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Policies

Proposed Admission Changes

By Community, Equality, FS1, FS2, Letters to Parents, News, Newsletter, Policies

Dear Parent/Colleague,

 

The Diocese of Sheffield Multi Academy Trust is the admissions authority for our school. This means the trust is responsible for setting the admissions arrangements for the schools within its organisation. When changes are proposed to admission arrangements, all admission authorities must consult on their admission arrangements that will apply for admission applications the following school year.

 

A change to the policy is proposed for St Alban’s C of E Primary  School and the proposed new policy can be found at https://wsap.academy/policies/.

 

The trust have resolved to consult on a change to admissions policies, starting with the one determined for use next year to offer places to the September 2025 intake. The change is a move from prioritising church attendance to prioritisation of children living locally, in the parish. We believe this to be pastorally and educationally responsible, prioritising allocating places to children who live in the parish community of the school, as determined by the Church of England on “A Church Near You” [https://www.achurchnearyou.com/]

 

We see this as in keeping with the spirit of the Church of England’s historic commitment to parish schooling, acknowledging that our schools are not faith schools for the faithful, they are Church schools for the community.

 

Responses can be sent to the trust at a enquiries@dsat.education Please enter “Admissions” in the subject bar.

The consultation will run until 12th January 2024.

We look forward to engaging with schools and communities in this change

 

Huw Thomas

Chair of DSAT

Attendance – Education Welfare Officer

By Community, Equality, Letters to Parents, Mental Health, News, Newsletter, Policies, PSHE

Dear parents and carers,

We are pleased to announce that DSAT now have an Education Welfare Officer, Alison Hallewell.

Alison’s main role will be to monitor attendance across all of our schools and support families to develop good attendance. Alison can also support with Early Help referrals.

After half term, she will be organising regular parent drop-ins on a Wednesday afternoon. More information to follow.

Thank you,

Mrs Gurner

Anti-Bullying Policy

By Collective worship, Community, Drama, Newsletter, Policies, PSHE, Safeguarding, Special Educational Needs

Anti-Bullying Policy

Today in collective worship, house leaders presented our Anti-Bully Policy to the children. They were TRULY FABULOUS! This policy clearly explains exactly what children need to do if they experience bullying. A copy can be found in classrooms and on our school website.

Remember bullying is… Several Times On Purpose (STOP).

I will attach a copy of the policy in my next post.

Thank you,

Mrs GurnerChild friendly safeguarding pollicy 22

New Behaviour Policy

By Community, Policies

We are very proud of our pupils’ behaviour. They are polite, kind and work incredibly hard. Following school visits, we often receive letters praising our children’s exemplary behaviour. So a big ‘thank you’ for raising such fabulous children!

 

We have adapted our behaviour policy so that it is child friendly. Making sure that everyone knows what is expected of them and leaving nothing to chance. At St Alban’s we recognise that no child is perfect. This policy aims to teach our children how to learn from their mistakes so that they can continue to flourish.

Please find attached a copy of our revised behaviour policy. 

Our School Rules

By Community, Equality, Letters to Parents, Mental Health, News, Newsletter, Policies, PSHE

This week we have been discussing our school rules:

Be responsible
Be respectful
Be ready to learn

With the children, we have been looking at how these rules fit into good habits in every aspect of civil and academic conduct.

In collective worship, we launched a competition for the children to design a poster that advertises our school rules. If your child would like to take part in the competition, all entries need to be returned to school by Friday 17th September.

Thank you,

 

Mrs Gurner