Welcome to Chelsfield Primary School, a small school making a big difference. Our school has a friendly, family-orientated, and welcoming atmosphere creating an ethos of community and caring. We provide a safe, stimulating, and happy environment in which the children's staff, parents, and governors all work together to enable the school to deliver a broad, balanced, and meaningful education for the children to achieve their full academic potential.
Our shared vision is to provide an outstanding education for children of all abilities. We are all very proud of our school and the community that it serves. We aim to "inspire, challenge and nurture the individuality of our future generation, unlocking the magic within every child in a happy, secure and caring environment"
We provide consistently good teaching which is both stimulating and challenging this motivates our children to be engaged, excited, and successful learners.
At Chelsfield, we strive to develop happy, motivated, and successful learners who are ambitious and well equipped to meet all future challenges.
Our core values are held at the heart of everything we do.
- Confidence and self-belief
- Kindness and compassion
- Independence and resilience
- We have a “CAN DO” attitude
School attendance is subject to various education laws and this school Attendance Policy is written to reflect these laws and the guidance provided by the Department for Education and Employment. Each year the school will examine its attendance figures and set attendance targets that reflect both national and local attendance targets.
For a child to reach their full educational achievement a high level of school attendance is essential. We will consistently work towards full attendance for all children and continuously convey the importance of regular and punctual attendance to parents and carers.
- To provide a full and efficient education to all pupils and ensure equal opportunities for all.
- To provide an environment where all pupils feel valued and welcome.
- To ensure that attendance of all pupils is monitored and that the importance of regular and punctual attendance is communicated to parents and carers.
- To promote high levels of attendance so that each pupil can achieve maximum benefits from the educational, personal, and social opportunities available at Chelsfield Primary School.
- To ensure robust safeguarding of all pupils.
Any child who is absent from school must have their absence recorded as being authorized or unauthorized. Only the Headteacher or a member of staff acting on her behalf can authorize absence.
At Chelsfield Primary School we are extremely proud of our children's achievement.
High Expectations and staff who are all dedicated to providing a stimulating, exciting environment where everyone feels valued and can learn, ensures that our children achieve well.
This policy covers staff, pupils, visitors, and other users of the premises. It aims to show how the Governors and Head Teacher discharge their duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
The Management Team of the School and the Governing Body are committed to ensuring the Health and Safety of everybody involved in the school. We aim to:
- Ensure that all reasonable steps are taken to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of users of the premises and all participants in school trips.
- Establish and maintain safe working procedures for staff and pupils. To provide and maintain safe school buildings and safety equipment for use in school
- Develop safety awareness, by appropriate training if necessary, amongst staff, pupils, and others who help in school.
- Formulate and implement effective procedures for use in the event of a fire and other emergencies.
- Investigate accidents and take steps to prevent a re-occurrence.
