Parental Involvement

Home School Agreement and Internet Policy.

All parents are requested to sign these Agreements in line with government policy and return them to school.

Communication with Parents and Parental involvement

At the beginning of the academic year all parents are given a copy of the child's class timetable, homework timetable and curriculum plan for the year. In addition we provide all parents with a termly calendar outlining school events and a weekly newsletter, which all children are asked to take home on a Friday afternoon. A copy is always available on display in the Reception area.

We are keen that parents feel welcome in school and very much value the time and energy that some parents are able to give as volunteer helpers. Parents are invited to various events during the school year and open assemblies at the end of each mid-term.

Your child's class teacher is always available to see you at the end of the school day if you have anything that you need to discuss with them. All teachers accompany their children to the gate at the St Mildred's Road entrance to see the children off the premises and wait until all of their class have been handed over to parents. If you are unable to see your child's teacher at the gate because you wait at the London Road gate, you are welcome to come into the main reception area where the secretary can contact the teacher for you.

There is the school P.T.A, who plan social and fund raising events. All parents are invited to join. The school greatly appreciates their voluntary support and fundraising events.

Guidelines and Policies

School guidelines and policies are regularly revised and updated. Copies of these National Curriculum documents and DCSF (Department for Children, Schools and Families) regulations are available on request from the school office at a cost of 10p per sheet.

Workshop For Parents

With the ever increasing demand for parents to assist their children with their school work, we try to help by organising Parents' Workshops at the beginning of the academic year. These workshops provide information on how we teach mathematics, how you can help with literacy work, and what is meant by the school setting your children targets. We hope that as many parents as possible attend these evening workshops so that you can be kept fully informed about how you can help you child / children.

Role of Parents

Parents are expected to support and encourage, the child\children by giving time and a home environment in which homework can be done. The class teacher will, as far as possible, ensure that details of a task to be done at home will be noted in the child/children's homework book, together with any other messages about class activities. The parents should consult the book on a daily basis. Information may be fed back to the class teacher through notes in the book. Any comments should always be couched in a moderate and responsible language, bearing in mind that the child may read the message.

Children benefit enormously from being able to discuss what they have done with their parents. This is not to suggest that parents should spend time altering or correcting the child\children's work, but rather discuss it and suggest how it might be done differently or improved. Constructive comments enable them to develop a better understanding of the work and reinforce what is taught in school.

Above all other subjects, reading is a crucial aspect of school work and needs to be encouraged at all times. It would also be helpful if children were encouraged to learn their multiplication tables. A child's written skills reflect the attitude to reading: a child who reads widely and with enthusiasm is often able to translate this into written work. It is not always possible for an adult to hear a child read at school every day, although that is the aim. It is important, therefore, for parents to try and hear their child/children read every day.