Farington Moss St. Paul's C.E. Primary School
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FARINGTON MOSS ST. PAUL’S C.E. PRIMARY SCHOOL PROSPECTUS Croston Road Headteacher: Farington Moss Mrs. A. Gibson B.Ed (Hons) NPQH LEYLAND PR26 6PR Tel/Fax: 01772 336166 Web site: www.stpaulsprimaryschoolfarington.co.uk St. Paul’s is a C.E. Aided Primary School In the Parish of Farington Moss (St. Paul’s Church) for boys and girls from ‘Rising Five’ to age 11 FARINGTON MOSS ST. PAUL’S C.E. PRIMARY SCHOOL Croston Road, Farington Moss, Leyland. PR26 6PR Dear Parents, Welcome to Farington Moss St. Paul’s Church of England Primary school At Farington Moss St. Paul’s we are an inclusive school where every child in our care really does matter. We pride ourselves in having a hardworking and committed team of professionals who strive to achieve the highest standards possible within an environment of Christian love and care. This ensures that all our children are able to experience high levels of self-esteem. We want your children to be happy, hardworking and achieve their full potential in all aspects of their development and we will challenge and encourage their learning during their time in school. Our philosophy is of a child centred approach to education. The staff are skilled at assessing each pupils individual level of development and then supporting them to moving, at their own pace, towards their full potential. This approach leads us to provide learning opportunities that start with what children already know, reproduce real-life experiences, and encourage children to think imaginatively and make choices intelligently. We work hard to create a lively, stimulating and purposeful learning environment that ensures your children develop a love for learning and enjoy their school years. We deliver a well planned curriculum and high priority is given to teaching reading, writing and language skills across all subjects as well as mathematical, scientific, technological and creative skills. In addition, your children will build confidence, develop self-reliance, learn to make decisions and develop the ability to articulate feelings and ideas. As a church school, with close links to the church at St. Paul’s, we believe that the Christian faith underpins all that we do in school and permeates all aspects of school life. We encourage the development of the children’s social skills and seek to enable them to build relationships with other children and adults demonstrating courtesy, respect and sensitivity to the feelings and needs of others. We want to work with parents to achieve success for every child in our care and recognise that the highest standards in both behaviour and all round achievement can only be reached with close co-operation between home and school. We look forward to working with you, parents and carers, as equal partners in your child’s education so that together we can make your child's time with us both happy and successful. You are welcome to arrange a visit to St. Paul’s and see our children learning in a safe, stimulating and happy environment. I Quinn A. Gibson I. Quinn Headteacher Chair of Governors 2 CONTENTS Page 4 Mission Statement - School Aims Page 5 The Governing Body Page 6 The School Staff Page 7 Admissions Page 11 Provision for the Disabled, Getting Ready For School The School Curriculum Page 12 The School Day - School Holidays Page 13 Class Groupings - Religious Education & School Worship Page 14 School Access & Security Page 15 Special Educational Needs Page 17 Health Education - Discipline Page 19 Homework - FOSPS (Friends of St. Paul’s School) - Uniform Page 20 School Events - Sporting Provision Page 21 School Meals, Charging & Remissions Page 22 Personal & Social Education, Examinations & Reports, Lost Property Page 23 Absence from School, Emergency Contacts, Complaints (Curriculum) Page 24 Leaving the Premises, Tablets & Medicines, Bicycles, Transfer to High School Page 25 DCSF Regulations, Data Protection Page 26 KS1 Results Page 27 KS2 Results Page 28 Comparative Report 3 Farington Moss St. Paul’s C.E. School MISSION STATEMENT “Learning, growing, achieving and caring together within our Christian family”. The Aims of our School are: To help everyone realise their full potential To promote spiritual, moral and social growth To understand the fast changing, diverse world in which we live To encourage intellectual and physical development To learn about and live our Christian Faith To promote mutual respect and responsibility And to wholeheartedly play our part, whether that part is to learn, to lead, to teach or to support others. Celebrating 200 Years 1812 – 2012 Farington Moss St. Paul’s C.E. School 4 THE SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY Chairman: Mr. I. Quinn Foundation Governors:- Mrs. D. Mclean Mrs. C. Mayor Mr. E. Andrews Father M McMurray Mr A Pearman Vacancy Vacancy Non-Foundation Governors:- Mr. S. McGrath (LEA) (Vice Chair) Mr. P. Carter (Parent) Mr B. Campbell (Parent) Mrs P. Parker (Staff) Mr A Marcella Mrs. A. Gibson (Headteacher) Clerk to Governors - LEA Governor Services Team Area Education Offices: Joint Divisional Offices Director Education & Cultural Services East Cliff County Hall Preston Preston PR1 3JT PR1 8RJ 5 THE SCHOOL STAFF Headteacher Mrs. A. Gibson B.Ed.(Hons.) NPQH Deputy Headteacher Mr J. Eccleston BA (Hons) QTS Full-time Teachers Mrs. A. Oaten BSc (Hons) P.G.C.E. Miss O’Kane BA (Hons) QTS Miss N. Taylor BA (Hons) QTS Miss H. Berryman BA (Hons) QTS Part-time Teachers Mrs P. Parker BA (Hons) QTS Mrs D. McLean B.Ed DAISE DIP SEN DIP PRE-VOC DIP ICT Mrs. K. Quinton BA (Hons) P.G.C.E Miss C. Walmsley BSc. (Hons) Mrs. I. Sharp BA (Hons) EYPS, Cert. Ed Office Manager Mrs. H Bond Teaching Assistants Mrs. D. Bowie Mrs. T. Carmon City & Guilds in Learning Support Miss C. Cuthbertson Mrs. A. Hayton Mrs. R. McLaughlin Mrs. J. Quinn B.Tech SEN (Cert. EYP (open) HLTA Mrs J Braddock BA (Hons) Mrs L Forsyth BA (Hons) PGCE Site Supervisor Mrs. S. Brumwell Cleaner Miss A Evans Cook-in-Charge Mrs.S. Ford Welfare Assistants Mrs. L. Alty Mrs. J. Braddock Mrs. S. Brumwell Miss C Carr Mrs S Hollowood Friends of St. Paul’s School (FOSPS) Chairperson - Mrs. M Pickard 6 ADMISSIONS Farington Moss St. Paul’s C.E. School is an aided primary school provided by the Church of England Trustees to serve principally persons resident in the parish of St. Paul, Farington Moss. It provides for children between the ages of 5 and 11 and is maintained by the Lancashire County Council as Local Education Authority. Admissions to school are controlled by the Governors. The school is conducted in accordance with the principles of the Church of England and religious worship and religious teachings are important aspects of the curriculum. No special arrangements are made when parents request that their child is withdrawn from R.E. or collective worship. (Parents can withdraw their child from R.E. and Worship if they so wish). Making an application To make a formal application for a reception place please apply on-line at www.lancashire.gov.uk/schools by 15th January, 2017. Parents who wish their application to this Church school to be considered against the faith criteria should also complete the supplementary form, which can also be downloaded, following the link on www.lancashire.gov.uk. If the school is oversubscribed, a failure to complete the supplementary form may result in your application for a place in this school being considered against lower priority criteria as the Governing Body will have no information upon which to assess the worship attendance. Please return the supplementary form to St. Paul’s school not later than 15th January, 2017. Result of Application Letters informing parents of whether or not their child has been allocated a place will be sent out by the Local Authority by 16th April, 2017. Parents of children not admitted will be informed of the reason and offered an alternative place by the Authority. Admission procedures Arrangements for admission have been agreed following consultation between the governing body, the Diocesan Board of Education, Local Authorities and other admissions authorities in the area. The number of places available for admission to the Reception class in the year 2017 will be a maximum of 30 7 The governing body will not place any restrictions on admissions to the reception class unless the number of children for whom admission is sought exceeds their admission number. By law, no infant class may contain more than thirty children. The Governing Body operates a system of equal preferences under which they consider all preferences equally and the Local Authority notifies parents of the result. In the event that there are more applicants than places, after admitting all children with a statement of educational need naming the school, the governing body will allocate places using the criteria below, which are listed in order of priority. 1. (a) Children in Public Care. (b) Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school. Supporting evidence from a professional, e.g. a doctor, psychologist, social worker, is essential if admission is to be made under the criterion for special medical or social circumstances, and such evidence must set out the particular reasons why the school is question is the most suitable school and the difficulties which would be caused if the child had to attend another school. 2. Children whose parents live within the ecclesiastical parish of St. Paul Farington Moss and St. James Lostock Hall. A map showing the boundaries is available in school (or in the admissions brochure). 3. Children with a parent/guardian worshipping in a church in membership of Churches Together in England.