The School Organisation

There are seven classes and these are arranged in single year groups. The teacher for each class is responsible for the children’s work, although pupils may at times work with other teachers or teaching assistants in other parts of the school.

The School Day

The school opening and closing times are as follows:

Foundation Stage: 8.50am – 3.05pm

Years 1 – 6:    8.40am – 3.10pm which amounts to a 32.5 hour typical week, including breaks but not after school activities.

Lunch break is from 12.15 to 1.15pm. There is a 15 minute morning break for all children and a 15 minute afternoon break for Key Stage One pupils.

Drop off and collection from School

The gates are opened at the following times:

Key Stage 2 children should always enter and leave the school grounds through the large double playground gates between 8.40-8.50am. Year 6 & Year 2 use their own gate, whilst FS and Year 1 use the double gates at the back of the car park.  If a child arrives after 8.50am, the gates will be shut and they must report to the School Office to be registered.

At the end of the day, the gates are opened again at 3pm and parents should gather in the playground, where the children will be brought out by the school staff.

Collection times are as follows:

Foundation:  3.05 pm

Years 1 – 6:   3:10 pm

It is very important that your child knows who is collecting them and if for any reason arrangements change, please make sure you let the School Office know by 2.30pm. Permission slips need to be signed if you wish your child to walk home alone – these are available from the School Office.

If the adult collecting your child is late, your child will be with a member of staff in the School Office.

Absence from School

If your child is unwell, please ring the School Office before 9.20am on each day of absence. If your child has been vomiting or suffered with diarrhoea then medical advice is that the child should not return to school for 48 hours after the last attack.

It is very important that parents do not take children on holiday during term time. The school’s policy is not to authorise holidays taken in term time; government legislation states that schools can only authorise absence from school during term in exceptional circumstances. Any applications for absence should be made on the appropriate form, available from the School Office, accompanied by a covering letter explaining the reason for the request.

Please notify the school office of any medical appointments during the school day.

Medicine in School

Only prescribed medication can be administered.

Medication to be administered must be clearly labelled with the child’s name and class.

Parents must complete and sign the school’s ‘request to administer medication’ form.

Medicines will be stored in the school office.

A responsible adult must bring and collect medicines to/from the school office.

Allergy aware school

A number of children in the school have nut allergies, therefore nuts in any form are not to be brought into school (this includes children’s individual lunch boxes that may contain items of food such as peanut butter, Nutella, snack nuts, cakes or biscuits that contain nuts).

School Council

At Bishop William Ward we have a School Council that represents the views of all pupils to help improve our school. Every September, each class (from Years 2 – 6) elects 2 members from their class to represent them. We try to meet at least once a week to discuss any improvements and suggestions that have been put forward by pupils and staff. The School Council has initiated ideas such as playground rules, outdoor activities, fundraising ideas and selecting the school meals menu. We also work closely with the School Councils from two other local primary schools on joint projects to share ideas on how to make our schools better.

Reporting to Parents

Parent/Teacher consultation evenings are arranged in the autumn and spring terms. These consultations allow both teachers and parents to understand their children better and to monitor individual progress. Any issues at other times can be dealt with immediately or by appointment. An annual written report for each child is sent to parents towards the end of the Summer term.

Clubs

There is a range of after-school clubs available to the children. These offer a rich and varied  experience for the pupils. Letters will come out to parents informing them of the clubs and permission slips need to be returned by a specific date. In the case of over-subscription, we draw names from a hat. Parents are informed via email if their children have got a place or not.

Staff

TEACHING STAFF

Mr Toby Bull                            Headteacher

Mrs Susan Sanderson            Deputy Headteacher

Miss Kathryn Gilbert               Deputy Headteacher

Mrs Kelly Holliday                   Senior Teacher

Miss Naomi Enefer                 Class Teacher

Mrs Kate Godwin                   Class Teacher

Miss Camilla East                  Class Teacher

Mrs Louise Wickison             Class Teacher

Mrs Samantha Talbot             Class Teacher

Mrs Francesca Lock               Class Teacher

Mrs Karen Tracey                   Class Teacher

Miss Louis Winterbourne        Class Teacher

Mrs Samantha Talbot             SENDCo

SUPPORT STAFF

Mrs Clare Dorrell                School Business Manager

Mrs Tracie Chester             Admin Assistant

Mrs Richelle Sullivan          Admin Assistant

Mrs Angela Jacobs             Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Higher Level Teaching Assistant

Mrs Alison Lewis                 Teaching Assistant

Mrs Ros Whymark               Teaching Assistant

Mrs Kathryn Ling                  Teaching Assistant

Mrs Sam Scott                     Teaching Assistant

Mrs Tammy Lowden             Teaching Assistant

Mrs Becky Taylor                 Senior Midday Assistant

Mrs Laura Woodhurst           Teaching Assistant/Midday Assistant

Mrs Clare Thomas                Teaching Assistant/Midday Assistant

Miss Vicky Bullard                 Midday Assistant

Mrs Mikayla Burns-Langton  Midday Assistant

Miss Sian Hewitt                   Midday Assistant

Miss Rachel Stacey              Midday Assistant

Mrs Ezhilini Vimal                 Midday Assistant

Mrs Janagananthini Murugesan  Midday Assistant

Mrs Grace Leete                   Midday Assistant

Miss Olivia Millard                 Teaching Assistant/Midday Assistant

Mr Justin Di Marco                Catering Manager

Catering Assistant

Caretaker