Swillington Primary School Welcome Pack 2016-17 Swillington Primary School, Church Lane, Swillington LS26 8DX Tel: 0113 2863220 Fax: 0113 2875799 www.swillington.leeds.sch.uk 1 Children Learn What They Live If children live with criticism If children live with praise They learn to condemn. They learn to appreciate. If children live with hostility If children live with fairness They learn to fight. They learn justice. If children live with ridicule If children live with security They learn to be shy. They learn to have faith. If children live with shame If children live with approval They learn to feel guilty. They learn to like themselves. If children live with tolerance If children live with acceptance and friendship They learn to be patient. They learn to find love in the world. If children live with encouragement They learn confidence. Dorothy L. Nolte 2 Swillington Primary School, Church Lane, Swillington LS26 8DX Tel: 0113 2863220 Fax: 0113 2875799 www.swillington.leeds.sch.uk Contents 4 Welcome To Swillington Primary School 20 Modern Foreign Languages 5 Our School Design Technology School Mission Statement Music School Aims 21 Physical Education (Pe) 6 The School Computing – Information & Communication Staffing Technology (Ict) 7 The School Day 22 Religious Education (Re) School Organisation 23 Collective Worship 8 Admissions Personal, Social, Health & • Transfer During Term-time Citizenship Education (Pshce) • Arrangements For Admitting Under 5s 24 Sex Education • Foundation 1 Teaching • Foundation 2 Spiritual, Moral, Cultural & 9 - 10 Attendance Social Development • Authorised Absence 25 Homework • Unauthorised Absence Assessment And Reporting • Lateness • Medical Appointments 33 Spiritual, Moral, Cultural And Social • Emergency Closure Development • School Holidays Inclusion • Equal Opportunities 11 School Dress • Provision For Pupils With Special • Indoor Shoes Educational Needs [Sen • Jewellery • Learning Mentor • Pe Kit • Accessibility • Swimmin • Toys In School 28 Child Protection • Mobile Phones Curriculum Enrichment 12 Lost Property 29 Charging For School Activities 12-13 Behaviour Educational Visits 14-15 School Meals 29 Extra-curricular Activities • Dinner Money • Breakfast Club • Free School Meals • Teatime Club • Packed Lunches • Milk 31-32 Health & Safety • Accidents 16 The National Curriculum • Medicines • Road Safety 17 Literacy • Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) • Speaking And Listening • Reading 32 Parents In School • Writing • Communication 18 Mathematics 33 Support Services & Outside Agencies Science 34 Access To Information 19 Geography History 35 Composition Of The Governing Body Art Complaints Procedure Swillington Primary School, Church Lane, Swillington LS26 8DX Tel: 0113 2863220 Fax: 0113 2875799 www.swillington.leeds.sch.uk 3 Welcome to Swillington Primary School Now that you are preparing for your child to begin life at our school, we wish to give you some general information and advice which you may find useful. It is based partly on information which you need to have and partly on the questions many parents have asked over the years. We want you to have as much information as possible about your child’s school. When the children arrive most when we work closely together and there will at Swillington Primary be many opportunities for you to be in and around School, they bring school informally as well as at more formal and with them a wealth of pre-arranged times. knowledge, experience We welcome your child into our school community and skills which the and look forward to working with you over the school, in partnership coming years. with you, will build upon and extend. Throughout the school we will foster a Sallie Elliot Headteacher welcoming, secure and caring environment which will stimulate and support each child in the On behalf of the learning process. Governing Body of Every child will be respected and valued and will Swillington be given the opportunity to experience success Primary School I in order to achieve a feeling of self-worth and a would like to take this positive self-image. opportunity to welcome you to the school. By the time your children leave Swillington Primary School, we wish them to have high expectations of We hope that you and your child will enjoy your life and of their chances to achieve and be happy time with us. We work in partnership with the and healthy. school to ensure the success, happiness, safety and security of your child. We believe that educating children is a task shared jointly between home and school. Children benefit Phil Cook Chair of Governors 4 Swillington Primary School, Church Lane, Swillington LS26 8DX Tel: 0113 2863220 Fax: 0113 2875799 www.swillington.leeds.sch.uk Our School Swillington Primary School is a foundation Primary School within the Leeds Education Authority, catering for children in the age range 3 – 11. The village of Swillington is situated on the edge The Brigshaw Co-operative Trust. This trust of the Leeds Metropolitan area and covers 2625 includes partners from The City of Leeds College, acres. The village has a long history, having been Carnegie leaders in learning, the Co-operative mentioned in the Domesday Book. Trust, Cape UK and Leeds City Council. The Trust enables all the schools to work together to The present school was first occupied in May 2012. achieve our shared vision for raising achievement. We agreed to work together more closely On April 1st we became a foundation school along because a strong partnership will achieve more with Brigshaw High School and 6 other feeder for all our children and young people. All parents primary schools. We are known collectively as automatically become Trust members. School Mission Statement We will work together to inspire every individual, without exception, to respect themselves and others, to love learning and life, experience success, and become optimistic citizens of the future. School Aims The staff and governors work in partnership to: • create a happy, healthy school in which every race, creed, culture, physical disability or special child feels valued; educational need; • provide a caring, secure and stimulating • help children to develop the key skills of thinking, environment in which to educate each child problem-solving, decision-making and inquiry intellectually, spiritually, morally, socially, so that they may access knowledge and ways emotionally and physically; of learning which are relevant to today’s rapidly changing society; • recognise and nurture the special talents of each child, removing potential barriers to learning • encourage a sense of responsibility and caring enabling him/her to be creative, experience for the environment, becoming aware of the global success and achieve as much as possible before community and of how wider environmental issues moving on to the next stage of education with may involve them; confidence and a love of learning; • involve parents in their children’s education and encourage strong links between home and school. • ensure that all teaching is of a high standard, enabling children to make good progress in all • help children to become self-motivated and subjects, and provide a curriculum which is broad, resilient and develop a positive attitude towards balanced, relevant and differentiated to meet each learning so that they can respond to challenges child’s needs; and apply themselves to tasks with self-discipline and perseverance; • have high expectations of both achievement and behaviour, encouraging children to take increasing • foster an ethos in which children co-operate with responsibility for their own learning and behaviour; each other, develop an understanding of right and wrong, and feel and show respect and tolerance • provide equality of opportunity for all children, towards others, including those whose views and regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, beliefs may be different from their own. Swillington Primary School, Church Lane, Swillington LS26 8DX Tel: 0113 2863220 Fax: 0113 2875799 www.swillington.leeds.sch.uk 5 The School Staffing Headteacher Assistant Headteachers Mrs S. Elliott Miss S. Attree Ms D. Ward Teaching Staff Foundation Stage 1 (Nursery) Key Stage 1 Key Stage 2 Mrs M. Morgan Miss R. Holyoak Mrs D. Harper Mrs G. Hemsworth Miss C. Gibson Mrs L. Boyd Miss S. Attree Foundation Stage 2 Miss S. Robinson (Reception) Miss H. Thirkill Mrs K. Saunders Support Staff Teaching Assistants Mrs J. Wallis Mrs A. Richardson Mrs H. Payne Mrs L. Lupton Mrs S. Paul Mrs K. Hilton Mrs H. Street Mrs A. Hoult Miss M. Wilson Mrs K. Kitchingman Mrs J. Wood Non-teaching Staff School Business Manager Supervisory Assistants: Dinner money Accountant Mrs V. Wilkins Mrs D. Attley Mrs L. Moss Ms S. Sample Office Clerks Cleaning staff Mrs L. Lupton Mrs L. Moss Mrs K. Glennon Mrs D. Hopkins Mrs L. Lupton Mrs D. Rush Mrs S. Burgham Miss L. Ramsdale Site Supervisor Mrs M. Millington Mr P. Latham Mrs L. Abbott Kitchen Supervisor Miss A. Fairhead Rita Patel 6 Swillington Primary School, Church Lane, Swillington LS26 8DX Tel: 0113 2863220 Fax: 0113 2875799 www.swillington.leeds.sch.uk The School Day The school day starts at 9.00am and ends at 3.30pm for all children from Reception (F2) to Year 6. Parents who wish their child to attend Nursery (F1) School opens at 8.55am. at our school can choose from two and a half days Children should arrive in the playground no earlier at the beginning or end of the week. than 5 or 10 minutes before the bell is rung as there Time spent on teaching each day, excluding is no supervision before this time. registration periods, assemblies and break times, Children are taken into Foundation 1 by their is 4 hours 55 minutes. This is in line with statutory parents/carers. By the summer term of their requirements. Foundation 2 (Reception class) year we encourage the children to become more independent and (Key Stage 1 refers to the time between a child’s come into school by themselves.