Glenbervie School Handbook 2020/21 2 | Contents Introduction to Glenbervie School 4 Our Vision, Values and School Ethos 5 Curriculum 8 Assessment and Reporting 12 Transitions (Moving On) 14 1 Admissions 16 2 Placing requests & School Zones 16 Support for Children and Young People 17 3 Getting it Right for Every Child 17 4 Wellbeing 17 5 Children’s Rights 18 6 The Named Person 19 7 Educational Psychology 19 8 Enhanced Provision & Community Resource Hubs 20 9 Support for Learning 20 10 The Child’s Plan 21 11 Child Protection 22 12 Further Information on Support for Children and Young People 23 Parent & Carer Involvement and Engagement 24 13 Parental Engagement 24 14 Communication 24 15 ParentsPortal.scot 25 16 Learning at Home 26 17 Parent Forum and Parent Council 26 18 Parents and School Improvement 27 19 Volunteering in school 27 20 Collaborating with the Community 27 21 Addressing Concerns & Complaints 27 School Policies and Useful Information 29 22 Attendance 29 23 Holidays during term time. 31 24 Glenbervie School Dress Code 31 | 3 25 Clothing Grants 33 26 Transport 33 27 Privilege Transport 33 28 Early Learning & Childcare Transport 34 29 Special Schools and Enhanced Provision 34 30 School Closure & Other Emergencies 35 31 Storm Addresses 36 32 Change of address and Parental Contact Details 36 33 Anti-bullying Guidance 36 34 School Meals 37 35 Healthcare & Medical 39 36 Schools and Childcare – Coronavirus 40 37 Exclusion 40 38 Educational Visits 41 39 Instrumental Tuition 41 40 Public Liability Insurance 41 41 School Off Site Excursion Insurance 42 42 Data we hold and what we do with it. 42 43 The information we collect from you 42 44 Your Data, Your Rights 43 45 Parental Access to Records 43 46 Information Sharing 44 47 ScotXed 44 Further Information 45 4 |Introduction to Glenbervie School All information in this handbook is correct as of November 2020 Introduction to Glenbervie School Welcome to our School Handbook. As Head Teacher I trust that you will find it an informative guide to educational provision at Glenbervie School. I hope that our partnership will be productive and enjoyable and that your child settles quickly with us. We aim to give the children an atmosphere where they can feel secure and happy. Your child is someone special and it is our main aim to make his/her time at Glenbervie School a happy and profitable one. We take pride in the fact that this is a happy and industrious school with a real sense of team spirit. We hope that your child enjoys his/her time at Glenbervie School. The education of a child is far too important to be left to a school alone. Parents have a very important part to play too. The school handbook explains what you can expect of the school and also indicates what the school expects of you in the way of partnership, help and support. School Contact Details Mrs Jenny Glennie Telephone – 01569 690490 Glenbervie School School Road, Drumlithie, AB39 3YS Email [email protected] Website www.glenbervie.aberdeenshire.sch.uk Parent Council Email [email protected] Parent Council Social Media Glenbervie School Partnership Twitter @Glenbervieps Adverse weather and emergency closure https://online.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/Apps/schools-closures/ Information Line 0370 054 4999 (School Pin 021820) (Please do not use this line to leave messages for the school.) Glenbervie School is a non-denominational school with a role of 78. The school serves Drumlithie Village and surrounding catchment area. Devolved budgets are managed in accordance with authority guidelines in order to support planned improvements in the school. Our Vision, Values and School Ethos | 5 Our Vision, Values and School Ethos School Ethos Glenbervie School’s Vision, Values and aims communicate our philosophy and beliefs for Glenbervie School Community. Vision Statement At Glenbervie Primary School we strive to work together to Grow as a fully inclusive learning community, Progress and aim for the highest standards of achievement in work, life and play and Succeed in becoming responsible citizens, successful learners, confident individuals and effective contributors to society and work. Shared Values At Glenbervie School we value: • Responsibility • Fairness • Respect • Honesty • Care Positive, caring relationships based on trust and respect are at the heart of our philosophy. The staff at Glenbervie School, both teaching and non-teaching, strive to create a stimulating, happy, caring, family environment to enable your child to reach their full potential. Through effective teamwork, open lines of communication and in partnership with parents, we shall work towards the realisation of all of our aims and values. We seek to uphold these shared values through the School Aims listed on the following page. 6 | SCHOOL AIMS School Aims We’re aiming for… 1. To engage young people in the highest High Quality Learning quality learning activities 2. To focus on outcomes and maximise Success for All success for all learners 3. To develop a common vision across A Common Vision young people, parents and staff 4. To foster high quality leadership at all High Quality Leadership levels 5. To work in partnership with other Partnership with Community and agencies and our community. Others 6. To work with parents to improve Partnership with Parents learning 7. To reflect on our work and thrive on Enjoyable Challenges challenge 8. To value and empower our staff and Everyone Feeling Valued young people 9. To promote well-being and respect A Caring Environment 10. To develop a culture of ambition and An Ethos of Achievement achievement | 7 SCHOOL STAFF Head Teacher Mrs Jenny Glennie Class Teachers Miss Laura Stephen/Miss Erin McGlynn – P1/2/3 Mrs Gemma Cerretti/Mrs Lisa McConachie – P3/4 Miss Lynsey Houston – P5 Mr Chris Tattersall/Mrs Gail Sangster – P6/7 SFL Teacher Mrs Trudi Brown Non-Teaching Staff Administrator Mrs Kathleen Wilson Admin Support Worker Mrs Alison Meston Pupil Support Assistants Mrs Sheena Hodgkinson Mrs Alison Meston Janitor (Part time) Mr Ernie Gordon Kitchen Staff Miss Jane Tennent and Mrs Laura Stott Cleaning Staff Mrs Dawn Campbell 8 |Curriculum Curriculum Within our school, we aim to provide a curriculum that is both inclusive and ambitious for all – a curriculum which is both academically challenging and also provides opportunities to develop skills for learning, life and work. Our curriculum will be based around the four capacities of Curriculum for Excellence – to ensure our pupils are successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens. Our curriculum will also reflect the principles of curriculum design to ensure breadth, depth, personalisation & choice, challenge & enjoyment, progression, coherence and relevance. We will, therefore have a curriculum which we will adapt continuously over time to meet the needs of our pupils. Following the principles of Curriculum for Excellence, achievement of children and young people is celebrated in its broadest sense. This means looking beyond formally assessed learning, to recognise activities like volunteering and participation in arts, sports and community-based programmes. This approach complements the nurturing and aspirational outcomes of Getting It Right for Every Child, and our aim in Aberdeenshire to overcome inequality by Raising Attainment for All, promoting Equity and Excellence in schools, and Closing the Gap. Further information on the schools approach to Curriculum for Excellence including information for parents, can be found on the school website at: www.glenbervie.aberdeenshire.sch.uk Curricular Areas • Literacy and English Language: Listening, Talking Reading and Writing. • Numeracy and Mathematics: Number, Money and Measure, Information Handling, Shape, Position and Movement. • Health & Wellbeing: Mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing, Physical education, activity and sport, Food and health, Substance misuse, Relationships, sexual health and parenthood. • Social Studies: People, past events and societies, People, place and environment, People, society, economy and business. • Sciences: Planet Earth, Forces, electricity and waves, Biological Systems, Materials, Topical Sciences. • Technologies: Technological developments in society, Business technology skills and knowledge, Computing science, Food and textiles, Craft, design, engineering and graphics. • Expressive Arts: Music, Drama, Art and Design and Dance. • Religious and Moral Education: Christianity, World Religions, Development of beliefs and values. • Modern Languages: Our first foreign language is French, our second is Spanish and we dip in and out of others, e.g. Mandarin dependant on the link with the Academy. Curriculum | 9 Curriculum Design Our curriculum is designed on the basis of the following 7 principles: • Challenge and enjoyment • Breadth • Progression • Depth • Personalisation and choice • Coherence • Relevance • Developing Young Workforce As part of the curriculum, pupils will develop skills for learning, life and work. More detail about these key skills can be found using the link below: https://www.npfs.org.uk/skills-in-a-nutshell/ Throughout their time in school, from Early Years onwards, all pupils will have an opportunity to engage with employers, through experiences like workplace visits, career talks, employability events and courses, work experience and curriculum based activities. They will also have the opportunity to learn about further and higher education, and the work done by training providers, as well as