The School Day

  • 08:45: Earliest arrival time for pupils.
  • 09:00: Bell rings; school starts and Registration (the Arbor package is used).
  • 11:00 – 11:15: Morning Playtime.
  • 12:15 – 13:10: Lunchtime (Infants stay out until 13:15).
  • 14:35 – 14:50: Infant afternoon play.
  • 14:50: Collective Worship.
  • 15:00: Little Herons end of day.
  • 15:15: End of school for all other pupils.

Arrival & Dismissal

  • Junior Pupils: Drop bags in the cloakroom; head to the playground.
  • Infant Pupils: Drop bags in the gazebo; head to the playground.
  • Little Herons: Dropped off/picked up at their classroom door.
  • Wet Weather: If raining, children may go straight to classrooms.
  • Dismissal: Junior staff dismiss pupils directly. Infants and Nursery are collected from the classroom doors. Reception are collected from their playground gate.

Supervision & Duties

  • Vigilance: Duty staff must check cloakrooms and toilets, not just the playground.
  • Safety: No playing on the grass near the car park/gate.
  • Bell: The bell is kept in the entrance hall. Ring it to end play; children must line up before entering the front door.
  • Lunchtime: Supervised by Mrs Halliwell. If wet, Year 5/6 pupils help supervise the Infant classroom.

Health & First Aid

  • First Aiders: Every class has a paediatric first aider.
  • First Aid Box ,Locations: Boxes are in Little Herons, Class 1, and the Office.
  • Accidents: Record all incidents in the Accident File (Office).
  • Head Injuries: Parents must be informed using the specific forms in the filing cabinet.
  • Medication: Parents must sign a yellow form (from Mrs Barker).
  • Inhalers: Stored in the classroom in a location known to the teacher.

Safeguarding

  • Visitors: Must sign in at Reception.
  • Lead Contact: Report all concerns to Simon Brabant (DSL) immediately.
  • Deputy Leads: Sonya Robinson, Helen Ireland, Clare Stephens, and Susan Goodfellow (all Level 3 trained).

Collective Worship Schedule

  • Monday (AM): Mr Brabant
  • Tuesday (PM): Mrs Buchanan
  • Wednesday (AM): Father Andrew or Reverend Hannah
  • Thursday (AM): ‘Open the Book’ or Mr Brabant
  • Friday (PM): Mrs Ireland and Miss Chant