Poulton-Le-Fylde St Chad's Church of England Primary

POULTON-LE-FYLDE ST CHAD’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

SCHOOL PROSPECTUS 2020/21 (Please note that some aspects of school life detailed here have been adapted temporarily during the

Covid-19 pandemic)

Poulton St Chad’s Church of England Primary School Hardhorn Road Poulton-le-Fylde Lancashire FY6 7SR

Acting Headteacher Mr J Leeming

Tel: 01253 883639

E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]

www.poultonstchadsce.lancs.sch.uk

FAIR ~ FIRM ~ FAITH ~ FUN ~ FRIENDLY

WELCOME FROM THE HEADTEACHER

On behalf of everyone at St Chad’s Church of England Primary School, pupils, teachers, parents and governors, I would like to welcome you to this year’s prospectus.

This school has been judged as OUTSTANDING by Ofsted, in October 2007, with this grading upheld in 2011 following an interim Ofsted inspection. This success is mirrored in its historically excellent results. In February 2018 the school achieved Outstanding in all areas when inspected by the School Inspector of Anglican and Methodist School (SIAMS).

We pride ourselves on providing an exciting and broad curriculum while ensuring that pupils have “Mastery” of key skills. Children have ample opportunity to apply skills through stimulating enrichment opportunities. These include practical lessons, educational trips and visits from “experts”. Examples of this include:  school transformed into Hogwarts for a Literary focus  children becoming Science detectives when an alien spaceship landed in the playground  anti-bullying workshops with a visiting drama company  Visits from Steinar the Viking and the Ministry of chocolate

We have many visitors, such as authors, motivational speakers, the mayor and The Olive School, (a partner school in Blackburn). We sponsor a child who lives in Chennai in India and so have a real community to compare when we look at Christianity in other cultures. We strive to enable each child to ‘reach for the stars’ and achieve their best, whatever their ability or interest, within the strong family community of this school.

The partnership between the pupils, parents, staff and governors is one of utmost importance. Working together, we can provide effective teaching and learning for every child in an atmosphere of trust, where all are valued. Our PSHE programme ‘Heartsmart’ focuses on values through the teaching units. The Christian ethos is really important to us; it underpins and permeates the school and consequently we have a close association with St. Chad’s Church.

If you would like to visit the school in action, then please do not hesitate to contact me and I will be delighted to meet with you and be proud to show you around. (During the pandemic we will be conducting virtual tours.)

Mr Jonathan Leeming Acting Headteacher

SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT

Poulton St Chad’s CE School aims to develop all its pupils to their full intellectual, spiritual and physical potential within an atmosphere based on Christian faith in the Anglican tradition.

Collective Worship is central to the daily life of the school and the strong links between school, home and parish are encouraged.

EDUCATIONAL AIMS

 To educate children in a sincere, mindful and caring Christian community, laying a moral and spiritual foundation and providing teaching based on Christian beliefs, attitudes and traditions, especially those of the Anglican Church.

 To provide a broad and balanced curriculum, developing the whole child spiritually, morally, culturally, mentally and physically, having high expectations for all.

 To awaken an awareness of the world around us and to help pupils find joy in living and learning through as wide, and varied, a range of enrichment opportunities as possible.

 Through personal and social development to encourage self-discipline, civilised manners and behaviour and a respect for other persons and property.

 To develop perseverance, positive attitudes to learning and work, and worthwhile standards in all things – the objects of all these being ‘to be the best I can be’.

 To create within school an individual role and contribution from each pupil, plus a capacity to be successful.

 To provide equal access to all areas of the curriculum for all pupils, regardless of race, sex and ethnic origin.

 To work, and communicate, with parents, other schools and the community at large, thereby increasing pupil awareness of the outside world.

 To prepare pupils for the opportunities and experience of adult life.

THE SCHOOL

Poulton St Chad’s CE School is a Church Aided Primary School. It provides education for children between the ages of 4 and 11 years and is maintained by Lancashire County Council as the Local Education Authority. The school is conveniently located near the centre of the busy community of Poulton-le-Fylde and is closely linked to the parish church of St Chad.

The original school building dates from 1830 but it also houses more modern extensions, comprising eight classrooms in total and additional resource areas, including a Resource Hub. There are large grassed playing fields within the grounds, in addition to hard play areas and a MUGA (Multi-Use Games Area), allowing all weather access for sports. We also run our own catering facilities providing a choice of hot meals each day.

There is a popular Breakfast Club and an After School Club providing ‘wrap around care’ for parents needing child care on a full-time, part-time or ad hoc basis.

SCHOOL LINKS

We work closely with other schools in the local cluster and we are a strategic member of Fylde Coast Teaching School Alliance (FCTSA). This is an excellent partnership between primary and secondary schools from across the Fylde Coast who have been judged as Good and Outstanding schools.

STAFFING

Acting Headteacher Mr J Leeming Acting Deputy Headteacher/ SENDCo Mrs S Shrewsbury

Teachers Teaching Assistants Miss E Hopwood Mrs C Hopwood Mr A Fielding Mrs N Swales Mrs H Parry Ms Z Wardman Mrs G Crossley Mrs V Watts Miss L Whatmough Ms R Myers Mr J Walley Miss L Dale Mrs L Woodward Ms L Latimer Miss C Siddall Mrs L Coulson Mrs G Kambouris Mrs C Stallard Mrs B McCann Mrs J Price Miss V Woods Miss L Eggleston

Specialist Teachers Mrs G Kambouris (Greek) Learning Mentor Mrs H Hunt

Welfare Assistants Mrs A Clarke Mrs J Price Miss L Latimer Mrs C Stallard Miss L Cameron Mrs J Harvey

Catering Manager Mrs S Hornby Catering Assistants Mrs P Broadbent / Mrs J Burnell Breakfast/ After School Club Manager Mrs S Nixon

Bursar/Administration Mrs J Kenny / Ms S Holden

Site Supervisor Mr P Hemming Cleaner Mrs B Downe School Crossing Patrol Mrs M Fairclough

GOVERNORS

We are a ‘Voluntary Aided’ Church of England school provided initially by the Church Trustees. Governors have responsibility for areas such as admissions, curriculum, staffing, resources and financial management. At present there are 14 members of the Governing Body. In addition to the Chairman and Headteacher there are 7 Foundation Governors, 1 Local Authority representative, and a Governor Representative of the teaching and a co- opted governor. There are 2 elected parent governors.

Chair of Governors Revd M Keighley 5

SCHOOL ORGANISATION

The school is a one-form entry primary school admitting a maximum of 35 pupils each year. Primary education covers a child’s education through 7 years: Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Year 1 and Year 2 is known as Key Stage 1 Year 3 to Year 6 is known as Key Stage 2

Children are grouped in classes according to their age and statutory class sizes (A maximum of 30 in EYFS and KS1). The smaller classes and mixed ages throughout the first three years of school gives the opportunity for children to learn with a variety of different children and have a wide range of responsibilities in class. This is very much part of the family ethos here at Poulton St Chad’s. There are opportunities for the children to socialise with others in their year group at playtimes and lunchtimes and Religious Education (RE) and Science are taught in year groups. Classes are taught by subject specialists on a regular basis, such as in Music, Art, PE, RE and a Modern Foreign Language and we also have visiting specialist teachers at times.

SCHOOL HOURS

The school day begins at 8.45am (Group A) or 9am (Group B) and ends at 3.15pm (Group A) or 3.30pm (Group B).

Doors open 8.45 am or 9am Lunch 11.30 am – 12.30pm or 12:30pm – 1:30 pm Close of school 3.15pm or 3.30pm

ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY

Doors are closed and the playground gate locked at 9.15am. Any latecomers will need to enter through the main entrance and sign in there. Please notify school as early as possible if your child is going to be late or absent.

EXTENDED SERVICES AND ‘WRAP AROUND CARE’

During term time a Breakfast Club operates between 7.30 am and 8.45 am and an After School Club between 3.30 pm and 5.30 pm. Children can attend every day, a selection of days, or even ad hoc. Contact details and charging information are available from the school office.

In June 2016 the After School Club became the first setting in Lancashire to be awarded the Extended Services Quality Mark for the third period running and it was judged ‘Good’ by Ofsted. There are many activities, which include crafts, Wii, dance mat, construction toys, games and books, small world creative toys, dressing up clothes etc. and children can also choose to do their homework. Weather permitting a lot of time is also spent outside in the playground. 6

SCHOOL CURRICULUM

The curriculum at St Chad’s CE Primary School meets the full requirements of the National Curriculum for the Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stages 1 and 2. We aim to promote excellence and the highest possible standards for all our pupils.

A wealth of opportunities for learning, are provided not only throughout the school day but also through the many extra-curricular activities which extend and enhance the formal curriculum.

Children are taught using a variety of approaches including whole-class, small groups, paired and independently.

Most subjects are taught “holistically” through our exciting curriculum topics. The subject leader reviews each subject area on a regular basis. Schemes of work and policies are reviewed and monitored by the whole staff.

There is a lot of information about the Curriculum and details for each class on the school web-site. QUALITY MARK

The school is proud to have been awarded the ‘Basic Skills Quality Mark’ for the 10th time. This is a prestigious award available to schools who demonstrate a high level of proficiency in planning, teaching, assessment and analysis of Basic Skills as well progress in these areas.

SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

Our school is committed to providing equality of education for all of its pupils and in accordance with this, it is recognised that some pupils experience particular difficulty in achieving their full academic potential. Other pupils may have physical, emotional or behavioural needs. The school will provide additional help and support for these pupils and has a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Co-ordinator (SENDCo), Specialist SEN Support Assistant and a Governor responsible for SEN. Our ‘Local SEN Offer’ is available on the school web-site.

Categories of Special Educational Need:

• Initial Cause for Concern: A child who is beginning to fall behind in a specific area and warrants close monitoring, and intervention will be put in place.

• SEN Support: The SENDCo and the class teacher will draw up an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for the child, which is reviewed once a term. Sometimes Medical Care Plans need to be drawn up with healthcare professionals, parents and staff when are there is an identified medical need requiring support during the school day. If there is still concern that the child is not making progress, the help given will increase, usually from external professional support services. IEPs will continue to be used and advice sought from other professionals.

• Education, Health, Care Plans: An Education, Health, Care Plan is issued if a child meets the criteria for action which cannot be met by the school alone. The child can be referred to the Local Authority to have a detailed diagnostic assessment. When a child has an EHC plan, the school will hold statutory reviews and meet all statutory requirements.

At all times parents will be consulted, kept fully informed and involved.

Should a parent have concerns or complaints about the provision of Special Educational Needs within school, they should contact the Headteacher.

MORE ABLE, GIFTED AND TALENTED PUPILS

As a school we recognise the importance of ensuring that our more able, gifted and talented pupils receive the support and challenge necessary to help them develop their full potential. Differentiation and challenge is provided during teaching sessions and additional intervention. Pupils are often invited to be part of local challenge activities in areas such as general knowledge, spelling, Maths, sports, Art and English. Some children are identified as gifted or talented in an area, through the provision of our enriched and enhanced Curriculum.

OUR CURRICULUM INTENT

Our Context We continue to strive to maintain an excellent quality of education in all areas at St. Chad’s. Historically attainment and achievement has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted. (2008 and 2011). Pupils are well-behaved and have an enthusiastic approach to learning. Attendance and punctuality of the vast majority is excellent. Parents value their children’s education. The school enjoys an excellent reputation in the local community and is over-subscribed. In addition to his role as Acting Headteacher, Mr J Leeming supports a number of other schools as a Mastery Specialist Teacher with the North North West Maths Hub (NNWMH). The school community highly values its faith ethos. It received an Outstanding grade under the Schools’ Anglican and Methodist Inspection (2018). As well as strong links with the Blackburn Diocese of Education, the school also values the School Support through Lancashire Education Authority, where more than 93% of schools are Good or Outstanding (2018). The school supports other schools through the FCTSA, EIF projects and through working with clusters of schools.

Our Intent Our intent is to ensure that all pupils master the basic subject knowledge and skills essential as a foundation before the next stage of their learning, whether that be the next year group or the next phase of their education. As a primary school, it is our duty to ensure that children have an absolutely solid, concrete understanding of subject knowledge and skills, as well as being emotionally resilient in readiness for secondary school. Our experience is that racing through content leads to some children having gaps in subject knowledge. Pupils will spend time becoming true masters of content, applying and being creative with new knowledge and skills in multiple ways to demonstrate that they really understand it. In this way learning is sustainable. We intend that the steadier, deeper pace of learning, will enable no child to be left behind, as well as providing deeper and richer experiences for children who are above the national expectation for their age.

Implementation We will be doing more of this: Teaching all children in class, together, most of the time Verbal feedback during lessons, shortened comments in books and more ticking of correct concepts Spending longer on one idea Giving children who need it, additional support over shorter, more intense periods, like a day or week. Daily or weekly mini assessments with a few formal tests over the year

And less of this: Formal marking with lots of written feedback and highlighting Covering lots of ideas in one week Formal, long term interventions to boost children out of class Separating children into ability groups Formal testing of children weekly or termly

We have been applying this pedagogy to Maths for one year and English initially and are gradually incorporating other subjects. We continue to work with passion to prepare our pupils for life beyond the school walls, not just accomplished in English and Maths. We want to empower them to be lifelong learners, to able to make good choices, and be resilient to the knocks that life can give, in the knowledge that God is always there to be their friend.

THE EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE (EYFS)

The EYFS begins at birth and ends when they leave the Reception year in school. The curriculum for the EYFS underpins all future learning and comprises of 3 Prime areas and 4 Specific areas of learning.

The 3 Prime Areas of Learning:  Physical development  Personal, social and emotional development  Communication and language

The 4 Specific Areas of Learning:  Literacy  Mathematics  Expressive art and design  Understanding the world

For each of these areas, the children work through early learning goals. This learning prepares the children for the National Curriculum at Key Stage 1. Learning in the Early Years is a partnership between school and home. As your child’s key educator, at Poulton St Chad’s we encourage a close working relationship between home and the Early Years Team.

THE CORE SUBJECTS

ENGLISH

The general aim of the English policy is to provide opportunities for each child to develop his or her potential in the main areas of language – speaking and listening, reading and writing. From the youngest children in school to the oldest, we encourage communication skills with as many opportunities as possible for them to express their views, understand their feelings and discuss with others. Role play, drama, public speaking, performances and circle time enhance this learning.

MATHEMATICS

St Chad's pupils learn mathematics through a "mastery" approach which provides them with a solid understanding and confidence. They learn in interesting and enjoyable ways so that they become fluent, able to reason and to solve problems.

COMPUTING

We recognise the importance of developing children’s knowledge, skills, understanding and independent expertise in this important aspect of the curriculum. The Computing curriculum encompasses a wide range of technology, from remote control toys and vehicles to digital cameras, computer equipment and iPads. Throughout their time at St Chad’s, pupils develop skills in Computing and Information Technology (exploring text and multimedia, sound, handling and manipulating data, images and video), Digital Literacy (using technology to communicate safely) and Computer Science (writing and checking simple programmes). Children are taught to use Information and Communication Technology responsibly and effectively, and to make informed judgements about when to use ICT to support or enhance their learning.

ON-LINE SAFETY

As well as having a filtered and monitored Internet provision, we regularly teach children how to keep safe on the Internet. We also inform parents of useful resources through newsletters, our web-site and drop-in sessions. The police, WIRED (a local internet safety charity) and NSPCC visit.

SCIENCE

Children have a great deal of curiosity about their surroundings. We aim develop this interest by providing practical investigations and experiments. Our science curriculum is broad, balanced, and relevant and has a clearly planned progression. It caters for all pupils and includes experimental and investigative science, which applies to living things, materials and physical processes. Children develop skills, knowledge and understanding by exploring and investigating their environment. Work may take place in class or outdoors and during a dedicated Science Week or as part of a school trip. The school has a Poly Tunnel where members of the local community support pupils in growing vegetables which are served from the school kitchen. This is an excellent way to emphasise ‘Life Processes and Living Things’. We achieved the Silver Science Quality Mark in 2017.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

As a Church School, RE is a Core subject and supports our children in developing their own beliefs, values and attitudes through an exploration of shared human experience and the place and significance of Christianity and other beliefs in the contemporary world with an emphasis on Anglican beliefs and practices.

The main aims and objectives of Religious Education in our school are:  To develop the spiritual dimension of a child.  To offer the basis of a faith by which children can live.  To provide pupils with an understanding and knowledge of the Christian heritage and culture of our society.  To help pupils understand that religion is a formative influence.  To increase children’s knowledge and respect for other faiths.  To develop Christian principles of caring and respect for others, honesty, loyalty and integrity by teaching and example in the daily life of our school.

Religious teaching and worship are based upon the syllabus of Religious Education drawn up by Blackburn Diocesan Council.

In a church school we are in a recognisably distinctive position where we are able to present Christianity as a true and living faith, therefore making a valuable contribution to the mission of the school.

Whilst parents have the right to withdraw their children from school worship and religious education, Christianity permeates the whole life of the school community and so it is not possible to insulate pupils from the Christian ethos of our school. Consequently, Governors anticipate that parents will wish to commit their children to attendance at the various worship opportunities. An act of worship is held each day. This may involve the whole school, individual classes, or Infant/Junior groups. At times throughout the year parents are invited to join us in school or at church. The main Christian festivals are celebrated in Church, as well as a monthly service attended by the Juniors and parents are always welcome to these services. The Vicar provides both pastoral and curriculum support and the children instantly relate to him as he is a regular visitor to school.

In February 2018 the school achieved Outstanding in all areas of the Blackburn Diocesan inspection (SIAMs).

COLLECTIVE WORSHIP

Each day begins with an act of collective worship involving the whole school. This is a special time and an important feature of life at St Chad’s. It enhances the Christian foundation of the school and its strong links with our Church. Pupils are often involved in the presentation of worship, as well as visitors. We have a Bible story or a Christian value as a focus. Our parish clergy lead weekly acts of collective worship, but we have many other visitors, staff and pupils who lead worship. A ‘Celebration’ assembly takes place each week when we come together to celebrate achievements and reward badges and certificates. Each half term Key Stage 2 pupils go to St Chad’s Church for worship, with Key Stage 1 joining for festivals.

PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION (PSHE)

The principles of PSHE underpin all other areas of learning. It is concerned with issues such as respect for others, personal well-being and morals. The PSHE curriculum at St Chad’s is wide and varied. Themes include Citizenship, Health, Sex and Relationships and Drugs education in line with Government and Diocesan guidelines. As well as following Heartsmart resources in our teaching, children are given a variety of activities within these areas including discussion, role-play and Circle Time which promote children who are well-rounded, confident, decision makers. As well as being taught as a specific curriculum area, PSHE spans all school life. On-line /digital safety is addressed on a frequent basis. Anti-bullying issues are addressed. Children are given the opportunity to become active citizens in society by participating in charity events that the school holds every year.

SEX AND RELATIONSHIPS EDUCATION

Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) contributes to the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils at school and prepares pupils for the responsibilities and experiences of adult life. We do this in partnership with parents and other health professionals, through a caring Christian ethos. It will be a foundation for the future work in secondary school. Parents are always consulted about when this topic is taught as a discrete subject in Year 5 and Year 6, although there are other times when teachers respond to pupils’ questions. Parents have the right to withdraw their child from SRE lessons.

THE ARTS MUSIC St Chad’s has a long standing excellent musical tradition. The pupils take part in music throughout the school and are given a great many opportunities to enjoy making and performing music both within and outside the curriculum. Singing forms a big part of music in our school. The pupils are given lots of opportunities to sing in the classroom and in assemblies as well as at Christmas, end of year productions and Music Evenings. In addition to this, pupils from Years 3 to 6 are able to take advantage of chargeable extra-curricular instrument lessons offered by the school which include brass, woodwind, strings, keyboard and guitar.

The ‘Wider Opportunities’ musical instrument scheme operated by the Lancashire Schools Music Service provides Samba drumming lessons and ukulele lessons for a whole year group. Years 4, 5 and 6 are also invited to join the School Choir, which has a long history of success and participates in many Church services and concerts throughout the school year, including a night of entertainment at Blackburn Cathedral, along with the musicians from Blackpool Sixth Form. ART AND DESIGN

Children are encouraged to use their artistic skills imaginatively in all areas of the curriculum. We participate in, and have won prizes in, exhibitions such as the Young Seasiders, take part in workshops and have invited artists from the area to work with the children.

DESIGN TECHNOLOGY

Pupils design, make and evaluate. They learn how to take risks, becoming resourceful, innovative, enterprising and capable citizens. Through the evaluation of past and present design and technology, they develop a critical understanding of its impact on daily life and the wider world. High-quality design and technology education makes an essential contribution to the creativity, culture, wealth and well-being of the nation.

GREEK

At St Chad’s we pride ourselves on teaching Modern Foreign Languages in such a way as to instil a love of learning languages which will stay with our pupils for life. Children are taught Modern Greek through a range of interactive activities, games and songs from Year 3. They learn to read and write the Greek alphabet and understand how the language is structured. We highlight English words with Greek roots to promote an understanding of spelling and definition in both languages. Greek culture and celebrations are learnt about and children are able to relate to a different way of living. Greek lessons foster an enthusiasm for learning about the languages and cultures of others, in turn establishing a greater understanding of their own language and culture.

HUMANITIES

GEOGRAPHY

The school offers a high-quality geography education, which inspires children to become curious about the world and people around them. As children develop their understanding of the surrounding location, facts, names and vocabulary, a sense of place will emerge which will show empathy and understanding towards other cultures, changes and opinions. Through geographical enquiry and fieldwork, children will develop an awareness of change occurring in the world today. The relationship between physical and human processes is questioned. Geographical skills will be developed by; conducting fieldwork, communicating data and interpreting maps, globes and diagrams. Our geography is relevant, purposeful and linked to current events and topical issues present in our modern world.

HISTORY

Children gain knowledge and understanding of Britain’s past, which then extends to the wider world. Teaching focuses on changes within living memory, events beyond living memory and the lives of significant individuals. Emphasis is placed on the local area and specific events, which have helped shape our historical market town of Poulton-le-Fylde, St Chads Church and Primary School. Throughout Key Stage Two, children learn about different historical periods and their effects upon Britain. Such periods include; The Roman Empire, Changes to Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, Beyond 1066 and a Non-European society. We focus on skills of historical enquiry and chronology as well as learning facts about historical periods. We have lots of visitors in school; we dress up in role play and go on many visits to bring these periods of time to life for the children.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION & SPORT

The school has a strong commitment towards physical activity and sport. We are part of the Poulton Sports Cluster which links with local High Schools and endeavours to provide enhanced provision for sport both in and outside of the curriculum. Many extra-curricular clubs are offered. Sports Premium funding enhances and develops our sporting activities, especially through additional provision, staff training, equipment and competitions.

The five main areas of physical education are gymnastics, invasion games, dance, net and wall games, outdoor with adventurous activity and swimming tuition for older pupils. In all aspects of PE the children are encouraged to see the value of exercise and physical activity to health and well-being, and to develop skills in all areas of the subject. Pupils are encouraged in competitive sports, including a sports day, as well as festivals where the focus is more on taking part.

The school is well equipped with spacious outdoor facilities incorporating two football pitches and hard surfaces suitable for a variety of sports. We have recently constructed a climbing wall and renewed playground markings. The school hall is used for indoor sports, games, PE and dance lessons.

HOMELEARNING

Homework comprises of daily reading and weekly spellings, as well as times tables from Year 2. Additional work will be sent home linked to areas being taught in school, where extra practice is considered to be needed. There is also an optional menu of activities parents may choose to support their child’s learning for each half term, linked to the class topics.

CURRICULUM ENRICHMENT

CLUBS

The school provides extra-curricular clubs, visits and activities that extend the school curriculum. These afford children the opportunity to enrich and extend their learning and enjoyment. At certain times of the year children may be selected to represent the school at local inter-school events including athletics, football, netball, cricket, rounders, tag-rugby, tennis, chess, general knowledge, spelling and maths. Clubs include Football - Netball – Cricket - Rounders - Gymnastics - Tag-rugby - Tri-golf - Tennis - Athletics - Multi-skills – Dance - Chess - Art – Choir - ICT – Needlecraft – RE - Debating – Gardening – Computing - Handbells – Bible Art and Activity Club –Yoga – Science These clubs are run on a voluntary basis and are usually free or a small charge to cover the cost of any resources. They do not all run all the time, but are usually for blocks of 6 weeks.

CORE ENRICHMENT

We also have special focus times in school such as Book Week, Garden Week/Young Wyre in Bloom Competition, E-safety week, PSHE week where a special focus on an area of learning will be developed more fully. Other examples are when a classroom has been transformed into Victorian classroom, or a WW2 shelter and even the whole school being transformed into Hogwarts School giving many visual prompts (including real owls) for creative writing.

SCHOOL TRIPS

Educational visits are made to museums, theatres, farms or places of historical or geographical interest. An annual residential trip takes place for Year 6 pupils. These visits are an important feature of the curriculum giving children opportunities to experience environments that are unfamiliar and stimulating and which can result in a great deal of valuable preparatory and follow-up work in the classroom.

CHARGING POLICY

The school’s Governors accept that a child’s education should be free. However, to enable educational visits to enrich the Curriculum then a voluntary contribution has to be requested.

The charging policy of the Governors is that:

 Charges will not be made for any activity which takes place wholly within school time or which arises as a requirement of the National Curriculum.

 There may be a charge for extra music tuition, to learn an instrument where school has to purchase the services of a teacher from outside school. Our Friends (PTFA) committee fund one year groups music tuition for Samba and ukulele.

 It will be necessary for parents to offer a voluntary contribution towards the cost of some activities, for example educational visits. However, no child will be excluded from taking part even if a parent decides not to make a contribution.

 If voluntary contributions are insufficient then the activity will not be able to proceed.

Financial support for parents entitled to benefit based free school meals is offered for school visits and residential holidays.

PUPIL WELFARE

The welfare and safety of the children is of paramount importance. Our school has always been considered as an extension of the family unit. We aim to provide an environment in which the “whole” child can develop and thrive. All staff are responsible for the pastoral care of the children. We also have a Learning Mentor who works with children on an individual and a group basis when there are issues impacting on the child’s learning. This may include issues relating to attendance, friendship, bereavement, anger management, confidence and the general development of social skills. Children may self-refer or be referred by a teacher or parent. We also work closely with external services to support various activities in school. Parents are also encouraged to access these services.

PUPIL PREMIUM

School receives a Pupil Premium Grant. It is designed to help disadvantaged pupils of all abilities perform better, and close the gap between them and their peers.

This grant is allocated on the basis of the number of children who are

 recorded as eligible for Free School Meals or have been in the last 6 years  looked-after children (LAC)  who ceased to be looked after by a local authority because of adoption, a special guardianship order, a child arrangements order or a residence order  recorded as a service child.

Details of how our school’s grant is currently spent, as well as the impact it has, can be found on our school web-site.

ABSENCE

Pupils are always carefully accounted for by daily registration. School needs to be advised by the SchoolApp, letter or telephone as soon as possible if pupils are not attending school. This is a legal requirement and school will follow up any unexplained absences with a telephone call to parents. School is required to differentiate between ‘authorised’ and ‘unauthorised’ absences. Any absences for which no reason has been received have to be classified as ‘unauthorised.’ Pupils should only be removed from school during the day by prior arrangement and following receipt of a written notice or message for the Headteacher. In all cases, this can only be done if the child is collected personally by the adult responsible.

The Headteacher is not able to authorise any holidays taken in term-time, other than for exceptional circumstances, which does not include financial reasons. Requests for absence should be made to the Headteacher in advance and the template completed which is available from the office or the school web-site. If holidays are taken in term time, parents are at risk of a Penalty Notice being issued against them by the Local Authority. At least one of the half term breaks is now two weeks, which enables parents to access reduced priced holidays.

ILLNESS

The majority of staff have received training and certificates in first aid at work and paediatric first aid. When children are taken ill or have a serious accident in school, parents will be informed immediately. We inform parents by text if their child receives a bump to the head or if a child needs to use their asthma inhaler.

It is important that the school has an up-to-date telephone number of the parents’ home and/or work addresses. Parents should notify the school if there are any medical details of children, which should be known if emergency treatment has to be given e.g. allergy to penicillin. Children are not taken to hospital or casualty departments without parental knowledge or permission, unless attempts to contact the parents have been unsuccessful.

To ensure a safe environment if children or staff members develop symptoms of diarrhoea are excluded from school until they have been symptom free for at least 48 hours.

MEDICATION

School is not a place for children who are ill. However, there are some instances where a child recovering from a short illness is considered by his/her doctor to be well enough to return to school although still receiving a course of medication. Non-prescribed medication will not be administered by staff and must not be sent to school. If it is not practical for a parent to administer regular medication, then each request for medication to be administered in school will need to be recorded by completion of the appropriate school form. Please see the School Medical Policy for further details. Children who need an inhaler should have one kept in school. Parents are texted if your child needs to use this whilst at school.

COLLECTING CHILDREN

Parents of children in the infants wait in the playground for their teacher to send their child from the door to the parent on an individual basis. Key Stage 2 children are dismissed from the doors near their classroom. If your child is to be collected by another person, please inform the school office so that their name can be placed on the list. It is very important that parents are there on time to meet children at the end of the day.

Parents should inform the school, in writing, if they want their child(ren) to walk or cycle home unaccompanied or be collected by another adult.

Please note dogs should not be brought onto school grounds.

PUPIL BEHAVIOUR AND DISCIPLINE

We always try to encourage a happy and hard-working environment at Poulton St Chad’s C of E School. Our teachers maintain a caring but disciplined relationship with the children in an atmosphere based on Christian faith, Christian service and Christian values. We encourage children to practice love, respect and forgiveness to help them in their relationships with others. We try to keep the school ‘rules’ to a minimum other than a few basic guidelines. Pupils are encouraged to contribute to the school, the community and the environment. We have an active School Council and we train Year 6 pupils to assist in constructive play, such as PALS at lunchtime. All new starters have a named buddy in Year 6 who will have got to know them through the induction sessions prior to starting school in September. They will play an active role helping children settle in September, greeting them at the door, escorting them at lunchtime and play times until they are happy to play independently and always being on hand when needed.

We place great emphasis on the recognition and acknowledgement of good work and behaviour. Systems of reward, achievement and praise are employed to great effect. We have a celebration assembly on a Monday as part of our worship, when children can bring in certificates or trophies achieved out of school. We also present certificates and badges for class and lunchtime ‘Stars of the Week’. High standards of behaviour and discipline are expected and children are encouraged to display respect for other children, adults and property within school.

Bullying is not accepted. Pupils and parents are encouraged to report actual or suspected incidents of bullying to the teacher or Headteacher. Pupils are also encouraged to report any bullying to a friend or mentor e.g. a school captain or a pupil from the School Council. The school’s anti-bullying policy will then be applied. Copies of this policy are available for parents to see on the school web-site. We have clear guidelines on how we deal with behavioural difficulties in general and we seek to apply these with fairness and consistency. Children are taught that there are consequences for actions and also, in keeping with our Christian ethos, we give children the opportunity to make amends, reform their behaviour and be forgiven.

LUNCHTIME SUPERVISION

At lunchtime our Welfare staff supervise the children. They look after the children in the dining hall and on the playground. We also have sports providers running playground activities. We expect all children to be polite and well behaved for the welfare staff and visiting coaches.

CHILD PROTECTION POLICY

Because of day-to-day contact with children, schools are particularly well placed to observe outward signs of abuse, changes in behaviour or failure to develop. In our school, the safety and welfare care and concern of all pupils is of paramount importance. We will endeavour to work with parents to build an understanding of the school’s responsibility to ensure the welfare of all children. Parents should be aware therefore that, where it appears to a member of school staff that a child may have been abused, the school is required, as part of its Safeguarding procedures, to report their concern to Children in Social Care immediately. The Designated Senior Leader responsible for Child Protection is Mr J Leeming Acting Headteacher, and the Acting Deputy Headteacher, Mrs Shrewsbury, deputises for him in this role. All staff and volunteers are subject to a Disclosure Barring Service check prior to working unsupervised with children in school. All staff receive training in Safeguarding Children on an annual basis.

Our Designated Senior Person for Child Protection is Mr J Leeming. The Backup Designated Senior Person is Mrs S Shrewsbury.

All staff are also trained in anti-radicalisation/extremism procedures and children are taught to respect other people, whatever their background, race, colour, gender, sexuality.

Our Designated Senior Person for PREVENT is Mr J Leeming.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

The school will ensure that all children in each class are given the same opportunities and experience. We will make sure that the school curriculum and assemblies promote multi- cultural education and positive attitudes to community cohesion and world citizenship. We fully support the principles of inclusion and will do our best to respond to the varying needs of all individuals and groups, regardless of gender, race, culture, ability, disability or any other characteristics. The school possesses a Single Equalities Policy. Children are taught to respect all individuals.

INSURANCE

The Diocese and the LEA both have various policies covering the School, its staff and pupils. Details of these are available in school. Governors have a Public Liability Policy but there is no automatic compensation in case of accident to staff or pupils. Parents may wish to take out personal accident insurance cover if they so desire.

MEALS AND SNACKS

SCHOOL LUNCHES

Excellent quality school meals are prepared in our school kitchen. We often have special themed days.

Mrs Hornby, our school Catering Manager, won the North West region School Cook of the year (2016) and was awarded the Marketing table certificate nationally.

All children in EYFS and Years 1 and 2 are entitled to Universal Free School Meals and we expect all families to take this up this offer. School meals for Juniors are paid for in advance. School is in the process of finalising an online payment system for this. Please contact the school office for more details. As an alternative to school meals children may bring a packed lunch to school, which should not include any sweets or chocolate bars.

MID MORNING MILK/SNACK

Milk is free for children for the months up to the beginning of the term of the child’s 5th birthday and afterwards is free for those entitled to free school meals. Milk is available to others at a small cost per term. This is ordered direct with Cool Milk on-line.

All children in Key Stage 1 have the opportunity to have a piece of fresh fruit each day. This is provided free of charge and is usually eaten during the mid-morning break. Key Stage 2 children are able to bring their own fruit snack from home or purchase from a selection of fruits, milk and apple juice or toast on Fridays.

HEALTHY SCHOOLS

Children are encouraged to be ‘healthy’ in every way. Children only have water to drink during the day (other than with their lunch) and water is accessible at all times in classes. We also provide fruit as a snack which is free for Key Stage 1 and a small charge for Key Stage 2.

Children should not bring sweets or chocolate as part of their packed lunches.

PARENT PARTNERSHIP

COMMUNICATION WITH PARENTS

We endeavour to provide effective channels of communication with parents. You will be informed of events taking place in school or items of interest via the following channels:

 ‘SCHOOL MATTERS’, the regular newsletter sent by App, or e-mail/ paper on request.  School App  School Website  Seesaw App  Letters about specific issues / events  ‘Group Call’ Text Messaging Service  School calendar available on the App and web-site.

Any parent wishing to see a member of staff, or the Headteacher, should contact the school office. Staff are always prepared to meet with parents but it is helpful to make an appointment to arrange a mutually convenient time.

REPORTING TO PARENTS

Parent consultations are held each term to discuss children’s progress. The comprehensive annual school report is sent to each child’s parent towards the end of the summer term.

PARENTS IN SCHOOL

We encourage voluntary help in class or school activities. We request that parents do not support their own child/ren’s class. Please see the Headteacher or class teacher of you would like to become more involved. A DBS check is a requirement of anybody wishing to help in school.

PARKING

Parking is not available on nearby streets. Princess Avenue is access only, so please respect our neighbours and do not park there. Also please do not park on pavements near the Medical Centre or use their carpark. Parking permits for the beginning and end of the school day are available for the car park behind Wetherspoons. Children can then access the alleyway to the crossing manned by the school crossing patrol.

FRIENDS ASSOCIATION

We are very fortunate to have a very active and successful Friends Association (PTFA), run by parents, teachers and friends. Events such as the discos, Summer Fayre, Music Evenings and Movie Nights raise a significant amount of money for school equipment and teaching resources. Please get involved and give the Friends your full support.

SCHOOL UNIFORM Uniform is stocked by Bispham Clothing: 7 All Hallows Rd, Blackpool, FY2 0AS, 01253 353701

WINTER UNIFORM (to be worn after Autumn half term) BOYS GIRLS

Short or long trousers Grey skirt or pinafore dress Short or long trousers White shirt (not polo shirt) White blouse (not polo shirt) Royal blue knitted V neck sweater (+ logo) Royal blue knitted cardigan (+ logo) Grey socks White/grey socks (white for choir) Grey tights School tie (available from school) School tie (available from school)

Note: Ties can be elasticated/clip-on/normal. KS2 pupils should be able to tie their own tie.

SUMMER OPTION (may be worn after Easter)

White open-neck short sleeve shirt White, open-neck, short sleeve blouse Blue/white striped or checked dress White polo shirt (+ logo) White polo shirt (+ logo)

FOOTWEAR Pupils are requested to wear sensible BLACK shoes, NOT trainer shoes or boots. Shoes with laces should only be worn if a child can tie their own laces.

HAIR STYLES/ACCESSORIES Long hair needs to be tied back and hair ribbons/bobbles/headbands etc should be school colours or neutral (black/brown) and not sparkly. No extreme hair styles are allowed including dyed hair, shaved heads or patterns shaved into hair.

MAKE UP AND JEWELLERY No make-up or nail varnish should be worn at school. The only jewellery allowed in school is one pair of plain gold/silver studs, if a child has pierced ears, and a watch. Both these items should be removed for PE and swimming by the child themselves.

PE UNIFORM Royal blue shadow striped shorts Royal blue tee shirt (+ logo) Slip-on pumps (black) Primary track top (+ logo) optional Primary track pant optional Socks (girls: no tights)

PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL POSSESSIONS ARE MARKED WITH THE CHILD’S NAME.

PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO SPACE RESTRICTIONS, CHILDREN SHOULD ONLY BRING BOOK BAGS TO SCHOOL. NO RUCKSACKS. 26

GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR)

The various documents which can be made available under the Education Act can be viewed by contacting the School Office. Many policies are available on the school web-site. We process personal information relating to our pupils and may receive information about them from their previous school or college, local authority, the Department for Education (DfE) and the Learning Records Service. We hold this personal data to:  support our pupils’ learning  monitor and report on their progress  provide appropriate pastoral care; and  assess the quality of our services Information about our pupils that we hold will include their contact details, national curriculum assessment results, attendance information, any exclusion information, where they go after they leave us and personal characteristics such as their ethnic group, any special educational needs they may have as well as relevant medical information. We will not give information about you to anyone without your consent unless the law and our policies allow us to. CONSENTS AND DATA

Most consents will be gathered when your child starts school, or annually. Letters may also be sent home as required for any of the following:

 off-site trips  off-site fixtures for sports (Curriculum arrangements do not require permission from parents but we always inform parents if their child will be off-site)  use of photographs in school, on web-sites and with external providers  internet Use  home-School Agreement, which sets out the responsibilities of the school, the parents and the child.  essential medication administration  medical information concerning your child is kept on file but if any condition changes please inform the school secretary  keeping data  privacy notice  nominated persons to collect younger pupils

2020/21 Term dates

Autumn Term 2020

Starts: Tuesday 1 September 2020 Half term: Monday 19 October - Friday 30 October 2020

Ends: Friday 18 December 2020

Spring Term 2021

Starts: Monday 4 January 2021 Half term: Monday 15 February - Friday 19 February 2021 Ends: Wednesday 31 March 2021

Summer Term 2021

Starts: Monday 12 April 2021 May Day: Friday 30 April 2021 Half term: Monday 24 May- Friday 4 June 2021

School closed: Monday 31 May 2021 – Friday 4 June 2021 (INSET days) Ends: Thursday 22 July 2021

Total number of days – 190 plus 5 INSET days

Please note: Half terms end at the usual school closing time. End of full terms, school closes at 2pm and there is no after school club on these days.

Poulton St Chad’s Church of England Primary School PROPOSED ADMISSION ARRANGEMENTS LANCASHIRE For September 2021 Revised 22nd July 2020 in response to COVID pandemic.

Making an application Applications for admission to the school for September 2021 should be made on-line at www.lancashire.gov.uk (search for School Admissions) between 1st September 2020 and 15th January 2021. It is not normally possible to change the order of your preferences for schools after the closing date.

Parents must complete the Local Authority electronic form, stating three preferences. Parents who wish their application to this Church school to be considered against the faith criteria should also complete the supplementary form. 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.

The Supplementary Information Form is also available from the school.

Letters informing parents of whether or not their child has been allocated a place will be sent out by the Local Authority on 16th April 2021. 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 2021 will be a maximum of 35. 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 or Health and Care Plan 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 and previously looked after children. This includes any "looked after child", “previously looked after children” and any child who was previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order. . ‘Looked after’ means that the child was (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions.

(b) Children with special medical or social circumstances affecting the child where these needs can only be met at this school. Professional 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. 29

2. Children with a parent/guardian worshipping in a church in membership of Churches Together in England, the Evangelical Alliance or North West Partnership. "Parental worshipping" is normally taken to mean a minimum of monthly attendance at church at public worship for over at least 12 months. The date on which this is judged is the 1st September 2020.

Insert: ‘In the event that during the period specified for attendance at worship the church has been closed for public worship and has not provided alternative premises for that worship, the requirements of these admissions arrangements in relation to attendance will only apply to the period when the or alternative premises have been available for public worship’.

A maximum of 26 children will be admitted under this criterion. The governors will request confirmation of this from the relevant member of the clergy or church officer.

The lists of Churches can be found on the Churches Together in England website at www.cte.org.uk, for the Evangelical Alliance at www.eauk.org and for the North West Partnership at www.northwestpartnership.com; lists are taken as on 1st September 2020. Churches in membership of the equivalent bodies to CTE in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are equally accepted.

3. Children who have a sibling attending the school on the date of application and on the date of admission. Siblings include step, half, foster, adopted brothers and sisters living at the same address.

4. Other children.

Tie break Where there are more applicants for the available places within a category, then the distance between the Ordnance Survey address points for the school and the home measured in a straight line will be used as the final determining factor, nearer addresses having priority over more distant ones. This address point is within the body of the property and usually located at its centre. Where two addresses have the same distance, or the cut-off point is for addresses within the same building, then the Local Authority's system of a random draw will determine which address(es) receive the offer(s).

Late applications for admission Where there are extenuating circumstances for an application being received after the last date for applications, and it is before the governors have established their list of pupils to be admitted, then it will be considered alongside all the others. Otherwise, applications which are received after the last date will be considered after all the others, and placed on the waiting list in order according to the criteria.

Waiting list Where we have more applications than places, the admissions criteria will be used. Children who are not admitted will have their name placed on a waiting list. The names on this waiting list will be in the order resulting from the application of the admissions criteria. Since the date of application cannot be a criterion for the order of names on the waiting list, late applicants for the school will be slotted into the order according to the extent to which they meet the criteria. Thus it is possible that a child who moves into the area later to have a higher priority than one who has been on the waiting list for some time. If a place becomes available within the admission number, the child whose name is at the top of the list will be offered a place. This is not dependent on whether an appeal has been submitted. This waiting list will operate until 31 December of the relevant year.

Address of pupil The address used on the school’s admission form must be the current one at the time of application, i.e. the family’s main residence. If the address changes subsequently, the parents should notify the school. Where the parents live at different addresses, and there is shared parenting, the address used will normally be the one where the child wakes up for the majority of Monday to Friday mornings. If there is any doubt about this, then the address of the Child Benefit recipient will be used. Parents may be asked to show evidence of the claim that is being made for the address, e.g. identity cards of various sorts showing the child’s address as the one claimed. Where there is dispute about the correct address to use, the governors reserve the right to make enquiries of any relevant third parties, e.g. the child’s GP, Council Tax Office, Electoral Registration Officer, utilities provider. For children of UK Service personnel and other Crown Servants returning to the area proof of the posting is all that is required.

Non-routine or in-year admissions It sometimes happens that a child needs to change school other than at the “normal” time; such admissions are known as non-routine or in-year admissions. Parents wishing their child to attend this school should arrange to visit the school. They will be provided with an application form once they have a definite local address. If there is a place in the appropriate class, then the governors will arrange for the admission to take place. If there is no place, then the admissions committee will consider the application and information about how to appeal against the refusal will be provided. Appeals for children moving into the area will not be considered until there is evidence of a permanent address, e.g. exchange of contracts or tenancy agreement with rent book.

Please note that you cannot re-apply for a place at a school within the same school year unless there has been relevant, significant and material change in the family circumstances.

Appeals for routine admissions Where the governors are unable to offer a place because the school is over subscribed, parents have the right to appeal to an independent admission appeal panel, set up under the School Standards and Framework Act, 1998, as amended by the Education Act, 2002. Parents should notify the clerk to the governors at the school by 28th April, 2021. Parents will have the opportunity to submit their case to the panel in writing and also to attend in order to present their case. You will normally receive 14 days’ notice of the place and time of the hearing.

Appeals which are received after the deadline will be slotted into the schedule where this is possible. There is no guarantee that this will happen and late appeals may be heard after the stipulated date at a second round of hearings. The schedule is subject to change depending upon the availability of appeal panel members, clerks, venues and the number of appeals for each school (which will vary year on year).

Please note that this right of appeal against the governors’ decision does not prevent you from making an appeal in respect of any other school.

Fraudulent applications Where the governing body discovers that a child has been awarded a place as the result of an intentionally misleading application from a parent (for example a false claim to residence in the catchment area or of involvement in a place of worship) which effectively denies a place to a child with a stronger claim, then the governing body is required to withdraw the offer of a place. The application will be considered afresh and a right of appeal offered if a place is refused.

Deferred admission If your child is due to start school during the next academic year, it is important that you apply for a place for September. If your child’s fifth birthday is between the months of September and December, then, if you wish it, admission may be deferred until January; if it is between January and April, then admission may be deferred until the start of the summer term though it is likely to be in your child’s interest to start no later than January. You may also request that your child attend school part time until he/she reaches his/her fifth birthday.

Admission of children outside of their normal age group

Parents may seek a place for their child outside of their normal age group, for example, if a child is gifted and talented or has experienced problems such as ill health. In addition, the parents of a summer born child1 may choose not to send that child to school until the September following their fifth birthday and may request that they are admitted out of their normal age group – to reception rather than year 1. Admission Authorities must make clear in their admission arrangements the process for requesting admission out of the normal age group.

Admission authorities must make decisions on the basis of the circumstances of each case and in the best interests of the child concerned. This will include taking account of the parent’s views; information about the child’s academic, social and emotional development; where relevant, their medical history and the views of a medical professional; whether they have previously been educated out of their normal age group; and whether they may naturally have fallen into a lower age group if it were not for being born prematurely. They must also take into account the views of the head teacher of the school concerned. When informing a parent of their decision on the year group the child should be admitted to, the admission authority must set out clearly the reasons for their decision.

Where an admission authority agrees to a parents’ request for their child to be admitted out of their normal age group and. As a consequence of that decision, the child will be admitted to a relevant age group (ie the age group to which pupils are normally admitted to the school) the local authority and admission authority must process the application as part of the main admissions round, unless the parental request is made too late for this to be possible, and on the basis of their determined admission arrangements only, including the application oversubscription criteria where applicable. They must not give the application lower priority on the basis that the child is being admitted out of their normal age group. Parents have a statutory right to appeal against refusal of a place at a school for which they have applied. This right does not apply if they are offered a place at the school but it is not in their preferred age group.

Twins, etc Where there are twins, etc wanting admission and there is only a single place left within the admission number, then the governing body will exercise as much flexibility as possible within the requirements of infant class sizes. In exceptional circumstances cases we are now able to offer places for both twins and all triplets, even when this means breaching infant class size limits.

1 The term summer born children relates to all children born from 1April to 31 August. These children reach compulsory school age on 31August following their fifth (or on their fifth birthday if it falls on 31 August) It is likely that most requests for summer born children admitted out of their normal age group will come from parents of children born in the later summer months or those born prematurely 32

Diocesan Supplementary Information Form Admission to primary school, 2021

Poulton St Chad’s Church of England Primary School

Name of child: Surname ...... Christian names ...... Date of birth ......

Name of parent/guardian ...... Address ......

Post code ......

Contact telephone number ......

If you are applying to this school on faith grounds, please complete the following sections: Place of worship one of parents / guardians regularly attends:

Name of place of worship ......

Address ......

Name of vicar / priest / minister / faith leader / church officer:

......

Address ...... Post code ...... Telephone ...... Your faith leader will be contacted in order to provide the information.

Return this form to the school before 15th January 2021.

This form is for use of the School; it will be sent to the appropriate faith leader, to be returned direct to the school.

Clergy Reference Form Admission to primary school, 2021

Poulton St Chad’s Church of England Primary School

Name of child: Surname ...... Christian names ...... Date of birth ...... Name of parent/guardian ...... Address ......

Post code ......

Contact Telephone ......

This parent has given your name as a reference for his/her commitment to the church/place of worship. Our criteria require the parent to have attended their place of worship once per month for 12 months prior to 1st September 2020. Insert: ‘In the event that during the period specified for attendance at worship the church has been closed for public worship and has not provided alternative premises for that worship, the requirements of these admissions arrangements in relation to attendance will only apply to the period when the or alternative premises have been available for public worship’. Has this been the pattern for this parent? YES / NO

Signed ......

Name ...... Date: ......

Position ......

Church ......

This church is a part of (please tick):

Churches Together in England Evangelical Alliance North West Partnership

Please return this form to ...... By ...... 34

The information in this Prospectus relates to the current school year 2020/21. However please note that there may be changes within the year. Please contact the school office if you would like to confirm any details.

There is a lot more current information on our web-site. www.poultonstchadsce.lancs.sch.uk

We look forward to meeting you and showing you around our school.