Parent handbook 2014 by Kensington Prep School

Parent Handbook 2014 â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15

Kensington Prep School 596 Fulham Road London SW6 5PA Telephone 020 7731 9300 E-mail: schooloffice@kenprep.gdst.net www.kensingtonprep.gdst.net

Introduction

About the School

his ooklet is a prac cal in orma e g ide to the school or all new and e is ng parents. he arent and ook is re ised and sent o t to parents ann all .

ensington rep chool has p to girls rom the age o to ears. he school was o nded in and was the rst school to e esta lished the irls a chool r st. he school mo ed to its c rrent loca on in lham in .

rther in orma on can e o nd on ire o r online learning and comm nica on pla orm or sta parents and p pils: kps.gdst.net o are e er ns re o school proced res and policies please do not hesitate to contact orm teachers the school office or m sel as appropriate.

ost girls oin the school in ecep on aged and spend se en ears in the school mo ing on rom ecep on thro gh ears age . Entr to the school is selec e and the o er o a place is ased on assessment. Each ear is di ided into two alanced parallel classes o a o t p pils. t or ease o comm nica on we re er to the Earl ears o nda on tage ecep on lass ear and ear as e tage .

Mrs Prudence Lynch ead

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Contact details ensington rep chool lham oad ondon School office: el: onda rida am pm a : E-mail: schooloffice@kps.gdst.net School website: www.kensingtonprep.gdst.net Firefly the school s online learning and comm nica on pla orm : kps.gdst.net ire can also e o nd sing the click-thro gh link on the school we site.

Contents Firefly The school day chool meta le ssem lies h sical ed ca on sic omework earning s pport chool l nches orning reak snacks reak pla me chool cl s chool trips ear mmer pro ect o ses hanging class gro ps chool o ncil Travelling to and from school roced res or late collec on isters Parents and the school omm nica on se o parent e-mail arents e enings eports e ers newsle ers and no ces chool office arents ssocia on arent helpers irthda par es aking and sing photographs o children in school

Attendance, health and safety endance and illness irst aid edicines chool el are fficer ead lice ire drills E ac a on plan Uniform and equipment chool o i ers E ipment ost propert Behaviour r school al es ri ilege me chool r les eha io r aro nd school riendship iss es se o comp ters i ads indles nternet email School fees Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Day School Trust o erning od Appendices erm dates ni orm list o ernors ta list

Firefly ire is the school s online learning and comm nica on pla orm or parents p pils and sta . t pro ides important in orma on s ch as the school calendar weekl men s meta les cl s and also re ects all that is happening in the school. t is recommended that parents sho ld log in as a minim m o once a week. ire is a aila le to parents once the oin the school and is reg larl sed p pils as part o their learning see ear gro p and s ect sec ons . arents can also en o rowsing these areas. Visit kps.gdst.net and log in.

To log in for the first time: Parents need to register for an account and this is done by using the primary email address supplied to the school for parents communications. . o register go to h p: kps.gdst.net . lick on the link on the right hand side that sa s arent ogin. . hen click on ogging in or the rst me. c ate o r cco nt at the o om o the screen . . Enter the email address s pplied to the school then click c ate cco nt. . n email will then e sent to o that will contain a link or o to choose o r own password to log into ire .

The school day .

The school timetable .

Earl girls ma arri e ringing the recep on er at the ront gate. la gro nd gate el edon d opens. he girls wait in the pla gro nd with a mem er o sta n l . . n wet weather ecep on to ear girls wait in the hall. ear and ear wait in their classrooms.

irls line p in orms and orm sta collect classes rom the pla gro nd. irls go to classrooms or registra on.

la gro nd gate closes. ate girls sho ld then enter ia the ront door and ens re the sign the register the ront door e ore going p to their classrooms.

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reak in pla gro nd with sta on d t . wet girls remain in classrooms. essons. nch or ecep on and ear .

nch or ear ear l nch me cl s and reak in pla gro nd.

iet ime or ecep on and ear . ome ear p pils assist the teachers.

egistra on and a ernoon lessons egin.

la gro nd gate opens.

school ends. arents collect girls rom their ecep on classrooms or the rst two and a hal terms. ll other girls are collected rom the pla gro nd and m st shake hands with their orm teacher e ore depar ng. wet girls are collected rom their classrooms. ernoon cl s egin or .

la gro nd gate closes.

la gro nd gate opens.

school ends. irls are collected rom the pla gro nd and m st shake hands with their orm teacher e ore depar ng. wet girls are collected rom their classrooms. ernoon cl s egin or .

Assemblies chool assem lies are held reg larl a er morning registra on. ome are or the whole school some are or each ke stage. nce a week a class or ear gro p takes an assem l and parents ma e in ited to watch these at . in the hall. Physical education

: irls ha e three min te lessons a week. n the t mn and pring terms this is meta led as one g mnas cs one dance and one games lesson each week. n the s mmer term all three lessons are games and athle cs orientated. ear also swim or the whole ear. : irls ha e two one ho r lessons a week. n the t mn and pring terms this is meta led as one games and one ho r o g mnas cs dance a week. n the s mmer term oth lessons are games and athle cs orientated. also swim or hal o each ear. n the s mmer term ear e perience some di erent organised sports ac i es or the ear pro ect. here is a road range o ac i es that are ta ght on site apart rom swimming which takes place at lham ools. he girls are taken to the pool coach accompanied sta . e ha e se eral inter-ho se and interschool galas and irls a chool r st

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e ents with other schools. e ha e a whole school sports da in the mmer term. ll E lessons and swimming d ring school periods are comp lsor nless girls are e empted or speci c medical reasons where a wri en le er to the teacher o ph sical ed ca on is re ired. a girl is na le to swim she will either remain in school with another class or will ring a ook to read at lham ools. ll E kit sho ld e kept in the girl s sports ag and e er item sho ld e named. o r da ghter has a er cca please pro ide her with medical tape to co er it d ring g m and dance lessons or a er cca sock or swimming. or health and sa et reasons girls sho ld ha e their hair ed ack or all E lessons and no eweller or earrings sho ld e worn. o th g ards are comp lsor rom ear to ear . he E department o ers an e tensi e range o sports cl s and speci c s ad opport ni es or the older girls in . n ears and depending on the sport re ent matches against other schools are arranged. hese ma in ol e tra elling to other schools and will res lt in a later home me than s al. etails o these are sent to parents in ad ance and no p pil is allowed o site to a t re nless wri en permission is recei ed rom parents.

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Music ll girls ha e two m sic lessons per week in which aspects o singing per orming composing listening nota on and theor are st died. an also recei e indi id al instr mental t i on rom isi ng teachers.

nstr mental t i on i on in piano te o oe clarinet sa ophone recorder assoon iolin iola cello do le ass harp g itar tr mpet dr m kit rench horn singing and m sic theor is a aila le to girls in ear and a o e depending on a aila ilit . here are presentl lessons gi en each week and o the p pils learn an instr ment. nstr mental t i on takes place d ring the school da and ine ita l the girls will miss some school lessons. are is taken to rotate the meta le so that no s ect s ers nd l . ates and mes o lessons are recorded each week in o r da ghter s sic ote ook which m st e ro ght to each lesson. imeta les o lessons are also displa ed on the sic epartment s no ce oard. arents o girls recei ing t i on are asked to enco rage their da ghters to prac se at home and ollow their progress. n o ser a ons comments can e noted at home in the prac ce

note ook in this wa a dialog e with o r da ghter s teacher is esta lished. n addi on to pri ate t i on there is a eginner strings cl eginner recorder cl eginner rass cl and theor cl or an interested girls in ear and and a o e. ring the school da instr ments sho ld e stored in the instr ment store c p oard or the sic oom. ll instr ment cases and m sic m st e named clearl . arents m st also ins re all instr ments o al e. n en iries a o t m sical ac i es within the school incl ding applicaons or instr mental lessons sho ld e made to the irector o sic in wri ng an applica on orm is a aila le rom the school office . he cost o these lessons are in addi on to ees and are illed direct the indi id al peripate c teachers. NB: ll term s no ce is re ired in wri ng i o wish o r da ghter to discon n e indi id al lessons in school. School choirs, music clubs and Ensembles here are man opport ni es or girls to oin a ariet o m sic gro ps ensem les. he school operates an all incl si e polic and girls are enco raged to par cipate.

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Opportunities to Perform s well as opport ni es to per orm in assem lies concerts and in the arol er ice the girls gi e ann al per ormances at t ohn s mith are and the mmer oncert. e also gi e se eral hristmas charit concerts incl ding at adogan all and eter ones. n the hoir and rchestra ndertook their third o erseas to r to the etherlands. arents are alwa s welcome on these occasions. ll rehearsal e am schedles and per ormance details together with concert ideo and so nd recordings can e o nd on the m sic pages on ire . Weekly music rehearsal schedule Monday: : am

ham er hoir in ita on : am ecorder Ensem le : pm nior hoir ear and : pm eginner trings l ear and

Tuesday: : am : pm

tring rchestra e tage ne rchestra

Wednesday: : am heor l rade heor class : pm enior hoir ear and

Thursday: : am ind and : pm ear ecorder l : pm ear ecorder l : pm rass l Friday: : am :

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Homework omework is set thro gho t the school as an integral part o p pils learning and is an important link etween home and school. he t pe o homework and the amo nt set aries according to age and e perience. pils are set dail reading spelling or phonics and in ear a weekl maths task is added. picall this amo nts to: ecep on to min tes dail . ear to min tes dail . ear to min tes dail pl s a weekl maths task. pils are gi en eading ecords where sta record reading. n p pils are e pected to read reg larl pre era l dail as well as ha ing weekl maths English histor geograph topic and mes ta les

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tasks. n ear science homework is added. picall this amo nts to: ear min tes dail . ear min tes dail . ear ear to min tes dail . n p pils in ear to ear are gi en a school omework iar which sho ld e ro ght into school e er da and taken home each night. ll homework tasks and reading sho ld e recorded in the diar and parents and girls are asked to sign these each week. ear homework tasks are set each da thro gh ire . arents can also iew these tasks. arents are asked to ens re that girls ha e a iet place and a reg lar ro ne or their homework. Learning support essons are di eren ated. owe er rom ear we occasionall recommend that a p pil recei es : s pport in the school a er disc ssion with parents. he irector o ndi id alised earning o ersees this and we ha e peripate c earning pport ta or this p rpose. he cost o these lessons are in addi on to ees and are illed direct the indi id al teachers.

School lunches ll girls are e pected to ha e school l nch and this is pro ided caterers oldro d owe in the school dining room. nch is reshl prepared o r on site che aroline ac amara assistant che olin raig and their team. reat care is taken to prod ce health no rishing meals. choice o co rses is a aila le incl ding a egetarian op on and a choice o salads. he weekl men s are on ire . nch egins at noon or ecep on girls. er choosing their meal the sit with their riends in the dining room and are s per ised sta . ecep on girls sho ld e con dent at sing a kni e and ork t sta are alwa s there to gi e a helping hand Each ear gro p then ollows t the mes o a girl s l nch ma ar slightl each da according to their l nch me cl s. ood allergies and special dietar re irements will e catered or. lease in orm the irector o inance and pera ons in wri ng i o r da ghter s ers rom an ood allergies par c larl n t allergies. he school is a n t ree one. a ment or l nches and re reshments are made in ad ance along with the ees.

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Morning break snacks

School clubs

ater and milk in ecep on are a aila le to all girls. snack is also pro ided each morning which aries each da . irls ma ring in their own resh r it or egeta les to eat instead sho ld the pre er. No nuts, wrapped snack bars, sweets or any other food is permitted in school.

he school pro ides a range o e tra c rric lar ac i es and cl s or which a charge ma e made. l s take place e ore school d ring l nch me and a er school. etails o these and their e pected nish mes are circ lated to parents in ad ance please see we site nder parent login or details. pplica ons or cl s are also made sing ire .

irls ma ring in their own la elled water o les not glass to ha e in their classrooms. here are water o ntains sit ated in ario s loca ons in the school. Break/playtimes eather permi ng all girls spend their mornings and l nch reaks o tside nless the are a ending l nch me cl s where the are s per ised sta . he can en o pla ing with their riends in en ng games in o r new o tside space or on the apparat s or pla ing with o r pla gro nd to s and games. n wet weather nder the s per ision o sta girls remain in their classrooms and pla with the indoor reak games.

hese charges are not illed the with ees t are illed locall the school on a terml asis and m st e paid directl to the school the end o term. School trips ring the co rse o each ear classes will e in ol ed in school trips. hese ma incl de m se ms art galleries theatre trips arm isits and are s all linked to the c rric l m. est speakers ma also e in ited into the school or e ample an a thor a mem er o the re rigade police etc. n addi on to these trips residen al trips or the older girls take place: n ear : an ac it ased trip sle o ight da s. n ear : a science ased trip ornwall da s. n ear : a trip to rance da s.

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a ment or these trips is made in addi on to ees in the term in which the trip occ rs. he s ins rers re ire indi id al consent orms or residen al trips and these are iss ed in ad ance o the trip. hese m st e ret rned to the school on each occasion as soon as possi le. The Year 6 Summer Project n the mmer term an entreprene rst le pro ect is organised each ear which is tailor made to s it the parc lar ear gro p. he pro ect or mini-pro ects take place in the s mmer term and in the past these ha e incl ded a theatre pro ect an rican pro ect a design pro ect an eco warrior theme l mpic legac and a oard games pro ect. hese ha e in ol ed a great ariet o e ci ng challenges and ascina ng isits. a ment or this pro ect is made in addi on to ees in the mmer erm in which the pro ect takes place. Houses ll girls are allocated to one o the o r school ho ses: aker rke harlesworth and ome all names o pre io s headmistresses . t present the ho ses eat re in the conte t o in-school charit nd-raising and sports e ents.

Changing class groups er oining s in ecep on girls s all remain in the same class gro ps as the progress thro gh tho gh we ma occasionall mi them p. t the start o ear the girls are s all mi ed to make two new classes and again at the end o ear . t is good or girls to learn how to deal with change in a s ppor e en ironment and girls riendship gro ps are taken into acco nt. School Council ensington rep has a chool o ncil which is a or m to enco rage girls to contri te ideas and s gges ons a o t school li e. ne girl rom each class rom ear pwards is elected her peers to sit on the o ncil or a ear. he co ncil reps ring in ideas and s gges ons rom their peers to disc ss at weekl mee ngs.

Travelling to and from school ll girls shake hands with a mem er o sta at the end o the school da as the are collected. or sec rit reasons it is er important or the school to know o each girl s normal tra el arrangements at the end o each da . arents are asked to complete a ollec on rrangements orm at the eginning o each school ear in eptem er gi ing details o school r ns etc. lease no the school office in wri ng o an permanent changes made to o r da ghter s arrangements sho ld the alter d ring the ear. a girl is to e collected rom school a di erent person rom s al one da or e ample she is going to isit a riend s ho se a er school please ens re that the orm teacher is in ormed in wri ng. there is a late altera on to arrangements please telephone the school office pre era l e ore noon. n girl who is not collected at the end o the da is looked a er the mem er o sta on d t . o girl ma lea e the school premises on her own with the e cep on o ear .

ear irls ear ma walk to and rom school or se p lic transport i their parents gi e them wri en permission to do so. e recommend that girls tra el in pairs where possi le. ee page or r les regarding se o mo ile phones or girls tra elling to school independentl . Scooters sed or the o rne to and rom school these ma e le in the scooter racks pro ided. he sho ld e clearl named and taken home at the end o each da . irls sho ld walk their scooters across the pla gro nd. Parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cars e tr to operate a ol ntar one wa s stem to tr and ease conges on in the immediate area there ore please onl dri e north p el edon oad. lease o ser e the parking restric ons and we ask o to park consideratel and not lock dri ewa s. ar-pooling rotas and where possi le walking to school are enco raged to ease conges on. e promote a ol ntar walk-to-school-da on ednesda s. Dogs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; For health and safety reasons, please do not bring dogs into the school playground or premises unless carried.

Parents and the school Playground equipment and apparatus hese are or the en o ment o p pils d ring their lessons and reak mes. pils and their si lings m st not se them in the morning e ore school or at the end o the da . The Hall arents sho ld lea e ggies o tside. rinks and ood are not permi ed in the all. Procedures for KS1 late collection chool ends or at . pm. as a res lt o an emergenc a girl is not collected and there is no phone call rom a parent girls ma wait in sisters n l . pm where the are looked a er a eaching ssistant see elow . t . pm the ffice will telephone home or mo ile to nd o t wh the child has not een collected. ll children sho ld e collected . pm nless the are doing a cl

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Sistersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; o nger sisters can wait n l . in isters where the are looked a er a eaching ssistant. he sisters rota showing which classroom the girls sho ld e picked p rom can e o nd on the parent login sec on o ire . t can occasionall change.

Communication e ha e an pen oor olic . t is alwa s possi le or parents to see mem ers o sta and rs nch at an stage d ring the school term. ho ld a er or concern arise the rst port o call sho ld e the orm teacher. epending pon the nat re o the ma er it is o en possi le to chat rie at the end o the school da . lterna el a speci c appointment ma e ooked contac ng the rele ant mem er o sta in wri ng or ia e-mail thro gh the school office: schooloffice@kenprep.gdst.net. rs nch is o en a aila le at drop o me or a rie chat. ppointments with rs nch sho ld e made contac ng rs onner in the school office. n the Earl ears o nda on tage o r da ghter s ke worker is her class teacher. Use of e-mail: lease do not e-mail sta direct the est wa or parents to comm nicate with sta is le er as teachers aren t alwa s a le to access and deal with e-mail correspondence on the same da as receipt. A Calendar of School Events can e o nd on ire and ma also e s scri ed to.

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Use of parent e-mail

Parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; evenings

Parents e-mail address lists e ask that parents se parent e-mail address lists sparingl and onl or school p rposes. he contact lists are compiled the arents ssocia on to assist in the organisa on o school and social ac i es and sho ld not e sed or commercial indi id al or charit p rposes.

elcome ee ngs are held at the start o the a t mn term or each ear ro p to o tline the ear ahead. c rric l m in orma on sheet and meta le are distri ted.

Use of e-mail e ask that no e-mails are sent parents regarding school policies or eha io r. his is essen al as we ha e had occasions when inacc racies ha e occ rred and inad ertentl circ lated thro gh e-mail messages.

Parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Evenings are also held later in the a t mn term and in the spring term. n the s mmer term a ears head mee ng is held or ear parents to e plain how ac i es and the c rric l m progress in higher ears p the school. n the s mmer term or ear parents onl a ear gro p mee ng is held to disc ss the senior school applica on process. n the same term or ear parents onl indi id al parent teacher mee ngs are held with rs nch and core s ect sta to disc ss t re schools.

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Reports chool reports on the core s ects English maths and science are iss ed at the end o the a t mn term in ecem er. ll report is iss ed at the end o the s mmer term and also or ecep on o nda on ro les and s mmar reports are prod ced. re ested in wri ng to the ead parents are a le to access personal le records and the E ro le is constantl a aila le in the ecep on classroom. he school will take into acco nt data protec on r les when disclosing records which re er to third par es. Letters, newsletters and notices he school enco rages the ac e in ol ement o parents in the ac i es o the school and in orma on and news are distri ted ia e-mail to parents e er h rsda . lease check o r e-mails reg larl .

e se te t messaging sho ld we need to no parents o a last min te cl cancella on or an n oreseen immediate school emergenc . n a school emergenc s ch as clos re d e to ad weather incidents o an in ec o s illness etc we wo ld also ask parents to check ire or rther details. ee also E ac a on lan page

School office he school office is manned rom am to pm. e to data protec on iss es we wo ld kindl ask parents and girls not to come into the office to speak to the recep on sta t se the office window in the entrance hall. Parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association ll parents a toma call ecome mem ers o the ensington arents ssocia on once their da ghter oins the school. he is a thri ing and enth sias c associa on which organises social e ents or parents and other school ac i es and helps to raise nds to pro ide addi onal items and acili es.

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Each orm or ear gro p has a representa e who co-ordinates ac i es s ch as parent co ee mornings social e enings ol nteers or school trips.

arents are in ited to ol nteer as orm representa es and are oted in at the pecial eneral ee ng in the s mmer term or a ear-long term o office .

orm representa es keep in to ch with parents to no them o school ac i es and e ents o en ia email sing a contacts list which the ha e compiled at the eginning o the ear. his list is onl to e sed or ma ers and is not disclosed p licl .

est speakers and e ents ma also e organised or the girls and parents. s scrip on is charged ann all on the E tras ill the amo nt will e no ed in ad ance.

n important role or the ssocia on is to help raise nds or the school. tems which the school has een a le to p rchase thanks to the ssocia on incl de new g m e ipment a new piano or the hall pla gro nd to s and li rar so as. n ann al hristmas air and the mmer term arni al are the main ndraising occasions and addi onal e ents are also organised. rs nch is the resident o the ssocia on. has e elected officers hair E ents ecretar e elopment ecretar reas rer and omm nica ons ecretar . he commi ee meets two or three mes a term and an is held d ring the rst hal o the a t mn term.

s the school has an pen oor olic i o ha e a er or concern regarding o r da ghter the c rric l m or school policies in general this sho ld e directed in the rst instance to o r orm teacher and not to the . etails o the ac i es and min tes o commi ee mee ngs can e o nd on ire . Parent helpers e lo e ha ing parents in to help with ario s ac i es rom me to me possi l with reading gro ps art sessions and on school trips. Book Shop is organised and r n parents and is open one l nch me to all girls in and a o e.

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t o ers second hand ooks appro p and p or girls to . n order that mone is ro ght into school in re entl e er girl is gi en a ise wl card which operates as an acco nt s stem. irls ma ring in cash at the eginning o term is the norm to charge to their card. he parents on d t are there to help the girls choose s ita le ooks. ooks ma e reser ed or one week so that girls ha e me to think a o t their choice and perhaps o tain clearance rom home. ook hop is alwa s on the search or good alit second hand ooks or ear olds which it s or p and p per ook. lease enco rage girls to rec cle their ooks once the ha e read them. Birthday parties hile the school enco rages the girls to mi o tside school we wo ld pre er par es to e held at weekends rather than d ring the week. E perience has shown that in the o nger ears par c larl the prospect o a part tends to o erride all other concerns and lea es the girls e ha sted or the rest o the week. lease onl ask orm teachers to distri te part in ita ons i e er one in the class is eing in ited otherwise the sho ld e sent post.

Birthday Cakes irls ma ring cakes into school to cele rate their irthda these sho ld e indi id al or pre-c t contain no n ts and e eno gh or the class. Taking and using photographs of children in school ll parents recei e a orm at the start o each ear checking their permission that an photographs taken o their da ghter da ghters d ring school ac i es can e sed the school incl ding or e ample on displa oards news items oth online and in print and on the school we site . lease do not ask teachers or access to an photographs that ma ha e een taken in school as releasing an photos more widel is against school polic . e wo ld re est that parents do not take photographs o the girls inside the school gro nds d ring the normal school da . or child sa et reasons parents ma not ideo or photograph g m swimming or dance displa s. s part o the Earl ears o nda on tage olic sta ma onl se school e ipment to take photographs o the girls learning or ro le ecords. his also applies to the rest o the school.

Attendance, health and safety Attendance and illness Each ear parents are sent a list o dates or t re school terms. ermission or girls to e a sent rom school within term me will e gi en onl in e cep- onal circ mstances. ch permission m st e so ght well in ad ance le er to rs nch. rs nch is o liged to report an na thorised a sence to the epartment or Ed ca on. hen a girl is kept awa rom school or illness parents are asked to telephone the school on the rst da please state o r da ghter s name orm and reason or a sence and to send a note addressed to the orm teacher e plaining the reason or the a sence this sho ld e ro ght into school on the girl s da o ret rn to school. ork is not s all sent home d ring periods o sickness nless the a sence is prolonged. hen parents wish their da ghter to e e c sed rom sport eca se o illness or in r the sho ld make their re est in wri ng to the teacher o ph sical ed ca on. his le er m st e separate rom an other note. a girl is taken ill d ring school ho rs and is na le to par cipate ll in lessons she ma e taken to the sick room to lie down. s mptoms persist parents will e contacted the chool el are fficer or the school office.

there is an ma er concerning a girl s health that will a ect her work or a t de parents are asked to in orm the school o the circ mstances. s an integral part o o r pastoral care o p pils the school has a hild rotec on olic which can e downloaded rom ire . his polic enco rages girls to see school as a sa e place in which the are helped to nderstand the skills the need to protect themsel es. he c rric l m and the wider programme o the school pro ide a conte t in which a se iss es o all sorts can e appropriatel handled. n allega ons o a se will e treated with complete serio sness and con den alit . he school has speci c proced res or dealing with ll ing. he school has a stat tor d t to re er an case which gi es serio s concern to the appropriate pro essional agenc . arents who intend to withdraw their da ghter rom the school to another school are asked to disc ss this with rs nch as earl as possi le. term s stat tor no ce m st alwa s e gi en. First aid n the sta are a n m er o ali ed rst-aiders who are cons lted in the e ent o in r or sickness. irst id o es are a aila le in a n m er o loca ons thro gho t the

ilding and a de rillator kept in the medical room.

ll accidents are recorded in wri ng in an ccident ook. a girl recei es a head in r d ring the co rse o the da howe er mild she will e seen a mem er o sta and assessed the accident will e recorded in the ccident ook. arents will e contacted as a preca on and a head in r ad ice orm red orm will e sent home in orming parents o the accident. ited aro nd and nder o r pla gro nd apparat s are special s r aces. owe er sho ld a girl all rom a height rom one o these the same proced re as with a head in r will e ollowed t the orm sent home to parents or s ch accidents will e l e. arents will also e contacted when an accident has occ rred where it is tho ght to e more serio s than a minor gra e. Medicines nl essen al medicines sho ld e o ght into school where it wo ld e detrimental to a child s health i not administered in school. hese incl de: sthma inhalers. Epipens. n io cs.

o r da ghter re ires medica on d ring school ho rs please ring it to the school office where o will e asked to complete a consent orm or the administra on o the medicine. onsent orms are also a aila le on ire : parent sec on nder orms and r e s . o medicines will e administered witho t an accompan ing consent orm. ll medica on m st e: learl la elled with child s ll name. n original container. ro ght in with wri en instr c ons. ithin the e pir date n io cs sho ld onl e sent to school i re ired more than three mes a da . arents do not need to send aracetamol or alpol into school as we ha e o r own s ppl ta consent orm will s ll need to e completed. ro en pro en sho ld onl e gi en on s ad ice. lease do not send co gh or cold remedies to school as i re ired o r da ghter sho ld e at home. e pre er not to administer e e ear or nose drops at school. t is parents responsi ilit to check that medicines are p to date and to keep the school in ormed o an changes. he school has an sthma and an naph la is polic .

The school welfare officer e ha e a chool el are fficer a ali ed irst ider who completes ario s hearing sight and general health checks on new p pils d ring the school ear. ll health in orma on is con den al altho gh the el are fficer ma need to pass rele ant health in orma on to sta which a ects a p pil d ring the school da . Head lice his can e a rec rring pro lem in prac call e er school. he est method o control is diligence at home in checking all o r children s hair re entl with a ne metal toothcom on wet hair a er appl ing condi oner. he parent o an girl o nd to ha e head lice in her hair will e in ormed and will e gi e a note on appropriate treatment. ther girls in the orm will e gi en a note asking parents to check hair and scalps that night. Fire drills ire drills are held reg larl at least once a term. e e pect to e ac ate all girls and sta rom the ilding within two min tes. n hearing the re ell so nd everyone in the ilding

endance health and sa et

incl ding isitors and parents m st alwa s e ac ate it immediatel ollowing the re ro tes which are displa ed in e er room. Evacuation plan e se te t messaging sho ld we need to no parents o an immediate school emergenc and we ask parents to check ire or rther details. parent cascade telephone contact s stem is maintained as a ack p. his is set p each eptem er and circ lated to all parents their orm representa es with the class list o contact names and telephone n m ers. lease ens re o ha e a cop oth at home and at work. n changes to o r contact details sho ld e pdated thro gh ire . lease also in orm o class rep. n the e ent o a child going missing we wo ld alert as man sta as possi le check the registers search the school re erring to the girl s photograph stored on data ase get the caretaker to check s rro nding streets and i necessar we wo ld contact parents and police.

Uniform and equipment School outfitters he ll ni orm list is detailed in the ppendi . ni orm is ordered mail order thro gh err ni orm www.perr ni orm.co. k or phone . orrect ni orm m st e worn at all mes and all items sho ld e clearl named. o hair raids eweller incl ding earrings or sleepers ma e worn. atches ma e worn rom ear pwards these m st e named . ll hair which does not clear the sho lders m st e ed ack neatl and kept awa rom the ace. ark colo red hair ri ons and hair slides onl . mmer ni orm sho ld e worn rom the start o the s mmer term n l the a t mn hal term. inter ni orm m st e worn a er the a t mn hal term. lease ens re o r da ghter has sensi le shoes. o slip-on shoes eg allet p mps or loa ers are permi ed.

Equipment he ollowing items are re Reception â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Year 2 ook ags rom err

ired:

ni orm.

Year 3 and above wn pencils r er pencil sharpener cm r ler set o colo red pencils school ag. Year 4 s ear

and an ink pen.

Year 5 and above s ear and a pair o compasses protractor calc lator dic onar and thesa r s. Lost property t is essen al to make s re that all items o clothing and e ipment are clearl named. ost ropert is placed in o r plas c ins which are kept near the hall. arents are welcome to come into school and check at the end o the da . n a reg lar asis monitors aim to ret rn as m ch as possi le to their owners. t the end o a term an remaining lost propert is displa ed in the pla gro nd.

Behaviour Our school values

School rules

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Treat other people as you would like to be treatedâ&#x20AC;?

The school rules are kept to a minim m. rom a parent s point o iew please note: rri al me not e ore . am and generall girls sho ld arri e rom . am sing the pla gro nd entrance. o dogs are to e ro ght into the pla gro nd or health and sa et reasons. girls are late the m st e signed in the school office. girls are taken o t o the school d ring the da a parent the m st sign o t at the school office. ll isitors parents coming into the school either to assist or or an appointment m st sign in the school office. he girls sho ld wear the correct school ni orm at all mes with hair ed ack when hair is not clear o the sho lders. o hair raids eweller or earrings are permi ed. he pla gro nd apparat s is not to e sed girls or si lings at the start or end o the school da . ll ni orm and e ipment ro ght into school sho ld e named incl ding watches pens pencil cases school ags scooters etc.

o o r est to e o r est. on t waste o r or other people s me. o e kind and help l. on t h rt people s eelings. o e gentle. on t h rt an one. o listen. on t interr pt. o e honest. on t co er p the tr th. o look a er propert . on t waste or damage things. Privilege time his is a period o me each week min tes when the girls are ree to par cipate in an ac it o their choice rom a selec on o teacher designated ac i es as a reward or posi e eha io r. hro gho t the week girls are e pected to compl with o r school al es. ho ld the eha e in a nega e wa the will e gi en a speci c warning a o t their eha io r and the chance to stop. the choose to con n e not to compl with o r al es a er the warning the will miss one min te o pri ilege me. he cannot miss the whole pri ilege me and e perience has shown that a warning alone is s all eno gh to oc s a child and remind them o how the are e pected to eha e.

o ile phones sho ld not e ro ght into school nless special permission is gi en eg i a ear girl is tra elling to school independentl . ll mo iles sho ld e handed into the school office each morning and collected at the end o the da . o al a le items sho ld e ro ght into school eg: i ods a o rite teddies. Behaviour around school he school has a eha io r olic and an n - ll ing olic . oth can e downloaded rom the parent login sec on o ire . he ollowing is a s mmar o some o the ke elements. e elie e that the atmosphere o the school sho ld eel sa e and riendl and ha e a sense o p rpose and en o ment. hildren sho ld: o e aro nd the school showing considera on or others incl ding holding doors open or each other and or ad lts. eep to the le when walking p or down the stairs. e polite and respec l to others at all mes. sk or permission to lea e or to enter another class. e silent entering and lea ing assem l .

hildren in all classrooms are e pected to: e on task and e considerate o those who are working. ork to the est o their a ili es. isten to the instr c ons o sta and do their est to ollow them. how respect or school propert and that o others. e ipment is roken either deli eratel or thro gh careless ac on charges will e made. hildren sho ld o ser e the general considera ons o the pla gro nd: irls sho ld take o t e er thing the need or pla e ore e i ng the ilding and not re-enter witho t permission. irls m st not go onto the main pla gro nd area at the eginning o reak n l a mem er o sta is present. irls sho ld tr sing see o erlea and tr ini all to sort their riendship iss es e ore seeking ad lt help. nl selected monitors are allowed into the E store. la gro nd to s are kept in speci c areas. ll e ipment sho ld e ret rned at the end o pla . ish sho ld e placed in ins. ccidents incidents sho ld e reported to the ad lt on d t a rst aider. he pond area is o t o o nds.

eha io r

he clim ing e ipment can onl e sed when a sta mem er is present according to a ear gro p rota. hildren m st ask or permission to se the toilets d ring reak and respect the pri ac o others. t the end o pla all children are e pected to stand s ll at the rst ell and line p at the second ell in silence. ealth and sa et : o r nning is allowed in the corridors. a teacher has not arri ed at a new lesson within a short period o me the orm captain sho ld in orm the office or go to the sta room. lim ing e ipment is o t o o nds to all children at the eginning and end o the school da incl ding si lings. he room art room room and science la ma not e entered witho t an ad lt present. pils m st line p o tside the room and wait or a mem er o sta to arri e.

Friendship issues children ha e diffic l es in the pla gro nd we ha e a se l code called . he le ers stand or: T ell the person who has pset o how their ac on or words make o eel. A sk them to stop. G this does not work get help rom an ad lt. ost o the me the girls can resol e their own sit a ons in this wa . owe er ad lts are alwa s there to help i necessar . n the e ent o a prolonged diffic lt with a girl or girls orm sta and l matel the ead will step in to help resol e the pro lem. e ha e a no tolerance polic or an aggressi e ph sical eha io r and an ad lt will alwa s inter ene. arents will normall e in ormed i this takes place.

School fees Use of computers/iPads/Kindles/ Internet/email pils thro gho t the school ha e access to comp ter technolog on a reg lar asis incl ding s per ised access to the internet or all p pils in the school and e-mail se or p pils in . his is pro ided ia r st ead ffice which has esta lished an e ec e rewall and screening proced re to restrict access to ns ita le material. r ode o ond ct is sent home each ear or parents to read and disc ss with their da ghters. arents are asked to gi e signed permission or their da ghter to se this acilit and con rm that the will a ide the school polic . he school r ns reg lar nternet a et a s which incl de workshops d ring the school da or and children and a session or the parents in the e ening. ll o the sessions are hosted hildnet respresenta es. or more in orma on on internet sa et please isit: www.think know. co. k or www.childnet-int.org.

ees are re iewed ann all and at least a month s no ce will e gi en o an increase in ees. ees co er sta oner te t ooks and scien c materials and p pils personal accident ins rance. ees do not incl de school l nches or c rric lar trips and ac ies which are illed along with ees t in addi on to them. n in oice is sent at the eginning o term. ees l nches and e tras are paid ia the ank direct de it s stem and are pa a le terml monthl or ann all in ad ance as parents ha e indicated on their direct de it mandate. ees are d e on the st da o each term or i pa ing monthl direct de it on the th o each month. n eries sho ld e addressed to the ees department on .

Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Day School Trust ensington rep was the rst school to e esta lished the irls a chool r st . he is the leading network o independent girls schools in the with nearl sta and st dents etween the ages o three and . s a charit that owns and r ns a network o schools and two academies in England and ales it rein ests all its income in its schools. o nded in the has a long histor o pioneering inno a on in the ed ca on o girls and is the largest single ed cator o girls in the and the s largest ed ca onal charit .

Governing Body nlike most other independent schools the o ncil o the irls a chool r st rather than indi id al school go ernors hold the l mate legal and nancial responsi ilit or the r nning o the schools. ensington rep in common with other schools has a od o school go ernors whose role is to oster e cellence in the school help de elop its strategies and plans ad ise on wa s in which the a aila le reso rces might e sed to est possi le e ect and to help maintain the school s high standing in the local comm nit . go ernors mee ng is held once a term. o ernors are appointed rom the school and local comm nit so the ha e local knowledge o the school and the comm nit it ser es and ser e a o r ear term. etails o the o erning od are gi en in the ppendi .

Term dates 2014 â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15 Autumn Term 2014 Term starts

Thursday 4 September

Staff Study Day

Friday 24 October (no school)

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Friday 12 December

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Friday 27 March

Summer Term 2015 Term Starts

Wednesday 15 April

May Day

Monday 4 May (no school)

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Thursday 9 July

Uniform list chool ni orm can e ordered telephone or online rom o r school o i ers: err ni orm. err ni orm: elephone www.perr ni orm.co. k stomer ser ice . on to ri.

All uniform must be clearly and securely named. (Perry Uniform also stock woven name tapes and adhesive identity labels). Outerwear a red check acket with detacha le slee es a waterproo mackintosh Optional, no other colour or style may be worn: ed eece hat ed eece glo es ed eece mi ens a or lack shoes straps or laces Winter uniform or lo se Blue/red check skirt o al l e mper ong na socks and or ghts

Summer uniform triped s mmer dress For chest sizes 28â&#x20AC;? and above striped dress with inverted pleat skirt o al l e cardigan nkle length white socks (Must be plain with no frills or lace) a or lack sandals no open toes or heels Optional: hite s n hat PE kit â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Reception to Year 3 hite polo shirt o al l e games shorts a sweatshirt a tracks it o oms lack leotard slee es lack g m pants sports d e ag Reception to Year 2: lack elas cated plimsolls elcro strap plimsolls

PE kit â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Year 3 to Year 6 hite co on polo shirt o al l e games shorts ames skort ears and in addi on to shorts a tracks it top a micro re tracks it o oms lack leotard slee es lack g m pants sports d e ag rainers white plain design Optional: ong red sports socks Swimming kit â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Year 2 to Year 6 hildren swim or academic ear. ontact school office or more in orma on: aker ho se swim hat reen rke ho se swim hat ed harlesworth ho se swim hat o al l e ome ho se swim hat ellow a peed ack swims it Art overalls Reception to Year 4 aterproo art smock Year 5 and Year 6 pron

School bags Reception to Year 2 ook ag Year 3 to Year 6 school ack pack Houses aker reen rke ed ome ellow harlesworth l e

Governors he o ncil o the irls a chool r st has the o erall responsiilit or the management o all r st schools. owe er the school also has a od o go ernors which incl des a o ncil representa e. he oard acts in an ad isor capacit to the head and meets once a term. Governing Body rs . owman BA PGCE (Chairman) rs . Easton CBE, BA (Vice Chairman) rs . anshawe BA (Oxon) ro essor . ait DPhil (Oxon) r . astcoat BS rs . ells BA rs E. letcher BA

Head Mrs Prudence Lynch MA (St Andrews) PGCE Deputy Head: Mrs C. Raines BA (London) PGCE Director of Individualised Learning Cert. Ed (London)

Director of Studies Miss P. Daverson BEd (Chichester) Head of Assessment

MA (Ed) Maths

Mrs E. Stuckey BA (Oxon) PGCE Teaching Assistants Miss J. Alton NVQ3 Miss C. Barrington Haynes BA NVQ3

Mrs K. Beaney NVQ3 Mrs T. Gillespie NCFE Level 3 Mr C. Horton Miss K. Roberts BTec Mrs J. Seeley NNEB Miss S. West BA

BSc, PGCE (Brunel)

Mr G. Atkinson BA (Joint Hons) Mr N. Anderson BEd (Sussex) Miss L. Archer MA (Durham) QTS Miss C. Amiss BEd (Exeter) Mrs V. Atkinson BA (Warwick) PGCE Mr J. Burgess BA, Dip Arts (Mus), PGCE Mrs R. Churchley Cook BA (Exeter) PGCE Miss A. Cooper BA (UWE Bristol) PGCE Miss S. Edwards BSc (Bath ) PGCE Miss X. Fried MMus (Goldsmiths) PGCE Mrs T Gale BA (Reading) PGCE Mr D. Jameson BA (Manchester) QTS Miss E. Jones Mrs C. Karara BSc (UWE Bristol) PGCE Miss A. Keys BEd Mrs C. Lanfranchi BA (Roehampton) QTS Mrs C. Leach BEd (Durham) Mrs C. Lobbezoo BEd (Utrecht) Mrs D. Marcangelo BEd (London) Miss C. McCorquodale BA (Durham), PGCE Mrs T. Molony BA, PGCE (Cantab) Mrs H. Salman BA (Goldsmiths) QTS

Miss K. Cadman BSc, ACA Headâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s PA, Registrar, Clerk to the Governors Mrs J.M.A. Bonner School Secretary Miss J. Riley ICT Manager (HND)

School Librarian Mrs A. McGinley BA Lib

Ms M. Smart MA Oxon

ta list

Medical Examiner r . allida MBBS, FPCERT Welfare Officer rs . heeler MCSP Site Supervisor r . eller Visiting Staff rs . s n- rown LRAM iss . irchall PGDipLTCL rs . a alier r . lark BA Hons rs . o Hornsby Institute Diploma r . Ells r PGCE, LTCL, ARCM, ALCM iss . i ra BMus (London), LRAM rs . ollida iss . olmes LRAM rs . emp Adv. Studies Dip. RAM, Dip. Moscow Conservatoire

iss . ill BMus rs . oppa MMusPGD iss . harp BMus, LRAM iss . mith LRAM, PDP, PGCAME iss . te an iss . tephenson BA (Music) iss . tockdale BMus PGDP rs E. ickers MA (Edinburgh) PGCE, Hornsby Institute Diploma

All details correct at time of printing (July 2014)

Parent Handbook 2014 â&#x20AC;&#x201C;15

Kensington Prep School 596 Fulham Road London SW6 5PA Telephone 020 7731 9300 E-mail: schooloffice@kenprep.gdst.net www.kensingtonprep.gdst.net