Chipping Sodbury School Prospectus Supplement 2020-21 Chipping Sodbury School Prospectus Supplement 2020-2021 CONTENTS Page School Term and Holiday Dates 2020-2021 2 Staff List 3 The School Day 5 Religious Education 5 Sex Education 5 Child Protection 5 SEN and disability provision in Chipping Sodbury School 6 o Special Educational Needs Policy 7 Complaints Procedure 14 Charging & Remissions 14 Sporting Aims and Provision for Sport 14 Attendance 15 Admissions 15 Parents’ Evenings 15 Transport to Chipping Sodbury School 16 The Governing Body 17 Home School Agreement 18 School Uniform 19 Examination Results 21 Faculty Information 22 ▫ Computer Science 23 ▫ Drama 24 ▫ English 25 ▫ Humanities 26 ▫ Inclusion Centre 31 ▫ Library 33 ▫ Life Learning 35 ▫ Mathematics 37 ▫ Modern Foreign Languages 39 ▫ Music 41 ▫ Physical Education 42 ▫ Science 44 ▫ Technology, Design & Innovation 46 1 Chipping Sodbury School School Term and Holiday Dates Academic Year 2020-2021 TERM 1 Begins Tuesday 1st September 2020 Ends Friday 23rd October 2020 TERM 2 Begins Monday 2nd November 2020 Ends Friday 18th December 2020 TERM 3 Begins Monday 4th January 2021 Ends Friday 12th February 2021 TERM 4 Begins Monday 22nd February 2021 Ends Thursday 1st April 2021 TERM 5 Begins Monday 19th April 2021 Ends Friday 28th May 2021 TERM 6 Begins Monday 7th June 2021 Ends Wednesday 21st July 2021 2 CHIPPING SODBURY SCHOOL STAFF Senior Team Ms Katherine Turner Headteacher Mr David Hinkins Deputy Headteacher Mrs Laura Davies Assistant Headteacher Mr Kevin Milburn Assistant Headteacher Mr Richard Blacker Business Manager Teaching Staff Mr James Allen Head of PE Faculty Mr Darren Atkinson Head of Humanities Faculty Miss Leanne Bleaken Assistant Curriculum Leader in English Mr Darren Bond Head of Severn House / Teacher (Humanities) Mrs Sally Boulton Head of Music Ms Debbie Bryan Teacher (Modern Foreign Languages) Mr Chris Chapman Head of Maths Faculty Mrs Tracey Cheverton Assistant Curriculum Leader in Technology, Design & Innovation & Careers Leader Mrs Denise Clarke Head of Avon House / Teacher (Humanities) Mrs Joanna Davies Head of Science Faculty Miss Sarah Dockerill Teacher (Geography) Mrs Jemma Donnelly Teacher (Drama & English) Mr John Edmiston Assistant Curriculum Leader in Science Miss Lauren Ellis Teacher (PE) Mr Sam Evans Teacher (Humanities) Mrs Nicola Finch Teacher (Technology, Design & Innovation) & Head of Life Learning Mr James Flower Teacher (Computer Science) Mrs Marcia Ffrench-Gordon Teacher (English) Mrs Chloe Hampton Teacher (Maths) Ms Gill Hilleard Head of Sixth Form Miss Eloise Howes Teacher (Art) Mr Nick Hunt SENCo & Head of Inclusion Mrs Sarah Johns Teacher (Access Centre) Miss Charlie Jukes Teacher (Science) Miss Anne Keith-Smith Assistant Curriculum Leader in MFL Mr Sunil Kumar Teacher (Maths) Mr Simon Lewis Head of English Faculty Mrs Emma Lynch Assistant Curriculum Leader in Maths Miss Carla McMorrow Teacher (Technology, Design & Innovation) Miss Samantha Mills Teacher (English) Miss Kylie Murray Head of Technology, Design & Innovation Faculty Mr Allan Parris Teacher (Access Centre) Mr Chris Pugh Associate Assistant Headteacher / Head of MFL Faculty Mrs Hannah Redfearn Teacher (Science) Mr Matthew Sayers Teacher (English) Mr Nohman Shah Teacher (Science) Mr Neil Simpkins Deputy Head of Science Miss Julie Taylor Teacher (English) Mr Robin Taylor Head of Trym House / Teacher (Maths) Mr Robin Thomas Assistant Curriculum Leader in Technology, Design & Innovation Mrs Rachel Thorpe Teacher (Maths) Miss Sarah Turner Teacher (English) Mr Thomas White Assistant Curriculum Leader in Science Mr Chris Whitfield Associate Assistant Headteacher / Designated Safeguarding Lead / Head of Frome House Mrs Julie Wiffen Teacher (Psychology) Miss Sally Winter Assistant Curriculum Leader in PE 3 Support Staff Mr Kevan Allington TDI Technician Ms Susan Ashman Teaching Assistant Mrs Ros Ball Curriculum & Learning Administrator Mrs Tracey Ball Student Support Worker & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead Mrs Karen Bateman Teaching Assistant Mrs Rose Bevan Science Technician Mrs Fleur Blacker Attendance & Administrative Officer Mrs Annette Box Access Centre Manager Mr David Bridge Caretaker Mrs Emma Callaway Food & Textiles Technician / Cover Administrator Mrs Margaret Chandler Senior Science Technician Mrs Davina Cockram Clerical Assistant Mrs Frely Coggins Reprographics & First Aid Mr Jamie Coombs Site Manager Mrs Sharon Criddle Teaching Assistant Miss Francesca Downes Teaching Assistant Mrs Sally Dunn Administrative Assistant Mrs Elaine Emms Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead / Student & Family Support Mrs Julie Fudge Assistant Access Centre Manager / HLTA Miss Tracy Green Examinations Officer Mr Steve Hake TDI Technician Miss Melanie Harrison Teaching Assistant Mrs Jenny Lovell Teaching Assistant Mr Ian MacMillan Sports Facilities Manager Miss Claire Mayes Receptionist / Clerical Assistant Ms Livvy McGrath Teaching Assistant Mrs Stephanie McIlveen Finance Assistant Mrs Julie Oakley Student Support Worker Miss Leeann Palmer Teaching Assistant Ms Julie Passco Headteacher’s PA Mrs Tracey Roberts Higher Level Teaching Assistant Mrs Heather Smith Teaching Assistant Mrs Katherine Standerwick Finance Officer Ms Sandie Stone Student Support Worker Mrs Louise Tonkin Teaching Assistant Mrs Kimberley Vallis Higher Level Teaching Assistant Ms Tracy Vaughan Receptionist / Clerical Assistant Miss Gemma Wilson Teaching Assistant Ms Nicola Wood Student Support Administrator Mrs Vikki Wood Teaching Assistant 4 THE SCHOOL DAY The School Day is organised in the following way: 08.50 - 09.10 Registration, Assembly or Tutorial 09.10 - 10.10 Lesson 1 10.10 - 11.10 Lesson 2 11.10 - 11.30 Break 11.30 - 12.30 Lesson 3 12.30 - 13.15 Lunch 13.15 - 14.15 Lesson 4 14:15 – 15:15 Lesson 5 A variety of activities take place during the lunch-time and after school. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Religious Education is part of the curriculum for students of all ages. Parents wishing to withdraw their son or daughter should discuss the matter fully with the Headteacher before reaching a final decision and making a formal request. SEX EDUCATION Sex Education is an integral part of the school’s programme of Personal and Social Education. Parents wishing to withdraw their son or daughter should discuss the matter fully with the Headteacher before reaching a final decision and making a formal request. CHILD PROTECTION Chipping Sodbury School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We strive to ensure that consistent and effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support students, families and staff at school. The Designated Safeguarding Lead (“DSL”) is Mr Chris Whitfield and the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mrs Elaine Emms. The Student Support Team and Heads of House have received further training and can offer support, help and advice where necessary. Chipping Sodbury School has policies and procedures in place to deal effectively with child protection and safeguarding issues, which include tackling radicalisation and extremism, together with recording and monitoring processes. To promote a safe environment for students, Chipping Sodbury School employs a strict selection and recruitment policy which includes all statutory checks including Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks on staff and regular volunteers. All staff are trained to a level appropriate to their safeguarding responsibilities ranging from basic awareness for all, to multi-agency training for key staff. Other safeguarding training is attended by relevant staff and governors. The training is monitored and comprehensive records kept by the DSL. Staff and volunteers are required to report any causes of concern to the school safeguarding team. Referrals are logged and monitored to make sure that they are followed up appropriately. Child abuse is a particularly sensitive issue and does impose for those involved, particularly parents, strong feelings and emotions. However, whatever 5 parents may feel about a situation, it needs to be appreciated that school staff are required to report, in line with the procedures, any situation where abuse is suspected and a member of staff could be deemed to have acted improperly if this were not the case. Parents may seek advice and guidance from ART and contact the Children’s Social Services Department direct, if necessary. Student attendance is monitored closely and concerns shared as appropriate with parents/carers, Social Care and the school safeguarding team. Chipping Sodbury School works effectively with other agencies and parents/carers when necessary to safeguard young people. SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITY (“SEND”) PROVISION AT CHIPPING SODBURY SCHOOL For further information on the work of the Inclusion Centre, please refer to the Faculty Information section. Admission arrangements Admission arrangements for students with SEND who may or may not have statements of SEND are essentially the same as for other students wishing to come to Chipping Sodbury School. However, additional consultation and support is offered to these students and their parents. The Local Authority will assess students with statements of SEND, in consultation with parents and primary colleagues, to ascertain whether a student’s needs may be met in a mainstream comprehensive school. A revised statement is then issued to us and the school’s governing body is consulted as to whether they consider