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Welcome to DEyncourt Primary School

WehopeyouwillfindthisbookletofsomeuseasanintroductiontoDEyncourtPrimarySchool.We welcomeyouwarmlyintoourschool. Youareinvitedtovisitustoseetheschoolatworkandtodiscussanypointsmadeinthisbookletwhich youmightwanttoraise. Ifyoudecidetosendyourchildhereweassureyouthatwewilltrytodoeverythingwhichwillhelpmake yourchildseducationwithusashappyandsuccessfulaspossible.

Headteacher: DeputyHead: ChairofGovernors: ParentGovernors: LEA Community StaffGovernors

MrsLeighSmith MrRussellNewman

MrsCIrvine MrsJAllanMrLJones. MrsAMTaylorMrsSBarnsleyMrKRubyAstin MrSGoodallMrSSMannMrsTMcAlpine MsNFosterMrsCIrvineMrDHampton MrsLSmithMrsJPreece

MISSIONSTATEMENT
D'EyncourtPrimarySchooloffersaneducationandenvironmentforeachchildwhichisstimulatingand demanding,enjoyableandvaluable. Eachchildistreatedasanindividual,regardlessofgender,ethnicorigin,disability,religionorhome background. Allchildrenwillhaveanequalaccesstoabroadandbalancedcurriculumandwillbegivenevery opportunitytofulfilhis/herpotential. Thechildrenareencouragedtocareaboutthemselves,theirworkandeachother.Theyareencouraged tobepolitetovisitorsandstaff,anddevelopanunderstandingofcitizenship. Wehavedevelopedlinkswithnurseryschools,secondaryschools,industryandthelocalcommunityto enhancetheopportunitiesforlifelonglearning. Weensuretheinvolvementofstaffandthegoverningbodyinthemanagementandongoingdevelopment andgovernanceoftheschool.
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AIMSANDVALUES
Thegeneralaimsandobjectivesoftheschoolinclude: Toensurethattheschoolisacaringcommunitywhereeverychildisabletorealisehis/herpotential,and theircontributiontoourcommunityisrecognisedandvalued. Toencouragechildrentocareaboutthemselves,theirworkandeachother. Todevelopselfdiscipline,moraljudgementsandtolerancebyworkingcooperativelywithothersbothat schoolandinthecommunity. Tohaveequalityofopportunityregardlessofrace,gender,disability,specialeducationalneeds,religion orhomebackgroundthroughoutallareasofthecurriculumandschoollife. Toensurethatallchildrenworktothebestoftheirabilityinallcurriculumareas. Toworkcloselywithparentskeepingtheminformedoftheprogresstheirchildrenaremakingatschool. Toraisestandardsofachievement.

SCHOOLORGANISATION
D'Eyncourtisnowaoneandahalfformentryschool,thechildrenbeingadmittedintotheReceptionClass inSeptember. Themajorityofchildrenenteringschoolhavehadsomenurseryexperienceatarangeoflocalnurseries.A teacherwithinschoolhasspecificresponsibilitytoensuresmoothtransitionfromNurserytoFoundation. AllFoundationagedchildrenwillbeinourReceptionClassforthreeterms.Parentsofthenewchildren areinvitedalongtotheschoolpriortotheirchildrenstartingsothattheycanmeetthestaffwhowillbein contactwiththeirchildren.Thechildrenwillalsobegiventheopportunityofvisitingtheschoolpriortotheir start. Duetothenumberofchildrenenteringtheschoolwehavetobeveryflexibleinourclassorganisation.Itis notalwayspossibletohaveasingleagedclass,andonoccasionsyourchildmightwellbetaughtina 'verticallygrouped'agedclass.This,inpractice,couldwellmeanachildworkingalongsidechildrenayear olderoryoungerthantheyare. TheschoolisscheduledforanewclassroomtobebuilttoreplacetheInfantmobile,butatsomepoint yourchildmaybetaughtineithertheInfantorJuniormobile.

Governorsaimintheirstaffingandorganisationto:
(a)balancethebudget (b)minimiseclasssizes,or,iflarge,toprovideextrasupport (c)fulfiltherequirementsoftheSpecialNeedsstatement (d)keepbuildingsingoodrepairtomeetHealthandSafetystandards (e)provideasbroadacurriculumaspossibleandtomeetNationalCurriculumrequirements

THECURRICULUMCORESUBJECT
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AtD'Eyncourtweaimtoprovideabroadandbalancedcurriculumrelevanttotheneedsofthechildren.On enteringtheKeyStage1thechildrenbegintheprogrammesofstudythatensurethatallsubjectsofthe NationalCurriculumarecovered. ThecurriculumofferedincludesthefourNationalCurriculumCoreSubjectsofEnglish,Mathematics, ScienceandI.C.TandFoundationSubjectsofTechnology,Art,Music,Geography,P.E,Historyandone basicsubjectReligiousEducation. Itistheschool'saimthateachchildmeetsattainmenttargetsinallsubjectsaswellasachievingtheir potentialinotheraspectsofschoollife.

LITERACY
LiteracyorLanguageactivitieswithinschoolcontainavarietyofelementssuchasspeakingandlistening, reading,creativewriting,handwriting,spellingandphonicbasedwork,wherenecessary.Theseskillsare developedthroughouttheschoolandwherepossible,childrenarewithdrawnintosmallgroupstoreceive additionalhelp,ifitisconsideredhelpful.

READING
Intheearlyyearsofschoollifechildrenaretaughttoreadbyasystematicsyntheticphonicsprogramme fromtheRuthMiskinscheme.Childrenareheardtoreadinavarietyofwaysinthisscheme.Oncethe childrenhavemasteredthebasicartofreadingandhavecompletedourreadingschemestheemphasis isthenplacedonreadingforpleasure. Ourreadingbooklibraryhousesawiderangeofpaperbackbookswhichhavebeengradedaccordingto theirdegreeofdifficultyandcolourcodedinthefollowingway: Brown/Gold Pink Blue Yellow/Purple shortsimplestorieswitheasilyaccessiblevocabulary. simplestoriesbutlongerbooks. moredifficultvocabularyandmoresophisticatedsubjectmatter. verysophisticatedliteratureformoreadvancedreaders.

LIBRARY
Thechildrenareencouragedtoreadthesebooksontheirownbothatschoolandathome,althoughthe teacherorclasshelperwillhearandmonitortheirreadingasfarastherequirementsoftheLiteracyHour allows. Ournonfictionlibrary,whichiscentredinourKeyStage2corridor,isaccessibletoallagegroups.An indexofthebookshasbeencomputerisedviaasimplifiedDeweysystemandchildrenwillbeabletofind andretrieveabook,againthroughacomputerisedmicrolibrariansystem. Ourfictioncollectioniscentredinourreadingresourceareaadjacenttothestaffroom.Thevarious readingschemecollectionsarecollatedinthemainfoyer/resourcearea. OnceayeartheschoolholdsaBookFayretoencouragereadingthroughouttheschool.UsuallyaBook Clubwilldeliverawideselectionofbookstoschoolforoneweekandthechildrenhaveanopportunityto lookatthesewiththeirteacher.Thechildrenaregivenaformlistingallthebooksavailableandmayselect onesfromtheBookFayre.TheBookClubgivestotheschoolaselectionofbooksforthelibrary.
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NUMERACY
ThroughouttheschoolthechildrenuseavarietyofpublishedmaterialstosupportNumeracyteachingand learningstrategies.Thisstructurepromotescomputation,investigativeandpracticalmathsalongwith sensibleuseofcalculatorandcomputeractivitiestohelpusmeettheneedsoftheNationalCurriculum. Otheropportunitiestoextendthechildrensmathematicalskillsaregivenincrosscurricularwork.

SCIENCE
TheScienceCurriculumisgenerallytaughtintopicmodules,whichusuallycoverhalfaterm.Through thesemodulesthechildrenareinvolvedinobserving,hypothesising,predictinganddeductingresultsand formingaconclusion,throughinvestigativeandexperimentalwork. Thethreescientificareasstudiedbythechildrenare:

LifeProcessesandLivingThingsthestudyofplantsandanimalsincludinghumans. MaterialsandtheirPropertiesthestudyofeverydaymaterialsandthewaytheycanbeclassified, changed,mixedandseparated. PhysicalProcessesthestudyofelectricity,forcesandmotion,lightandsoundandtheEarthinSpace

FOUNDATIONSUBJECTS
WhileastrongemphasisisplacedontheteachingofthecoresubjectsEnglish,MathsandScience, muchoftheworkcoveredinareasoftheNationalCurriculumisinacrosscurricular,thematicortopic approach. Science,Geography,HistoryandTechnologystudiesoftencombinetoprovideastimulatingtopicbased approach,whichmeetalltherequirementsoftheNationalCurriculum.Socialandpersonaleducation doesnotfallintotraditionalsubjectareas,sothisisalsoincludedincrosscurricularTopicWork. WithTopicWorkinmindclassroomactivitiesaresupportedwitheducationalvisits,residentialvisitsand talksbyspeakersinvitedintoschool.

I.C.TCOMPUTERSINSCHOOL
Computersareusedinavarietyofcurricularareastoextendthechildren'sknowledgeandskillsinword processing,artanddesign,datahandling,simulationandcontroltechnology. TheSchoolhasagoodsupplyoflaptopcomputersandfizzbooksandallchildrenaretimetabledtowork alongsideourI.C.Tspecialistandclassteachertolearnavarietyofcomputerskills.

PHYSICALEDUCATION
Sporttakesplacebothduringthedayaspartofournormalphysicaleducationprogramme,andafter schoolintheformofclubandcompetitiveteameventsagainstotherschools.Allchildrenparticipatein P.E.andgamesandallJunioryeargroupshavetheopportunitytogoswimming.Inthesummerevery childisinvolvedinourSportsDayevents. Childrenareinvitedtostayafterschoolforvarietyofclubs.Theseinclude:

Footballschoolteamplayers,allchildrenfromyears1to6. NetballY5/6girls(andsometimesmixed). Anexternalcoachingcluboffersarangeofclubsovertheyearforavarietyofyeargroups. Summercricketandrounders/golf/tennis

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Choirpractise(afterschool)forKS2interestedpupilsgirlsandboys. ArtclubforY5/6 Childrendisplayingskillinsporthavetheopportunitytorepresenttheschoolinavarietyofevents.During theAutumnandSpringtermstheschoolenterstheWednesfield11asidefootballleague.Thenetball teamenterlocalleagueandtournamentcompetitions.

SWIMMING
Aspartofcurriculumtime:childrenhavetheopportunitytogoswimming.Ouraimistoensurethatevery childisabletoswimatleastalengthoftheswimmingbathsbythetimetheyleaveschool. WhenthepupilsentertheUpperJuniorDepartmenttheyallhavetheopportunitytoattendswimming lessonsatBilstonBaths.Thelessonscaterforbothbeginnersandmoreadvancedswimmers,asthe childrenaregroupedaccordingly.Thelessonstakeplaceineithertheshallowlearnerpoolorinthelarger publicpoolandmembersofstafffromDEyncourtandqualifiedswimminginstructorsareavailableto teachthelessons.Toencouragethepupilsswimmingprogressaseriesofawardsaremadeavailable, whichnotonlyhelptoteachandperfectbasicswimmingstrokesbutalsointroducesafetyaspects,water mobility,divingandlifesaving. Permissionisrequestedfromparentsfortheirchildrentoattendswimminglessons.Oncethispermission isgiven,parentsareaskedtoprovidenotesiftheydonotwishtheirchildrentoattendswimminglessons atanytime.

MUSIC
SkillsintroducedintheEarlyYearsaresinging,vocalwork,playinginstruments,performing,composing andlisteningwithcrossreferencetootherareasofthecurriculum. Inkeystage2childrenalreadyreceiveastructuredandbroadlybasededucationinmusic,which incorporatestheelementsofsinging,pitchedandunpitchedpercussion,listeningtoandappraisinga widevarietyofmusic,compositionandperformance.Wehopetobeabletoofferinstrumenttuitionfor someofourolderpupils.

RELIGIOUSEDUCATION
Assembliesarehelddaily,twoasaschool,oneasseparatekeystagesandoneasaclass.Pupilsmay beexemptfromAssemblyongroundsofreligiousbeliefs.ParentsshouldcontacttheHeadteacheronthis matter. Theethnicmoralsandspiritualneedsofourchildrenaretakenintoaccountinboththeclassroomand duringassemblies,whichmayonoccasionbeledbyoutsidespeakers.TheREcurriculumfollowsan agreedsyllabusfromWolverhamptonandcoverstheteachingofthemainWorldReligions.

ART
Artanddesignisenjoyedthroughouttheschool,webelieveitisespeciallyimportantasitstimulatespupil creativityandimagination.Itprovidesvisual,tactileandsensoryexperiencesandawayofunderstanding andrespondingtotheworld.Pupilsareencouragedtousecolour,pattern,texture,line,tone,shape,form, spaceanddifferentmaterialsandprocessestocommunicatewhattheysee,feelandthink.Childrenalso havetheopportunitytouseawiderangeofresources,includingI.C.T.,visitstogalleriesandmuseums andusevideosandartefactstostimulatediscussionandinspiretheirartanddesignwork.

HEALTHEDUCATION
Theschoolhasdevelopedafullhealthpolicyandwithinthisourattitudetosexeducationismadeclear.
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Allhealthissueswillbediscussedastheyariseduringthenormalteachingprogramme,andwillbepartof thesocial,moralandpersonaleducationofthechildren.Theseareasaresupportedbytheschoolnursing team. Afullerversionofourpolicystatementonsexeducationmaybeobtainedfromtheschoolifrequired.

SPECIALEDUCATIONALNEEDS
InconsultationwiththeStaffandGovernorsandinlinewiththeCodeofPractice(DFES581/2001)the schoolhasaSENpolicywhichhasbeenimplementedandisreviewedannually. ChildrenwhohaveSENareinitiallyidentifiedbytheclassteacher,who,inconsultationwiththeSENCO takesappropriateactioni.e.discussingtheproblemwithparents,drawingupindividualeducationalplans andseekingadvicefromEducationalPsychologistsandothersupportagenciesasnecessary.These childrenaremonitoredcloselyandindividualplansarereviewedandupdatedregularly.

REPORTINGPROGRESSTOPARENTS
DuringtheAutumnTermparentsareinvitedintotheschool,tomeetthenewteacherof theirchildrenandtodiscusswiththatteacheranyproblemstheirchildrenmayhave.Openevenings arealsoorganisedfortheSpringTerm,whereindividualtargetsarediscussedforthechildrentotryto achievefortheremainderoftheacademicyear. Avitalpartofouroverallliaisonwithparentsistheinformaldiscussionswhichtakeplaceduringtheyear. TheHeadteacherandstaffarealwayswillingtodiscussyourchild'sprogressthroughinformaldiscussion andalsothroughan'OpenAfternoon'forParents'whichisheldattheendSummerTerm.Thiswillgiveyou afullopportunitytoviewyourchild'sworkandfollowsyourchildsendofyearreport,outliningtheir attainmentandachievement. TowardstheendofYear2,andinYear6,childrennationallyhavetocompleteS.A.T.s(Standard AssessmentTasks)whichdeterminethelevelstheyhaveattainedincertainsubjects.Thesearedoneas partofnormalclassroomworkduringtheSpringandSummerTerms.Theresultsarethennotifiedtoyou inyourchildsendofyearSchoolReport,togetherwiththeiroverallachievementsduringtheyear.Ofequal importancetotestsaretheteacherassessmentlevelsgiventothechildrenontheiryearsprogress.

HOMEWORK
Theschoolhasahomeworkpolicy.Homeworkoftentakestheformofweeklyspellingand multiplicationtables.Occasionallytheteachermayaskthechildrentofindoutsomeinformationfor TopicWorkbylookingthroughbooksandusingacomputerathomeoratthelocallibrary. Weencouragethechildrentotakehomereadingbooksregularlyandhopethatyouareabletofindsome timeduringtheweek,tohearyourchildread.Thisnotonlyencouragesthechildrenbutalsoshowsthem thatbothschoolandhomearetakingarealinterestintheirprogress.

HOMEANDSCHOOLLIAISON
Weconsiderthateducatingyourchildisapartnershipbetweenhomeandschoolandthereforeactively encouragetheinvolvementofparentsinschool. Thistakesavarietyofforms.Someparentsareabletocomeintoschooltohearchildrenread,orofferto accompanyusonourEducationalvisitsthroughouttheyear.ParenthelpersareCRBcheckedbefore theyworkinschoolandsignuptoourParentHelperPolicy.Otherparentsareinvolvedbyactivelyhelping outatchildren'spartiesorDisco'swhichareheldeachterm.
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EDUCATIONALVISITS
Educationalvisitsareanimportantaspectofthecurriculumandaregenerallyusedtosupportclasstopic work.ThemajorityofsuchvisitsaretoplacesinthelocalorMidlandsarea.Thisispartlytokeepdown costsandalsotoincreasethechildrensinterest,knowledgeandawarenessoftheirlocalenvironment. Thevenuesforourvisitsincludelocationssuchas: Localshortwalkshops,localfacilities. TheBirminghamScienceMuseum. TelfordPark. LocalSikhandHinduTemples. PendefordMillFarm. TheBlackCountryMuseum. CannockChaseNatureReserve. Voluntarycontributionsarerequestedforthepaymentofsuchvisitsbutwewilldoourutmosttoensurethat nochildwillbeexcludedfromthevisitonfinancialgrounds. DuringthefinaltermYear6pupilsaregiventheopportunitytotakepartinathreedayresidentialcourse atthePioneerActivityCentre.Aswellasexperiencingthepleasureandresponsibilitiesofcommunal livingthepupilshavetheopportunitytoexperiencechallengingactivities!

SCHOOLEVENTS
Wegiveallourchildrentheopportunitytotakepartineventswhichwillimprovetheirconfidenceinfrontof otherchildrenoradults.Duringtheyearchildrenparticipateineitheraclassoryeargroupperformanceor assembly.Thesemaytaketheformofoutliningworkdoneinclassorperformingaspecialplayfor occasionssuchas,EasteroraLeaversperformance. TheHarvestAssemblyandChristmasandConcertsgivethechildrenthefurtheropportunitytoperformin frontofawideraudiencecomprisingofparents,governorsandfriends.

SAFEGUARDING
DEyncourthasmanypoliciesandprocedureswithinschoolwhichensurechildrenaresafeinschool. TheserangefromChildProtectionthroughtoFireSafetyandInternetSafetyprocedures.Thetwomain safeguardingpoliciesareChildProtectionandSafeguarding.Theysetoutproceduresforensuring childrenaresafeduringtheirtimeatDEyncourt.Copiesofthesepoliciesareavailableforparentsifthey wishtoseethem.Thereisadesignatedmemberofstaff(MrsLSmith)whodealswithallconcerns regardingchildprotectionandliaiseswithotherbodiesi.e.ChildrensServicesandthePolicewhen necessary.ThereisalsoadesignatedmemberoftheGoverningBodyforSafeguarding.Allpoliciesand proceduresfollowlocalandnationalguidelines.

PASTORALCARE
ThegeneralcareofthechildrenwhentheyareatschoolistheresponsibilityoftheHead,DeputyHead,all classteachersandancillarystaff.Itisrecognizedbytheschoolthattheeducationofthechildreninits careisacooperativeeffortbetweenschoolandhome.

BEHAVIOURDISCIPLINEPOLICY
AtDEyncourtweareaimingforthehigheststandardspossible,bothacademicallyandsocially,fromall childrenandultimatelyweexpectallpupilstoacceptresponsibilityfortheirownactions.Todothiswe knowthatchildrenmusthaveaclearunderstandingofwhatis,andwhatisnot,acceptable.Theruleswe
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haveatschoolaretheretoensurethatchildrenhaveahappy,purposefulexperienceandwearestrongly ofthebeliefthatparentalsupportandgoodcommunicationbetweenhomeandschoolisthebestwayof makingsurethatifproblemsdoarise,wecansortthemoutquickly.

STATEMENTOFINTENT
Wearecommittedtoprovidingacaring,friendlyandsafeenvironmentforallofourpupilssotheycan learninarelaxedandsecureatmosphere.Bullyingofanykindisunacceptableatourschool.Ifbullying doesoccur,allpupilsshouldbeabletotellandknowthatincidentswillbedealtwithpromptlyand effectively.Weareatellingschool.Thismeansthatanyonewhoknowsthatbullyingishappeningis expectedtotellthestaff.Theschoolendeavourstosupportandtrainstafftorecognisethesignsof bullying.Staffdevelopmentisofgreatimportanceandtrainingwillbecontinuallyupdated. Theschoolworkscloselywithoutsideagenciestosupportanyvictimsofbullyingorindeed,thebullies themselves(tohelpthemlearnwhytheiractionsarewrong!)SIPsworkersareliaisedwith,when appropriate.Theschoolalsohassupportfromacounsellingvolunteersystemwhichallowsthechildrenan opportunitytotalktosomeoneoutsidetheimmediatesituation. Toseeourfullstatementorforadviceonbullyingvisitourschoolwebsite:www.deyncourtprimary.co.uk Mainmenu:clickonInfoforparents>Adviceonbullying(bottomofthepage) Inaddition,classteachersnegotiatewithclassesthebehaviourwhichallwouldliketoencourage.Phrase rulesarelistedinapositivewayineachclassroomi.e.Bekindtoeachother.Uptofourorfiverulesare displayedineachclassroomandinareassuchastheplayground/corridor/hall.Theschoolhasa hierarchicallistofrewardswhichencouragethebehaviourcodesetoutinthegeneralschoolruleandthe classroomrules.Childrenaremadeawarethatbullying,orracialharassmentofanykindwillnotbe tolerated.Parentsarewelcometoviewtheschoolsstatementregardingbullyingandbehaviour.

REWARDS
Allteachersrecognisepleasingbehaviourandpraisechildren.Classteachersineachkeystagehave theirownrewardssystems,whetheritisusingsmileyfaces,stickers,badgesetc.Agoodworkcertificate ispresentedforbothpleasingworkandpleasingbehaviour.Aspecialawardispresentedtoaworthy childineachclassweekly,whichtheycantakehometokeepandhavetheirnamesrecordedinabook. Childreninschoolbelongtoahouseandcanwinmeritpointsfortheirhouse.

SANCTIONS
AtDEyncourtPrimarySchoolwefeelthatitisimportantforchildrentounderstandtheconsequencesof theiractions.Ifchildrendomisbehavethefollowingsanctionswillbeapplied. Verbalwarning Nameonboard Moveawayfromotherswithinclassroom Missplaytime SenttoHeadorDeputy TheHeadorDeputywillthendecidewhetherafurthersanctionisappropriate Repeatedpoorbehaviourwillresultinparentsbeingnotified Behaviourcard Intheeventofextrememisbehaviour,includingthatatlunchtimes,extrasanctionswillbetaken includingexclusionatlunchtimesorforlongerperiodsifdeemednecessary.Atthispointthe governingbodywillbeinformedofanyactiontobetakenandtheAuthority'sexclusionpolicy
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MEDICINES
Ifachildhasbeenprescribedmedicinebyadoctorwhichhastobetakeninschooltime,itcanbebrought intoschool,butitMUSTbeaccompaniedbyanotewhichgivesdetailsoftimeitistobetakenand dosage.Themedicinesshouldbesenttotheoffice/medicalroomassoonasthechildarrivesatschool. Childrenwhohaveminorinjuriesaretreatedatschool.Childrenwhohavebumpsontheheadaregivena lettertobringhomeinformingparentssothattheyareawareofthebumpincasedrowsiness,severe headachesorsicknessoccurathome.Allaccidentsarerecordedinanaccidentbook. Parentswillbecontactedimmediatelyifwefeelachildhasaseriousenoughaccidenttonotifyparentsor isparticularlyunwellatschool.Whenhospitalattentionisnecessaryeveryeffortismadetocontact parentsarecordofhomeandworktelephonenumbersarekeptatschoolforthispurpose.

Parentsarerequestedtonotifyofchangesoftelephonenumbersandaddresses.
Whenachangeofclothinghastobesuppliedtoachilditwouldbeappreciatedifthatclothingcouldbe washedandreturnedtoschool.

MEDICALS
Theschoolhasamedicalroom. TheschoolhasanominatedSchoolNurse,shecarriesoutchecksonchildrensheight,weightandsightin ReceptionandYear6.Lettersaresenttoparentspriortothecheckfortheirconsent,anyproblemscanbe discussedwithherifyouwishtocomeintoschool. Theaudiometricianattendstheschoolannuallyandispreparedtotestanychildwhoseemstobehaving hearingdifficulties.

SCHOOLNURSINGSERVICESTATEMENT
TheaimoftheSchoolNursingServiceistoprovideahighlevelofhealthcaretoenableschoolchildrento reachandmaintaintheirfullpotentialandnotbedisadvantagedbyillhealth. Healthcareisdeliveredthroughhealthassessment,healtheducationandhealthpromotion. TheSchoolNurseisaregisterednursewhohasadditionaltrainingandexperienceinchilddevelopment andhealtheducation. Anychild,parent/carerorprofessionalcanmakeareferraltotheSchoolNursingService.Contactcanbe madeatschooloratthenurses'clinicbase.Telephonenumber01902444511. Allreferralsaredealtwithinaconfidentialmanner. Ahealthassessmentwillbeofferedtoyourchildinreceptionyeartocheckhis/hergrowthdevelopment andvision.Parentswillbeinvitedtothisassessment. Anadditionalhealthassessmentwillalsobeofferedtoyourchildinyear6toundertakefurtherheight, weightandvisionchecks.Thesesessionsalsooffertheopportunityfor1:1healtheducation.

SAFETY
Throughoutthecurriculumthechildrenaremadeawareofvariousaspectsofsafety.Muchofthisisdone aspartofNationalCurriculumactivitiesbutduringschoolassembliesandbyinvitinginoutsideagencies suchastheSchoolNurse,Police,FireBrigadeandRoadSafetyUnitwearepromotingmanyaspectsof
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safety. Theschoolcarriesoutafiredrillatregularintervalstoensurebothchildrenandstaffareawareofthe correctprocedureintheeventofafire. Bytakingthechildrenonshortwalksaroundthelocalitywearemakingthechildrenmoreconsciousof theirlocalenvironment. Wehopeyouwillsupportusintheseventuresbynotparkingtooclosetotheschoolgatesbothbeforeand afterschoolandbybeingawareofchildrencrossingasyoudrivearoundtheestate.

SCHOOLMEALS
SchoolmealsarecookedonthepremisesandarepaidforeachMondayfortheensuingweek oronadailybasis. FromSeptember2013eachmealis2.00:pleasesendthisinasealedenvelopewiththechilds nameandclass. Ifyouthink,orwanttofindout,ifyouareeligibleforfreeschoolmeals,thenecessaryinformationcanbe obtainedfromtheschoolortheCivicCentre.(Tel:01902556556) Childrencanpartakeintheschoolmealor,shouldtheyprefer,canbringsandwiches.Ifsandwichesare beingbroughttoschooltheymustbeinaplastictype,airtightcontainer.Thechildrenaresupervisedby lunchtimestaffbothduringthemealtimeandafterwardsontheplayground.Waterisprovidedwiththe middaycookedmeal.Sandwichchildrenmaybringasoftdrink,noglasscontainersorfizzydrinks please. Theschoolisproudofitsinvitationtoparentsandfriendstoattendadinnerwiththeirchildrenduringthe courseoftheschoolyear.Thesearerunonayeargroupbasisandgivetheopportunityforparentstosee samplethedinnermenu.

MILKA
330mlcartonisavailableeachday,ifrequired,andthepaymentismadeatthebeginningofeach term.(10.00forallchildrenover5).Pleasesendthisinasealedenvelopeseparatefromdinnermoney asthisissentdirectlytothekitchen.InlinewithLAproceduressemiskimmedmilkisavailableforall childreninschool.Wholemilkisonlyprovidedfortheunder5s.Pleasemarktheenvelopewithyour childsnameandclass.

SNACKS
DEyncourthasachievedtheHealthSchoolsawardandhasundertakentheFoodDudesschemeto encouragetheeatingofhealthysnacksinschool.Toreinforcetheseschemeschildrenareallowedto haveasnackofeitherfruitorvegetablesduringthemidmorning.Thesesnacksareeateninclassduring abreakbetweenlessons.Crisps.Sweetsandchocolatearenotallowedduringthesebreaks.

SCHOOLUNIFORM
Thechildrenattendingthisschoolareencouragedtowearschooluniform.

Boys
Grey/Blacktrousers Maroonsweatshirt/palebluepoloshirt Blackshoes(notrainers)

Girls(Winter)
Greyskirt/pinaforedress/grey/black trousers/tailoredshorts Paleblueblouse/poloshirt Maroonpullover,cardigan/sweatshirt

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Blackshoesonly/noboots/nocolouredtights Note:Sweatshirts/Cardigansandpoloshirts(with schoollogo)areavailableforpurchase fromschool.

Girls(Summer)
Blueandwhitecheckdressorasabove Blackshoesorsandalsnoboots

Parentsnowhavetheopportunityofpurchasingourschooluniformfromtwosources. ThefirstisthetraditionalwaywehavesolduniformfromtheOffice.Thecostoftheuniformwillbe: Sweatshirt6.95/7.95.Cardigan9.95.PoloShirt4.95. ThesecondmethodofpurchasingouruniformistobuydirectlyfromKidsCorner,ShowellCircus.Kids Cornerprovidesuniformforupto20schoolslocally.Thecostofthisuniformwillbe: Sweatshirt6.25.Cardigan7.99.PoloShirt4.99. Wehopethisarrangementwillbeusefulforparentsasyouwillhaveachoiceofpurchaseandwehope therewillbefewerdelaysinobtainingthecorrectsize. Youcanbuyreversiblewaterproofjacketsandfleeceswithourschoollogoonthem. Wethinkyouwillagreetheylookverysmartandcosyandseemtobereasonablypriced. YoucanbuythemdirectfromKidsCornerShowellCircus. Fleece:Childrenuptoage139.99 ReversibleWaterproofJacket17.50 Finally,rememberBookBagsareavailablefromschoolandcost3.50oranalternativesatchel style,onlyavailableatKidsCorner,atacostof4.65.

P.EKIT
Theschoolsuppliesshortsforthechildren.Parentsareexpectedtoprovidetheirchildrenwithpumpsand aplainwhitetshirtforP.Elessons.Itisappreciatedifthechildrenareprovidedwithapumpbagfor storageoftheirP.E.clothingandasmallsportsbagfortheirgameskit.Tracksuitsmaybewornover gameskitduringthewintermonths. Parentsareurgedtolabelalltheirchildrensclothingwiththeirnamestomakeidentificationofclothing easier.

JEWELLERY
Theschoolcannotberesponsibleforanyjewellerywornbychildren.Wherechildrenhavepiercedears theyareexpectedtowearstudsandnotearrings,asamatterofsafety.Rings,braceletsandnecklaces shouldnotbewornduetobothhealthandsafetyandvaluereasons.

MONEYANDPROPERTYBROUGHTINTOSCHOOL
Moneyandpropertybroughtintoschoolisdonesoatthechildrensownpersonalriskandstaffat DEyncourtwillnotberesponsibleforanylossordamage.

PARENTSANDFRIENDSASSOCIATION
TheschoolissupportedbyaP.F.A.whichinthepasthasprovidedtheschoolwithmoneyand
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equipment.Newmembersarealwayswelcome! TheP.F.AorganiseavarietyoffunctionsduringtheyearsuchastheChristmasDiscoandSummer Barbecue/Disco.Theschoolisfortunatetohaveitsownbarfacilitieswhichisassembledforeach functionandprovidesaselectionofdrinkswhichmaketheeventsveryprofessionalandhighlypopular withtheparents. The PFA is always on the lookout for new helpers if you are interested.

FUNDRAISING
Duringtheschoolyearweorganiseavarietyoffundraisingeventsforbothourownschoolfundsand outsidecharities. Althoughwebuymostofourschoolmaterialsoutofouryearlybudgetaccountwealwaysneedextrafunds tobuyfoodfortheChristmasParties,ingredientsforcookingactivitiesandawidevarietyofother materialsusedthroughouttheschool. WeraisefundsthroughthemonthlyNonUniformDayonthelastFridayofeverymonth,whenthechildren areallowedtoweartheirownclothesinschool.Anominalsumof50piscollectedfromeachchildandis paiddirectlyintoschoolfunds.Thisisapurelyoptionalactivity. Asaschoolwetrytoraisemoneyforprojectsinthecommunity.Eachyearwesellsmalltoysorkeyrings tohelpComptonHospiceandothercharitiessuchas:ComicRelief,DiabetesUKandChildreninNeed. Onoccasionsthechildrenmakegoodsandorganisetheirownsalewithinschooltoraisemoneyfora varietyofcauses.

SCHOOLINTHECOMMUNITY
Theschoolisinthecentreofabusycommunityandwetrytoencouragestronglinkswiththepeoplewithin it. AtHarvesttime,wedonateproducetothelocalelderlycommunityandwealwaysmakevisitorswelcome onoccasionssuchastheChristmasplays,FayresandP.F.Aevents.Ourschoolchoirvisitslocalelderly peopleinresidentialhomes.

WORKEXPERIENCE
Duringtheyeartheschoolwelcomespupilsfromthelocalsecondaryschoolswhoareonworkexperience placement.Generallytheseareformerpupilswhocomeintoschoolforamorningaweektogain experienceofworkingwithyoungchildren. TraineeteachersfromWolverhamptonUniversitygainimportantworkexperiencewithinschool.The studentsoftenspendaperiodofweekswiththeclassteacherandusuallyteachaclassfulltimetowards theendoftheirteachingpractice. Aswellasgainingusefulworkexperiencethestudentscontributeinmanywaystothelifeoftheschool andpupilsenjoyseeinganewface!

TRAININGDAYS
DuringtheschoolyeartheschoolisclosedforanumberofinServiceTrainingDaysfortheteachingstaff. Thedayschosenvarybetweenschoolsbutparentswillbenotifiedwellinadvancesothatarrangements canbemade.

ADMISSIONSPROCEDURE
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Parents,onshowinganinteresttohavetheirchild/childrenjointheschoolwillneedtovisitschoolto ensuretheyarehappywithhowwework.FromthenonparentswillneedtocontacttheLAforallofthe appropriatepaperwork.SchoolfollowstheLApolicyforadmissionsandhasnojurisdictionoverwhich pupilsenterDEyncourt. Theadmissionlimitforallyeargroupsis45.

COMPLAINTSPROCEDURE
OnceadmittedtoDEyncourtPrimarySchoolyourchildwillreceiveabroadbalancedandrelevant curriculumwhichisintendedtomeethis/herneeds.TheAuthorityandtheSchoolsGoverningBody operatetoassisttheschoolinthiscrucialrole.However,legislationprovidesforyou,asa parent/guardian,toformallyregisteracomplaintifyoufeelthateithertheAuthorityortheGoverningBody isfailingtheschool,andtherebyyourchild'seducation. TherighttocomplainislimitedspecificallytoaspectsrelatingtotheNationalCurriculumandReligious EducationandWorship.Itishopedthatanyconcernsthatyouhavewillbeofaminornatureandcanbe resolvedinformallywiththeHeadteacheroftheSchool Theprocedureisasfollows: 1.InformaldiscussionwiththeHeadteacherorotherstaff. 2.FormalcomplainttotheGoverningBodysubmittedinwritingthroughtheclerktotheGoverning BodyortheDeputyDirectorofSchools,SkillsandLearning. 3.FormalcomplainttotheLEAinwritingtotheDeputyDirectorofSchools,SkillsandLearning. Thisproceduredoesnotcovercomplaintsaboutteachers,disciplineoradmissions. InallcasesthefirststepistoseetheHeadteacherforaninformaldiscussionofanyproblem.ThePolicy isavailabletoparentsifrequired.

PUBLICACCESSTOINFORMATION
Thefollowingdocumentsmaybeseenandwherepossiblecopiestaken,inschool,uponrequesttothe Headteacher: TheLAStatementofCurriculumPolicy. DESstatutoryinstruments,circularsandadministrativememoranda. AnypublishedH.M.I.reportswhichrefertotheschool. Currentguidelines/schemesofwork. TheLA'sagreedsyllabusforR.E.

ATTENDANCE
Weaskparentsfortheirsupportinensuringpupilsattendschoolonaregularbasis.Weencourage holidaysnottobetakenduringtermtime.AletterforholidaysduringtermtimeissignedbytheHead Teacherstatingwhetherornottheabsencecanbeauthorisedornot.Thesemeasureshelpustowork towardsourannualattendancetarget.Weregularlymonitorattendanceandifachildsattendancefalls below85%wewillwritetoparentstonotifythemofthisandofthenextstepstobetaken. ThePolicyisavailabletoparentsifrequired.

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TIMESFORSCHOOL
MORNING
08:5512:20NOON(INFANTS) 12:15P.M(JUNIORS) (11:0011:15a.m.midmorningbreak) 12:20p.m.1:20p.m.(LunchforInfants) 12:15p.m.1:.15p.m.(LunchforJuniors)

AFTERNOON
1:20p.m.3:15p.m.(Infants) 2:35p.m.2:50p.m. midafternoonbreak 1:15p.m.3:20p.m.(Juniors)

DuetothepresentcongestionontheInfantPlaygroundatthestartandcloseoftheschoolday,andthe obviouspossibilityofuslosingachildonlyourownchildrenarepermittedontheplayground. All parents to be behind the main gates. ThoseparentswhoescorttheirchildrenfromtheFairviewRoadentrancewillhavetoleavetheir childontheInfantplayground.Therulewillobviouslyenabletheteacherondutytohaveaview ofallthechildrenandhelpensuretheirsecurityandsafety.

ABSENCESFROMSCHOOL
Parentsarerequestedtoinformschool,eitherbytelephoneorletter,givingthereasonsforallabsences by9.30am.. AnEducationWelfareOfficercallsattheschoolandcanbeaskedtomakeahomevisittoanyparentifso requested. Childrenareexpectedtobeintheplaygroundnosoonerthantenminutesbeforethecommencementof schoolstaffareondutyfrom8.45a.m.inthemorning. Toencouragefullattendancetermlycertificatesofgood/outstandingattendancearepresentedtochildren.

ADDITIONALSECURITYMAINENTRANCEFORALLADULTS
Wehavebeenadvisedtoprovideadditionalsecurityandhavethereforealteredtheproceduresforall adultsenteringtheschool.WeaskthatallparentsandadultsentertheschoolONLYthroughthemain entrance.Thisentrancenowhasacamera/codeautomationandalobbyhasbeencreatedwherequeries willbeaddressed. (Pleasenote:Itmaybewiseifyouhavesmallchildrentoensuretheyusethetoiletathomejustbefore leavingforschoolasyouwillnolongerbeabletowalkintoschoolanduseourfacilitiesthroughthe playgroundentrances) Thesearrangementsmirrorthoseofotherprimaryschoolsanditensuresweareactingwithinrecent healthandsafetyguidelines.

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InfantParents
Canweremindyouthatschoolfinishesat3:15fortheInfants.Pleasebeontheplayground/gardenarea behindyourchild'sclassreadytopickthemup.Wewillnotdismissyourchildunlesswerecognisean adultassignedforpickup.Wewillnotsendthemwithabrother/sisterwhoisattheschool. Pleasenote:Ifyouarelateyourchildwillbekeptinthemainreceptionareaandyoumustcometothe mainentranceandbeadmittedintoschooltocollectyourchild.

DATESFORTHENEXTSCHOOLYEAR

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SCHOOLWEBSITE
Ourschoolwebsitecanbeaccessedviatheaddressopposite.

Examplesofitemsincludedonthewebsiteareasfollows.

INFO FOR PARENTS - detailedonlineprospectusincludingadmissionsprocedure,detailsofschool curriculum,schooluniform,adviceonbullying,pastschoolvisitpicturegalleries,SchoolCouncilandmuch more! DATES FOR DIARY nowwitha12monthcalendar.Thisincludesany Inset days, Holidays and Own clothes days. Copies of our weekly newsletter READ WRITE INC. Information CONTACT US schoolcontactinformation. GALLERY onlineart. Schoolandindividualpupil ACHIEVEMENTS. PROJECTSareatoshowcasewholeschoolevents. Website LINKS forteachingstaffandparentstoaccesslearningsites. CHILDREN ZONE funandeducationalwebsitelinks. InformationontheDEyncourt AFTER CARE CLUB. Linkstothemostrecent OFSTED REPORT.

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