Welcome to Lythe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
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Welcome to Lythe Church of England V oluntary Con trolled Pr imary School Lythe C E V C Primary School is situated on the North East Coast, in the North Yorkshire National Park near the historic town of Whitby. Lythe C.E.V.C. Primary School Dear Parents, This brochure contains information concerning the curriculum and the day-to-day running of Lythe C E V C School. If you wish to visit the school before applying for admission, please telephone Whitby 01947 893373 to arrange an appointment as the Headteacher does have a teaching commitment. We hope that your child/children will enjoy being part of our village school community. Should problems arise, whatever their nature, we hope you will contact the school at the earliest opportunity, so that we can attempt to resolve them as quickly as possible. Yours sincerely, Sarah Alsop Headteacher 1 Our Values and Aims Mission Statement The School Trust Deed Lythe School aims to serve its community by providing an education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice. It encourages an understanding of the meaning and significance of faith, and promotes Christian values through the experience it offers to all pupils. Vision Lythe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is one of the family of Church Schools in the York Diocese. We are a caring Church School, with an ethos that is committed to a high quality of education for all pupils, nurtured within an inclusive, distinctive Christian environment. Our vision is that all our children will leave us with the confidence that they are, and will continue to be confident, able learners, with positive memories and a value of their “ time at Lythe Church of England Primary School. Values The values we hold for our school arise from the teachings and life of Christ who embodies them. Everyone in the school community will ensure that our school is a … A peaceful place to…learn, pray, care, laugh, talk, think, play and grow together. 2 Lythe C E V C Primary School was opened in May 1977, having previously moved from the Victorian building further down the village. The present site, to the west of the village, consists of the main building, an all weather multi sports area, a hard surface playground, grassed areas with adventure play equipment, a wildlife garden and a driveway. There are 4 classes in the mainstream school with mixed year groups. Our Hall was extended in 2004 to provide a larger area for multi-games use, not just for the children of the school but also for use by all the Local Community. The school meals are served here and a new library area/music room was created at the side of this Hall. In 2010, a major building work was commissioned to provide a Hygiene Room, new Reception area and disabled access ramp, and a replacement Nursery classroom. We are now able to have a combined Early Years Foundation Stage teaching area, complete with a wonderful outdoor classroom facility which extends to provide provision for Y1 children. We have a 13 place mornings only Nursery at the moment providing 15 hours provision per week for children from 3 years old. The school day starts at 8.50 a.m. and ends at 3.15 p.m. The Nursery session is from 8.45 a.m. to 11.45 a.m. At the moment, all full time children stay at school during the lunch hour, mostly eating a school lunch cooked on the premises, although some prefer a packed lunch. If any children do go home for dinner they should return by 12.55 p.m. in time for the afternoon session. The Friends of Lythe have developed different areas of the school grounds to provide a much enriched play environment for all the children. We now have a stage area, with a boat, surrounded by a safety surface, with an inter-active sundial providing an outdoor classroom. This is enhanced by a well cared for garden area. There is also an all weather sports surface with a basketball wall for the children to use all year. We are indebted to the Friends of Lythe for their hard work and commitment. We have also recently had an Adventure play area constructed for the children to use. 3 ADMISSIONS POLICY FOR NURSERY SCHOOLS AND CLASSES The school has adopted the NY Admission policy which is available from the School Office or on our website. If the number of applications exceeds the Published Admission Number (PAN), after the admission of children where the school is named in the statement of special educational needs (SEN) the following oversubscription criteria will apply: O rder of Priority: Priority Group 1: Children and young people in Public Care for whom the school has been expressed as a preference. This applies to all looked-after children, including those who are in the care of another local authority. Priority Group 2: Children the Authority believes have special social or medical reasons for admission. We will only consider applications on social or medical grounds if they are supported by a professional recommendation from a doctor, social worker, or other appropriate professional. The supporting evidence should set out the particular social or medical reason(s) why the school in question is the most suitable school and the difficulties that would be caused if the child had to attend another school. Panels of professionally qualified people will consider all applications made under priority group 2. Priority Group 3: Children living within the normal area of the school. Priority Group 4: Children living outside the normal area of the school. 4 School Information Headteacher – Mrs. Sarah Alsop The School address is: Lythe C E V C Primary School, High Street, Lythe, Whitby, North Yorkshire. YO21 3RT Telephone - 01947 893373 Fax - 01947 893097 Email - [email protected] website - www.lythe.n-yorks.sch.uk The Local Education Authority a ddress i s: North Yorkshire County Council, County Hall, Northallerton, North Yorkshire. DL7 8AE Telephone – 01609 780780 Lythe Church of England School is classified as a Voluntary Controlled Primary School. It is a state school for boys and girls between the ages of 3 and 11 years. The total number of children at the moment in the school is 99 full time, with 13 children part time in the Nursery. The school serves the following villages and their surrounding areas: - Sandsend, East Barnby, Lythe, West Barnby, Kettleness, Mickleby, Goldsborough, Ugthorpe, Tranmire and Ellerby. Children living in the surrounding villages may attend if the parents so wish, subject to the availability of places, but transport must arranged by the parents. 5 ADMISSIONS Children are admitted as full time pupils into Reception class in the September prior to their fifth birthday. Parents of children about to start full time school are invited to bring their children to the school to join the Early Years class on two half days prior to entry, (one to include lunch). Older children transferring to this district can, of course, be admitted on arrival to the area. Travel Arrangements Children, other than those from the immediate neighbourhood, travel to school in private cars arranged by parents, or on transport supplied by the Local Education Authority. The arrangements for each area are: Children from Sandsend Road, and Sandsend travel by Harrison’s Taxis. Children from Ellerby, Goldsborough, Runswick Bay, Hutton Mulgrave, Staithes, Hinderwell and Whitby travel by private car or public transport. Children from East Barnby, West Barnby, Mickleby, Ugthorpe and Barnby Becks travel by Chandos Minibus. Cycling to school is not an option because of the dangerous road conditions in the area. For the safety of all concerned, parents are asked to park in the Mulgrave Coummunity Sports Associations Car Park. Parking in the school grounds or immediately outside the school gates poses a real and serious threat to both the children and to other road users 6 Staff and Governors Headteacher – Mrs S Alsop Chair of Governors & Parent Governor Mrs C Unger-Bloor Vice Chair of Governors & Foundation Reverend. J. Evetts-Secker Governor LEA Governor Mr. A. Wood Teaching Staff Governor Mrs. N Summers Non Teac Mrs. J Wheatcroft Brown Fhionugnd Sattaionff GGoovveerrnnoorr Mrs. W. Norman Community Governor Mr M Bagshaw Community Governor Vacancy Foundation Governor Reverend. J. Evetts-Secker Parent Governor Mrs. K. Cornforth Parent Governor Mrs J. Stonehouse Clerk to Governors Mr. A. Medd, Staff Headteacher Mrs. S Alsop Teacher Mr. J Stansfield Teacher Mr. T Morrison Teacher Mr. P Armstrong Teacher Mrs. L. Armstrong Teacher Mrs. N. Summers Nursery Teacher Mrs. K. Brown Secretary Mrs. E. Welford General Teaching Assistants/Advanced Mrs. S. Mason (ATA), Mrs. L. Firth (HLTA), Ms. J. Teaching Assistants Wheatcroft-Brown (HLTA), Mrs P Corner (HLTA), Mrs. J. Trowsdale (HLTA) Mrs D Bugby Cook in Charge Mrs. Heidi Nixon Midday Supervisory Assistants Mrs. P. Corner Mrs Wheatcroft Brown. Miss C Thompson Mrs L Firth, Mrs K Cornforth Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist Mrs E Jones/Judith Baigent Speech and Language Therapist Ms. H Brett Peripatetic Music Staff eMr. T. Cross Ms S. Hydes (Violin) Mrs S Smith School Nurse Mrs. P. McAuley ORGANISATION The children within the school at the moment are organised into five classes each with their own class teacher. Nursery/Foundation Stage 3 – 4 years Mrs. K. Brown 7 Foundation Stage & Year 1 4 – 6 years Mrs. N. Summers Years 2 & 3 6 – 8 years Mr T Morrison Year 4 & 5 7 – 9 years Mr J Stansfield Years 5 & 6 9 – 11 years Mrs. L. Armstrong This arrangement does, however, vary from one academic year to the next depending on the numbers of children in each year group.