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Strichen School From mountain to sea Strichen School Handbook 2020/21 2 | Contents Introduction to Strichen School 4 Our Vision, Values and School Ethos 10 Curriculum 16 Assessment and Reporting 20 Transitions (Moving On) 23 1 Admissions 25 2 Placing requests & School Zones 25 Support for Children and Young People 26 3 Getting it Right for Every Child 26 4 Wellbeing 26 5 Children’s Rights 27 6 The Named Person 27 7 Educational Psychology 28 8 Enhanced Provision & Community Resource Hubs 28 9 Support for Learning 29 10 The Child’s Plan 29 11 Child Protection 30 12 Further Information on Support for Children and Young People 31 Parent & Carer Involvement and Engagement 32 13 Parental Engagement 32 14 Communication 32 15 Parent Forum and Parent Council 34 16 ParentsPortal.scot 34 17 Parents and School Improvement 35 18 Volunteering in school 35 19 Collaborating with the Community 35 20 Addressing Concerns & Complaints 35 School Policies and Useful Information 37 21 Attendance 37 22 Holidays during term time. 38 23 Dress Code 39 24 Clothing Grants 39 | 3 25 Transport 39 26 Privilege Transport 40 27 Early Learning & Childcare Transport 41 28 Special Schools and Enhanced Provision 41 29 School Closure & Other Emergencies 41 30 Storm Addresses 42 31 Change of address and Parental Contact Details 42 32 Anti-bullying Guidance 43 33 School Meals 43 34 Healthcare & Medical 45 35 Schools and Childcare – Coronavirus 46 36 Exclusion 47 37 Educational Visits 47 38 Instrumental Tuition 47 39 Public Liability Insurance 47 40 School Off Site Excursion Insurance 48 41 Data we hold and what we do with it. 48 42 The information we collect from you 49 43 Your Data, Your Rights 49 44 Parental Access to Records 49 45 Information Sharing 50 46 ScotXed 50 Further Information 51 4 |Introduction to Strichen School All information in this handbook is correct as of October 2020 Introduction to Strichen School Welcome to Strichen Primary School. As head teacher, I hope that our partnership between home and school will be productive and enjoyable and that your child settles and enjoys his/her time with us. We take pride in the fact that this is a happy and industrious school with a real sense of team spirit and we value that the education of their child/children is shared with parents, who have a very important role to play. This Handbook is designed to inform parents of as many aspects of life at Strichen School as we can, and has been written in response to ‘School Handbook Guidance (Scotland) Regulations 2012.’ The different sections in this handbook will be updated annually with current information. We hope you find our handbook clear and informative. Please feel free to contact us with any suggestions for improvements. School Contact Details ANDREW JENKINS 01771 676640 STRICHEN SCHOOL NORTH STREET www.strichen.aberdeenshire.sch.uk STRICHEN [email protected] AB43 6SX The school has a ‘closed’ Facebook Page for all parents to join. [email protected] Parent Council Email address The Parent Council has a ‘closed’ Facebook Page for all parents to join. Adverse weather and emergency closure https://online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/Apps/schools-closures/ Information Line 0370 054 4999 (Pin: 022650) (Please do not use this line to leave messages for the school.) | 5 Strichen School is situated in the village of Strichen and serves the village and the catchment area which is mainly rural. The school is non-denominational. The original part of the building was constructed about 1938 and it was extensively modernised in 1990. A number of pupils who live outside the catchment area also attend the school. The school building consists of: • A Nursery Classroom which was totally refurbished in the summer of 2019 with a new ‘shelter’ added on in November 2019 and the outdoor area extended and upgraded. • 5 classrooms on the ground floor • 1 classroom on the upper floor • A Hall which is used as a canteen, an Assembly Hall and for classes in P.E., Drama etc • A Library on the upper floor which is also used as a computer suite and music rom • A staffroom for staff to meet and work • A small ‘sensory area’ room • In addition there are various cupboards and store rooms although generally, there is a lack of storage space. The school building itself is set in a larger playground consisting of both tarmac and grass areas. The is being re-developed again through funds from PEF, and support from our Parent Council and various fund raising events. Each class will have a growing area within the garden and the nursery use the garden for ‘complete’ sessions on a regular basis. Next to the school there is also a community AstroTurf facility which we have the use of during the school day for school activities. Devolved budgets are managed in accordance with authority guidelines in order to support planned improvements in the school. Partnership Working In order to ensure consistency of practice to assessment and intervention, Aberdeenshire Education & Children’s Service have developed a framework to support school decisions and practice around supporting children and young people. Many pupils attending schools may require support at some time due to a variety of short or long term needs. However, the vast majority of these youngsters will have their needs met by standard methods such as differentiation of curricula, multisensory approaches to teaching and learning, and a nurturing and positive environment. This is the level of universal support provided in all authority schools and assessed at Stage 0 of the Staged Intervention Model. A smaller number of children and young people have Additional Support Needs, which as the term implies, require extra provision over and above the standard for universal. They may require additional support from educational services, flexible approaches and timetabling, Individual Education Plan (IEP), Co-ordinated Support Plan (CSP), Managing Accessibility Plan (MAP), Care Plan, GIRFEC Single Agency Action Plan (SAAP), GIRFEC Multi Agency Action Plan (MAAP), planning documents and additional input from Additional Support for Learning (SfL) teachers, other colleagues and/or partnership agencies – this is the level of targeted support described as Stage 1-3 of the Staged Intervention Model. 6 |Introduction to Strichen School The aim of additional targeted support is to ensure that the educational objectives outlined in planning documents such as IEPs, CSPs, MAPs, Care Plans, SAAPs and MAAPs are supported to enable the development of skills and independence. For some children and young people, bereavement, medical and health care needs, personal care and ensuring safety are also targeted support priorities. To meet these needs the school has developed good relationships with other agencies who can offer support to work alongside the school to support the child. These agencies include: - Educational Psychology - Community Medicine (School Doctor & School Nurse) - Social Work - Speech and Language Therapy - ASPECTS: Technology Support - Occupational Therapy - CLD – Community Learning & Development Organisation of the School Day School Hours Primary 1-3 Primary 4-7 Morning 9.00am – 12.35pm 9.00am – 12.15pm Interval 10.30am – 10.45am 10.30am – 10.45am Afternoon 1.20pm – 3.00pm 1.00pm – 3.00pm Nursery Class Monday - Friday 9.00am – 3.00pm Due to Covid-19 these times are slightly different to normal and have been shared with all parents. Any new families joining the school will be notified of the times. These may vary due to the particular conditions at any one point in time. School Uniform We encourage all pupils to wear school uniform. This helps to instil a sense of pride and team spirit within our school. Sweatshirt orders are processed in the summer term. We sometimes have a small selection of ‘nearly new/recycled’ sweatshirts for parents who would wish to make use of these. School uniform consists of - school sweatshirt with school logo, white polo shirt, dark school skirt or trousers, dark school shoes. Children should not wear high heeled shoes as these cause safety concerns. We appreciate your cooperation in support of this. Please consider the changeable nature of weather conditions and provide your child with appropriate outerwear and footwear to suit. The children will be outside for interval and lunchtimes whenever possible and they should have suitable clothes for all weathers. Children should always have a change of shoes for indoor use . PE Kit consists of – T shirt which tucks into shorts, standard length shorts, socks, gym shoes (preferably with Velcro or elastic fastening for younger pupils) all kept in a gym bag. | 7 Currently, due to Covid-19 we are utilising the Astroturf as much as possible and children will be outdoors for gym wherever possible. Children should dress for going outside for PE. On PE days they should come to school in their PE kits until Covid-19 restrictions are changed. With regard to safety, the wearing of jewellery (which we actively discourage) is not permitted during PE lessons. If your child (boy or girl) has pierced ears, please ensure they can remove and replace earrings by themselves. Any child wearing earrings that cannot do this will be asked to put surgical tape over them for PE lessons. (Parents should provide a named roll of surgical tape for this purpose.) Shoe string strap tops are also discouraged for safety reasons as they can catch on gym apparatus. The school requests that football team tops and designer garments are kept for home use as these can provoke conflict amongst the pupils. All clothing brought to school should be named or marked in some way, as it is difficult for children to distinguish their own clothing from that of others.
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