Policies
Homework Policy
We believe that homework can take many forms for children in the Foundation and K.S.1 stages of the National Curriculum....
E-Safety Policy
The e-Safety Policy is part of the School Development Plan and relates to other policies including those for ICT and for child protection.
School Admissions Policy
Admissions Criteria for the Infant Department
If there are more applications than there are places we will offer places in the following order of priority:
- Children living within the priority area of the school who will have a brother or sister at the school at the time of admission.
- Children living in the priority area who have a brother or sister at the partner junior school at the time of admission.
- Other children living in the priority area, which is: The Parish of Studley (excluding Mappleborough Green) parts of the Parish of Sambourne.
- Children living outside the priority area of the school who have a brother or sister at the school at the time of admission.
- Children living outside the priority area who have a brother or sister at the partner junior school at the time of admission.
- Other children living outside the priority area of the school.
Within each category, decisions are based on the distance between home and school by the shortest walking route, with priority going to those living nearest the school. This applies equally to those living inside and outside the County boundary.
If you live in Warwickshire and your child is due to start school/transfer to junior school/secondary school in September 2009 it is now possible for your to apply online at www.warwickshire.gov.uk/admissions.
For further information please contact the school admissions department on 01926 742047.
Nursery Admissions Policy
We admit children in the Autumn Term after their third birthday
We have places for 78 children (39 in the morning and 39 in the afternoon)
Admissions Policy: 2010-2011
This document sets out the Policy of Studley St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School with respect to Admissions. For the purposes of this policy, the Governing Body of Studley St Mary's Junior School is the admission authority.
Home School Agreement
The School will:
- provide a safe and secure environment for learning;
- encourage pupils to work to their best ability by providing a well planned and stimulating curriculum;
- inform parents about what the teachers aim to teach every term;
- inform parents of the children's progress at regular meetings;
- identify children with special needs and work in partnership with parents to meet their needs.
The Parents will try to:
- see that my child goes to School regularly, on time and with the proper equipment, i.e. reading books etc;
- let the School know about any concerns or problems that might affect my child's work or behaviour;
- support the School's policy for behaviour;
- support my child at home with reading and other homework;
- attend parents' evenings and discussions about my child's progress;
- conduct myself in an appropriate manner both in and around school.
The Child will try to:
- do my best;
- take care of the school and equipment;
- keep the classroom rules.
Download full agreement document
Special Needs Policy
Introduction
The purpose of the document is to clarify to staff, governors and parents how the special educational needs of pupils are managed in the school curriculum.
This document has been compiled by Sue Kincaid, Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) and reflects current practice within the school.
The governors and staff at the school are committed to the principle of inclusion as outlined in the Revised Special Educational Needs (SEN) Code of Practice. We value all children and work together to help them recognise and develop their strengths.
Teaching and Learning Policy
Aims
We believe that education is ongoing throughout life and we contribute to this process by providing a broad, balanced and differentiated curriculum.
We also believe that the children in our care, between the ages of 3 and 7 years, have an entitlement to a specific Foundation and Key Stage 1 curriculum, which is planned for their development and provided to meet their needs so that they can develop positive dispositions to learning.
Equal Opportunities Policy
Studley Community Infants' School aims to meet the needs of each individual child regardless of their race, gender, age, class or ability. We work to ensure access to equal opportunities for all children to develop into confident, competent, caring and self-aware people.
Smoke Free Policy
Smoking is a habit learned in childhood and can be fatal to those who persist in using tobacco. Children need to receive consistent messages and require non-smoking role models in the adults who teach them, as well as a non-smoking environment in the school that houses them.
Sex Education
Although sex education as such is not taught as a subject in the curriculum, many opportunities are used informally and naturally to introduce it in relation to plants and animals as well as human families in a very general way.
Discipline
We encourage children to behave in a thoughtful and caring manner.
The school has a whole school Discipline Policy. This will involve having certain core rules, i.e. walk in the building. Each class will decide on one or two extra rules, which are relevant to those particular children. Our policy is to reward all children with an hour's free choice of activities on Thursday afternoon, unless they have lost part of the time through inappropriate behaviour. Warnings are issued by adults but if such behaviour persists yellow cards are handed out, two yellow cards in one week results in a red card which means 20 minutes loss of free choice time. We also reward the children with stickers which they enjoy 'showing off'. Children soon learn to moderate their behaviour as most are keen to please.
Every Friday we have an Assembly, which acknowledges kind actions by children during the week and celebrates achievements both within school and outside.
If you child experiences difficulties with inappropriate behaviour we will ask you to come and talk to us so that home and school can work closely together.