Before and After School

Our duty of care begins from the moment that children are ‘handed over’ to a member of staff.  This duty of care extends until we 'hand the children back' to a responsible person at pick up time - or in the case of our Year 5 and 6 children, who have signed permission, when we dismiss them to walk home.

For before school clubs that your children attend, the same principles apply.  We are responsible for your children from the time that the club starts, and we will make sure they are taken to class.

For after school clubs we will take them to the club, then dismiss them into the care of a responsible person at the end of the club.

Permission to Walk Home - Year 5 and 6 only

Parents of children in Years 5 and 6 have the option of walking to and from school. In order to be allowed to do this, parents/carers must sign a consent form. We however expect all children to be collected from any club or event that finishes after 3:15pm between October half term and Christmas as these are the darkest weeks of the year and we do not feel that it would be safe for any child to walk without a responsible adult to accompany them over this winter period.

Consent forms for Years 5 and 6 are sent home at the start of the academic year or can be requested from the school office.

Bicycles and Scooters

To help us keep everyone safe, children who ride to school are expected to:

• Wear a helmet to protect them from falls or accidents.
• Dismount as they come into the school grounds and walk with their bike or scooter so as to keep everyone safe.

This is what a typical school day looks like:

Gates open at 8:40am