Nursery:
If your child is in morning Nursery at Park Street, then the session times are 8.15-11.15am.
If your child in in afternoon Nursery at Park Street, then the session times are 12.30-3.30pm.

When dropping children off (at 8.15am or 12.30pm), parents are normally invited to come in to Nursery with their children, settle them and support their children in beginning to access the learning for that day.   Staff will open the gate at 8.15am/12.30pm and be around for parents to talk to.  Parents of children who attend in the morning cannot park on school site at drop off times, but parents of children in afternoon Nursery may park on the turning circle, as a last resort, at 12.30pm.

When collecting children (at 11.15am or 3.30pm), parents are again invited to come to the main door and collect their children, collect their belongings, work or letters and if needed, check in with staff. At least one member of staff will be on the door and the others in class with the children.  Parents of children who attend in the morning will be able to park on the turning circle as a last resort at 11.15am, but parents of children in afternoon Nursery will not be permitted to do so.

Reception, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3:
School requires parents of children in Reception, Year 1, 2 and 3 to accompany their children on to the playground, until the children go in to class when doors open at 8.35am.  If parents are unable to do this, then we suggest another family member, carer or child minder is on hand to do this every morning.  It is also the case that we require parents/carers of such children to pick their children up too at the end of the day, when school finishes at 3.15pm.  Children should NOT be left unaccompanied on school site prior to 8.35am in these year groups.

At 8.35am, you may want to settle the children in to class, but if your child is happy then please accept learning starts at 8.40am and staff are always keen to 'get going' with the children's learning! Due to COVID and the risk this could present to staffing, at the moment parents are asked to drop off at the cloakroom and not enter classrooms.

If you intend on your child's older siblings dropping off / collecting them from Reception and key stage 1 classroom doors at 8.35am and 3.15pm, then you will need to fill in a disclaimer, available from the main school Office, to sign to say you are happy for your young child to be looked after by another child under 16 years of age.  Please do expect staff to be vigilant and speak to you / your child about this matter, for safeguarding reasons.

If you or anyone picking your child up is going to be late picking up as a 'one off', then please just simply call school and let a member of the admin team know.  They will then speak to the child's class teacher and keep the children until you or other carers get to school - please keep communication up in this area!

Years 4, 5 and 6:
Children in these year groups often walk, cycle on their bike or ride their scooter to school - school actively encourages children to start their day with some form of physical activity to get their brains active!  The children need to be on site by 8.30am, for doors to open at 8.35am and registration at 8.40am.  They will then finish school at 3.15pm and class teachers will continue to take any class members down to the bottom of the drive, for parents to collect from there.   At this time, we expect children to still adhere to the school's 'Golden Rules' and act in a responsible, reliable and respectful manner.  If they do not, this is taken very seriously and parents will be notified and asked to collect their children from the classroom doors, for example. 
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For safety reasons, any child coming to school on a bicycle or scooter should dismount and walk with this up the school drive and not ride them on the school premises. There is a bicycle/scooter keep outside of the main reception. Parents are reminded that these should go home with your child at the end of each day.

Parental behaviour:
Please note that it is incredibly important for parents and carers to model excellent behaviours, manners and road safety for the children to follow.  School will not allow parents to speak rudely or aggressively to each other or other parents' children, or be violent in any way; Governors will be notified and it may be decided that verbal warnings should be given or adults/older children will be banned off the school premises.  We ask that if someone's behaviour (child or adult) bothers or concerns you, that you come in to school and speak calmly with a member of the Leadership Team, so actions can be taken to prevent this in the future.

NB:
Please also note that smoking on site is NOT permitted (either cigarette or e-cigarette).
Dogs are also NOT allowed on site, for the health and safety of the school community.