Prospectus 2021 - 2022 V3

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Welcome welcome

Dear Parents and Carers,
Thank you for making enquiries about Bilton Church of England Junior
School.
At Bilton Junior School we believe that education is a partnership between
home and school; it is about sharing the same expectations and about
everyone working together to achieve the best for your child.
We strive to ‘Inspire Challenge Achieve‘ where every child is provided with
a stimulating and challenging environment. Whatever your child’s strengths
we will endeavour to help them to achieve their full potential - in a positive
and nurturing environment underpinned by Christian values.

‘I have the freedom and choice to be ambitious for my future.’
I hope this prospectus will provide you with all the information you require;
however, if you have any further enquires please contact the school office.
Yours sincerely

Headteacher

Bilton C of E Junior School
Plantagenet Drive
Bilton
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV22 6LB

Telephone: 01788 810675
Email: [email protected]

www.biltonjuniorschool.co.uk

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Our Vision

Strategic Vision:
As the Governing Board of Bilton C of E Junior School, we believe we
are all God's children.
Our Strategic Aims are:
To inspire all, through learning experiences which enrich, excite and
engage.
To be happy confident, caring and resilient learners, ready to embrace
challenge.
To make consistently strong progress across the curriculum and
achieve our very best.
Mission statement:
I have the freedom and choice to be ambitious for my future.

Our Vision

About our School

We are a Church of England Voluntary Controlled School, and were
recently awarded International Cross of Nails School (ICON). We
are proud of our Strategic Aims and believe together they are the
foundation for the high quality education we provide at Bilton C of E
Junior School. We are also part of the Bilton Community Federation
with Bawnmore Community Infants School and Bilton Infants
School.

What Ofsted (2018) say about us… Our School

Pupils’ excellent personal development is at the heartbeat of the
school.

Relationships between staff and pupils are extremely
Positive.

Staff model and teach values well. Consequently, pupils are caring
and kind, and have inclusive views about the world.

Pupils’ eyes light up when they talk about the topics that they cover
in the curriculum. You and the staff have worked hard to
create meaningful topics that spark pupils’ interests.

The safeguarding procedures and the culture for keeping pupils
safe are a significant strength of the school.

House System School Routines

Gates open 8:30am

Each house is made up of one Year 3, Year 4, School starts 8:50am

Year 5 and a Year 6 class, known as either Oak,
Chestnut or Sycamore. Children work in classes Break 11.00am - 11.15am
or 11.15am - 11.30am
but often get the opportunity to share their

work with others in their house. Lunchtime 12.30pm- 1.30pm

School finish 3:30pm.

Office hours 8.30 - 4.30pm

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Safeguarding

Safegauding & No outsiders Safeguarding children is the responsibility of every adult.
At Bilton C of E Junior School we take that responsibility very seriously. If
you have any concerns about the welfare of any child in our school, please do
not hesitate to speak with one of our Designated Safeguarding Leads.

Mrs A Nor�on - Headteacher Mrs K Webb - Deput� Headteacher Mrs S Hodgson - Home School Suppor�

No Outsiders

At Bilton Junior School we are proud to adhere to the Equality Act 2010
meaning we do not discriminate against anyone because of:

· Age
· Disability
· Gender reassignment
· Marriage and civil partnership
· Pregnancy or maternity
· Race
· Religion or belief
· Sex

As a ‘No Outsiders’ school we teach the children about the Equality Act and
the importance of making everyone feel welcome at Bilton Junior School.

We are proud to adhere to the Equality Act 2010.
There are No Outsiders @ BJS...everyone is welcome.

Celebrations Celebrations

Commendation Assembly
Weekly Commendation Assemblies celebrate and recognise children's
achievements to develop their self-esteem and pride in themselves. We
also enjoy celebrating any achievements that children have had outside of
school. The children who are nominated for these awards are celebrated in
this assembly and also in our weekly Bulletin.

Always Child
Each month, children who ‘always impress’ are given a handwritten invitation
to attend afternoon tea in our lovely Burrow room with Mrs. Norton.

Light of the world:
A thank you to children who show the
Bilton Junior School Values for life:
Courage, Creativity, Peace, Trust, Forgiveness,
Justice, Thankfulness, Compassion, Friendship,
Hope, Truthfulness, Humility,
Generosity, Respect and reverence,
Wisdom, Perseverance,
Service, Responsibility.

Over and above
For going above and beyond
school expectations.

Mathematician of the week
Excelling in maths.

Wonderful writer
Showing progress with writing.

Lunchtime Awards
Individual and class lunchtime awards
For being ready and respectful at lunchtime
As well as demonstrating our values for life.

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‘I am Mrs Hodgson and I am the Home/School Support Worker at Bilton
C of E Junior School. My role is to offer support to our pupils and their
families; this may vary from you needing information about free school
meals, to a child needing someone to talk to about issues that may be
worrying them, or working with families where punctuality and/or
attendance is an issue, to offering parenting support through the
Triple P parenting program. I also deliver Draw and Talk Therapy to
pupils.
I attend and run Early Help Meetings in school and support families
through this process. If there is any area where you feel you or your
child may need any level of support, please do not hesitate to contact me
(by popping into the school office, calling the main school telephone
number, or emailing me ([email protected]).
If I am not able to help personally, I can usually sign-post to someone
who can!’

The Haven

We operate daily wrap around care on site. The Breakfast club runs from 8.00 -
8.40am, and the After school club runs from 3.30 – 5.55pm Monday to Thursday
and 3.30 to 5.30pm Friday. These sessions need to be booked and paid in advance
using PAY360 or arrange to use childcare vouchers.

Booking to be made first via [email protected]

Curriculum “It’s friendly
and a great
Our aim is to provide all of our place to learn.”
children with a broad, balanced and
creative curriculum using our own Year 4
school policies based on the National
Curriculum (2014). We are building a Religious Education
bespoke curriculum with clear intent
and succinct implementation with a Assemblies are held daily and are
view to measuring its impact. We based around our values for life. The
ensure that all pupils have access to a R.E. syllabus is based on the
full range of learning experiences Warwickshire Education Authority
that promote achievement, progress Agreed Syllabus (2017 – 2022) the
and personal development. As a school syllabus reflects the multi-cultural
we aim to build Christian values into society in which we live.
the ethos and teaching, having Parents have the right to excuse their
sensitivity to difference and respect child from attending any act of
for the faith of others. We seek to worship.
provide an education that helps pupils
to respond to their present lives and
prepares them for life. We try to
ensure that all pupils have equal
opportunities to:

• Learn from practical activities and What our SIAMS
first hand experiences.
• Make decisions about their learning. inspector, during
• Develop skills in a relevant context.
• Learn and care about the 2015 Inspection, said
environment and the wider community.
• Develop self-confidence and about us…
independence.
‘The School’s core Christian values are
made explicit and are deeply Curriculum
embedded’

‘The progress seen in both academic
achievement and behaviour of
vulnerable pupils is a testimony to the
high quality of teaching, pastoral care
and Christ-like compassion and care
given to all’

‘Relationships between all members of
the community are excellent’

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Personal, Social and Enrichment

Health Education Opportunities

Through all aspects of school life, we We engage the children through
work to develop children ‘s self inspiring launch events to introduce
esteem and awareness of their new topics. This could be an event, a
growing responsibility for their own visit or a visitor.
behaviour and their impact on others We feel that extra-curricular
in our multi-cultural society. Through activities add an important dimension
a whole school approach we use the to the curriculum and the broader
effective scheme of work Jigsaw life of the school. We offer a range
PSHE / Health and Well-being. of clubs, many of these are provided
by staff and others by outside
Music agencies - which may involve a fee.
Further information available on our
During music lessons we offer all website.
children the opportunity to play a
variety of instruments. Additionally,
if your child is interested in learning
an instrument we offer a range of
music lessons with peripatetic music
teachers - there is a charge
associated with this.

Curriculum Modern Foreign Residential trips are an exciting
opportunity for the upper key stage
children to develop skills such as
self-management, communication,
teamwork and problem-solving as
they grow in confidence and
resilience.

Languages Homework

The whole school is taught French Homework is set each week and is
and skills for learning a foreign closely linked to the work your child
language, by our Specialist Languages is covering in class. Each year group
Teacher. communicate homework on a weekly
basis using Google Classroom.

“It is a fun place to be especially when we

are learning Science, ICT and art.” Year 5

Junior Roles Assessments Curriculum
and
Responsibilities Each child is assessed
informally on an ongoing
We believe that pupil voice needs to basis to inform teaching
be heard; our school offers exciting and set challenging targets.
opportunities for all children to be The approach of Assess Plan Do
part of a democratic decision making Review ensures activities are
process in our school. appropriate.

Junior Leadership Team Teacher Assessments, in year tests
Members of the JLT enable all pupils and Statutory National Assessments
to have a greater understanding of are used to track the progress of
their rights and responsibilities pupils. There are data check points
within school and the wider throughout the year where we
community. report on children's progress to
parents and governors. Staff meet
Learning Ambassador regularly to moderate across the
The ‘Learning Ambassador’ role year groups and feed back to the
involves attending lesson planning senior leadership team which
with staff and greeting visitors to informs school targets.
their classroom and welcoming them
into their learning environment. “I am proud to be
Pupil voice is very important to us a Learning
and learning ambassadors meet Ambassador at
regularly with Senior Leaders. BJS, I speak to
visitors and tell
ABCs them what we are
Anti Bullying Campaigners are a team doing.” Year 6
of adults and children who are
available to all children at playtimes Transfer to
and lunchtimes if they want to Secondary
discuss anything that is worrying
them. Close links are maintained with local
secondary schools including visits
House Captain and shared curriculum initiatives to
Each house has two year 6 promote a smooth transition.
representatives who uphold our
values and ensure others are safe
respectful and ready to learn.

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Children with Special Behaviour
Educational needs
Bilton Junior School is committed to
The aim of our school is for all creating an environment where
children to be inspired, challenged exemplary behaviour is at the heart
and to achieve their best. of productive learning. Everyone is
expected to maintain the highest
Children with Special Educational standards of personal conduct, to
Needs may need additional support. accept responsibility for their
This will predominately be met within behaviour and encourage others to do
the classroom environment through the same. Our behaviour policy guides
high quality teaching, adjustment in staff to teach self-discipline not blind
task, adult support and targeted compliance. It echoes our core values
resources. with a strong emphasis on respectful
behaviour, a partnership approach to
We offer withdrawal in small groups managing poor conduct and dynamic
to work with our SEND teacher. Our interventions that support staff and
intervention programmes include learners.
support for reading and
comprehension skills;
dyslexia/literacy intervention,
numeracy skills and
social skills.

We also enlist the professional
expertise of a full range of outside
support agencies if we feel more
specialised support is needed.

Curriculum

School Uniform Your child will be notified of their PE
days. On those days they wear their
We want our children to feel proud of PE kit.
our school and believe that school
uniform reflects and During PE lessons earrings should be
reinforces the importance of being removed or covered with medical tape
part of a community. at home, and long hair tied back

The school colours are bottle green, Please ensure all clothing is clearly
grey and white. labelled and check regularly that name
Grey trousers, shorts, skirt or is clearly visible.
pinafore, white shirt, green BJS
sweatshirt,green BJS cardigan or
green v-necked sweater and school
tie. Striped or green check dress in
the warmer weather.
Flat heeled, comfortable black shoes.

P.E. Kit: I like dressing up on School Uniform
black shorts, plain white T-shirt, non- uniform day to
trainers. raise money for charity.
Winter: Plain navy jogging bottoms
and a navy sweatshirt - no logos or Year 3
stripes.
Jewellery
For safety reasons jewellery is not to
be worn with the exception of stud
earrings. The school cannot accept
responsibility for any loss or damage.

*Sweatshirts and cardigans can be
ordered directly from BRIGADE
CLOTHING. www.brigade.uk.com/

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Medical Other Emergencies
In the event that requires the school
Asthma to close at short notice every effort
If your child has asthma you need to will be made to contact parents and
inform us by completing a medical carers using our messaging system,
form. Inhalers are kept in the child’s social media and our website.
classroom.

Auto-Injectors
If your child uses an auto-injector you
need to inform us by completing a
medical form. Auto-Injectors are kept
in the office.

Parent Partnership Medical conditions Lunches
There may be times when medication
needs to be administered at school. The price of a school meal provided by
The first dose of any medication must EDUCATERERS for Junior School
be given at home. Medication should be pupils is currently £2.30 per day (5
handed to the office by an adult and a day week £11.50) Pay online using our
permission form completed. Medication Pay360 Education Payments system.
will be checked and administered by
two members of staff.

Injuries Packed lunch boxes should be clearly
named and contain a lunchtime drink in
Minor injuries will be treated by our addition to their water bottle for the
team of First Aiders. In the case of a classroom. Please provide your own
more significant injury or illness cutlery.
parents will be contacted. In the event 48 hours written notice or, Friday for
of a medical emergency or if parents Monday, is required if children wish to
are unable to be contacted we will act change from school meals to
in “loco parentis” and take whatever sandwiches or vice versa.
action is required. If an ambulance is
needed two members of staff will Payment
accompany your child until parents or School meals, trips, homework books
carers arrive. ties and donations can be paid online
with Pay360. Contact the office for
codes.

Parent Partnership Helping at school
We welcome parental help
Confidence and understanding between in school - on trips, during
school and parents is essential for practical activities, listening
creating a climate of mutual trust. to readers etc. All parents
Staff are happy to discuss all aspects who help in school and work away
of your child’s learning behaviour and from the direct supervision of school
well being. Parent Partnership staff are required to obtain DBS
Meetings will be held in the Autumn Clearance. Applications are
and Spring terms and a formal written on-line. Information can be
report in the Summer term. Weekly obtained from the school office.
school Bulletins and our facebook
pages celebrate our school and keep Contact us
you informed. If you wish to speak with you child’s
class teacher please contact the school
office
[email protected]

To report an absence please email Parent Partnership
[email protected]
Or Tel :01788 810675
and leave a voicemail

Other queries to
[email protected]

Parents are welcome to contact Home
School Support directly

[email protected]

PTA Bilton Junior School
We have a thriving PTA which
organises many social events for both Plantagenet Drive
parents and children as well as raising Rugby
vital funds for school equipment.
We welcome you to get involved. In Warwickshire
recent years they have helped fund CV22 6LB
our amazing Sanctuary, Trimtrail, All
weather track and many other smaller Tel :01788 810675
projects that make our school an even
better place to be! Please email

[email protected]

Volunteers and ideas always welcome

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Inhouse@BJS 2021
Infor�ation cor�ect at time of going to press
Telephone – 01788 810675 www.biltonjuniorschool.co.uk