School Prospectus 2020-21

St Peter’s Catholic Primary School 2020-21 Headteacher: Mrs A Heyes

01253 734658

head@st-peter-pri.lancs.sch.uk

Welcome to St Peter’s Catholic Primary Mission Statement Christ is at the heart of our school community; through loving, living and learning together, we grow to become the person God calls us to be.

St Peter’s is a Voluntary Aided Catholic Primary School. As a Catholic School the values of the Gospel and teachings of Jesus are at the heart of our approach to all aspects of school life. As a member of the Catholic Community we believe that every child is precious and deserves the best possible education, an education which allow the child to reach beyond expectations and one that promotes development of the whole person.

We realise this ambition by maximising high standards of learning, sharing and caring, a place where Christian values and virtues are exemplified. Our mission is to bear witness to the teachings of Jesus Christ and the practice of our Catholic faith through our lives and our role as teachers. Our work and the description of our work is set in the contest of our mission statement.

Our School Aims

underpinned by the core values of the Gospel.

To be inspired and challenged by the Gospels, and to celebrate in word and action God’s love for us and our love for

To continually strive for excellence in teaching and to offer challenge

him.

leading to the highest standards of

To provide a community spirit in which

children, where effort is valued equally

children are happy and made to feel welcome and valued, conscious of their

personal achievement of all our with attainment.

own worth as individuals.

To encourage a spirit of friendship and

To prepare children for life-long

standards of behaviour, which

learning, valuing the uniqueness of every child and providing for their needs within a safe and secure environment.

To develop active learners with lively and enquiring minds through the establishment of a firm foundation of positive attitudes and skills, and an understanding of themselves as

cooperation and promote high reinforces mutual respect, tolerance and understanding of the needs of others, so that each child may learn to live as a member of God’s family world-wide.

To care for, and to serve those, who have particular needs both within our school and those who are outside it.

learners.

To work in partnership with parents,

To provide an inspiring curriculum

the wider community, to involve and

which reflects the uniqueness of the Catholic school; built on thematic activities and first-hand experiences,

governors, parishes and members of inform them, and welcome them to share in the school’s liturgy and prayer life.

The Curriculum By law schools are responsible for proving a broad and balanced curriculum which:

‘Promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental, and physical development of pupils.’

‘Prepares pupils for opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life regardless of age, background or gender’ At St Peter’s, the teachers deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum in Reception and the National Curriculum (2014) in Y1Y6, to meet the requirements of RE, Mathematics, English, Science and Computing; and Foundation subjects of History, Geography, Music, Art, Design Technology, Modern Foreign Language and Physical Education. At St Peter’s the curriculum is linked to engaging topics; enabling pupils to develop progressively, a

subject days, The Life Bus (PHSE), The RSC Project, Creative Homework, Mindfulness Activities, visits and visitors.

Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum

range of subject specific, knowledge, skills and vocabulary.

There are seven areas of learning and development. The

Alongside this academic coverage we provide our pupils with

development; personal, social and emotional development.

with wider curricular experiences. There is an array of

Additionally there are the four specific areas: literacy;

opportunities for enrichment and investigative learning;

mathematics; understanding the world; expressive arts and

Challenge Weeks, Healthy Week, Project-based learning, focus

design.

prime areas: communication and language; physical

The pupils are taught through a continuous provision model; play and exploration of our structured indoor/ outdoor

Assessment The Foundation Stage The children at the foundation stage are assessed in all areas of learning at the end of the Reception Year. In order to make accurate assessments the teacher also completes a baseline assessment at the beginning of the year. This assessment is intended to provide immediate information to the classroom teacher as well as a Baseline for measuring the progress of pupils.

The National Curriculum With the introduction of the revised National Curriculum in 2014, pupils are now assessed against key age-related developmental steps.

At the end of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 children will take Standard Assessment Tests (SATs). These tests are marked against a common national scale.

Throughout the school year your child will be continually assessed to ensure that they are making good progress. The school uses a variety of formal tests in combination with moderated and thorough teacher assessments.

Parents are invited parent consultation meetings in the Autumn and Spring Terms. At these meetings you will be given detailed information regarding your child’s achievements, and specific targets your child is currently working towards. Additionally at the end of each term a written progress report is produced.

Bound together as we are, by

this area of the curriculum varies from 2

the unity of our faith , the

to 2.5 hours per week.

children’s education is developed in an atmosphere of caring, sharing and example.

‘Jesus is at the heart of all that we do.’ (St Peter’s School motto)

Each child takes part in a daily act of worship and formal prayers are used to open and close the school daily sessions. Sacramental Preparation for Reconciliation and Holy Communion are undertaken by the catechists of the Parishes of St Peter’s and St Joseph’s.

Religious education is further enhanced and given expression through the

Religious Education Through religious education, pupils study the Catholic tradition and come to an appropriate knowledge and understanding of different religious dimensions of life. They are given the opportunity to examine their own religious attitudes and to respect the

HRSE (Human Relationships and Sex Education) falls within the general framework of Religious Education, and within the moral and dogmatic teaching of the Church.

Parents are informed of any special programmes in sex education.

RE Curriculum

convictions of others.

The Diocesan Curriculum Directory

The Catholic faith perspective is not an

delivered at St Peter’s. A variety of

added extra, which we teach and offer

quality resources and published

the children, it is integrated into the

schemes are used to ensure that

whole life of the school and into all the

lessons challenge and engage. As a

aspects of the curriculum.

core subject area, the spent spent on

forms the basis of the RE Curriculum

Liturgical life of the Church.

Additional support for pupils identified with Special Educational Needs Provision is made to assist pupils with special educational needs. Use is made of structured learning materials and apparatus.

Every effort is made to develop the skills and abilities of each child to their fullest potential. Each child with special needs has a support plan which is monitored and reviewed each term.

We at St Peter’s School exercise our function under Part II of the 1993 Education Act and have regard to the provisions of the Code of Practise 2014 for the identification and assessment of Special Educational Needs pupils.

The full policy for Special Educational Needs os available in school and on the school website alongside our Local Offer. This provides parents with detailed information.

Parents are encouraged to make an appointment to see their child’s class teacher or SENCO (Mrs Hazeldine) if they have any concerns regarding their child’s progress or to discuss supporting any additional needs they may have.

Children who have a Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) are provided with specialist help by additional staff with expertise in the specific special need.

Admission of pupils with disabilities is carried out in consultation with the Local Authority who will provide special equipment and alterations required for easy access to the curriculum. All pupils regardless of disability are treated equally and the full curriculum entitlement. A multi-sensory room has been set up and through consultation with our building surveyor all new building work isn school provides suitable updates to allow access for the disabled.

Funding Voluntary Aided Schools Being a Voluntary Aided School brings an element of freedom to us as a school regarding admissions and governance. With this freedom comes a cost. We have to provide 20% towards the cost of School Building repairs and Improvements. Half of this sum has to be raised by the schools and half is provided for by the Catholic parishes of the Diocese. The mutually supportive Diocesan School Building Fund enables our school to access funds as needed and acts rather like an insurance scheme.

Our school needs to raise approximately £4000 annually towards this building fund. We endeavour to raise the is money by voluntary parental contributions. You can help by agreeing to make a regular voluntary contribution by using a standard order and gift aid forms, which we will provide.

Alternatively you can make a one of payment of £20 annually with gift aid, per child. A contribution of this amount is required in order for us to reach our target figures.

Pupil Premium Funding The Pupil Premium is funding in addition to the school’s budget. Schools are free to decide how to allocate this funding to best support the raising of attainment for the most vulnerable pupils.

In 2017-18 the school received £9000 in Pupil Premium allocations.

The pupil premium is used in a variety of ways. These include: • Additional TA support to deliver personalised intervention programmes • Employing a learning mentor to support vulnerable families • Funding support for trips and activities.

Admissions The Governors will admit up to 30 children in September 2019.

If the number of applications for admission exceeds the places available, children will be admitted subject to the following criteria which will be assessed in order of occurrence and used to form a priority order.

A.

Baptised Roman Catholic ‘Looked After’ Children and

Baptised Roman Catholic previously ‘Looked after’ Children.

B. Baptised Roman Catholic Children who are living in the parishes of St Peter’s, Lytham and St Joseph’s, Ansdell

C.

Baptised Roman Catholic Children who will have a sibling in the

school at the time of admission.

D.

Other Baptised Roman Catholic children.

E.

Other ‘Looked After’ Children and previously ’Looked after

children’.

F.

Other Children who will have a sibling in the school at the time

of admission.

G.

Other baptised Christian Children.

H.

Children of other world faiths

I.

Other Children.

Applications for a place at the school much be a made on the Local Authority online application form no later than 15th January 2019.

In addition to completing the Local Authority application form, parents who wish their child to be considered against the priority faith criteria should also complete the School’s Supplementary Advice Form and return to the school office alongside your child’s Baptism Certificate if baptised.

Non Routine Admissions (A place for a child of current school age) Please contact the school office to establish whether a place is currently available. Parents may Appeal if a a place is not available.

Parental Involvement

circumstances. An Absence Request Form must be completed before any

Parents are always welcome in school and are involved in many varied activities. Requests are made throughout the year for parental helpers and meetings are held to explain these activities. If you can spare us some time, however short, to help in school, please do not hesitate to contact us- we would be really pleased to welcome you.

Holidays during term time No child should be taken out of school during term time for a holiday period. Permission to do so is at the discretion of the headteacher and is

holiday is booked and permission sought. Any holiday time not sanctioned by the headteacher will result in unauthorised absences being recorded for the holiday period. Parents who persistently take unauthorised holiday time will be liable to a penalty fine from the Local Authority.

Home- School Agreement A copy of this agreement is available on the school website. It sets out

PTFA We have an enthusiastic, lively and very involved PTFA. Besides ‘fundraising’ we have social and educational events.

The Chairperson is Mrs Emma Maano. Committee meetings are open to all parents, staff and friends of St Peter’s.

Information regarding events is published by the PTFA members through the school website and newsletter.

clearly the partnership that is required to fully support your child in school.

only granted in exceptional

Child Protection School has a responsibility for the welfare of all pupils and has a Child Protection Policy which can be viewed by parents. School has a duty to refer any suspected child abuse to the investigative agencies in the interests of the child.

Policy on care and control If staff become aware of, or have a need to become involved in, situations where a child may be at risk of hurting themselves, or others, or the behaviour of a child seriously disrupts good order, staff may need to take steps to intervene

physically. In such circumstances staff will follow the school’s policy for dealing with such situations.

Any parent wishing to view this policy may do so on request.

Homework The main focus of home activities at KS1 will be on reading, phonics, writing skills and number, with science and other subjects added as children move up through KS2. At St Peter’s we have adopted a Creative Homework approach. Pupils are encouraged to respond creatively to questions in their homework journals.

Children should either read to their parent, or listen to their parents reading, for between 10 and 20 minutes a day. Number games and tasks will be set each week to support learning in the classroom. As a a guide the following is recommended: Reception: Homework is optional. Reading is recommended each evening with a further activity to take 1 hour over the whole week.

Year 1 & 2: 1 hour

Year 3 & 4: 1.5 hours per week

Year 5 & 6: 1.5 hours per week

Whilst homework is a valued activity, it is also important that children are given the opportunity to join activities after school such as Brownies, Cubs, swimming, dancing, football etc. Therefore provision is made to allow for homework to be completed over a weeks duration.

As parents we encourage you to: • Provide a reasonably peaceful, suitable place for doing homework; • Make it clear to your child/children that you value homework, and support the school in explaining how it can help them make progress; • Expect deadlines to be met and check that they are; • Give praise for the completion of homework.

School Uniform

Girls Uniform

We do have a school uniform so that everyone can see that your child

Grey pinafore or skirt or grey flannelled trousers.

belongs to St Peter’s Catholic Primary School. We recommend the following school wear and have included some pictures that represent

Royal blue jumper or cardigan (with crest and gold edging)

an acceptable standard of uniform.

Sensible black shoes (no trainers please)

Please note that ties, jumpers, cardigans, polo shirts, sport’s wear,

School tie

waterproof coats and book bags are available from; Top Marque 74 Park Road, Lytham St Annes FY8 1QX

White Shirt Socks - white or grey OR grey tights Summer Term A blue and white gingham dress

Boy’s Uniform Grey flannelled trousers or shorts Royal blue jumper (with crest and gold edging) Sensible black shoes (no trainers please) School tie White shirt Socks - grey.

Summer Term - short sleeved yellow polo shirt

School Meals The school has its own kitchen and all meals are cooked on the premises. As the present your child is entitled to a free school meal (KS1), as part of the Government’s universal free school meal initiative, which provides a free school meal

lunch. We think that

day of each week. Parents are

lunchtimes are a very

able to pay for dinners and

important school occasion

other school items using the

where the children an sit with

online Scopay system. If

their friends and enjoy a

preferred monies or cheques

‘family’ atmosphere. It is

can be placed in a sealed

important that your give at

envelope clearly labelled.

least half a terms notice if

Cheques should be made

you want to change from

payable to ‘St Peter’s School

school meals.

Fund.’

for all pupils in KS1

Your child may choose to

For KS2 children school

than have school meals.

meals must be paid for in advance, usually on Mondays. For pupils who prefer to bring sandwiches, provision is made in in the hall following the school meals.

Mrs Fontana cooks excellent meals for us. The children collect a tray and are encouraged to make a choice for their dinner. there are always at least two choices for each part of their

bring a packed lunch, rather Could you please observe the following to save any problems; Packed lunch boxes to be named on the outside.

All drinks need to be in a cardboard carton, supplied with a straw and stored in the packed plastic lunch box - no flasks, cans or fizzy rinks please.

Dinner money is collected in advance on the first school

School Absence

Medical Emergencies

School Medical Checks

School is legally bound to report

When we suspect illness or there is an

Dental inspections are carried out from

unauthorised absences. Therefore, it is

emergency, parents are contacted

time to time, but parents are advised to

important that if your child needs to be

usually by telephone.

make private arrangements for regular

absent from school at any time you:

In case of an emergency it is absolutely

checks.

Telephone or use the absence

essential that we have a contact

The school nursing team will carry out

notification tool on the website or

number. Hospitals are reluctant to treat

checks including sight and weight

school app, on the first morning of the

children if a parent is not present.

targeted at specific year groups.

absence before 8.45 am.

Medicines

You send a letter of explanation for the absence on your child’s rest day back at school.

For dental and medical appointments it is necessary to end in the appointment card in advance of the appointment.

Any child who needs it leave school for an appointment must be collected from school by an adult

Immunisations are sometimes administered in school. Parents will be informed and permission sought

If your child does need to have

before any checks/immunisations take

prescribed medicines during their

place. Parents will be contacted if there

school day, a support assistant will look

are any resulting concerns.

after it. An adult should take it to the school office and complete the medicine form at 8.55am. The instructions for use should be clearly marked on the bottle. Only medicines prescribed by a doctor should be brought to school - no commercially bought medicines please.

Communication with Parents Please check the website regularly. Your class teacher will post information and photographs reflecting events and learning of the week. We have a school app which can be downloaded from you App Store for free. (Schudio and then choose St Peter’s Lytham.) You can also follow us on Twitter @stpeterslytham All forthcoming events are published on the school calendar on the website. A Newsletter is published each week and is sent via email, this gives details of forthcoming events and important school information.

St Peter’s has an open-door policy and we are always willing to meet to discuss your child’s progress or any concerns.

Message from the Headteacher I thank you for choosing St Peter’s Catholic Primary School for your child. St Peter’s is a happy and successful school and we look forward to welcoming your child into our school family.

If you have any other questions please contact me through the school office, or the Contact Us section of the school website, to make an appointment.

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