We believe that children, Parents/Carers, and staff should be valued and their range of beliefs respected. The Governors commit themselves to use all the resources at their disposal to maintain and to raise standards in all aspects of the life of the school.
We aim to provide full-time nursery places for children who are aged three from 1st September to 31st August of the previous academic year. Children cannot be admitted into our Nursery until they are aged three. We aim to have all our children admitted to Nursery by the end of September.
Sometimes younger children may have to wait until January for a place. Very occasionally older children, those born between September and December, can be offered a place at nursery a term before they are due to start and therefore complete four terms in Nursery. Parents and Carers should contact the school office if they wish to place their child’s name on our Nursery waiting list. Admission to Nursery is based on age.
Putting your child’s name on the waiting list earlier does not mean they will get into the Nursery earlier. Children’s names need to be on the Nursery waiting list by the end of the Easter holidays, the term before they are due to start in Nursery. Parents and Carers will be notified of a place by the end of June.
St Luke's C.E. Primary School is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for children, staff, and visitors and promoting a climate where children and adults will feel confident about sharing any concerns which they may have about their safety or the well-being of others.
The Internet can be a wonderful resource for children. They can use it for research, to communicate with friends and family, and play interactive games. However with the rise in access to the internet, through the wide range of gaming, mobile devices, and Smartphones, comes the increase in the potential for harm from inappropriate use. That's why it's vitally important to be aware of what your children see and hear on the Internet, who they meet, and what they share about themselves online.
Internet or E-safety covers a wide range of topics and devices which comprise the 'online experience. As parents and carers please do talk to your children about how they use the internet and keep themselves safe online. I hope the links below will help you to find relevant information which will not only inform you but help you to engage your children in the importance of internet safety.
Nursery and Reception are known as the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). The curriculum is organized so that children are taught in small focused groups and can access resources independently to consolidate their learning. There are different areas of the classroom which have specifically intended learning experiences. These are called Continuous Provision areas such as reading, maths, writing/ mark making, role play, sand, water, playdough, small world, and creative. This encourages independence and allows children to approach challenges at their level. Resources for independent play are carefully planned so that there is an appropriate challenge at all levels. The children in Nursery and Reception follow the Early Years Foundation Stage Development Matters curriculum. We aim for a seamless transition from Nursery to Reception and the same areas of learning are taught. A structured daily phonics program is taught throughout the EYFS. Children share the outdoor learning area and also eat their lunch together.
Parents and Carers are regularly invited to a variety of activities and workshops in the classroom alongside their children and are encouraged to support home learning through homework activities and projects.
The outdoor learning area is set up to ensure that children have learning experiences on a larger scale. For example, mark-making might be twirling large ribbons, chalking on the floor, painting with brushes and rollers. Outdoor learning also supports different learning styles. Our Magic Potion kitchen has a surprisingly calming effect on children and is a contented hive of harmonious and cooperative activity. We have recently developed an outdoor nature area and large construction area. Our playhouses are used for focused role-play activities where children can develop their communication and language skills by retelling stories. Resources for independent play are carefully planned so that there is an appropriate challenge at all levels.
We work with children with special educational needs in literacy and numeracy. Our main focus is to tailor the learning to each child's needs. The main focus is to equip our children with a boost to catch up with their peers by teaching them targeted work on numeracy and literacy but equally to increase pupils' self-confidence. We aim to do this by developing their skills through activities which the children find fun and highly motivational. We enrich the styles of teaching by incorporating auditory, visual, and kinaesthetic learning. We aim to make the learning enjoyable and memorable and allowing the children to begin to apply what they have been taught and to work independently. We tailor the program to suit age-appropriate activities.
The Learning Zone staff go into class to bridge support into class. They also help children to build strategies to enable children to transfer those strategies more confidently. Each pupil that accesses the Learning Zone has their file. This holds information about them and information about their progress. They are constantly updated on a daily/weekly basis.
