Head Teacher:
Mrs.J.V.Porter
Deputy Head teacher:
Mrs Johnson
Teaching Staff
Mrs Coatsworth
Mrs Hocking (ppa cover)
Mrs Geddes
Mrs Dias
Miss Hasui
Miss Wing
Mrs Atkinson
School Clerks:
Ms Gilholm
Mrs Lowther
Teaching Assistants:
Mrs Borrowdale
Mrs Mackay
Mrs Martin
Mrs O’Neill (Nursery)
Mrs McLellan
Mrs Healey
Mrs Stoddart
Miss Embleton
Mrs Lowe
Caretaker
Shared with Charles Thorp School.
The Governing Body:
Cllr. C McHatton Local Authority (Chair)
Mr D Baker Parent Governor
Mrs A Caink Parent Governor
Mrs S Danys Local Authority
Mrs E Hall Community
Mrs L Healey Non-Teaching Staff
Miss S Hasui Teacher
Mrs J Porter Head Teacher
Mrs F Shaw LEA
Meals are provided by the award winning Gateshead School Meals Service which holds the contract. Our cook prepares healthy meals on the premises. Children can choose from a selection of items on offer, including a vegetarian option. Special diets can be catered for. The cost of a meal is £1.90. You may choose to send your child to school with a healthy packed lunch. (Fizzy sugary drinks and sweets should not be included.) Free fruit is provided at break time by the National School Fruit Scheme. Subsidised milk is also available.
The school has an optional school uniform that has the same colour scheme as the junior school (maroon and pale blue). The children may wear a maroon sweatshirt or jumper with grey or black trousers, shorts or skirt. Shirts, t-shirts and polo shirts are pale blue. sensible shoes, without heels should be worn. Details of the items available through school and their approximate cost can be found in Appendix 2. It reduces the amount of lost property in school and the expense to you if all your child’s clothing is marked with their name in some form. (It is possible to order nametapes through school).
For safety reasons the children should not wear jewellery at all. This is now LEA policy.
Children undertake most indoor PE work in bare feet but a pair of sandshoes and shorts are required for outdoor work. These should be kept with any PE kit in a named PE bag. Girls who do not wear vests require a t-shirt for PE. Please note the children do PE every day except in exceptional circumstances.
Please let us know if your child must be absent to attend a hospital or clinic appointment. If you have to take your child to such an appointment during the school day please call at the school office first to sign them out. It is best if you are able to take your annual holiday in vacation time. If you find that you must take your annual holiday during term time please ask at the school office for a holiday form. Children cannot be authorised to take any more than two weeks holiday in this way. If your child is ill please let us know as quickly as possible. We are required to keep records of all absences and will contact you if you do not send a message. Absences will have to be designated as unauthorised if no reasonable explanation can be given.
In the school year 2010/11, percentage attendance was 94.7%, authorised absence was 5.2% and there was no unauthorised absence. The target for 2011/12 is 96%.
If your child has to spend time in hospital, school has a duty to liaise with the hospital tutoring service.
Infants should always come and go with a responsible adult who is at least 18 years old. Please let the office know if someone different is meeting your child.
All staff members hope to work with parents and guardians to solve behavioural problems in a constructive atmosphere. The issue of Bullying is taken seriously. The school seeks to create a listening culture where incidents are swiftly dealt with and where children may observe justice and fairness and a right use of power.
Children are praised whenever possible and examples of caring and good behaviour are rewarded and encouraged. Sanctions such as deprivation of privileges may be used for some offences. Corporal punishment will not be administered under any circumstances as stated in Education (No. 2) Act 1986.Parents are notified of the school rules through the prospectus, circulars and newsletters, meetings for new entrants and the like. The children have the rules drawn to their attention in class and during plenary gatherings and discussions. Parents and pupils help to set the rules. Parents will be asked to sign a Home and School Agreement that stresses school and home are involved in partnership. The school behaviour and discipline policy is sent out to parents and further copies are available from the office. Parents will be consulted on its content on an annual basis. There is a School Council with class representatives from Year 1 and Year 2.
Copy of the school prospectus can be downloaded, which includes all of the crucial school information for this academic year.
You can see the full Ofsted report, following their inspection in November 2010, on the Ofsted website.