St Michael’sChurch of England Primary School

St Michael’s C of E Primary SchoolGreen Lane • Great Lever • Bolton • BL3 2PL

T 01204 333063 E office@st-michaels.bolton.sch.uk

www.st-michaels.bolton.sch.uk

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At St Michael’s we focus on ensuring that each child makessustained progress by knowing more and remembering moreday by day, week by week and year by year. This isapproached in an imaginative, developmental way –education at St Michael’s not just about filling children withinformation but more about ‘lighting their fire and desire tolearn in a life-long way’

The school staff team are approachable, caring,knowledgeable and committed to enabling strong progressfrom each child’s entry and starting points. If you were towalk into a lesson at any time you would see excellentteaching and learning taking place through challengingand enjoyable activities.

This prospectus is designed to give you a flavour of ourschool and to provide you with information that you will findhelpful.

Our school website at www.st-michaels.bolton.sch.ukprovides further information. We also have a Facebook page@stmichaels.Bolton and a school sport Twitter accountStMichsCEPSport that you are able to follow to share ourachievements.

Mrs Alison HartHead Teacher

St Michael’s CEP is an outstanding Church of EnglandPrimary School serving the local community (SIAMSinspection grade 2010 and 2015). It is a very special placefor children to learn and develop together.

Our children are happy, motivated, eager and excited aboutlearning. Their behaviour and manners are excellent andthey are enabled to become active and responsible citizensby developing their ‘voice’, as well as engaging with andbeing committed to their school and community inmeaningful ways.

They are supported to become resilient, to adapt and adjustto life in creative ways and to learn from their experiences.

When children leave our school they are well prepared forthe next stage of their education, confident and full of self-belief and personal aspiration.

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Welcome to St Michael’s Church of England Primary School

Our Mission StatementAt St Michael’s our Christian foundations shine brightlyfor all to see, guiding us spiritually, morally, socially andintellectually to become confident, successful andaspirational throughout our lives.

We share, care and learn together as one family,mindful of our Creator, caring for, respecting andvaluing each other within our school, our community,our country and around the world.

‘The children’s behaviouris impeccable, attendance is

above average, and relationshipsamongst all members of the school

community are outstanding.’ ‘The children are enthusiastic learnersand this leads to their outstanding

academic achievement and personal

development.’(National Society Inspection

September 2015)

‘St Michael’s C of EPrimary School is an

inspiring, highly inclusive andinnovative primary school. Theschool is a happy, purposeful,supportive environment and thepupils demonstrate that they feelsecure, successful and proud of

their school.’Inclusion Quality Mark

As a Church of England Primary School we support those ofthe Christian faith, those of other faiths and those of no faithin order to experience ‘life in all its fullness’.

We focus on providing an excellent education first andforemost whilst also developing positive relationships andbuilding a strong school and local community. Our ‘WorldCafé’, held at St Michael’s Church (located just across theKS2 playground), takes place each Monday morning duringterm time and is lovely weekly occasion for friendships to bemade between children, parents, staff, church members andlocal residents.

“St Michael’s is ahappy, popular and

successful school whichpupils enjoy and show

pride in.”

(Ofsted June 2015)

Our School andNurserySt Michael’s is a happy, successful and very popularprimary school with a Nursery, which offers education forchildren from two to eleven years.

The school is located in the Great Lever area of Bolton.Although we are not far from the town centre, our schoolis surrounded by trees and we even have our ownwoodland, wildlife area and pond!

The school was originally built in the 1800’s and moved toits current location in 1968. It has grown in size significantlyover the last ten years due the demand for places from ourlocal community. The school is over-subscribed and hasbeen for several years.

St Michael’s CEPNursery

We have a well-established,popular and successful Nurserywhich caters for children fromtwo years old. The provisionhas been recognised asOutstanding by Ofsted.Places are very much indemand.

Children are usually admittedto the Nursery in date of birthorder.

We have separate morning andafternoon classes to enable

children to attend for 15 hoursweekly. (children in our 30 hourprovision attend both morning andafternoon.)

Two year old nursery places (15 hours weekly during term time) Our ‘Sunflowers’ Nursery class, located at thefront of school in ‘The Dell’, is specifically fortwo year old children. These places are for eithera morning or afternoon session for children whomeet specific government eligibility criteria. TwoYear Old eligibility criteria can be checked onlinewww.bolton.gov.uk/fundedchildcare.

Please come and put your child’s name down in the schooloffice if you are interested in a two year old place and if

preferred we can check eligibility for you.

Three year old nursery places(15 hours weekly during term time)

Children who are not part of our 2 year old provision areusually admitted in the term after their third birthday. If wehave places available we may admit children after their thirdbirthday.

Full-time nursery places for children aged 3+ years(30 hours weekly during term time)

There are also a limited number of full time places (30 hours)available for children aged 3+ years whose parents meetingthe DfE Working Families criteria.

If you would like to check your eligibility for a 30 hournursery place please go to www.childcarechoices.gov.uk.If the check confirms you are eligible please make a note ofthe code you will be given online and contact Mrs Tierneyour School Business Manager straight away.

Please see our separate Nursery prospectus for more

information about St Michael’s CEP School Nursery.

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‘The school lavishes loveand care on the children and

their families.’

National Society InspectionSeptember 2015

“Pupils’ safety andwelfare is promoted well.Pupils have a mature

understanding of what is rightand wrong. Their behaviour isgood and they demonstrate

British values well.”

(Ofsted June 2015)

“Strong linkswith the communityhave been developedand pupils show highlevels of respect.”

(Ofsted June 2015)

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• To help prepare our children for thenext stage of life in the community andto help each child to become a well-adjusted, responsible member ofsociety, well able to make a positivecontribution.

• To foster in each of our children asense of curiosity about the world.

• To work in partnership withparents, carers and all involvedagencies in providing the bestpossible education for our children.

• To maintain and develop links withthe parish, families within our school

and the community in general topromote understanding and harmonious

relationships.

• To provide both children and staff withpleasant, safe and well equipped surroundings

for the best possible education.

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St Michael’s CEP Primary School became two formentry in September 2011 with 60 children admitted intothe Reception cohort, with this year group sizemoving through the building year by year. All yeargroups are full every year with a waiting list foreach year group and regular appeals forplaces. Our school is very popular!

The Reception cohort has capacity for 60children who are split into two classes of30 pupils. Children are allocated to aReception class and usually remain inthis class throughout their Receptionyear.

In subsequent school years theremay be some movement of childrenbetween the two year group classesif this is felt appropriate to maximizedevelopment opportunities andprogress for pupils within our schoolprovision.

Arrangements for children joining ourReception classes are managed bythe Admissions Team at BoltonCouncil.

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In the Autumn of the year before your child is due to startschool, you will receive an application form from the council.

You MUST complete the application form and return itto Bolton Council, even if your child already attendsour Nursery.

It is strongly recommended that you put St Michael’s CEP

as your first preference if you wish your child to attend

our school.

Please contact school if you would like help completing yourschool application form, we are happy to be of assistance.

You MUST return your application form to Bolton Council

by the date given – without this they cannot allocate a

school place for your child.

Around Easter-time you will receive a letter from BoltonCouncil telling you which school your child has been offereda Reception class place at.

Our School Aims• To provide a happy, well ordered and caringfamily environment in which all children havean equal opportunity to learn, grow anddevelop to the best of their ability.

• To educate our childrenintellectually, emotionally, socially,morally, creatively, physically andspiritually within a Christiancontext.

• To promote Christian valueswithin school and to foster ineach pupil a commitment tolearning, respect for others andtheir beliefs, self-reliance,responsibility and moralawareness.

• To encourage our children tosearch for truth and purpose in life byproviding opportunities to develop andgrow in a faith or belief by which to live.

• To develop in each child a sense of worthand self-esteem.

“The attractive, well-presented provision isvery well organised andstimulating, both indoors

and outdoors.”

(Ofsted June 2015)

“Children respect theenvironment in which they

work and play, and respect oneanother too. They move aroundsensibly, showing awareness ofother children around them. Theythoroughly enjoy the activities

they undertake.”

(Ofsted June 2015)

“The earlyyears provision isoutstanding.

Consequently childrenmake very good progress

and are very wellprepared for Year 1.”

(Ofsted June 2015)

Office Staff

School Business Manager: Mrs J Tierney

Senior Administrator: Mrs C Jones

Clerical Assistant: Mrs C Beckinsale

Site Maintenance StaffSite Manager Mr M McVeigh

Caretaker Mr C Williams.

Cleaning and CateringOur cleaning team and school catering teams are employedvia Bolton Council.

Meet the Governors The governors meet regularly to discuss all aspects ofschool leadership and management. The Chair of Governorscan be contacted through the school office.

Miss M Brockie Chair of Governors

(Foundation Governor)

Rev M Cowling Foundation Governor- Ex-Officio

Mrs M Moulton Foundation Governor

Mr G Cutler Foundation Governor

Mrs H Butler Foundation Governor

Mrs K Crossley Foundation Governor

Mr I Butler Foundation Governor

Mrs R Kausar Elected Parent Governor

Mrs S Shah Elected Parent Governor

Mrs H Jones Local Authority Governor

Mrs A Hart Head teacher -

Ex-Officio Governor

Mr M Worden Deputy Head teacher -

Staff Governor

Mrs C Brooks Clerk to the Governors

Bolton Council –

Governor Support Service

Meet the StaffMany people work at St Michael’s CEP Primary School.

We all share the same goal: to provide the highest quality

care, education and development opportunities for all of

the children attending our school.

For 2019/20, the school is organised as follows (changesmay be made during the year):

Head Teacher: Mrs A Hart

Deputy Head Teacher: Mr M Worden

Assistant Head Teacher: Mr A Begg

Assistant Head Teacher: Mrs R Dawber

SENCOs (Special

Educational Needs

Co-ordinators): Mrs A Hart and Mr M Cuss

The Designated Safeguarding staff are Mrs A Hart, Mrs M Moulton, Mr M Worden and Mr A Begg.

Nursery 2’s (Sunflowers)

Teacher: Mrs J Begg

Teaching Assistants: Mrs J Simpson, Mrs A Khan, Mrs N Djambe, Mrs J Uwera

Nursery 3’s (Snowdrops)Teacher: Miss R Smith

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Y Hunt, Mrs J Fleming, Mrs Hoeing

Reception (Buttercups)

Teachers: Mrs B Davey Mrs E Joyce

Teaching Assistants: Miss L Haskic, Mr S Day

Reception (Daises)

Teacher: Mrs R Abbott

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Y Hunt, Miss R Amla, Mr S Day

Year One (Daffodils)Teachers: Mrs S Prior Miss E Manning

Teaching Assistants: Mrs R Kousar, Mrs N Arshad, Mrs M Rahman

Year One (Poppies)

Teacher: Mrs R Dawber Miss E Manning

Teaching Assistants: Mrs A Speakman, Mrs N Yasin Mrs M Orzechowska, Mrs N Mughal

Year Two (Bluebells)Teacher: Miss J Bergin Mrs V Workman (part of each T + W

morning sessions)

Teaching Assistants: Miss L Joyce, Mrs J Howard

Year Two (Primroses)Teacher: Miss S Bottomley Mrs J Lowe (part of each M-Th

morning sessions)

Teaching Assistants: Miss L Brown

Year Three (Horse-Chestnuts)Teacher: Mr P Cunningham

Teaching Assistants: Mrs E McGrath, Mrs L Alshatri

Year Three (Willows)

Teacher: Miss H Considine

Teaching Assistants: Mrs N Pilling, Mrs S Kapasi Mrs C Chapman

Year Four (Birch)

Teachers: Mr S Spencer

Teaching Assistants: Miss S Hussain, Mrs J Howard

Year Four (Sycamore)

Teacher: Mrs S Henthorne

Teaching Assistants: Miss L Green, Mrs M Orzechowska

Year Five (Beech)

Teachers: Mr P Bracegirdle Mr G Cutler (4 mornings only)

Mrs J Lowe (part of each M-Th

morning sessions)

Teaching Assistants: Mrs M Hayat, Mrs S Shah, Mrs S Day

Year Five (Elms)

Teachers: Mr D Bottari Mr G Cutler (4 mornings only)

Teaching Assistants: Mrs H Hodson, Mrs M Orzechowska Mrs N Mughal, Mrs N Yasin

Year Six (Oaks and Teak)Our Year 6 cohort are taught in ability groups each morningfor English and Maths lessons. They therefore spend timeeach week working with a range of Year 6 staff and otherYear 6 children in preparation for their transition tosecondary school when they will be taught by a range ofteachers for each subject area.

Teachers: Mr A Begg, Mr M Cuss, Mr M Hulton (M-F mornings) Mr M Worden (T, W, Th mornings)

Teaching Assistants: Mrs M Mehmood, Mr L Foster, Mr S Day

Learning Mentor Mrs M Moulton

Lunchtime AssistantsWe have a large team of 20 Lunchtime Assistants whosupport the children during the lunch break. Each class hasan allocated Lunchtime Assistant with further members ofstaff working with our younger children and also in theschool dining hall.

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Our CurriculumAt St Michael’s CEP we know that it is hugelyimportant that our children enjoy the curriculum tofoster a love of education, learning and life.

We teach an exciting, topic-based curriculum fromNursery right through to Year Six. This is taught in manydifferent ways to appeal to all kinds of learners.

We try to get out and about in our local area and use ourschool outdoor areas whenever possible. Ourschool mini-bus enables class or group trips tosupport and enhance the teaching andlearning taking place in the classroom.

Visitors are invited to our school for arange of reasons - from fire and watersafety talks to artists, musicians andtheatre companies who help to bothteach and inspire.

Our children perform in school andalso out in the local community todemonstrate their learning and sharetheir enthusiasm.

St Michael’s CEP excels at sport andcompetition and we regularly enter localand regional tournaments including cricket,athletics, football, rugby, hockey, cross-countryand netball. Both boys and girls take part in oursport teams.

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“The curriculum,including extra-curricular

activity, is wide, rich and varied.Both contribute very well topupils’ outstanding spiritual,moral, social and cultural

development.”

(Ofsted June 2015)

“Pupil’sachievement across the

curriculum is at least good.Pupils in Reception and Year 4, forexample, sing with good tone anddiction while those in Year 2 are

developing a strong sense of rhythm.The school excels in sport, for example,winning the Bolton Primary CricketChampionship for a number of

years in a row.” (Ofsted June 2015)

‘What a wonderfulatmosphere throughout theschool. The children are a

delight and everyone has been sofriendly and so hard-working.

St Michael’s CEP richly deservesthe award of School of Sanctuary.’

School of SanctuaryAssessor feedback July

2019

Religious Education

St Michael’s is a Church of England Primary Schooland as such we teach Religious Education using acombination of the Bolton LA and ManchesterDiocese Agreed Syllabus for RE. The syllabus isbroadly Christian, but also promotes learning andunderstanding about other major world religions,including Islam, Judaism and Hinduism.

We believe that Religious Education is anexcellent subject for learning about the valuesand practices of people all around the world. Itteaches about diversity, belief and culture, andfosters tolerance, respect and empathy.

EnglishEnglish skills are developed throughout the curriculum,covering all elements of speaking, listening, reading andwriting.

Our school provides an environment which is rich inlanguage – both verbal and written.

Children are encouraged to develop their spoken Englishskills using a range of strategies which then feed directly intotheir written work and responses.

An enjoyment and love of reading is promoted throughoutschool with daily teaching, reading opportunities andactivities, class reading areas and visits to our school library.Reading is an essential skill that all children need tomaster quickly and your support at home todevelop a love of books and confident readingis much appreciated.

Maths Daily Maths teaching and learning is focused ondemonstrating to our children that Maths is meaningful andhas a purpose in their everyday lives - from telling the time tospending money in a shop.

Children are taught to engage with numbers and developconfidence when completing calculations andwhen solving problems.

Mathematical skills are appliedthroughout the day and acrossthe curriculum usingproblems and challengesthat the children need to

find answersto.

Due to the nature of our thematic learning, elements of REoften take place above and beyond specific RE lessons.Each term we have a designated RE day throughout school.This is a key feature of our school and is underpinned by ourschool ethos and mission statement.

Our aim to is to enable children to be confident andcomfortable in their own faith (or non) and knowledgeableand respectful of other faiths. We work with the children inclass, at breaks and during lunchtimes to develop respect,tolerance and patience for others. A strong emphasis isplaced on understanding and fairness to enable our childrento grow in their relationships with others and to appreciatethe importance of peace.

“Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the presence of justice”

Martin Luther King

Any parent with queries relating to RE and/or Worship areadvised to speak to the Head teacher in the first instance.

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“Pupils showhigh levels ofrespect.”

(Ofsted June 2015)

‘The outstandingteaching of Christian

values and world faiths makesa very strong contribution to

spiritual understanding across thecurriculum.’

National SocietyInspection September 2015

“Pupils’ spiritual, moral,social and cultural

development is outstanding. Theyhave a mature understanding ofwhat is right and wrong anddemonstrate British values

very well.”(Ofsted June 2015)

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“Understanding ofand respect for othercultures and faiths is

diligently fostered by visits todifferent places of worship and

excellent teaching in RE.”

National SocietyInspection 2015

Creative ArtsBolton Music Service visit school weekly to providespecialist music lessons for classes from Nursery toYear 6.

Year 4 children also take part in djembe drummingsessions during the year led by Bolton MusicService with a further group of identified gifted andtalented musicians accessing weekly woodwindlessons, also with Bolton Music Service.

During 2019-2020 our school provision related to Artand Design is being enhanced to develop this key

area of learning and as part of our Artsmark Awardjourney. Linked to this the governors are working

towards providing a bespoke Creative Studio within theschool. Whilst the work for this designated teaching spaceis taking place, the hall-studio will be used to enablegroups of children to learn new skills and developexisting ones led by those members of our staff teamwith particular creative, artisticand design-technologyskills.

PE & Sporting ActivitiesAll classes take part in physical activity every day withallocated PE lessons also planned weekly.

We employ PE Coaches from Rees Sport Limited who workwith the children and staff in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 andYear 2 each week. The coaches teach the class for onesession weekly which is then followed up by a furthersession taught by the class staff.

Our KS2 children (Year 3, 4, 5 and 6) have weekly PE taughtby Mr M Hulton, our KS2 PE curriculum team leader. Heteaches the class for one afternoon session which is thenfollowed up by a further afternoon session taught by theclass staff.

The PE coaches, Mr Hulton and class staff work alongsidethe children during PE lessons and within our extra-curricular activities to promote specific skills related tophysical development, sportsmanship, team spirit andpersonal determination.

Physical Education lessons enable pupils to develop awide variety of skills in situations suitable for theirstage of development.

Our school teams take part in a broad range of sportingactivities during the year, both during school time andbeyond the school day. Their success is renowned withinBolton and beyond! During the last twelve years we havebeen highly successful in athletic, cricket and hockey

competitions in particular and havewon events at local and

regional level.

A comprehensive range of out-of-school activities enable pupils todevelop their skills across a range ofsports including: football, cricket, athletics,dodge-ball, netball, rounders and tag-rugby.

Swimming

During 2019-2020 all children in Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6will have a two week intensive block of swimming lessons.These are being fully funded by the school.

Being able to swim is an important life-skill.

In Year 6 children are expected to meet the NationalCurriculum requirements for swimming and water

safety:

• swim competently, confidently and proficientlyover a distance of at least 25 metres

• use a range of strokes effectively

• perform safe self-rescue in differentwater-based situations

In order to meet these requirementsthere is an expectation that parents willsupport the school funded swimminglessons by taking their children forswimming lessons outside of school.

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Computing Computing is taught as a discrete subject and is also usedas a tool to enhance learning across the curriculum.

Our children begin using computers and programmabletoys in Nursery and progress to producing their ownpower point presentations and digital story tellingsessions in Key Stage Two.

As our children become competent usingcomputers they are encouraged to use the internetto research and gather information. School staffonly use internet sites protected by Bolton LocalAuthority but older children will obviously becapable of accessing other sites. E-Safety isessential and school and home need to worktogether to guide and teach children to managerisk and be safe when using the internet.

“The schoolexcels in sport, for

example, winning theBolton Primary Cricket

Championship for a numberof years in a row.”

(Ofsted June 2015)

Extra-CurricularActivitiesWe have a Breakfast Club each morning between 8.15 and8.45am for a small charge. Children who are registered forfree school meals are able to attend Breakfast Club freeof charge.

In addition to our exciting curriculum, we offer a range oflunchtime and after-school activities throughout the year.

Our teachers lead these clubs voluntarily with the support ofteaching assistants. These clubs are all free of charge andinclude:

These clubs are all free and include:

• Multi- Skills • Football • Craft • Maths Whizz • Cookery • Cricket • Dance • Tag Rugby• Cross Country • Netball• Reading • Spelling• Library • School Council (nominated representative children from

Year 2- Year 6 classes).

Please be aware that it is essential that children are collectedpromptly at 4.00pm from after school clubs to avoid losing their place.

HomeworkChildren’s learning is most effective when it is supportedat home with activities that reinforce and extend thelearning taking place in class. It is essential that our pupilsare supported and encouraged at home to complete their

homework.

This is the type of ‘homework’ that is usuallyprovided:

Nursery: Book sharing

Reception: Home reading and phonic(letter sound) activities

Year 1 and Year 2: Home reading,maths activities and spelling

Years 3-6: Home reading,maths work, comprehensions,spellings and independentresearch (linked to the classtheme/topic)

Obviously, homework maychange from time to time andchildren might be set a specificactivity, such as a writing or acreative challenge.

The importance of school andhome working together cannot be

underestimated and family support inensuring that homework is completed

and returned is vital.

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The internationaldimension is firmly establishedin your school’s curriculum andwhole-school ethos, promotingcitizenship and foreign languagelearning, and celebrating cultural

diversity across the school and widercommunity.’

International School Award re-assessment August 2018

Family LearningAt St Michael’s CEP we recognise that parents have thebiggest role to play in nurturing their children, so we wantto work in tandem with you to help your children to grow,learn and flourish.

Parents are invited to ‘Stay and Play’ sessions in Nurseryand Reception and classes and from Year 1 to Year 6 wemay arrange open sessions during the year to enable you tovisit your child’s class to see his/her work or may be linkedto a specific focus eg reading comprehension skills. Eachsummer term we also host year group assemblies forparents and friends to share and celebrate the breadth of thework that has taken place over the school year.

Where possible we also offer parent sessions or coursesusing our links with external providers. If there is a particulararea where you feel a course for parents may be beneficialplease speak to Mrs Begg or Mrs Prior our ParentalEngagement Co-ordinators.

School Day TimingsPlease bring your children to school on time and collectthem promptly at the end of the day/session.

NurseryNursery Morning Class 8.45am – 11.45am (collect from 11.30am)

Nursery Afternoon Class 12.30pm – 3.30pm (collect from 3.15pm)

Nursery full time places 8.45am – 3.30pm (collect from 3.15pm) (for children aged 3+ years)

Assessment: Pupil progressand outcomesAs children move through the school their progress will bemeasured in the following ways:-

• Teachers use on-going assessment each week to helpplan further work for the children and to check theirprogress.

• There are national tests known as 'standard assessmenttasks' (SAT’s). These tests are taken by pupils in Year 2and Year 6 during May each year.

• The school also uses written assessment tests in Years 1,3, 4 & 5.

• The Phonic Screening Test in Year 1 (and also in Year 2 forthose children who do not reach the expected level duringYear 1) takes place during June each year.

• Pupil achievements are recorded and tracked to informstaff and enable each child to reach his or her potentialthrough daily provision, strategies and intervention whereappropriate.

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School (Reception to Y6)Doors Open 8.45am

Registration 8.55am

Reception Lunchtime 11.40am - 12.55pm

Year 1 & Year 2Lunchtime 11.55am – 12.55pm

Year 3 - 6 Lunchtime 12.15pm – 1.15pm

School Finishes 3.15pm

If the weather is wet please bring an umbrella to protectyourself as you drop off/collect your children as it is notpossible for parents to take shelter inside the schoolbuilding although we do have limited space available underthe trees in the front playground and the rain canopyoutside the Nursery 3’s entrance.

Appointmentsduring the schooldayChildren are not allowed to leave school during the dayunless a request is made from the parent. Parentsmust collect their children for appointments andreturn them to school immediately following theappointment. Evidence of appointments may berequested.

It is helpful if appointments are made at the end ofthe school day rather than early morning.

No child will be allowed to leave the school unless a request has been made and properarrangements are in place for the child to becollected.

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• Parents receive termly information relatingto their child’s progress (R-6) and there isan opportunity to discuss this termlyinformation with your child’steacher(s).

• In the Spring term parents are sentan annual school report regardingtheir child's progress followed byan opportunity to meet with theclass teacher(s) to discuss thereport.

• There are also two Parents'Evenings (Autumn andSummer terms) to enable youto meet with the teacher aboutyour child in his/her classroom.

“The attractive,well-presented

provision is very wellorganised and stimulating,

both indoors andoutdoors.”

(Ofsted June 2015)

Our Attendance Policy canbe seen on the schoolwebsite.

Requests to take children out ofschool for leave or holidays during

term time are NOT an entitlement.The school will NOT be authorising

any such absences in line with theattendance regulations from the

Department for Education.

Thank you for your support by ensuring all visitsand holidays are arranged during holiday periods.

School UniformOur school uniform is extremely smart and demonstrates ourcommitment to high standards.

All children who are new to the school (Reception classupwards) receive a free sweatshirt on admission along with afree high-visibility jacket. It is important your child wearstheir high-visibility jacket each day to make them very clearto road users.

Sweatshirts, cardigans, book bags and PE kits with ourschool badge and logo on can all be purchased from theschool office.

HolidaysSchool holiday dates are arranged by the school inconjunction with Bolton Council. All parents are providedwith a copy of these dates, which are also included in thisbooklet and displayed in our Parents’ Notice Boards on thefront playground. Further copies can be obtained from theschool office and also on the school website www.st-michaels.bolton.sch.uk.

All Children• Maroon sweatshirt or cardigan

(available from the school office)

• White polo shirt

• Grey trousers, skirt or pinafore (NOT blackplease)

• Grey or white socks

• Sensible black shoes – no trainers orcanvas shoes please

• High visibility jacket (provided free ofcharge on admission) to be worn totravel to and from school each day(available from the school office iflost)

• Girls may opt to wear a head-scarffor faith reasons. This must be eitherwhite or maroon (NOT black please.)

SummertimeSummertime uniform options (these canbe worn throughout the year if preferredalthough sandals in wet weather would not

be recommended):• Red gingham dresses

• Grey school shorts with a white polo shirt (dresses, shorts and polo shirts are availablefrom the nearby Asda or other supermarkets.)

• Sensible, flat sandals may be worn (with or withoutsocks)

PE Kit• Maroon shorts or track suit bottoms, white t-shirt and

black slip-on or velcro fastening pumps

• Draw-string bag

We sell St Michael’s CEP School PE kits in the school officeif you would like to have a full set with a draw-string bag.Alternatively you can purchase PE kit from local shops.

Please write your child’s name in all their clothing and

on all bags.

JewelleryJewellery is discouraged in school as it can be dangerousand can cause upset if it becomes broken or lost. JewelleryMUST NOT be worn during PE for safety reasons.

Please remove ear-rings at home ready for PE days.

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“Disabled pupils andthose who have special

educational needs achieve well intheir academic, social and emotionaldevelopment. This is because the

individual programmes of support andstrong partnerships with external

agencies promote suchdevelopment very well.”

(Ofsted June 2015)

‘St Michael’s C of EPrimary School is an

inspiring, highly inclusive andinnovative primary school. The schoolis a happy, purposeful, supportive

environment and the pupils demonstratethat they feel secure, successful and

proud of their school.’

National SocietyInspection September 2015

“Support for disabled pupils or those who

have special educational needshelps pupils make good progress intheir learning and development.

Teaching assistants and additionaladults are deployed very effectively to

support these and other pupils inthe school.”(Ofsted June 2015)

Breakfast Club,Snacks and School MealsBreakfast Club

Breakfast Club is open each day for children from Receptionto Year 6 from 8.15am to 8.45am. There is a weekly cost perchild of £2.00 or a daily cost of 50p.

A range of cereals, toast, fruit and drinks are provided inBreakfast Club each day.Children who are registered as eligible for Free School

Meals do not have to pay to attend Breakfast Club –

please do check to see if you qualify for Free School

Meals.

Snacks

All children from Reception to Year 6 are provided with awater bottle that is kept in class for them to accessthroughout the day. Nursery children can access water ormilk throughout each session.

Milk is available every day to all of our children in the Nurseryand Reception classes. This is funded by school. Nursery,Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 children receive snack eachday for a weekly cost of £1.00 (paid to the class staff eachMonday morning).

We also offer a daily piece of free fruit to all of our children tohelp foster awareness of healthy eating from an early age.

Packed lunches

If you prefer to provide your child with a packed lunch eachday, please send them with their lunch and drink in asuitable, named bag. If the weather is warm please ensureyou include a cooler pack within the packed lunch box/bag.Please be aware that staff are not able to warm food forchildren with a packed lunch.

As a Healthy School we encourage children to eat abalanced diet and request that you do not provide sweets,chocolate bars or fizzy drinks in your child’s packed lunch.Items or spreads that contain nuts must not be includedin packed-lunches due to the risk to children in schoolwith a nut allergy.

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Children in Year 3 - Year 6 are also able to buy toast atmorning break for a weekly cost of £1.00 (paid to the classstaff)

(Please note: For the weekly bread order and financecollection that take place each Monday morning, KS2morning toast must be ordered and paid for first thing onMonday morning)

School Meals

We have our own school kitchen at St Michael’s, wherethe meals are cooked on-site by staff employed by BoltonCouncil catering department. We offer a nutritious menu(with halal and vegetarian options daily) which uses freshproduce and ingredients whenever possible.

Dinner money is payable every Monday morning. Pleasesend the money in a named envelope to your child’s classstaff.

For 2019-2020 the government initiative of providing a freeschool meal for all children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2will continue.

Please be aware: families who are eligible for free schoolmeals (regardless of the above government initiative)must continue to apply to ensure that school receivesthe correct funding. If you feel that your child is eligible forfree school meals, you should contact the school office orBolton Council for further information.

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“Pupils’ safetyand welfare ispromoted well.”(Ofsted June 2015)

Medicine in School

The school aims to provide all children with medicalconditions the same opportunities as others at school.

We will help to ensure they can:

• be healthy

• stay safe

• enjoy and achieve

• make a positive contribution

• achieve economic well-being

If your child requires regular medicines, we ask that youinform the school office as soon as possible, and completethe appropriate medical forms. This may include inhalers forasthma or Epi-pens for allergies.

Whilst supervised throughout the school day, due to thenature of children, there may be occasions when your childhas a bump, trip or fall in school. Our First Aid trained staffwill deal with any such accidents (unless children do not tellstaff that they have fallen over etc!) and you will be notified iffelt necessary.

‘The schoollavishes love and careon the children and their

families.’

National SocietyInspection September

2015

All adults working in schoolreport any concerns to one ofthe designated Child Protectionstaff: Mrs A Hart, Mrs M Moulton, Mr M Worden, Mr A Begg.

Where it appears that a child’s safety or well-being may beat risk the school is required to immediately report theconcern to Social Care to take further advice.

InclusionAt St Michael’s we are committed to meeting theneeds of all our pupils in an inclusive and positiveenvironment. We have been awarded theInclusion Quality Mark and are a national Centreof Excellence for Inclusion for which we have anannual re-assessment.

We believe that all children are entitled to abroad and balanced curriculum and as suchensure that all our children take part in our widerange of activities.

Working in partnership with parents we aim toquickly identify and reduce any barriers tolearning and participation, including those thatmay be caused by a child’s special educationalneed or disability.

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Parents’ Eveningsand Termly Pupil ProgressInformation Autumn Term Our first Parents’ Evening takes place in the Autumn term.

This is a chance to find out how your child has settled intotheir class and an opportunity for you to get to know yourchild’s teacher. It is also an information sharing time,allowing you to find out about topics that will be taughtduring the year and expectations of standards, routines, andrules. Parents have a 5 minute appointment time during thelate afternoon or early evening.

Later in the Autumn term all parents receive an summaryupdate on their child’s progress during the term. This canbe discussed with the class teacher(s) during aninformal session that is arranged after school.

Spring TermAll children receive a written report during theSpring term with progress comments on all Early

Years or National Curriculum subjects andassessment guidance to highlight areas of strength

and areas for further development.

There is an opportunity for you to come into school to speakto the teacher about the report if you need furtherinformation.

Summer TermOur second Parents’ Evening takes place towards the end ofthe Summer term and is an opportunity for you to talkindividually to the teacher about your child and their progressover the year. Parents have a 5 minute appointment timeduring the late afternoon or early evening.

Safeguarding andChild ProtectionBecause of our day to day contact with children, school staffmay observe changes in behaviour and attitude, andemotional and physical signs that could indicate there is aproblem.

“The school’s workto keep pupils safe andsecure is good. Pupilsspoken to and parents

contributing to the inspectionwere all of the view pupilswere happy and safe in

school.”(Ofsted June 2015)

“The schoollavishes love and careon the children and their

families.”

National SocietyInspection 2015

“Pupils’ safetyand welfare ispromoted well.” (Ofsted June 2015)

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Attendance Good attendance is directly linked to progress andachievement. Children who have poor attendance or arrivelate miss out on lessons (full or in part) and do not thereforehave the same opportunity to make progress or achieve thebest outcomes.

The staff and governors at St Michael’s CEP Schoolconstantly promote educational success by ensuring ourprovision is exciting, varied and motivating.

The head teacher has a responsibility to ensure that everypupil has the highest attendance possible in order to enableevery child to flourish and achieve his/her potential.

Please help us by ensuring your child is in school every day,unless they are genuinely ill or there are significantcircumstances. If your child is not in school please ring theschool office to explain his/her absence.

The school has a proactive approach to monitoring andimproving attendance. We liaise with the Early InterventionsTeam at Bolton Council to make sure that persistent andunexplained absences are investigated and addressed withlegal action taken if needed.

Term and HolidayDates 2019/20To enable families to plan holidays and visits, the term andholiday dates for the school year are published on the schoolwebsite at the start of each summer term, with paper copiesalso sent to parents for clarification.

Autumn term 2019School re-opens: Tuesday 3rd September

Half term: Monday 21st - Friday 25th October

School re-opens: Monday 28th October

School closes: Friday 20th December 2.00pm

Christmas holiday: Monday 23rd December- Friday 3rd January

Spring term 2020

School re-opens: Monday 6th January

Half term: Monday 17th February- Friday 21st February

School re-opens: Monday 24th February

School closes for Easter: Friday 27th March 2.00pm

Easter holiday: Monday 30th March- Monday 13th April

Summer term 2020School re-opens: Tuesday 14th April

Bank Holiday: Friday 8th May

School re-opens: Monday 11th May

Half term: Monday 25th May- Tuesday 2nd June

School re-opens: Wednesday 3rd June

School closes: Friday 17th July 2.00pm

Summer holiday: Monday 20th July - Monday 7th September

School re-opens: Tuesday 8th September 2020

Important Department for Educationinformation (Attendance Regulations)Holidays during term time ARE NOT an entitlement.

Head teachers may NOT grant leave of absence during termtime unless there are exceptional circumstances.

Please arrange holidays/visits during the times when theschool is closed.

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“The attendance ofpupils is above average.

This demonstrates well boththe very effective partnershipsand communications with

parents and pupils’enjoyment of school.”

(Ofsted June 2015)

‘The children’s behaviouris impeccable, attendance is

above average, andrelationships amongst allmembers of the school

community are outstanding.’

National SocietyInspection 2015

Road SafetyParents are responsible for their children’s safety travellingto and from school.

All St Michael’s CEP pupils have been provided with a freehigh visibility jacket to wear as they travel to school. Thehigh visibility jackets are part of our school uniform andshould be worn each day by ALL pupils. Replacementjackets can be purchased from the school office if needed.

Families must ensure that if they are crossing Green Lane,they do so using the Lollipop Patrol and the zebra crossingthat is situated near the main school pedestrian accesspaths.

The example set by adults when bringing and collectingchildren from school is vital. Please therefore always crossGreen Lane on the zebra crossing with the Lollipop Patroland do not cross further up or in between vehicles waitingfor the traffic lights. If a child sees an adult crossing in sucha way it can lead to them doing the same subsequently.

Car ParkingTraffic congestion on and around Green Lane can be aproblem, especially at the beginning and end of the schoolday. It is recommended that children and parents walk toschool, if this is possible, to ease the congestion and to keepour children active.

The main parking and drop-off zone is beyond the school site,further up Green Lane.If it is absolutely necessary to travel toschool in a car, the access drive-way into school must alwaysbe kept clear at all times for deliveries and emergencyvehicles. The school car park is for staff only.

The car park at the private nursery (Bright Futures) at thebottom of Green Lane is NOT to be used by parents droppingoff or collecting children from St Michael’s CEP. Unfortunatelywe are no longer able to use the Railway Club car park onGreen Lane.Please do not park in or across the entrance toeither of these private car parks. Thank you for your supportwith parking safely for the maximum safety of our pupils andfamilies and respectfully for our neighbours and other road users. 2726

Educational Visitsand EnrichmentFrom Nursery to Year 6, regular educational visits or visitorsto class are planned to bring classroom topics and learningto life and to teach our children about the world aroundthem. Throughout the year we have a range of visitingtheatre companies, performances and productions.

Our school Governors allocate funding each year to coverthe cost of visitors to school and to subsidise trips to keepsuggested contributions from families to a minimum.

In the last school year, educational visits included:

• Stockport Air Raid Shelters

• Blackpool Sea-Life Centre

• Lytham St Annes

• Moses Gate Country Park

• Bolton Museum

• Clitheroe Castle

• Robin Wood Adventure (residential visit for Year 6 classes)

• Windmill Farm

• Bibby’s Farm (Adventure Day for Year 5 classes)

• Salmesbury Hall

Risk assessments are completed for all trips and health andsafety guidelines are adhered to at all times. Whentransport is required we always use coach or mini-buscompanies which provide fitted seat belts. Wheneverpossible we use our own school mini-bus.

Parents may be requested by class staff to assist on schooltrips, particularly for our younger children, to ensure thereare good numbers of adults supporting the children. Thisvoluntary support is very much appreciated. Parentvolunteers are supervised throughout visits. Please dolet your child’s teacher know if you would beinterested in helping outwith a class visit.

Information fromHome to SchoolThere will be times when we need to contact you and timeswhen we might be concerned about your child for exampleif he/she is unwell. Please help us by providing us with upto date information, including:

• A home, mobile and emergency contact number

• Your current address

• Changes in family circumstances

• Reasons for absence

• Your child’s illnesses and allergies

• If your child needs glasses/medicine inschool

• If someone different is collecting yourchild from school

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ComplaintsProcedureShould you have any concerns or complaints regardingschool, please contact us as soon as possible. If theconcern is about your child’s progress or about classroommatters, it will usually be appropriate first of all to discussthe matter with your child’s class teacher. If you have a moreserious concern or complaint you should contact the schooloffice and ask for an appointment with the head teacher todiscuss the matter. We would always hope to agree on howto resolve any concern at this stage. However, if yourcomplaint is not resolved, the next stage is to approach thegoverning body of the school. The Chair of Governors canbe contacted in writing via the school office.

A full copy of the complaints procedure is available onour school website.

A final note…

We hope this prospectus has enabled you to get a feel forour school.

Our pupils and their happiness, progress and achievementsfrom their starting points are at the centre of all that we do.

If you would like to find out for yourself what St Michael’sCEP School is really like, I would encourage you to visit us.

You will be made to feel very welcome.

Mrs Alison HartHead teacher

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We also use a text to parents system to enable quickcommunications to take place. If your correct mobilenumber is not on our school system you will not receivethese texts.

In line with the General Data Protection Regulations, allparents are requested to sign a written consent document.If at any time you wish to withdraw your consent pleasecontact Mrs A Hart to arrange to meet to do so.

“Strong links withthe community have

been developed and pupilsshow high levels of

respect.”

(Ofsted June 2015)