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Updated Guidance from Department of Education

From 24 February, the Government will remove the legal requirement to self-isolate following a positive test. In addition, the Government will no longer ask fully vaccinated close contacts and those aged under 18 to test daily for 7 days and routine contact tracing will end.

Free School Meals

VOUCHERS UPDATE (INCOME RELATED NOT UNIVERSAL INFANT FREE SCHOOL MEALS)

We have already provided vouchers via Wonde for week beginning 11 January and via Edenred up to and including week beginning 8 February.

All vouchers are ordered on Wed evening/Thursdays for delivery four days later.

Please complete the form below if you need to 'register' to receive FSM vouchers (as you want to check we have the right detials) or to raise a specific query about your own voucher distribution. The data provided will be used to populate 'priority 1 on our SIMS database (moving the current Priority No 1 to No 2)'.

FSM VOUCHER REGISTRATION & QUERY FORM

Parents Evening Online Bookings

Nursery Year to Year 6 parents evening is on Tuesday 14th & Wednesday 15th January : 3.30 - 5.30pm.

All pupils should received a Parent Online Booking Information Letter this week. All appointments will be via video meetings. This is integrated into the booking system.

Please choose the Nursery - Y6 Parents' Video Consultation Evenings from the 'Parents Evening Online Bookling' link below.

School Uniform

The school exepcts pupils to wear its school uniform.

We believe that a school uniform is important and has been chosen with health and safety and cost issues in mind.

It looks smart

Wears well.

Contributes to a sense of belonging

Gives a common purpose

Fosters a feeling of pride and equality.

All children are expected to wear full uniform and we encourage them to maintain a good standard of clean and tidy dress in school.

How do I order uniform?

Most parents choose to purchase the uniform from the school office. To do this we request that you send a message via the Live Chat.

The order process is as follows:

1. Use the Live Chat that is responded to by our office staff and tell us what you want to order. Please look further down the page for images, sizing and pricing.

2. If the items are in stock we will send it home with your child or arrange pick up, usualy the following day. If not in stock we will have it to you as soon as we can and within the first couple of days of the new academic year. We will contact you when it is in.

3. You will then make credit card / debit card payment by using card payment (incl contactless) at the school office reception when you pick up.

What do we expect children to wear?

We have the same uniform for all children, except nursery.

	Optional/Required	When worn	Branded Item	Specific retailer
Royal blue sweatshirt or cardigan	Required	All year	Branded Required	Avalable 2 retailers incl school
Sky blue sports shirt	Required for YR - Y4	All year	Branded preferred, generic accepted	Avalable multiple retailers incl school
Sky blue shirt with collar	Required for Y5 & Y6	All year	Generic	Avalable multiple retailers
Tartan Skirt (optional)	Optional	All year	Specific tartan	Alphaschoolwear.com, 50-54 Buttermart Street, Warrington.
Black trousers or skirt (Grey still permitted, phased out 2024-25)	Required	All year	Generic	Available multiple retailers
Blue gingham or striped dress	Optional	Easter to August	Generic	Avalable multiple retailers
Black shoes	Required	All year	Generic	Avalable multiple retailers

Royal blue sweatshirts and sky blue sports shirts are available from the school offices.

Please see the school office for more details about ordering uniform.

NB. Nursery have optional uniform consisting of gold sweatshirt, sky blue polo shirt and navy or black jogging pants.

Please name all clothing so that clothes found can be returned to the owners.

Jewellery should not be worn at school. If ears are pierced, children may then wear a single stud in the lower lobe of the ear only. No other types of facial piercing are encouraged. Equally, children are not allowed to wear make up of any sort to school. For safety children must be able to remove earrings for PE, swimming and any other activity as requested by the class teacher. In some cases tape may be used to cover earrings for PE. This is at the discretion of the class teacher.

The school encourages pupils to have a smart overall appearance. Where a pupil’s appearance has a direct impact on children’s welfare, behaviour and/or education for the individual or class, the school may take steps to rectify the situation. The school reserves the right to apply the System of Care to implement this policy.

Additionally, for very clear Health and Safety reasons, pupils are not allowed to wear shoes with a heel height greater than 60mm. Students who attend school with unacceptable shoes will be required to change into safer footwear (provided by the school) and replace the shoes as soon as possible.

PE Kit

For health and safety reasons it is important that children are properly dressed for any physical activity. We now operate a PE Kit Day, whereby children wear their PE kit for the day, arriving to school wearing it. By children not changing in front of others it supports pupils dignity, identity and also promotes positive safeguarding.

To ensure children still look smart to school we actively promote our full PE uniform to be worn on PE days:

	Optional/Required	When worn	Branded Item	Specific retailer
Sky Blue Polo T’shirt (for YR-Y4 this is the same as their normal uniform polo shirt)	Required for YR-Y6	All year	Branded preferred, generic accepted.	Available multiple retailers incl school
Plain Black leggings, jogging bottoms or tackshuit trousers	Required for YR-Y6	All year	Generic	Multiple retailers
Black pumps or black or white trainers with black or white socks	Required for YR-Y6	All year	Generic	Multiple retailers

Pupils will require swimming trunks (not shorts) or swimsuit for Years 3 (or other years (Y4 upwards) where additional sessions are provided).

What are the sizing and cost of uniform items?

To get the right sizing we recommend you getting out an item of clothing at home that fits your child (with growth room), measure it and then compare against the sizes below.

Length measurement is from top of the back of neck to bottom of waist on clothing.

Width measurement is from armpit to armpit.

Pricing for 2024/2025

Sweatshirt	Age Guide	Length	Width	Price
Size 1	3-4 yrs	42cm	34cm	£ 11.50
Size 2	5/6 yrs	46cm	36cm	£ 11.50
Size 3	7/8 yrs	50cm	38cm	£ 11.50
Size 4	9/10 yrs	52cm	40cm	£ 11.50
Size 5	11/12 yrs	54cm	44cm	£ 11.50
Size 6	13/14 yrs	58cm	46cm	£ 13.00
Size 7	Sm Adult	62cm	52cm	£ 13.50
Size 8	Med Adult	66cm	56cm	£ 13.50

Cardigan	Age Guide	Length	Width	Price
Size 1	3-4 yrs	43cm	34cm	£ 13.00
Size 2	5-6 yrs	50cm	38cm	£ 13.00
Size 3	7-8 yrs	52cm	40cm	£ 13.00
Size 4	9-10 yrs	58cm	42cm	£ 13.00
Size 5	11-12 yrs	60cm	44cm	£ 13.00
Size 6	13-14 yrs	64cm	46cm	£ 13.00
Size 7	Sm Adult	72cm	52cm	£ 13.00

Polo Shirt	Age Guide	Length	Width	Price
Size1	3-4 yrs	46cm	34cm	£ 9.50
Size 2	5-6 yrs	50cm	36cm	£ 9.50
Size 3	7-8 yrs	52cm	38cm	£ 9.50
Size 4	9-10 yrs	58cm	40cm	£ 9.50
Size 5	11-12 yrs	60cm	44cm	£ 9.50
Size 6	13-14 yrs	66cm	48cm	£ 10.50
Size 7	Sm Adult	70cm	52cm	£ 10.50
Size 8	Med Adult	72cm	54cm	£ 10.50

Nursery Sweatshirt	Age Range	Length	Width	Price
Size 0	2-3 yrs	40cm	32cm	£ 11.50
Size 1	3-4 yrs	42cm	36cm	£ 11.50
Size 2	5-6 yrs	46cm	38cm	£ 11.50
Size 3	7-8 yrs	52cm	40cm	£ 11.50

Water bottle	£ 2.50
Book Bag	£ 5.00

Ensure Excellent Attendance

It is really important your child attends ON TIME and EVERY DAY.

School opening hours

The compulsory school day is from 8.50am - 3.20pm. The total hours per week is: 32.5 hrs.

The school gates open at 8.40am. Some pupils come into school earlier than the start of the day and leave after the end of the school day for organised clubs/tuition.

We have staggered breaks between 10.15 and 10.45am and staggered lunchtime from 11.30 and 1.15pm.

Attendance

When children attend on time and every day they are happier in school, they keep up with their learning, they start the day well and we can give them the time and support they need.

When children are absent they miss learning, this makes them fall further and further behind. We can see this from the pandemic. It also makes them feel more anxious and impacts on their positive mental health.

When children are late into class they do not know what to do in lessons, miss out on what other children have learned, often in subjects needed for life and work, like reading and mathematics.

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Leave of absence may only be granted by the school only in exceptional circumstances. Parents/carers are requested therefore not to arrange leave of absence (family holidays) during term time. See the Term Dates page under Communications tab for our Holiday List.

If your child is unwell you should contact school to explain the reason. Where there is no contact from parents to explain an absence, the attendance team will record an unauthorised absence. All absences from school must be explained by a note or phone call from parents and as much notice given as possible. We will follow up on all unexplained absences and also those explanations that are not sufficiently prioritising children's education.

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Attendance Team

Three staff support the Executive Headteacher and Head of School in securing good attendance:

Mrs Leigh - Attendance Admin

Miss Fleming - Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion (Wellbeing & Safeguarding incl. Attendance)

Additional docments that can be obtained from the school and this website include:

- Attendance Policy

- Attendance Leaflet, provided at termly parents evenings

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To help you improve your child's attendance we:

Report your child’s attendance in the Termly Report
Have a robust text and phone first day response to ensure your child is safe
Involve our Wellbeing and Safeguarding Team to support you if needed (as it is a safeguarding issue)
Involve the local authority and commence fast track prosecution if needed (as the government has brought in new expectations for parents and LA)

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Government Requirements

Here is the link to Summary Table of Responsibilities document that summarises the responsibilities as set out by the govenment for pares, school and local authority.

For all pupils parents are expected to:

Ensure their child attends every day the school is open except when a statutory reason applies.
Notify the school as soon as possible when their child has to be unexpectedly absent (e.g. sickness).
Only request leave of absence in exceptional circumstances and do so in advance.
Book any medical appointments around the school day where possible.

For pupils at risk of becoming persistently absent parents are expected to:

Work with the school and local authority to help them understand their child’s barriers to attendance.
Proactively engage with the support offered to prevent the need for more formal support.

For persistently absent pupils parents are expected to:

Work with the school and local authority to help them understand their child’s barriers to attendance.
Proactively engage with the formal support offered – including any parenting contract or voluntary early help plan to prevent the need for legal intervention.

PASTORAL TEAM VISIT

This page only relates to those parents or carers who have received a card informing them that a member of the Pastoral Support Team called their home today.

Why have I received a card?

You have received a card as we have tried to call you either by telephone or by visiting your home. This is part of our support programme we offer.

Who gets a visit?

Any family who either we feel will benefit from support that we can offer both in school or from our outreach early help Co-ordinator, Mrs Sue Kirby. Visits are also made to those families who have children we are concerned about. This may be because of attendance, welfare, academic or anything that we think may prevent your child from thriving in their education.

What should I do if I receive a card?

You should follow the instructions on the card which will normally be one of three options:

- contact a member of the Pastoral Support Team via the school office (01925 634207)

- contact the Early Help Co-ordinator (Mrs Sue Kirby), or

- contact the Pastroal Team Leader via the school office. This is usually if we have a significant concern or that the case is being escalated to senior management or the Safeguarding Team.

Can I email the team?

Yes you can. on stmargarets_safeguarding(@)warrington.gov.uk - remove the brackets. However you still need to contact us in person either by coming into school or giving us a call.

What should I do if I have a concern or complaint?

You should follow our complaints policy which states in the first instance contacting the Pastoral Support Team. If you remain doisatisfied with the response you receive you should contact the Headteacher, via the Headteacher's Secretary.

Childeren's Support Worker Service

Partnerships

We lead and participate in partnerships that improve:

- the quality of learning and teaching

Networks for T&L include Generate Teaching Hub (and it's predecessor Warrington Teaching School Alliance for School Direct, Turin Maths Hub (as a provider and beneficiary) and Deep Learning Teaching School Alliance for Mathematics, Literacy Company Network for Reading and Writing moderation, and Early Years 2 Primary and WPAT for Early Years, a STEM teachers CPD group at TCAT and an RE local group for moderation.

- the quality of curriculum and senior leadership

The school leads a hub of 6 schools to promote effective subject, and curriculum developmement as well as peer supporting at year group and senior leadership.

it participates in (and previous led regionally) a Church of England Foundation for Education Peer Support Programme with Liverpool Diocese.

We also are full and active members of the subject associations that promote effective subject curriculum including the History Association, Geographical Association, British Science Association, DT Association

- the quality of pupil experience / enrichment

We run the Character Education programme, Archbishop of York Award and Children's University.

We work with TCAT BCA regarding high school transition sessions, science STEM training, and support their youth training such as Girls Football Leadrrship.

We commission in expertise for different musical experiences from Accent Music Hub, run projects for high achievement in reading with BOLD.

kidsafe

- the quality of pupil welfare and support

We are the regional register lead provider for training charity on children's safeguarding 'Kidsafe UK'

We co- commission expertise for a Early Help Co-ordination with Oakwood Avenue Primary (One Community Trust).

We purchase the full SLA for Education Safeguarding from the local authority and attend their network sessions and training..

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