Year 6 – Mrs Ceri Halley Booster teacher/ALNCo– Mrs Helen Norman Classroom Assistants Mrs Ann Duke (Reception) Mrs Nicola Wooding (Nursery/ Forest School) Miss Emma Jones ( Nursery/Year 3) Mrs Jane Roberts (Reception) Miss Hannah Davies (Reception) Miss Bethan Williams (Reception ) Miss Amber Scandariato (Y1) Miss Alison Regan (Y2) Miss Alison Dillon (Y4) Mrs Rebecca Brown (Y4) Miss Laura Edwards (Y5) Mrs Jo Koscinska (Yr6 and 1-1 ) 'Every Child Matters, Every Day Counts' Our Support Staff Secretary/admin Mrs Sam Wright School Cook Mrs Carolyn Richards Catering Assistants Mrs Elizabeth Edwards Mid-day Supervisors Miss Hannah Davies Miss Emma Jones Miss Amber Scandariato Mrs Susan Evans Miss Bethan Williams Mrs Jane Roberts Mrs Nicola Wooding Mrs Jo Koscinska Breakfast Club supervisors Mrs Jo Koscinska Miss Laura Edwards Miss Alison Dillon Caretaker Mr John Beckett Cleaners Mrs Diane Edwards Mrs Elizabeth Edwards 'Every Child Matters, Every Day Counts' 6. Our Governors Governors Mrs Tabitha Large – Chair Mrs Mavis Davies– Vice Chair - LEA Mrs Rebecca Turner– Head teacher Mrs Nicola Davies-Bottomly -LA Miss Diane Powell -LA Mr Paul Blackwell – Additional Community (local councillor) Mrs Lesley Edwards – Community Mrs Mavis Davies - Community Mrs Katie Davies - Community Mrs Tabitha Large -Community Mrs Helen Norman - Teacher Rep. Miss Zoe Woodward – Teacher Rep Miss Amber Scandariato – Staff Rep Mr Ian Mclaran – Parent Governor Mrs Ruth Jones- Parent Governor Mrs Annabelle Lawton – Parent Governor Mrs Leanne Edwards– Parent Governor Mrs Camilla Povey – Clerk to the Governing Body Head of Education (WCBC) Mrs Karen Evans Ty Henblas, Queens Square, Wrexham, LL13 8AZ Tel: 01978 297505 GwE Supporting Improvement Advisor Mrs Catharine McNamara 'Every Child Matters, Every Day Counts' 7 .Admission to Ysgol Acrefair SCHOOL ADMISSION PROCEDURES The process for admitting children to Ysgol Acrefair is administrated by Wrexham County Borough Council . This is now an online process for Nursery, Reception and High school admissions. If a child is transferring mid-year then the school will refer the parents to the admissions team in Wrexham . Nursery Education is provided each morning. Please note that Nursery children are admitted in the September following their third birthday. Admission for full time Reception children is in the September following their fourth birthday. Should parents wish to move their child/children mid- year then a ‘mid-term transfer’ form will need to be completed. These are available from Wrexham County Borough Council. Being a primary school the pupils transfer with ease at seven to the Year 3 class. Having reached the end of Year 6 they generally transfer to Ysgol Rhiwabon or Ysgol Dinas Bran. The excellent link, which exists between Ysgol Acrefair and the Secondary Schools makes the transfer at 11 years of age an easy one for the children. 'Every Child Matters, Every Day Counts' 8. School Uniform and Clothing Children are encouraged to take pride in being a member of our school community. We have an official school uniform that consists of the following: * green polo shirts, * blue sweatshirts/cardigans with school logo * black or grey trousers / skirts * black shoes. ( not trainers) Children also need P.E. and games clothing : Plain black shorts plain white T Shirt /or with school logo suitable trainers or pumps. Polo shirts, sweatshirts, cardigans and school PE kit can all be purchased online at RAM Leisure in Wrexham. Children will also need to have a set of clothes for Forest School activities including waterproof coat and a pair of wellingtons.