Parent Handbook 2020-21

Learn Together, Enjoy Together, Achieve Together Addison Primary School Parent Handbook 2020-2021 OFSTED February 2020: Good Leaders make sure there is concerted effort by all to improve the quality of teaching, pupil achievement and personal development Head Teacher: Mr. Mc Garrigle Addison Gardens Hammersmith London W14 0DT W: http://www.addisonprimary.org E: [email protected] P: 020 7603 5333 1

Learn Together, Enjoy Together, Achieve Together Contents Page Head Teachers Welcome 3 Senior Leadership Team 4 Office Addison Vision 5 Values-based Philosophy 6 Uniform 7 Jewellery & School Day 8-9 Key Dates 10 Assembly 11 After School Clubs 12 Stages of Learning & Curriculum After school collection 13 Safeguarding Children & Behaviour 14 Assessment 15 Results 16 18-17 19 2

Learn Together, Enjoy Together, Achieve Together Head Teacher Mr D Mc Garrigle Welcome to Addison Primary School. I am privileged and proud to be Head Teacher of a school where everyone works in partnership to ensure all our pupils reach their full potential. We share a vision for each child to be challenged; have the best opportunities; be happy and achieve so that everyone will achieve their full potential. We hope children will enjoy their time at Addison and develop the self-confidence and independence necessary to succeed now as well as in later life. We will help pupils to learn the skills and attitudes to enable them to take on the new and exciting challenges of secondary school and to become responsible, aware citizens. I hope that you enjoy reading about the curricular experiences we offer and share our belief, that in order to be happy, achieve and succeed, our pupils need an inspiring curriculum. This booklet offers an overview of the organisation and key events that will occur throughout the year. For curriculum information please refer to the school website. Deputy Head Teacher Miss S Plummeridge I am the Deputy Head Teacher responsible for Inclusion across the school, School Direct (training to become a qualified teacher) and Newly Qualified Teachers. To enable your child to thrive, I believe that educating your child requires a partnership between parents and school. We want everyone in our school to feel involved, included and supported. We see all children as individuals with different interests, talents and capabilities. The recognition of this is found in the rich curriculum and varied activities within the school. We seek to ensure that our systems enable us to communicate effectively with each other about your child’s education and welfare. In this way we aim to build a successful 3

Learn Together, Enjoy Together, Achieve Together partnership with you, so that together we can ensure that your child achieves his/her potential. If your child needs extra help the class teacher and I may speak to you about a strategy to support your child. This may be for your child to participate in a targeted intervention programme over a term or so, so they can catch up with their peers. Above all, we want everyone to be happy at Addison Primary School, learn and to achieve to the best of their ability. Assistant Head Teacher (Safeguarding Lead) Mrs A Thompson-Smith I am the Assistant Head Teacher responsible for making sure all of our children feel safe both whilst in school and out of school. In addition, I am also responsible for the Extended Day at Addison: Breakfast Club, Play Centre and After School clubs plus ensuring that the trips are safely organised by the Teachers. Ofsted defines Safeguarding as, ‘Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to ensure all children have the best outcomes’ At Addison all staff and visitors need to be aware of the systems that support safeguarding:  All staff have training on Safeguarding; noticing the signs and symptoms of abuse and neglect and identify children who might be in need of help or protection  Visitors are given a leaflet on Keeping Children Safe at Addison  Any concerns about a child are reported immediately to the Safeguarding Lead and our guidelines and procedures are followed Assistant Head Teacher Miss N Dirir I am the Assistant Head Teacher and my role ensures that Teaching & Learning across the school is consistently of an excellent standard. I support and guide teachers in preparing learning opportunities that cultivate our pupils’ understanding and equally challenges their thinking. We use ongoing assessments for learning and termly assessments to tailor our teaching to best meet the needs of our children. This is achieved by using the outcomes from the assessments to inform our planning. Our curriculum celebrates our diverse and multi-cultural school community. We strive to establish opportunities for progression in the skills and knowledge gained by our pupils. 4

Learn Together, Enjoy Together, Achieve Together Addisons ethos is firmly rooted in our values and we always encourage our pupils to apply them to their learning and their interactions with others. We teach our pupils to take responsibility for their decisions and to learn from their mistakes in order to ensure they grow as individuals. We understand that some children require further support with their behavioural needs and as such, we have developed a Well-being team that works alongside teachers, pupils and parents so that all children learn in a safe, secure and happy environment. Office Manager Miss R Parveen Hello parents & carers and welcome to Addison Primary School. I am the school office manager and oversee completion of all the administrative tasks. The office team are here to help and assist with your queries and we will always get back to you if we don’t have the answer straight away. If your query is about curriculum or your childs well-being or academic progress, then please always speak to the class teacher first. Below I have outlined some of our school systems and procedures: Pupil absences If your child is not coming in to school, or is coming in late, we need to know by 9am. If you do not call school, we will have to call you. Please phone 020 7603 5333 Lates If your child arrives to school after 9am, they will need to be signed in through our late gate door. Each pupil arriving late will be given a green card to give to their class teacher. Dinners At the beginning of each term you will be given a form to inform us whether your child will be having school dinners or a packed lunch. You will not be able to change your child’s meal pattern until the following term. Payment should be made using ParentPay. Parent pay Parent pay is Addison’s online paying system. Using this system, parents can pay for the following items: Trips, Clubs, School Dinners, Breakfast club and Playcentre. We do not accept cash payments so if you do not have login details please come and see us we will assist. 5

Learn Together, Enjoy Together, Achieve Together Medical Please bring the medication to the office as you will need to fill in and sign a permission form. We can only give prescribed medicines to children. Never give the medicine to children to keep with them. OUR VISION To give our pupils experiences and opportunities that are beyond the academic to enable then to grow and become resilient, compassionate, resourceful individuals. WE AIM TO DO THIS BY:  Fostering a culture of high aspiration and achievement  Placing our children firmly at the heart of everything we do and modelling our values  Inspiring and instilling a love of learning which lasts a lifetime Pupils have one rule: ‘To be kind and always try my best’. This means: 6

Learn Together, Enjoy Together, Achieve Together a. Working hard and listening well. b. Having high attendance and excellent punctuality. c. Knowing how to work as an individual or as part of a group. Values-based Philosophy We are a values-based school and we seek to promote an educational philosophy based on valuing self, others and the environment through, the consideration of an ethical values vocabulary (principles that guide behaviour), as the basis of good educational practice. This approach encourages adults to model values and to give time for reflective practices that empowers individuals to be effective learners and good citizens. There are 22 values at Addison. We focus on one value every month over a 2-year cycle. Each value has 3 reflection points which enables us to share and understand a common values vocabulary. 2020/21 Value September Responsibility October Nurture November Respect December Generosity January 2021 Cooperation February Honesty March Friendship April Tolerance May Loyalty June Perseverance July Peace In addition to the ‘Value of the Month’ we also have five core values. We refer to these in our everyday interactions and as a reminder of how to be a good person and contribute to school life. The core values are: 7

Learn Together, Enjoy Together, Achieve Together Respect, Responsibility, Perseverance, Honesty and Friendship As school staff, volunteers and visitors we focus on:  showing unconditional positive regard for children and one another  being publically upbeat, positive and optimistic  valuing every adult working as a ‘teacher’  being role models – there are no bystanders; everyone has high expectations Every child belongs to a musical family at Addison: Adele, Freddie Mercury, Bob Marley and Stormzy. Addison Uniform - Pride in our school At Addison, we believe children who look smart and take a pride in their appearance make better choices in school and make better progress in their learning. We want everyone to look smart for school but we also need children to be safe in how they are dressed. We are proud of our new uniform and consider it of great importance as a sign of belonging. Please ensure that all items of uniform and clothing are clearly named. Autumn and Spring Term Uniform - Girls (Reception - Year 6) School jumper or cardigan White, long sleeved, collared shirt Tie Grey, knee length, pleated skirt Grey, school trousers Grey tights or socks Black school shoes Plain blue or white hairbands  Long boots and leggings are not school uniform  For safety reasons: no ballet pumps, roller shoes or heels  Plain blue or white simple hijab may be worn Autumn and Spring Term Uniform - Boys (Reception - Year 6) 8

Learn Together, Enjoy Together, Achieve Together School jumper or cardigan White, long sleeved, collared shirt Tie Grey straight leg, school trousers Grey socks Black school shoes  Trainers are not school uniform  Black trainers may be changed into at break times to play football only Summer Term Uniform Girls Boys Short sleeved collared shirt with tie White, short sleeved, collared shirt with Blue and white check school dress Tie Grey, knee length, pleated skirt Grey, straight, school shorts White socks or tights with dress Grey socks Black school shoes Black school shoes PE Kit White Addison t-shirt Navy blue shorts White sport socks Navy blue jogging pants Black plimsolls for indoor PE Black trainers for outdoor PE Uniform can be ordered online at www.stitchdesign.co.uk. School will be stocking most sizes of the school jumper for parents and carers to purchase. 9

Learn Together, Enjoy Together, Achieve Together Jewellery  Earrings - studs only  No make-up  Loss & Damage - We do not accept responsibility for any loss or damage to an individual’s personal property. School Day Typical timings for the school day at Addison are shown below. From time-to-time for specific events, timings may be suspended. 7:45am Breakfast Club opens 8.30am External gates open Children begin to enter playground 8.45am External doors open Children begin to enter school 9.00am Registration begins Registration closes 10.30am Morning bell 11.00am Any child arriving at school after 9am is ‘late’ 11.30am Phase 1 Morning Break (15mins) 11:45am Phase 2 Break (15mins) Nursery and Reception lunch begins (1hr) Phase 1 lunch begins (1hr) 10

Learn Together, Enjoy Together, Achieve Together 12.30pm Phase 2 lunch begins (1hr) Teaching staff arrive in playground few minutes before end of break and lunch to collect pupils 3.10pm Nursery & Reception end of day 3:20pm Year 1 -3 end of day 3.30pm Year 4-6 end of day 4.30pm After-school clubs finish 6.00pm After-school Play Centre finish Key Dates 2020-2021 All children are expected to be in school on the following days. Being in school every day is a legal requirement. Parents should not take children on holidays outside of these dates. AUTUMN FIRST PUPIL DAY HALF TERM LAST PUPIL DAY Thursday 3rd Friday 18th December* September 2020 Monday 26th Oct - Non Uniform Day Friday 30th Oct SPRING Tuesday 5th January Monday 15th Feb - Wednesday 31st SUMMER March* 2021 Friday 19th Feb Non Uniform Day Tuesday 20th July* Monday 19th April Monday 31st May - Non Uniform Day 2021 Friday 4th June *Last day of term - school finishes at:  1:30pm Nursery & Reception 11

Learn Together, Enjoy Together, Achieve Together  1:30pm Y1, 2 & 3  1:45pm Y4, 5 & 6 5 Staff Professional Training & Development (INSET) Days, when school is closed to pupils:  Tuesday 1st September 2020  Wednesday 2nd September 2020  Monday 4th January 2021  Wednesday 21st July 2021  Thursday 22nd July 2021 Parent Consultation Meetings These meetings provide an opportunity to meet with your childs class teacher to discuss academic progress and achievement, as well as well-being and happiness. Term Date & Time Purpose Autumn Wednesday 14th October 2020 Getting to know parents 8am-9:40am and 3:00pm-6:30pm Spring Expectations Wednesday 3rd February 2021 Setting pupil targets Summer 8am-9:40am and 3:00pm-6:30pm Pupil Achievement & Well-being Wednesday 7th July 2021 Pupil strengths 3:30pm-6:30pm - (open invite) Next steps to achieve targets Review & End of year report Assembly Organisation A range of different assemblies are held at Addison, partly according to the age of the children and to meet our vision. Emphasis is on celebrating childrens learning achievements and reinforcing high expectations regarding learning and attitudes. Lower Hall Whole school - Head Teacher or Senior Leader Monday 9.10-9.30am Year group Tuesday - Thursday 2:50pm-3:15pm Celebration / Class Performance - School Friday 9.10-9.30am Leaders Class Assembly Each class will have an opportunity to perform a whole class assembly. Performances are on a Friday at 9:10am (15-20minutes) and parents and carers are invited (Lower Hall). 20th September 2019 Amber 12

Learn Together, Enjoy Together, Achieve Together 27th September Orange 15th November Yellow 22nd November Topaz 17th January 2020 Blue 24th January Sapphire 7th February Ruby 4th February Red 6th March Jade 8th May Cream 12th June Pearl Class assembly is performed to parents. Invites will be made by children and brought home. Your attendance is very much appreciated. Other Assembly Each year group will have an opportunity to perform together in an assembly. 15th October 2019 Year 2 Diwali 11th December EYFS Nativity 13th December Year 1 Nativity 3rd April Year 3 Easter 7th June 2020 Year 4 Eid 8th July 6:00pm Year 6 Year 6 Production After School Clubs Activity Based Clubs  Autumn, Spring and Summer - 10 weeks each term (1 hour sessions). Clubs set up and organisation occurs at the beginning of each term. Mrs A Thompson-Smith is the teacher in charge  Clubs run from 3.30-4.30pm five days a week  Each club costs £25 per term (£2.50 per session) 13

Learn Together, Enjoy Together, Achieve Together  We offer a wide selection of clubs. These are accessible to children from Reception age to Year 6 and include: o Basketball o Craft Club o Spanish o Art o Tag Rugby (changes to Badminton in Spring and Tennis in the summer) o Taekwondo o Football Yr 1 & 2 o Football Yr 3 & 4 o Football Yr 5 & 6 o Performing Arts o Cooking o Yoga o Boxing o Jujitsu  One free club is provided for every child registered as Pupil Premium  If children misbehave they will be asked to leave with no refund Learning Based Clubs  Each term senior leaders identify groups of pupils that may benefit from extra learning sessions. These could be for phonics, writing, handwriting, homework, reading etc.. and occur at the same time as activity clubs (3:30-4:30pm)  If your child is selected, and you agree, then we expect pupils to complete their sessions until the programme is complete (usually 5 weeks) Sometimes a club may be cancelled. If this happens, we will inform parents through a text message. If working parents cannot collect their child, then school will make arrangements to supervise until 4:30pm. Stages of learning  Foundation stage  Phase 1  Phase 2 14

Learn Together, Enjoy Together, Achieve Together Children are organised into phases. Our phases help us create the feeling of three small schools within one bigger school. Foundation Stage - Nursery & Reception Children in our Nursery and Reception form our Foundation Stage. Learning focuses on the Early Years Foundation Stage, following the interests of children. Emphasis is placed on learning through play with a focus on Reading, Phonics, Writing and Maths. Phase One - Year Groups 1, 2 & 3 Children in Year Groups 1, 2 and 3 form our Phase 1. Learning is based on the National Curriculum. Teaching steadily becomes more formal, moving away from learning through play. Emphasis is placed on Reading, Phonics and Writing together with Mathematics. Children continue to learn in topics related to the curriculum. Phase Two - Year Groups 4, 5 & 6 Children in Year Groups 4, 5 & 6 form our Phase 2. Learning is based on the National Curriculum. Emphasis is placed on Reading, Writing and Mathematics. Children continue to learn in topics associated with the curriculum. At the end of Year 6 (end of Key-Stage 2), children are formally tested (SATs). Class organisation There are typically two classes of up to 30 children in every year group. Each class is staffed with a qualified teacher. We have a number of Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTA) and teaching Assistants (TA’s) that complement the class teachers. We also have Learning Support Assistants (LSA) who provide focused 1:1 support for pupils with additional needs. One class in each year group is named as a colour with the other class named as a corresponding gemstone. Classes are referred to as colours or gems. Curriculum 15

Learn Together, Enjoy Together, Achieve Together For your childs curriculum please see the school website and click on their class or year group. After-School Collection Reception and Nursery – parents come into the school via Addison Gardens entrance. This allows our youngest pupils to remain in class until an adult comes to collect. Y1 – Y6 - children line up in the main playground at the designated meeting point. Different rules apply:  Year 6 children are able to walk home and leave the premises alone  Years 4-5 are able to walk home alone if agreed in advance with a written letter  Years 1- 3 should be collected by a known and responsible adult. If class teachers are uncertain they will always 'hold onto' child and check with a senior member of staff - this is to ensure your childs safety please be understanding and patient All children need to shake the teachers hand before they leave school. Please make sure that you inform school if there is a possibility you will be late when collecting your child. Late collection Teachers take uncollected children to School Office. Office 3.45pm Administrators make the phone calls home. 4.00pm-4.30pm Administrators continue to try contacting families, Office and SLT and alert a member of the Senior Leadership Team. It is at this time that a decision may be made to make contact with Social Services. We are flexible and supportive if a parent arrives late. However, if arriving late is a regular occurrence then we may ask you to attend school to discuss the matter. End of day punctuality by parents is an expectation. 16

Learn Together, Enjoy Together, Achieve Together Safeguarding Children Child Protection The Assistant Head Teacher (AHT), Mrs A. Thompson-Smith, is the Designated Person for Child Protection with the Head Teacher (HT) taking the responsibility in her absence. In the absence of the AHT or HT, other members of the SLT will assume responsibility We have a legal duty of care for pupils to ensure their health, safety and well-being. The school is a reporting agent - we pass on concerns about children’s well-being to partners in Children’s Services and the Police as appropriate. Inclusion The Deputy Head Teacher (DHT), Ms S. Plummeridge, has responsibility for pastoral provision and Inclusion throughout the school. She leads a team of adults in providing focused support for those pupils that need further support with forming friendships and following school expectations. We have a designated space at lunchtimes where children can go and learn about how to be a good friend and how to interact positively with others. This area is led by our Well-being leaders, Miss P. Sheppard. Behaviour All children are able to behave very well and to be very polite. This is a fact and is what we expect at Addison. Some children need to see other ways of behaving than those that they are used to or are allowed to display at home. However, generally, Addison pupils want to behave well and show good behaviour. This helps them to be successful in school, in the community and later in life. It is our duty to actively manage behaviour and to praise pupils who are behaving well as well as challenge inappropriate patterns of behaviour. We have a very powerful positive behaviour management system in the school. All staff are required to keep to the same system of consequences and rewards. Honesty At Addison, we have an approach where children are expected to be honest straight away and have a smaller consequence approach for children who are honest and accept responsibility for their actions. It is important that all staff have the same approach and consistently promote honesty. 17

Learn Together, Enjoy Together, Achieve Together Equality All children are treated equally with regards to consequences and rewards. All children are treated equally; every day is a new day and a fresh start. Everyone has a fair chance and the opportunity to learn from all of their behaviour with our support and guidance. Assessment At our school assessment means continually evaluating children’s knowledge, skills and understanding, establishing what children can do and what their next learning steps should be. Assessment is at the heart of the learning process. It provides valuable evidence to guide and improve teaching and learning. Alongside this it offers an opportunity for children to demonstrate and review their progress. It is an integral part of our relentlessly ambitious, high expectations culture. We are committed to: Using assessment, day-to-day, in the classroom to raise children’s achievement and their aspirations. We believe that pupils will improve most if they understand the aim of their learning, where they are in relation to this aim and how they can achieve the aim (or close the gap in their knowledge). Providing children with clear, precise and easily comprehensible feedback, in oral and written forms, that will support their learning. We will always expect children to engage with this feedback and frequently we will ask them to respond to it. The quality and value of teachers’ feedback will be evaluated by how great an impact it has on pupils’ future progress. Involving children at all times in an ongoing self-improvement process and assisting them to understand that the continual quest to improve oneself is a crucial life skill. Assessment feedback should inspire ever greater effort and a belief that, through commitment, hard work and practise more can be achieved. Using assessment to draw upon a wide range of evidence that establishes a full picture of what a child can do. Assessment outcome: In order to be secondary ready, children need to meet the required end of Key Stage 2 expectations; this is broken down into key outcomes for each curriculum year. We use the National Curriculum objectives to assess outcomes for children at the end of each curriculum year – for example: 18

Learn Together, Enjoy Together, Achieve Together  Emerging -A child achieving only a few the objectives of the curriculum in their year group.  Developing - A child achieving half or so of the objectives of the curriculum in their year group.  Secure - A child that has achieved most of the objectives of the curriculum in their year group.  Working at Greater Depth - A child that has achieved most of the objectives of the curriculum in their year group and are now exploring them at a greater depth with a greater level of challenge to expand their understanding. Assessment Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) - Nursery & Reception Children in Nursery and Reception will continue to be assessed against the Prime and Specific areas of Learning in the EYFS profile.  Assessments will be based on observation of daily activities and events. At the end of Reception for each Early Learning Goal, teachers will assess whether a child is meeting the level of development expected at the end of the Reception year: o Emerging, not yet reached the expected level of development o Expected o Exceeding, beyond the expected level of development for their age Reporting to Parents We report to parents via parent consultation each term. These discussions centre around the children academic and social development. We will compile a report to parents twice a year - Mid-Year (February) and at the end of the year (July). Reports explain each child’s progress and attainment. Discussions at parent teacher consultation meetings in the Autumn and Spring terms are based on the assessment system in place for each age group. It is crucial that parents attend the consultation evening - Children’s learning will be enhanced if the partnership between parent and school is strong and based on open communication. 19

Learn Together, Enjoy Together, Achieve Together End of Key Stage Results - July 2019 Good Level of Development National 18 71 School (%) 72 Year 1 Phonics School (%) National 18 86 82 KS1 Achievement Expected (%) Greater depth (%) School National 18 Reading School National 18 Writing 67 75 Mathematics 65 70 12 26 Combined 65 76 57 65 2 16 KS2 Achievement 18 22 0 12 20

Learn Together, Enjoy Together, Achieve Together Expected (%) Greater Depth (%) School National 19 School National 18 Reading 94 73 51 28 Writing GPS 91 78 15 20 Maths Combined 94 78 68 34 95 76 49 23 91 64 15 10 21