Essential Information for Parents and Carers 2021-2022
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Embed confidence; fuel ambition. Essential information for parents and carers 2021-2022 Welcome to Lawnswood School This booklet is designed to provide you with all the information you will require to help your child settle into life at Lawnswood School. Please note that information included relates to normal school operating conditions – given this year’s unusual circumstances, some information is subject to change. If this is the case, we will communicate any important changes to you. After reading this booklet, if you require any further information please don't hesitate to contact us using the number below. Useful email addresses: Head of Year 7: Ms Lisa Whitby [email protected] Year Manager: Mrs Gale Daley [email protected] Office Manager: Ms Helen Rainford [email protected] SENDCO: Ms Victoria Pearson [email protected] Assistant Headteacher: Mrs Nicola Goodwill [email protected] School telephone number: 0113 284 4020 School website: www.lawnswoodschool.co.uk To see a snapshot of daily learning, please visit our school twitter page: @lawnswoodschool Your role as a parent / carer In order to support your child’s education effectively, we ask that you: • ensure your child is prepared for each school day by having the right books and equipment and gets a good night’s sleep • ensure your child is on time for school and therefore doesn’t miss any learning time • ensure your child attends school every day and inform us if they are too unwell to attend • check the student planner daily if possible and sign it weekly to show us that you are aware of the content • at the end of each day, ask your child what he/she has learnt (not just what he/she has done) • set aside time during the evening to allow your child to complete their home learning • ensure your child has somewhere quiet to complete their home learning • check your child has completed their home learning • reassure your child that we are all here to help and want students to be happy and succeed at Lawnswood School • contact us if you or your child has any concerns. How do we let you know how your child is progressing? You can talk to staff at any time about your child’s progress at school, but we will send you a progress report three times a year. We have parent consultation evenings in October and May where you can meet your child’s form tutor and individual subject teachers. Consultation evenings usually begin at 4.30pm and end by 7.00pm, but the times will be confirmed closer to the date. The booking system for the parent consultation evenings will be available on our website. These may be a combination of in person and virtual meetings. Let us Know You will find a list of contact information at the back of this booklet. We strongly encourage you to keep in contact with the school if you have any concerns at all. Working in close partnership with parents is very important to us, so please never hesitate to ask any questions or seek support if needed. The school day Access to school We have pedestrian access gates on Spen Road and Otley Road. Pedestrian gate open times: Spen Road 7.00am to 8.45am 2.30pm to 6.00pm Otley Road All day • Parents/carers may enter the school grounds through the pedestrian entrances between 8.15am and 3.00pm. However, you will remain responsible for the supervision of your child(ren) until the school takes over supervision. • Students attending breakfast club will be supervised from 8.00am. Other students will be supervised from 8.25am, once on the school grounds, and supervision will continue until 2.45pm, or later if the child is attending a pre-agreed, supervised school club or activity with member(s) of staff. Clubs and activities finish at different times so the time our supervision will end will coincide with the finish time of the club or activity. • The school cannot be responsible for the supervision of students or parents outside the times described above and we will not accept liability for injury outside the supervision times stated. • To ensure the safety of our students, we ask that parents, carers and friends do not drive onto the school site to drop off or pick up students at the beginning or end of the school day. If you are dropping off or picking up a child, please do so in the surrounding streets where it is safe to do so. End of day exits We are a large school site with two main student exits – it’s important that you and your child familiarise yourself with these and are clear about meeting points, e.g. if you arrange to meet your child at the end of the day, so as to avoid any delay. Students are not allowed to leave via the main school gates on Otley Road. Cycling to School The school cannot take responsibility for bicycles on its premises. Bicycles are brought at the owner’s own risk. Any student wishing to bring a bicycle to school should request a consent/declaration form from Student Reception. Equipment for school Lawnswood School has an expectation that all students have the following equipment at all times: • An A3 size, strong, waterproof bag, big enough to carry several books • Student planner • A pencil case containing at least three black pens, a green pen, a purple pen, three pencils, a pencil sharpener and an eraser • A 30cm ruler • A scientific calculator (Casio fx-85GT PLUS) • A reading book. We also recommend: • A glue stick • Coloured pencils • A small geometry set containing a protractor and compass • A small dictionary and thesaurus. Note that we do not allow Tipp-ex products in school. Some days, according to the timetable, your child will also need to bring their PE/Sports kit which is detailed below: • Lawnswood reversible rugby shirt (boys) • Lawnswood PE sweatshirt (girls) • Red Lawnswood PE top All: • Black tracksuit bottoms or shorts • Red and black socks • Trainers for indoor and summer activities • Boots suitable for outdoor football, rugby and other activities It is good practice for students to pack their bag the night before school using their timetable to ensure they are equipped with everything they need for the next day, including home learning. Initially, this is something that parents and carers can help with. Student planner Your child will be given a planner at the beginning of each school year. Students are expected to take care of their planner, have it with them every day at school and use it daily to help them manage their time and work. Replacement planners cost £4.00 and are available from the school shop located in G44.1, at break time. The planner is an important part of home-school communication and you can use it to follow your child’s progress at school and to write notes to their Form Tutor or subject teachers. With this in mind, we ask that you sign your child’s planner each week to indicate that you have read the recent entries. Pride in our Community - School Uniform One of the ways we can ensure that our students are respected in the local and wider Leeds community is by encouraging them to dress appropriately for the school environment. We need parents and carers to reinforce the need to maintain standards of dress for Lawnswood School students. Correct uniform is at the discretion of the school. All students must wear: • Black blazer with embroidered school badge. Students must wear blazers at all times. It is not acceptable for students to keep their blazers in their school bags. • Formal white shirt, with stiff collar, tucked inside trousers/skirt. • Correct school tie for year group (black stripe for Y7 2021). • Formal black school trousers or school skirt. – formal school trousers means no jeans, no tracksuit bottoms, no skin tight trousers or leggings, no combat trousers. – formal, conventional, school skirt means length is just above the knee; the length of the skirt must be decent for the safeguarding of all our pupils. • Sensible formal black leather (or equivalent) school shoes with black laces: entirely black, no boots, no stiletto heels, no shoes without backs, no leather trainers, no logo of any kind. Dark socks or plain tights in flesh/black tones should be worn. • The V neck school jumper (grey for KS3 and black for KS4) is optional and is not an alternative to wearing the school blazer. • During warm weather, we advise pupils not to bring their jumper to school. • Coats, sweatshirts, hooded garments, hats, gloves, scarves and any other accessories must not be worn inside the school. If seen, they will be confiscated and passed on to the student’s Year Manager for return at the end of the school week. Reminders: Students should avoid extremes of personal appearance. This includes hair colouring and haircuts. All extreme hairstyles are at the discretion of the Headteacher. No excessive jewellery or make up is allowed. One small necklace, one ring, one bracelet, one pair of stud earrings is acceptable. No facial piercings are allowed for safety reasons. Mobile phones, iPods, other musical devices and headphones/ear pods will be confiscated if seen during the school day: this includes during lesson time, on corridors during lesson transitions and social times. Your child is expected to wear full school uniform at all times in school, with the tie up to the collar, and plain black formal shoes. Students who come to school without the correct uniform will be removed from circulation for the day.