Starting School A guide for families about starting at Nether Edge Primary R EDGE PR E IM H A T R E YN
Contents Page Page 4 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 16 18 20 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 Mercia Learning Trust Keeping Children Safe Safeguarding Team Take a look around SHAPE Nether Edge and Playground 5 Curriculum Sports and Games The Arts Enrichment Pupil Leadership Our Classes School Day and Absence NHS Advice School Meals Uniform and PE kit After School Club Activity Clubs Communication &Class Dojo 2
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Each school in our multi-academy trust has a unique identity, is configured to meet the needs of its community, led by a Headteacher and a Local Governing Body. Nevertheless, we expect each school to share our vision and values, and ensure every child receives an exceptional education. As such we insist each has: • An explicit ethos and culture of high expectations and inclusion • Behaviour of the highest standard • A meticulously planned curriculum, which is delivered consistently well by teachers every lesson, every day to every child • A robust culture of safeguarding • A thorough and inclusive personal development strategy • Leadership at every level who are focused and driven by the right priorities • Rigorous internal and external quality assurance • A culture of continuous improvement We expect them to relentlessly focus on the components of highly effective schools, to develop and share best practice, to follow agreed Trust quality frameworks (i.e. curriculum, SEN & safeguarding); and engage in partnership and Trust-led improvement strategies. To move towards alignment if this improves quality and effectiveness. 4
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Keeping Children Safe Everyone at Nether Edge Primary School is passionate about and committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all sta and visitors to share this commitment. Our sta are trained at regular intervals and are aware of how to keep our pupils safe and what signs to look for. Our pupils are encouraged to share any concerns that they have. We are fully committed to ensuring that consistent e ective procedures support families, children and sta who are part of our school. We know that many children at Nether Edge Primary enjoy a range of media, including computers, tablets and games. These are great fun, but it is important to be aware of the risks involved in each of these. Within our curriculum, we teach safety online to all our children, however it is vital that parents have an overview of what technology children are using and what risks these may pose. On our website you can nd some useful hints and tips to keep safe on the most popular forms of media. If you believe a child is at risk online, you should contact the school to discuss this. Parents can also refer to thinkuknow.co.uk for general information with regards to safety online. Online Safety 6
Mrs Michele Nott Headteacher Designated Safeguarding Lead Ms Sara Ahmed Assistant Headteacher Designated Safeguarding Lead Mr Mark Rusling Designated Safeguarding Governor Ms Sajida Afzal Year 1 Teacher Deputy Safeguarding Lead Safeguarding Team If you have concerns about a child you can email the school at yourvoice@netheredge.she eld.sch.uk or call She eld Safeguarding Hub directly on 01142734855. Lines are open 8.45am - 5.15pm Monday to Thursday, and 8.45am - 4.45pm Fridays. If you believe a child is in immediate danger, you must call 999 and inform the police. 7
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At Nether Edge, children will have access to a wide range of rich experiences to extend learning beyond the classroom and to nurture, develop and stretch their interests. Enrichment 9
The shape of our school. The shape of our future. Our school is a community which celebrates the uniqueness and diversity of each individual. We work closely with children and their families to ensure that we prepare pupils for the next stage, whatever that may be. We do this with Reading and Oracy at our core so that children develop a lifelong love and passion for language and vocabulary, are able to articulate knowledge and build exceptional relationships in school and the wider world. Our vision is simple and forms the SHAPE of our school. All members of our school community will come to our school and be in SHAPE now and as they grow and develop. They will also learn to support others to be in SHAPE too. To be in SHAPE is... To be Safe To be Happy and Healthy To Achieve Well To Play a Positive Part To be Excited by Learning 10
1 2 3 4 5 Sh s o y w a k lw in - a dness PLAYGROUND THE 1 2 3 4 5 Sh s o y w a k lw in - a dness 11
Curriculum 12 We want every child at Nether Edge to flourish: to be safe, happy and healthy, to achieve across all subjects, to play a positive part in their school and wider community and to be excited and engaged in their learning. We call this the SHAPE of our school. Through a wide range of learning opportunities, we want children to leave our school engaged and con dent learners with a variety of skills that ensure they have options for successful futures. Our curriculum is rmly rooted in our local community. Our curriculum intent covers the breadth of the National Curriculum. Its design is based on research evidence and our trust curriculum principles. Reading and vocabulary are at the very core of our curriculum. All subjects are sequenced and iteratively designed so that learning is built upon throughout school. We are explicit in how current learning links to, and builds upon, previous learning. We recognise learning as a change in long-term memory and therefore if nothing has been remembered, nothing has been learnt. As such, all lessons begin with a Remember More task. This is carefully planned retrieval practice that checks for retention and provides the opportunity to give reminders and prompts to reinforce learning. Retrieval activities can take many forms so that pupils have the opportunity to draw on memories and experiences.
13 At Nether Edge, our curriculum is delivered in four carefully constructed cycles of learning. This allows pupils to explore foundation subjects in more depth over the ten-week blocks. The prisms of reading, writing, maths and oracy are drawn into other areas of the curriculum to optimise learning, and vice versa. For example, when history is a driver of the curriculum, pupils will pre-learn elements of history knowledge and vocabulary in the morning through carefully designed reading anthologies and reading lessons. They learn the knowledge of history through the lens of reading, as well as key vocabulary in context. This makes learning purposeful and meaningful as schema are built and pupils therefore recognise tangible links in learning when drawing on di erent elements of learning and di erent points throughout the day. Subjects are carefully planned to contextualise learning for our community and for the present day. Key gures and role models have been carefully selected to learn about so that pupils see themselves represented in the curriculum. We bring learning to life by welcoming members of our community into school to share their careers and how that links to pupils’ learning. The golden thread of the equalities is woven through our curriculum and o ers children the chance to learn about di erence in our world and build understanding, tolerance, co-operation, empathy and appreciation skills. Oracy is woven through our curriculum as we recognize the fundamental need for children to be able to articulate themselves, their thoughts and needs clearly, as well as to be able to engage in more complex conversations. In the classroom, ‘Say It Better’ boards share carefully planned, progressive sentence starters that support children to articulate their thinking and reasoning. All interactions are based around maximizing this opportunity. For example, at lunch times in our Le Monde dining room, children might share a ‘book spot’ or their thoughts on the Newsround clip they shared in class that morning. We encourage children to be ‘loud and proud’. As a result of our curriculum, we want: Avid readers, with reading used as a tool for learning in every subject. Children who can articulate well through speaking, using subjectspeci c vocabulary. Children who understand they are part of an interconnected world which they have the power and opportunity to influence for the better. All teaching and learning to alter children’s long-term memory. Our curriculum is supported and enhanced by a range of providers, including: • Read, Write Inc. • Maths – No Problem! • Times Tables Rock Stars • Assertive Mentoring Maths • Qualitas Sport • Access Art • She eld Music Hub • Charanga Music • Key Stage History • Purple Mash
Our PE curriculum aims to instil an appreciation for the importance of physical activity, as well as developing a lifelong love of sport. Maintaining healthy lifestyles is also woven through the curriculum o er. Every lesson has opportunities for talking: recapping prior learning, peer teaching, breaking down skills orally- using key words to help embed understanding. The curriculum is founded on ‘running, jumping, throwing and catching’, ‘competitive games’, ‘flexibility, balance & control’ and ‘dance’. The curriculum progresses year on year through these key teaching areas, meaning skills, knowledge and technical strategy build and develop over time. Our curriculum also develops children’s attitudes to sport, as well as appreciation of all who participate, meaning equalities, fairness, empathy and drive for success are at the heart of everything taught. We aim to build physically and emotionally con dent children through our PE curriculum. We want: • Children whose knowledge, skill; and technical ability grow over time • Children who can articulate well through speaking; • Children who drive for success, while appreciating fairness and equalities in sport • PE curriculum teaching to alter children’s long term memory. Sports and Games 14
Activities on o er • Fundamentals • Dance • Football • Athletics • Gymnastics • Cricket • And many more 15
The Arts At Nether Edge, children are imaginative, inspired and empowered to make their own creative choices. In art lessons in our brand new creative studio, children build the key skills and embark upon exploratory creative journeys, working towards varied and individual outcomes underpinned by four key discipline areas: colour theory, drawing, painting and sculpture. Throughout their time at Nether Edge, children are inspired by the work of carefully chosen artists and designers, including a range of local She eld creatives. Children visit at least two art spaces during their time in primary school, to experience art and design in the wider world. We also enjoy visits from artists such as Pete McKee and James Brunt – bringing art to life for our children! Art Through a variety of creative and practical projects, children are taught the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to engage in the process of designing and making a product. Children at Nether Edge follow the iterative design process of researching, designing, making and evaluating. Using this process enables children to fully understand the processes and think clearly about their designs when striving to meet a design brief. Children learn to take risks and how to become reflective, resilient learners whilst learning how Design Technology impacts everyday life and the wider world. We aim to link our design work to other curriculum areas such as mathematics, science, engineering, computing and art. At Nether Edge, we are all designers. DT Our Nether Edge music curriculum inspires children to develop a love of music and the skills of musicians. Children engage critically with music, showing thoughtful listening skills and using the musical canon to compose and perform their own music. All children in KS2 have the opportunity to learn an instrument whether it be recorder, glockenspiel or violin. This experience is supported and enhanced by the She eld Music Hub. We work closely with expert music teachers who lead or support excellent, high-quality sessions with our children. The musical skills that they learn are then applied to the class teacherled sessions. For example, during our immersive music days, children will use the skills they have already learnt to con dently create and perform music. We plan for children to have the opportunity to perform, both in and out of school. For example, in singing assemblies, Christmas performances and trips out of school, such as the One Voice performance in Year 5. In addition, our school choir practises each week and performs at local community events. At Nether Edge, we are all musicians. Music Pete McKee visit 16
This school has the arts front and centre. Pete McKee 17
Meersbrook Park Enrichment Yorkshire Sculpture Park Choir at Nether Edge Market Y6 Residential in Scarborough Visits and experiences are planned throughout school and are lots of fun. These range from a visit to the park in nursery to a two night residential visit to Scarborough in Y6; a visit from a Stone Age expert to a trip to Wake eld to study the work of Barbara Hepworth. Experiences are varied and are a great way to enrich learning. We carefully plan the costs of any visits so that these are spread throughout a child's time at school. We make the most of the local area so that children really know where they live and what it has to o er, as well as keeping costs down. 18
Lyceum Theatre Pumpkin Farm Performing at One Voice Sharrow Carnival 19
Pupil Leadership We develop pupils as responsible citizens! Taking a role as a leader in our school is a fantastic opportunity for children to develop character, to act responsibly, respectfully and to make a positive contribution to their school. Children have the opportunity to apply for a range of roles in school, each of which has a real impact on school life. Leadership roles include: • Pride in our School Team • Peer Mediators • Reader Leaders • Green Team • Mini Police 20
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CEPTIO E N R CEPTIO E N R Our Classes NURSERY 22
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Chicken Pox d, Foot & Mo n u a th H Scabies Flu onjunc vi C s Impe go carlet Feve S r Headlice hoea & Vom rr i a n i g D r German s o M le e s a a s e le M s apped Chee l k S hreadworms T landular Feve G r Mumps Tonsilli s When all spots have crusted over A er first treatment Un l recovered Children don’t need to be off at all When lesions are crusted & healed or 48 hours a er commencing an bio cs 24 hours a er commencing an bio cs 3 days a er posi ve test 48 hours from last episode 4 days from onset of rash 5 days from onset of swelling When should my child return to school? Children don’t need to be off at all Children don’t need to be off at all Children don’t need to be off at all Children don’t need to be off at all Children don’t need to be off at all Children don’t need to be off at all Covid 19 25
Children and their parents can choose either of the following lunch options: School dinners (menu on our website) or packed lunch from home. Our school dinners are cooked on-site and are provided by Taylor Shaw. Meat, Halal meat and vegetarian options are available. Children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 classes are entitled to a free school meal from the Government's 'Universal Free School Meals' initiative. Children in Nursery, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 who are not entitled to Pupil Premium will be required to pay for their school meal. School dinners cost £2.60 per day/£13.00 per week. All payments should be made via ParentPay, using their secure payment system. If you require your login details, please contact the school o ce. Some families are eligible for Free School Meals and Free School Milk through Pupil Premium. If you think this may be you, please come and see our o ce sta or apply directly to She eld City Council. The Early Years Pupil Premium Form is for Nursery children and the Pupil Premium Registration Form is for children in Reception Class and up to Year 6. Please bring the completed form to the school o ce. Breakfast Club School Milk Lunchtimes Breakfast Club runs from 8am to 8.35am every weekday, costing £1.50 per day. This can be booked through Parent Pay. You can enter the school through the main Reception desk and drop your child o from 8am onwards. For more information contact the school o ce on 0114 2550926 or email enquiries@netheredge.she eld.sch.uk Children who are under 5 years of age or children who are eligible for Pupil Premium are entitled to Free School Milk. All other milk orders must be paid for. Please contact our o ce sta for further details and how to order school milk for your child. School Meals wraparoundcareneps@merciatrust.co.uk 26
All monies paid into school must be made through Parent Pay. If you need support with logging in, please contact the school o ce on 0114 2550926 ParentPay 27
pindersschoolwear.com Every child at Nether Edge Primary School is expected to attend school in full uniform and we ask for your support in ensuring your child wears the following: School uniform can be purchased in di erent ways: • Online from our suppliers, Pinders Schoolwear Limited • Through school. Order forms are on our website or ask at reception • Pinders also run a stall at Crystal Peaks Shopping Centre • Plain navy school sweaters can be bought from most supermarkets PE Kit Children will need a change of clothes for PE. Please ensure your child brings with them a PE kit containing the clothing shown opposite. Tracksuit and trainers are ideal for PE sessions during the autumn and winter months as PE lessons will continue to be taught outside. UNIFORM and PE KIT 28
R EDGE PR E IM H A T R E Y N School jumper, cardigan or fleece White polo shirt with logo Grey, black or navy pinafore or navy gingham dress Black, grey or navy hijab Black, grey or navy trousers (no jeans or joggers) Black, grey or navy skirt Stud earrings only Plain black shoes (no markings) White polo shirt Black shorts Plimsolls/pumps PE KIT R EDGE PR E IM H A T R E Y N 29
After School Club Running from 3.15pm until 6pm, our after school club o ers fun and engaging childcare. You must book your child a place in advance via email at £2.50 until 4:30pm £5 until 5pm £7.50 until 6pm wraparoundcareneps@merciatrust.co.uk 30
Activity clubs Our activity clubs change each half term. To give you an idea of what may be available over the year please see the list below. • Gardening • Tennis • Cricket • Dance • First Aid • Gymnastics • Football 31
UNICAT M IO M N O & C Our families are very important to us and we o er lots of opportunities for them to be involved in our wonderful school. Information and updates are posted regularly on ClassDojo, an online platform for parents. If you are a parent, and you do not yet have access to the ClassDojo website, please contact the school o ce for an activation code. Senior sta are always available to talk to outside school at the start and end of the day. If parents want a more private conversation, this can be arranged by calling 0114 2550926 or emailing enquiries@netheredge.she eld.sch.uk We hold various open events throughout the year to which families are very welcome. We have a very dedicated parent fundraising group who are incredibly supportive of our school. They are always looking for new support and can be contacted through school. 32
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NETHER EDGE PRIMARY AND NURSERY SCHOOL Glen Road, Sheffield S7 1RB / 0114 255 0926 / enquiries@netheredge.sheffield.sch.uk R EDGE PR E IM H A T R E Y N