ABERLADY PRIMARY SCHOOL SCHOOL HANDBOOK 2015/16 “We learn to be wise” 1 Contents Message from the Head Teacher.................................................................................................... 4 Staffing Information ....................................................................................................................... 5 Basic Information about the School ............................................................................................... 6 Class Arrangements ....................................................................................................................... 6 The School Day ............................................................................................................................... 6 Enrolment ....................................................................................................................................... 7 Procedure for Parents Visiting School ........................................................................................... 7 School Security ............................................................................................................................... 7 Communication with Parents ........................................................................................................ 8 Contact with parents ...................................................................................................................... 8 Programmes and the P7 summer camp. ....................................................................................... 9 Transferring Educational Data about Pupils ................................................................................ 9 Concerns........................................................................................................................................ 10 Want more information? .............................................................................................................. 10 Resolving Issues - Parents & Schools Working in Partnership ................................................. 11 Professionals Visiting School/Information Sharing and Confidentiality ................................... 11 Consulting with Pupils ................................................................................................................. 11 Pupil Voice .................................................................................................................................... 12 Child Protection Procedures ........................................................................................................ 12 Vision ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Values & Aims of the School ........................................................................................................ 13 National Guidelines – “A Curriculum for Excellence” ................................................................ 14 Nursery Curriculum ..................................................................................................................... 17 Literacy/English Language .......................................................................................................... 18 Experiences and Outcomes in Literacy and English Language ................................................. 18 Modern Language ......................................................................................................................... 19 Numeracy/Mathematics ............................................................................................................... 20 Social Studies ............................................................................................................................... 21 Expressive Arts ............................................................................................................................. 22 Health and Wellbeing................................................................................................................... 23 Active Learning ............................................................................................................................ 24 Outdoor Learning ......................................................................................................................... 25 Educational Visits ........................................................................................................................ 25 Information & Communication Technology ................................................................................ 25 Website .......................................................................................................................................... 26 Religious and Moral Education .................................................................................................... 26 School Assembly ........................................................................................................................... 27 Enterprise Education ................................................................................................................... 27 Homework Policy .......................................................................................................................... 28 Support for Learning .................................................................................................................... 28 Extra-Curricular Activities .......................................................................................................... 29 Parental Assistance ...................................................................................................................... 29 Assessment Reports and Records ................................................................................................ 30 Pupils with Additional Support Needs ........................................................................................ 30 New Model of Allocation of Resources ......................................................................................... 31 Accessibility Strategy ................................................................................................................... 31 Exclusion of Pupils from Attendance for Disciplinary Reasons ................................................. 32 Temporary Exclusion ................................................................................................................ 32 Exclusion (Removal from Register) .......................................................................................... 33 Dress Code .................................................................................................................................... 33 2 Assistance with Provision of Clothing and Footwear .............................................................. 34 Road Safety ................................................................................................................................... 34 School Safety Routes ................................................................................................................. 35 Bicycles/Scooters/Skateboards .................................................................................................. 35 Travel Issues ................................................................................................................................. 35 Lunch arrangements .................................................................................................................... 36 Free School Meals ..................................................................................................................... 36 Milk............................................................................................................................................ 36 Health & Safety ............................................................................................................................ 37 The School Health Service ........................................................................................................... 37 School Medical Care .................................................................................................................. 38 Arrangements for dealing with medication. ............................................................................ 38 Administration of Medical Procedures ..................................................................................... 39 Standards of Behaviour and Attendance .................................................................................... 39 School Rules .................................................................................................................................. 40 Anti-bullying ............................................................................................................................. 40 Playground Supervision ........................................................................................................... 41 Attendance and Lateness ......................................................................................................... 41 Occasional and Emergency Arrangements .............................................................................. 42 School and Community 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