Ysgol yr Eglwys yng Nghymru Pencae Pencae is a voluntary controlled school of the Church in Wales 2019 – 2020 Handbook Ysgol Pencae School Graiglwyd Road Penmaenmawr LL34 6YG. Phone: Penmaenmawr (01492) 622219 Text no: 01492 233039 Email: [email protected] (headteacher) and [email protected] (administrator) Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ysgol_PencaePen Website – ysgolpencae.co.uk Headteacher: Ms Sian Hughes Evans Deputy Headteacher: Mrs Ffion Wyn Davies Chairman of the Govenors: Reverend Janice Brown Dear Parent/Guardian, I am pleased to present to you this Pencae School handbook for the year 2019-2020. The information it contains is intended to acquaint you with the philosophy and organisation of the school. It is also hoped that this handbook will promote close co-operation and a meaningful relationship between the school and the home. Although the particulars in this document are correct at the time of publication, it should not be assumed that there will be no change affecting the relevant arrangements before the start of or during the school year or in relation to subsequent years. We shall notify you of any changes. signed, Ms Sian Hughes Evans If any parent or carer has (Headteacher) additional needs relating to disability and/or language, Pencae is a Welsh Designated School and we’re very cultural issues with which proud that even though almost all our pupils start with they require assistance at us as non-Welsh speakers, all will be leaving us a particular school event bilingual. e.g Meeting (requiring a translator), concert, please contact the Headteacher We have an M.L.D Resource Unit which is accessed by at the school who will be pupils from other schools in the mornings.The Mudiad more than happy to make Meithrin (pre-Nursery group) are on site (8.15 – arrangements to assist you. 3.00p.m), along with a private crèche, which is open until 6.00p.m. STATEMENT OF RELIGIOUS ETHOS Recognising its historical foundation, Pencae school will preserve and develop its religious character in accordance with the principles of the Church in Wales and in partnership with the Church at parish and diocesan levels. The school aims to serve the community by providing an education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice. It encourages an understanding of PHILOSOPHY OF THE SCHOOL the meaning and significance of faith and The aim is to try to ensure that the education promotes Christian values through the provided enhances the moral, cultural, mental and experience it offers to all its pupils. physical development of each pupil and that the nature of the complete curriculum is varied, expansive and balanced. In order to fulfil these needs the class organisation will be flexible; work will sometimes be given according to the child's age, at other times children of different age groups spanning more than one school year, will work together on one task. The children will be taught as a class unit in the care of one designated teacher, however your children will be taught by other teachers in certain subjects / days. Our main aim is to ensure the safety of all within the community of our school and adhere to our policies, particularly – 1. Child Protection 2. Health and Safety 3. Safety / Safeguarding 4. Internet Safety and to carry out various risk assessments yearly to ensure that we do. We store sensitive data on ‘safe’ County networks and share sensitive information with schools and Local Authorities via ‘safe’ emailing systems. In accordance with the Welsh National Curriculum, the curriculum is planned on the basis of 7 different areas of learning in The Foundation Phase and 11 subjects in Key Stage 2 and Religious Education. Throughout, the development of Thinking, Communication, Number and ICT skills is paramount and promoting learning across the curriculum through knowledge and understanding of the Curriculum Cymraeg and Personal and Social Education is highlighted in schemes of work. The school follows the Revised Curriculum for Wales: Revised Areas of Learning and Programmes of Study 2015, and the 2008 curriculum for foundation subjects and the Digital Competency Framework 2016. STATEMENT OF GENERAL AIMS The aim of our school is to provide our pupils with a learning environment which ensures equality of education and opportunity for all, in which each individual will feel known and valued for what he/she brings to us. We should see him/her not only as a pupil in school but as a member of the community of the school and of the larger community beyond. We must also remember that he/she is a member of a family (some of our pupils will be members of one parent families) and that much of what he/she does in school influences and is influenced by his/her life outside school. With this in mind, we should set ourselves the aim of working closely with parents. We are very keen to WORK TOGETHER and share ideas with members outside the community of the school, such as Social Workers, Health etc. in addition to working with parents/guardians for the wellbeing and development of our pupils. The main aim of our school, following that of safety, is to create a pleasant learning environment - one which will enlarge the pupils' knowledge, experience and imaginative understanding and lead to an awareness of moral values. To this end, we look at the child as a whole and endeavour to ensure that for each individual pupil, the time spent at Pencae school will be an enjoyable experience - one which enhances his/her physical, mental, social and emotional development. When the time comes for pupils to leave our school, they have had a firm educational foundation upon which to attain their full potential and, in time, to become active participants and confident contributors in an ever changing society. As a Christian learning community which promotes the value of family life, we support the parents as primary educators of their children. We challenge every student to strive for the highest standard of personal, social and intellectual development and aim for excellence in all they do. We recognise that all children are unique and aim to guide them along through the day-to-day life of our school by promoting Christian values. Pencae Governing Body Correct (April 2019) – Please contact them via the school, or contact the Chair directly. NAME ADDRESS POSITION REPRESENTIN FROM TO G Rev Janice Brown The Vicarage, Church Road, Chair Church 01/09/15 and 31/08/19 and Penmaenmawr 01/09/19 31/08/23 Dr Matthew Sherrington Vice Chair Parent 08/4/19 07/4/23 Mr Frank Smith Church 30/06/15 and 29/06/19 and 30/06/19 29/06/23 Sue Hughes. Church 15/01/19 15/01/23 Cllr Dafydd Lloyd Borland Community 01/03/17 01/03/21 Cllr Richard Holmes Town Council 01/09/18 31/8/19 Mr Glenn Barnett Parent 08/4/19 07/4/23 Mrs Vicky Jones Parent 01/06/18 01/06/22 Miss Vanessa Williams Parent 01/11/15 01/11/19 VACANT LEA VACANT LEA VACANT LEA Mrs Owena Roberts Non-teaching 01/09/15 31/08/19 staff Mrs Ffion Wyn Davies [email protected] Teaching Staff 01/05/19 30/04/19 Ms Sian Hughes Evans [email protected] Headteacher Pamela Hughes [email protected] Clerk THE SCHOOL Pencae School is a Voluntary Controlled Primary School (Infants/Juniors). It is a day, bilingual, co-educational school. In accordance with the Conwy Education Committee Admissions Policy, the school takes in new pupils full time at the beginning of the autumn term following the child's fourth birthday and part time pupils at the beginning of the autumn term following the child’s third birthday. The School Day Morning Afternoon Foundation Phase 8.55-10.15 1.00 – 2.15 10.35-12.00 2.30 – 3.00 Class service 2.45-2.55 Juniors 8.55-10.15 1.00 – 2.15 10.35-12.00 2.30 – 3.30 Class service 11.50 – 12.00 Nursery Not in the morning 1.00 – 3.00 Friday Whole school service 2.10 – 2.50 Organisation of the School The school is a Welsh designated school which means that most lessons are taught through the medium of Welsh in the Juniors and all lessons are through the medium of Welsh in the Foundation Phase. The older the pupils are, the more English they will receive, to ensure that both languages develop to a high standard. Please note that almost all our See term dates in pupils start Pencae without any Welsh, back of handbook but all leave us bilingual. Pupils, who start with us in the juniors without having attended a Welsh school, receive a term of intensive Welsh within a small class with a ratio of around 5 pupils to each teacher at Dolgarrog. The LA pay for their taxi to and from their homes for that term. They attend as soon as there is a place for them. The organisation of classes is arranged thus: SCHOOL STAFF 2019-2020 Headteacher - Ms Sian Hughes Evans REGISTRATION TEACHER Year / Class Age Range Registration Room Number / Location Mrs Fiona Parry* Nursery(p.m)/Reception/ Year 1 3-6 yrs Rooms 1 and 2 – Ground Dreigiau Foel Lys Floor Miss Eleri Williams Yr 1/2 5-7 yrs Room 3 – Ground Floor Dreigiau Graiglwyd Mrs Ffion Davies (Deputy) Yr 2/3 6-8 yrs Room 4 – Ground Floor Dreigiau Hafodwen Mrs Heledd Elis Yr.4/5 8-10 yrs Room 8 – 1st Floor Dreigiau Carnedd Llywelyn Mrs Sharon Edwards Yr.5/6 9-11 yrs Room 7 – 1st Floor Dreigiau’r Wyddfa Mrs Anna Williams* School ALNCo and releases teachers for their non-contact time.