P4admissions Arrangements, Including STF and Children with Impairments

Contents

P3General Information
P4Admissions arrangements, including STF and children with impairments
P4Home/School Agreement
P5Teaching Staff
PP 5-6Support Staff
P62014-15 Term Dates and Holidays
P6Bank Holidays and School Closure/INSET Days
P7Welcome from the Headteacher
P8School Mission Statement
PP8-9School Vision
PP 9-10Danygraig Aims
PP10-11Our Objectives
P11School times – starting and finishing times
PP11-12Attendance – and details of authorised and un-authorised attendance
PP12-13The School Curriculum – including the National Literacy and Numeracy Frameworks, atypical school day and assessment.
P13Arrangements for Religious Education
P13Queries or complaints regarding Religious Education or Collective Worship
P14Personal, Social and Health Education - PSHE
P14Arrangements for Sex and Relationships Education
P14Curriculum access for Learners with ALN – Additional Learning Needs. This includes children who are more able and/or talented
PP14-15Provision for Welsh Language – Danygraig is a Welsh ‘second language’ school
P15Bi- lingual opportunities and the Cwricwlwm Cymreig
P15School Development
P15Equal Opportunities
P15School Discipline – including the Anti- Bullying Policy, and Restorative Practice
P16SpecialSchool Rules – Which contribute to the school’s Positive Ethos
P16Health, Safety and Wellbeing
P16School Security
PP16-17Pastoral and Emotional Support
P17Physiotherapy Facilities
P17 Looked-After Children
P17Sporting aims, extra-curricular activities and parental communication
P17Homework
P18School uniform
P18School-organised educational visits
P18Pupil Representatives
P18Medication in school
P18Headlice advice
PP18-19Career and work experience
P19Child Protection – all aspects. Safeguarding
P19Fire Safety, Risk Assessment and Evacuation Procedures
P20Your right to view documents
P20Information on how to make a complaint
P20Accessibility (as part of our Strategic Equality Plan)
P20The school’s Ethos
P20Charges and Remissions Policy
PP20-21Progress in meeting targets – end of each key-stage indicators
Comparative Data – School’s performance compared with national standards

DanygraigPrimary School

School Address:Ysgol Street

Port Tennant

Swansea

SA1 8LE

Telephone Number:(01792) 650946

Fax Number:(01792) 641074

E-mail: (Office)

Portal:

Headteacher:Mr NP Morgan BA Hons, PGCE

Deputy Headteacher Mr A Byrne M.Eng PGCE

Chairperson to Governors:Cllr Clive Lloyd

Vice-chairperson:Mr G Wheel

Clerk to Governors: Mrs S Driscoll

Danygraig is a Co-educational Primary School for children aged 3 – 11 years of age. We teach mainly through the medium of the English language. Welsh-as-a-second-language is also taught. Where other languages are present in the school, every effort is made to ensure communication in that language can be afforded.

The information contained in the following pages is correct in September 2014. It is accepted that some changes may occur from time to time.

Admissions Information -The school has a full Admissions Policy (available on request and published on the school’s website) Admission to the school’s STF (Specialist Teaching Facility) is arranged through the Local Authority.

Admission Arrangements:

Foundation Nursery:

Children are admitted part-time to the Nursery Class in the September following the child’s third birthday. Children are admitted during the year if there are places available.

Foundation Reception:

Children attend the reception classes in September following the child’s fourth birthday.

Following an application for a placement it is important to note that parents must formally accept a placement offer by March (pre-ceding the September of admission). The school currently has an admissions number of 40 pupils per cohort. If applications exceed this number the applicants will be referred to the local authority, which will use admissions criteria guidelines to decide on admission placements.

Prospective parents are invited to contact the school to arrange a visit during school hours, not only to see the Headteacher and staff, but also to sample the working atmosphere of the school.

The parents of prospective pupils receive information regarding the school from March onwards. An admissions meeting for parents of children with statements of SEN will be set up to formalize details. This meeting will usually be attended by a member of the Local Authority (LA), Additional Learning Needs (ALN) staff. Every possible effort will be made to ensure that the needs of children with impairments are considered at the admissions meeting. It is important that the school makes every effort to remove barriers (physical and attitudinal) so that impairment does not necessarily lead to disability, and diversity does not lead to prejudice.

Parents/Guardians of prospective pupils are most welcome to visit the school. Please contact the school office to make arrangements (01792 650946) and a member of staff will be delighted to show visitors around.

Home-School Agreement: The school will present parents/Guardians of newly admitted children with a home/school agreement. The document outlines what the child and parent/guardian can expect from the school in terms of education, Additional Learning Needs provision, attendance, punctuality, safeguarding, equal opportunities, extra-curricular activities and values.

The agreement also clearly sets out what the school will expect from children and parents (for example, good and punctual attendance, good and considerate behaviour, a willingness to abide by school policy and rules, and an expectation to contribute positively to the school community.Safeguarding

School Staff

Headteacher – Premises ManagerMr NP Morgan

Deputy Headteacher:Mr AP Byrne

Head of Key Stage 2:Mr AP Byrne

Assistant Headteachers:

Head of Foundation- Student/Trainee NQT MentorMrs S Stokes

Head of ALN and LNF Mrs B Currenti

Teaching Staff

Foundation NurseryMrs Z Morelli

Foundation Reception:Mrs SStokes

Year 1/ ReceptionMrs H Morgan

Year 1Mrs S Stark

Year 2Mrs R Williams

Foundation Specialist Teaching Facility:Mrs B Currenti

Year 3Mr D Field

Year 4/3Miss S Flowers

Year 4Mr B Curtin

Year 5 MrsL Smedley

Year 6Mr A Byrne

Junior Specialist Teaching Facility: Mr P Hobbs and Miss S Richards

Additional Learning Needs Manager:Mrs B Currenti

ALN Support teacher – Leader of Boys’ LearningMrs S Jeremiah

PPA Teacher:Mrs A Thomas

School Support Staff

Literacy Assistant:Mrs H Lawrence

Numeracy Assistant:Mrs Q Dsilva

Nursery Nurse:Mrs. V. Harris – FSTF

Classroom Assistants:MrsC Boat– Foundation Department

Mrs S Dicataldo - JSTF

Miss L Stevens–Key Stage 2

Mrs S Driscoll – Foundation Department

Mrs K Rees – Foundation Department

Mrs H Phillips – Foundation Department

Mr D Nevis – KS 2 Support

Miss G Coates – Key Stage 2

Mrs KA Merriman - Foundation Phase

Mr J Hopkins - Foundation Phase

Mrs D Davies - Foundation Phase

Mrs L Davies - Foundation Phase

Ms H Evans - FSTF Support

Administration Manager:Mrs J Griffiths

Pastoral Support/ Emotional Welfare Officer: Mrs K O’Leary

Clerical Assistant: Mrs G Pennock

Mrs D Lancey

Caretaker/ Site Officer: Mr MCummins

Term dates 2014/ 2015Academic Year (dates of holidays)

School Term & Holiday Dates 2014 / 2015

Mid Term Holidays

Term / Term
Begins / Term
Ends / Begins / Ends / Term Begins / Term Ends / Total Days per Term
Autumn 2014 / Monday
1st
September / Friday
24th
October / Monday
27th
October / Friday
31st
October / Monday
3rd
November / Friday
19h
December
40 / 35 / 75
Spring 2015 / Monday
5th
January / Friday
13th
February / Monday
20th
February / Friday
20th
February / Monday
23rd
February / Friday
27th
March
35 / 30 / 55
Summer 2015 / Monday
13th
April / Friday
22nd
May / Monday
25th
May / Friday
29th
May / Monday
1st
June / Monday
20th
July
19 / 36 / 65
TOTAL / 195

Bank Holidays:April 3rd 2015 – Good Friday May 4th 2015 – May Day

April 6th 2015– Easter Monday May 25th 2015 – Spring Bank Holiday

List of closure – Inset - days for Academic Year 2014 - 2015

Monday 1 September 2014

Monday 5 January 2015

Monday 20 July 2015

Welcome from the Headteacher

Dear Parent,

DanygraigPrimary School is a long established school that has been an important part of the community for a significant period of time.

All parents want a good education for their children. They also want them to be happy and to feel safe and secure. At Danygraig, Safeguarding will always be our main priority.

The school aims to create a caring, happy and secure learning environment for our children to achieve their full potential. At DanygraigPrimary School we believe in giving our children a variety of quality learning experiences that will enable them to meet the numerous challenges and opportunities that will be open to them in later life. We believe in providing a curriculum of opportunities so that learning-

challenges and the needs of more able and talented children are catered for. Skill development and self evaluation will be at the centre of all our learning and teaching. The National Literacy and Numeracy Frameworks underpin all or Teaching and Learning activities.

Staff endeavour to provide a colourful and stimulating environment where children can be challenged and motivated to produce their best. We value our pupils and believe that their time in school should be rewarding and fulfilling. Visitors to the school often comment on the warm welcome they receive and the politeness and courtesy of our pupils. Good manners, courtesy and politeness are strong features of our school ethos.

Danygraig runs a ‘School Council’ of pupil representatives. The opinions and reflections of our children play a major part in school development. We regard ‘the voice of the child’ as essential to effective teaching and learning. We are very much a traditional school; we have four ‘houses’, and we elect a Head Boy, a Head Girl and deputies.

Parents are essential partners in the education of their children. Many give valued assistance at school and encouragement in the various tasks that children take home. You will learn and understand what goes on in school by regular contact and discussion with members of staff. Please feel free to come and talk to us whenever you have information of value or a ‘problem’ to discuss. In addition, information is regularly available on our Internet Portal website,

Should you have any concerns over access to facilities – for example, wheelchair access or ‘Disabled’ toilets – please do not hesitate to contact us so that we can ensure that your needs are met. We aim to be a fully-inclusive school at all times. The school operates a Strategic Equality Plan and an Accessibility Plan in accordance with the Equality Act 2010. We will send out questionnaires with regard to equality and we are always striving to improve accessibility; your opinions of how we do things together with your suggestions will be most welcome

Welcome to DanygraigPrimary School.

N.P. Morgan

Headteacher

Mission Statement:

At DanygraigPrimary School we will aim to provide a structure for learning and teaching that is under-pinned by the National Literacy and Numeracy Frameworks. It will focus on the learners andaim to ensure all children realise their potential in a safe and stimulating environment and in a positive and caring atmosphere. Individual learning is important, including the evaluation of one’s own learning needs.

DanygraigPrimary School is a fully inclusive, equal opportunities school. It is our aim to ensure that as far as possible, all members of the school community enjoy their involvement with the school free from harassment and prejudice. (See full Inclusion and Equal Opportunities Policies)

A Vision for DanygraigPrimary School

DanygraigPrimary School is …………

A place where children, staff, parents and community – can smile, feel comfortable and enjoy the atmosphere
A place where children and staff feel safe, valued and respected
A place where all achievement is celebrated
A place that stimulates and inspires
A place to be enjoyed
A place to be proud of
A place where the most important things taught and learned are values
A place where traditional, good manners, courtesy and politeness are central to our ethos
A place where the most important rule is to treat others, as you would wish to be treated yourself

The Danygraig Teacher will ………….

Have a clear awareness and understanding of all matters linked with‘Safeguarding’
Have high expectations and promote high standards in literacy, numeracy and skill development at all times
Literacy, Numeracy, Skill development and e-learning will be the drivers; all subjects will be the vehicles
Be clear about what the children should hope to attain from an activity
Have a clear understanding of the abilities and needs of individual children, from difficulties in learning, to the needs of more able and talented pupils
Be sympathetic to those needs and differentiate accordingly
Set realistic and useful targets, which will benefit children
Keep in mind the need to help develop childrens’ transferable skills (skills to be used ‘across life’)
Plan with assessment in mind, and use assessment for learning
Keep a clear, uncluttered and precise focus for learning activities and objectives
Stimulate and inspire children and colleagues
Create an environment and atmosphere conducive for learning
Allow children to feel comfortable in learning and enable them to enjoy learning
Know when to teach and when to allow children to learn
Prompt, when necessary, during a child’s learning and act like a ‘sheepdog’, gently keeping pupils on relevant learning paths
Encourage, praise and celebrate achievements (including individual achievement irrespective of level and degree of success)
Teach and enable children to discuss and explore values (including consideration for others, manners, courtesy and politeness)
Show a commitment to bi-lingualism
Be aware, at all times, of the Standards required for excellence in teaching and assessment
Understand the importance of distributive leadership. All teachers are leaders!
Remember that everything we do must impact positively on Children’s learning

The Danygraig teacher will know what, how and when to teach, will be clear and precise in objectives, will set clear, precise and achievable outcomes for pupils, will plan with assessment in mind, use assessment for learning, and know how and when to let children learn.

Parents and Pupils will …………

Be encouraged to support and enhance the school ethos and to contribute positively to the teaching and learning environment. The school operates a home / school agreement system. Parents are encouraged to participate in this agreement.
We have a Pastoral Support/Emotional Welfare Officer. Mrs Katie Jones will be a point of contact for parents on any matters you might wish to raise. Her role is to be a link between the school and home. She will deal, initially with all matters of attendance, admissions, emotional welfare and any concerns over children’s disputes and bullying. The Restorative Practice system will look into any matters of dispute or bullying. Pastoral Support will be offered to all children who might need help and support (including victims and offenders in cases of bullying)

The Aims of our School:

Our over-riding aim is to provide a caring and secure learning environment for our children to achieve their full potential.

We aim to have consistency in good standards in learning, assessment and teaching.

We aim to make our learning activities both stimulating and relevant to the children’s needs and experiences.

We aim to consistently promote and expect high standards in literacy, numeracy and skill development and e-learning.

Learning, where possible, will have its roots in the child’s own world and be experienced by the child at first hand. These experiences will enrich and further the understanding of his place, past, present and future.

Children will be introduced to and strive to master those skills which will enable them to take their place as competent, caring adults in an ever increasingly complex, technological society. This will start in the Early Years Department with the skill-based ‘Foundation’ philosophy.

The curriculum will have continuity and progression according to the requirements of the National Curriculum, and will place great emphasis on the development of literacy, numeracy and a wide range of skills – skills that can be transferred to the needs of life.The Literacy and Numeracy Frameworks (LNF) will drive the curriculum and schemes of learning. Skills of Literacy and Numeracy will be developed and practiced in all curriculum subjects. Clear pathways in LNF will enable more able children to forge ahead in their development and understanding of Literacy and Numeracy – children will not be held back by their registration year-groups. If they are capable of developing their skills further, the school will do everything to help, and will challenge them to do so.

E-learning will also underpin all learning activities.

We aim to provide a rich variety of extra curriculum experiences, and a curriculum of opportunity to cater for diverse interests and needs. Children with specific talents (especially non-academic talents) will encouraged to develop and practice those skills further and share their talents with others

We aim to help children become independent learners; to enable them to learn how to learn.

It is our aim for our children to develop a positive attitude towards learning and life, underpinned by good social values. This aim is included as our school logo ….

LEARNING NOW FOR OUR FUTURE

The Objectives of our School:

Our Objectives are:

To help provide children with a range of essential life skills, and to feature the key skills of literacy, numeracy, Information Communication Technology and bi-lingualism as essential elements of a broad–based curriculum, and to use assessment for the purpose of planning for further learning.

‘E.learning’ will feature strongly in most learning activities.

To provide a stimulating, well organised learning environment that will enable the children to learn how to acquire information and resources for effective learning, and to develop a range of transferable skills – skills for learning, and skills for life.

To ensure that pupils can read fluently and accurately, with understanding, sensitivity and discrimination.

To communicate clearly and confidently in speech and writing and to listen attentively and with understanding.

To develop the effective use of E.learning and Information Technology

To understand and apply mathematical, scientific and technological skills in order to solve problems.

To help children to acquire greater understanding of the geographical, historical and social aspects of the immediate and wider environment.

To provide opportunities for the development of our childrens’ creative interest and ability in music and the performing arts.

To express their feelings and imagination creatively through art and design.

To take an active part in a wide range of physical activities thus ensuing the development of balance, co-ordination, and skills in the following; dance, gymnastics, games and athletics.

To give children the opportunity to enlarge their knowledge and understanding of comparative religions, customs and cultures.

To help children acquire an understanding and appreciation of their cultural heritage.

To encourage children to use the Welsh language in a truly bi-lingual context, and to feel comfortable in using the Welsh language in everyday situations.

To ensure that all members of this school community enjoy a sense of ‘belonging’, free from harassment and discrimination.

To actively promote an inclusive culture.

To actively and consistently promote bi-lingualism.

To develop children as ‘global citizens’.

School Hours: