Please read very carefully and make note of the changes that will be in place for September.
Please see the attached letter regarding staffing changes for 2020.21 academic year.
- The School Day with Useful Numbers
- Friends of St Philip's Meetings
- Internet Safety
- SEN Offer and Provision
- Breakfast/After School Club Information
- Charity Information
https://www.activeimaginations.co.uk
Please see below an easy way to explain to young children what is happening in the world at the moment with Covid 19
Once upon a time there was a big, busy world. In this big, busy world there lived a little boy called William. William loved going to school to play with his friends, going to the park to play on the swings and swimming at his favourite pool. But one day, everything started to change. William heard on the news that there was a Big Problem. This problem was so big that it started to spread over the whole world. All the grownups were talking about it. All the children were talking about it. In fact, every single person in the whole world was talking about it. Everyone started to feel worried and scared about the Big Problem. Soon, the Big Problem caused some big changes. At first people stopped going to work, then he wasn’t allowed to go swimming anymore, then he found out that school was cancelled and day by day the big, busy world he lived in got quieter and quieter and quieter. William was confused. He felt scared too. He had so many questions. What was going on? Would it be OK? How could they stop the Big Problem? He went to ask his special person all of his big questions. “It’s OK to be scared and worried, lots of other children feel that way, even adults feel scared too sometimes” they told him, giving him a BIG hug. “But all of the very best, cleverest people in the whole world are working hard to fix the Big Problem right now” they explained. This made him feel a little bit better. Surely the cleverest people in the world could find a way to fix it! But it was such a Big Problem, and he was still scared. He had to do something. His special person explained that there were lots and lots of special helpers working hard to save the world and stop the problem. “Like superheroes?” said William. “Just like superheroes.” They said, smiling. William wanted to be a superhero too. This was his chance! Super William to the rescue! He jumped up, ready to run outside and join all the other superheroes to fight off the Big Problem and save the world, but his special person stopped him and locked the door. “HEY! How can I help fight the Big Problem if I’m stuck inside?” he asked. “Well, we DO need you to help. Everyone is going to have to help to solve this Big Problem. And YOU are going to have a very special job indeed. You are going to become a Stay Home Superhero!” William had never heard of THAT kind of superhero before. He wanted to know all about them. He found out that Stay Home Superheroes could help fight off the Big Problem by using their Stay Home Superpowers. But what were they? He tried so hard, but he didn’t have super strength or super speed either. In fact, he felt exactly the same as before. www.facebook.com/SophiesStories1 “The Big Problem can’t be solved with super strength, or super speed. The Big Problem will only stop growing if all the new Superheroes use their Stay Home Superpower to stay at home. In fact, if all the new Stay Home Superheroes work together the Big Problem will get smaller, and smaller and smaller every single day, until it goes away!” his special person explained. “But staying home is a boring superpower!” said William in a grump. “Boring? No way! You have the superpower to make this fun! And staying home is how YOU can help to save the whole world- there’s nothing more powerful than that!” Just staying home and having fun could save the whole world? And he would be a real-life superhero? William started to feel excited. He started to feel powerful tool! He couldn’t wait to tell all his friends that they could turn into Stay Home Superheroes just like him! William got to work quickly, using his Superhero creativity to think of all the fun things he could do at home. He made a long list: pillow forts and cooking and games and dancing and puppet shows and singing and movies and MORE! Even better, William found out he could still play in the garden and go outside too, as long as he stayed away from all the superheroes who lived in different houses. They could wave to each other and wink, because they all knew the special job they were doing! William did miss playing with his friends and going swimming and to the park. But then he remembered how important his new Superhero job was. He was helping to save the whole world and that made him feel so good inside. He was very proud of himself. Then he fired up his superpowers ready to find something fun to do. William the Stay Home Superhero and all his superhero friends worked hard together to help save the world, all without leaving their homes. And now you know, you can be a superhero too!
It has been reported in the media and we have been informed by our safeguarding team that reported cases of Domestic Violence have increased through this period of isolation and staying at home. If you are affected or know anyone who needs advice or help please see the link below
https://www.leeds.gov.uk/domesticviolence/Pages/default.aspx
There is a link to the DFE website for parent information on safeguarding child protection and domestic abuse. Go to: http://parentinfo.org
Advice to parents of some of the useful websites avaialble if you have any child protection or safeguarding concerns. Taken form the keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance to Schools
Additional advice and support
|
Abuse or Safeguarding issue |
Link to Guidance/Advice |
Source |
|
Abuse |
DfE advice |
|
|
Home Office |
||
|
DfE advice |
||
|
Home Office website |
||
|
Bullying |
DfE advice |
|
|
Children and the courts |
MoJ advice |
|
|
MoJ advice |
||
|
Children missing from education, home or care |
DfE statutory guidance |
|
|
DfE statutory guidance |
||
|
Home Office strategy |
||
|
Children with family members in prison |
Barnardo’s in partnership with Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) advice |
|
|
Child Exploitation |
County Lines: criminal exploitation of children and vulnerable adults |
Home Office guidance |
|
DfE |
||
|
DfE and HO guidance |
||
|
Drugs |
DfE and ACPO advice |
|
|
Home Office strategy |
||
|
Talk to Frank website |
|
Abuse or Safeguarding issue |
Link to Guidance/Advice |
Source |
|
|
ADEPIS platform sharing information and resources for schools: covering drug (& alcohol) prevention |
Website developed by Mentor UK |
|
“Honour Based Violence”
(so called) |
Home Office |
|
|
DfE, DH, and HO statutory guidance |
||
|
Foreign Commonwealth Office and Home Office |
||
|
Health and Well- being |
DfE, Department for Health and Home Office |
|
|
Rise Above: Free PSHE resources on health, wellbeing and resilience |
Public Health England resources |
|
|
DfE statutory guidance |
||
|
DfE advice |
||
|
Homelessness |
Homelessness: How local authorities should exercise their functions |
HCLG |
|
Online |
UK Council for Child Internet Safety |
|
|
Private fostering |
DfE - statutory guidance |
|
|
Radicalisation |
Home Office guidance |
|
|
DfE advice |
||
|
DfE and Home Office |
||
|
Violence |
Home Office advice |
|
|
Home Office strategy |
||
|
Violence against women and girls: national statement of expectations for victims |
Home Office guidance |
|
|
Sexual violence and sexual harassment between children in schools and colleges |
DfE advice |
|
|
Home Office Strategy |
Information and support
There is a wealth of information available to support schools, colleges and parents to keep children safe online. The following list is not exhaustive but should provide a useful starting point:
|
Organisation/Resource |
What it does/provides |
|
NCA CEOPs advice on online safety |
|
|
Home Office advice on healthy relationships, including sexting and pornography |
|
|
Contains a specialist helpline for UK schools and colleges |
|
|
Includes a template for setting out online safety policies |
|
|
Help for parents on how to keep their children safe online |
|
|
Help for parents on how to keep their children safe online |
|
|
Guidance for schools on cyberbullying |
|
|
Guidance and useful teaching resources covering online safety issues including pornography and the sharing of sexual images |
|
|
Practical advice for parents, teachers and governors on protecting children from extremism and radicalisation. |
|
|
A briefing note for schools on how social media is used to encourage travel to Syria and Iraq |
|
|
The UK Council for Child Internet Safety’s website provides:
|
|
|
NSPCC advice for schools and colleges |
|
|
NSPCC advice for parents |
|
|
Independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media for children and their parents |
|
|
Guidance to schools on searching children in schools and confiscating items such as mobile phones |
|
|
Advice and resources from the London Grid for Learning |
St Philip’s Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Information and Expectations
-
Please note the school doors open to allow children entry at 8.45am and are closed at 8.50am. If your child arrives to school after this time they are classed as late and will receive a late mark on the register. Any child arriving late has to come through the office and we ask parents to sign a register explaining why they are late.
-
There is a playtime break at 10.30am to 10.45am.
-
Lunch is 11.55am to 12.55pm, all children sit with their class in the hall for lunch.
-
End of the school day at 3.15pm.
Please note that if your child is late being collected from school and we do not know the reason, we will place them in the after school club and this will incur a £5.00 charge.
-
We operate a breakfast club from 7.45am in the morning; children are given toast and are provided with a glass of milk or water. This costs £2.50 per day, per child and can be any day of the week or all week, it’s entirely up to you and they must be booked in using the school money system. Children not booked in using the online system will incur a £5.00 charge
-
We also operate an after school club, this finishes at 4.15pm, once again the children are offered a drink and toast. This is a cost of £2.50 per day per child. Children not booked in using the online system will incur a £5.00 charge
Note: By Free School Meals we mean those children whose parents receive benefits from the government not those in receipt of the Universal Free School Meals.
We are a healthy school and ask that if you choose packed lunches for your child that you do not put sweets or chocolates in their lunch box and also no glass bottles or fizzy drinks, these are monitored by the lunch time staff.
If your child is absent from school through sickness, can we please ask that you contact school each day of absence with a reason. Please make a note of the school telephone number which is 0113 271 6763. We will also send regular texts out to you and ask you check the website for any further information you may need.
Your child will take part in PE lessons twice a week and your class teacher will let you know when they start school in September what days these are going to be.
Milk is provided to all children at a cost of £8.00 per term, please let us know if your child does not drink it so we can order accordingly.
Uniform Requirements
Our school uniform for boys consists of:
-
Maroon crew neck or v-neck sweatshirt, preferably with the
school logo.
-
Grey trousers or grey shorts in summer.
-
Preferably white long or short sleeved shirt.
-
Blue or white polo shirt with or without the school logo.
-
Black indoor pumps.
-
PE kit – white t-shirt and blue or black shorts.
-
Book bag – available from the school office for £5.00
-
Pump bag – available from the school office for £5.00.
-
Long tie – available from the school office for £4.00.
-
Short tie on elastic – available from the school office for £3.50.
Our school uniform for girls consists of:
-
Maroon cardigan or sweat cardigan, preferably with the school
logo.
-
Grey trousers, grey skirt or red gingham dress in summer.
-
Preferably white long or short sleeved shirt.
-
Blue or white polo shirt with or without the school logo.
-
Black indoor pumps.
-
PE kit – white t-shirt and blue or black shorts.
-
Book bag – available from the school office for £5.00.
-
Pump bag – available from the school office for £5.00.
-
Long tie – available from the school office for £3.50.
-
Short tie on elastic – available from the school office for £3.50.
Please note that the satchel book bags that can be purchased from other outlets do not fit into our book bag trays therefore can we ask that you only purchase the bags that are available in school.
Please also note that no jewellery is allowed, except for small stud earrings or sleepers. Extreme hairstyles are not permitted, neither is make-up, including nail polish. Girls may wear tights or leggings in winter months but these should only be all white, all black or all navy.
By accepting a place at St Philip’s you are agreeing to abide by our uniform regulations and into the payment of the Voluntary Contribution Scheme.
The School Day
| Reception | 8.50 – 12.00 | 13.05 – 15.15 |
| Year 3 – Year 6 | 8.50 – 12.05 | 13.05 – 15.15 |
| Morning Break | 10.30 – 10.45 FS & KS1 | 10.45 – 11.00 KS2 |
| Nursery Hours | 8.45 – 15.30 | Monday to Friday |
Useful Numbers
| Admissions Team |
Pupil admissions and transfers |
0113 2224414 |
|
Benefits Helpline |
Free school meals, clothing grants |
0113 2224404 |
|
Governor Support |
Support to school governors |
0113 247 5560 |
|
Lettings |
Hiring school premises |
0113 247 5598 |
|
Customer Relations |
Customer services issues/complaints |
0113 247 5688 |
|
Helpline for Parents |
Bullying, SEN and attendance issues |
0113 395 1100 |
|
Parent Partnership Services |
Parental concerns/support |
0113 395 1200 |
|
Student Support |
Grants, awards |
0113 247 5326 |
|
Leeds Careers Guidance |
General enquiries |
0800 106699 |
|
Children Services |
General enquiries |
0113 247 5590 |
|
Leeds City Council |
General switchboard |
0113 234 8080 |
|
School Transport |
Bus passes, |
0113 3481122 |
St Philip's operates a parent group which is open to all parents, carers or relatives who may wish to take part. The group normally meets half termly to discuss ways of assisting the children and school with events, support charities, help raise funds for projects, manage school disco's etc.
Please come along and join us.
Please find attached information for Parents to look at regarding Internet and Website Safety.
After School Club from 3.15 to 4.15 daily. £2.00 per child with a maximum of £4.00 charge per family.
Children in receipt of Free School Meals do not incur a charge for these services.
We are a cashless school so all these services have to be paid for online, alternatively we could provide a PayPoint slip to take to any outlet to pay for the service.
There is no need to book a place on either of these sessions, just bring your child/ren along.