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A very warm welcome is extended to you and your child, from Pillgwenlly Primary School.
This booklet is intended to provide information concerning the philosophy and organisational detail of the
school. This is a happy school, where your children will learn in a nurturing, caring and stimulating
environment.
We operate an ‘open door’ policy and welcome you to contact us for any information you may need.
Mrs Kath Bevan
Head Teacher
Our school is a mixed Primary and Nursery school. It is situated on the outskirts of the city centre in the
long-established, commercial and industrial area which, historically, is linked with the dockland area of
Newport. The Pillgwenlly area is entering a new era, with much redevelopment of its housing and commercial facilities. The area is being significantly improved with many attractive features which enhance
the environment generally. The Newport Transporter Bridge presents an impressive backdrop on the
horizon and it has been proudly adopted as our school logo.
The Nursery now has three main teaching areas and a large wet play area. It has quiet rooms, kitchen,
laundry, toilet and cloakroom areas and an exciting outside classroom/learning environment.
The main building has two storeys. The ground floor consists of an attractive foyer with an administration
area, medical room and staff room. The large hall is used for a range of activities, including daily worship,
P. E., extra-curricular activities and as a dining hall.
The remaining ground floor accommodates 11 classrooms, some with adjoining quiet rooms and all with
outside classrooms. Our first floor offers 12 classrooms, as well as cloakrooms and toilet facilities. We
have a lift to provide easier access to upstairs.
We are fortunate to offer nurture groups to both the Foundation Phase and Key Stage Two, a Family
Nurture Room and a Learning Resource Base.
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Pillgwenlly Primary School
Capel Crescent
Newport
NP20 2 FT
Telephone: 01633 265268
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.pillgwenllyprimary.org
Follow us on Twitter: @Pill_Primary
Our school is a happy, caring and
nurturing place. Within our multicultural
community everyone, staff, children and
families are all respected and valued
equally. We provide a secure and safe
environment and develop everyone’s
well being. We have high expectations
and give everyone the opportunity and
encouragement to learn and achieve
their best.
‘We work, learn and play together’
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We aim to:
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Help every child reach his/her potential
in all curriculum areas.
Give every child opportunity to learn to
read, understand what is read, use what
is read and enjoy what is read.
Encourage the creative, poetic and more
technical forms of writing.
Help children learn about numeracy that
will help them in their work today and
life tomorrow.
Give our children opportunities to understand science and technology.
Show children how to develop a sense of
acceptance, understanding and appreciation of others.
Give children the time and opportunity
to find out about their past and their
environment and to act, where possible,
as conservationists.
Help children develop their abilities and
enjoy music, art, drama and all aspects
of a physical education.
Provide a happy school in which all the
children will be sensitively cared for and
nurtured.
Welcome all parents into the school.
The Governing Body works along side
members of our school staff in helping
children to achieve their full potential.
Staff are represented on the Governing
Body by three democratically elected
persons who serve for a period of four
years. Governors are invited to visit
school as frequently as possible. Governors are an important part of the school
team.
Chairperson
Mrs N. Hassan
Headteacher
13 Ebenezer Terrace
Mrs. K, Bevan
Newport.
NP20 1ET
Governors.
Mrs S Chesworth
Mr R Thomas
Cllr. I Hayat
Mr E Watts
Mrs M Poulton
Mrs T Burgess
Miss S Heard
Mrs. R Hayat
Mr. A. Haji
Staff Representatives.
Mrs. S. Williams
Miss K Morgan
Mrs A Bell
Mr J Witt
Cllr O Ali
Mrs A Kawe
Mr M Din
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Head Teacher: K Bevan
Deputy Head Teacher: A Sheppard
C Mohring (LSU Teacher)
J Jenkins (Intervention)
Assistant Head Teacher: A Pearse
M Gwynne (PPA Teacher)
S Heard (SEN 1-1)
Senior Teacher: S. Williams (SENCO)
F Hill (Nursery)
C West (Year 2)
Senior Teacher: D. West (Year 3/4)
R Tucker (Year 4/5)
C Shutt (SEN 1-1)
Class teachers:
S Cheeseman (Year 4/5)
L Saunders (Year 2)
N Calvert (Nursery)
S Rogers (Reception)
I Brannigan (Intervention)
J Smith (Year 2)
Support Staff:
L Hoey (Year 1)
A. Bell (HLTA)
D Beatty (Technology)
S Dass (Reception)
A. Jethwa (HLTA)
V. Matysakova (Nurture)
G Evans (Reception)
J Hatherall (HLTA)
J Young (Year 4)
C Davies (Nursery)
L Begum (Year 3/4)
N Seignot (Year 1)
S.Jenkins (Year 2)
S Harris (LSU)
B Guest (Year 1)
K Healey (Nursery)
H Lewis (Intervention)
J Miles (Nurture)
Ceri Davies (Nursery)
S. Phillips (Intervention)
L Garrett (Nurture)
A Dolling (Reception)
E Halliwell (SEN 1-1)
C Evans (Year 1)
H McMillan (Reception)
S. Burman (LSU)
M Hunt (Year 2)
R Baugh (Reception)
Ceri Ann Davies (Year 5)
G Bowkett (Year 3)
M Collier (Nurture)
K. Williams (Reception)
K Morgan (Year 4)
R Kennedy (Nurture)
Support Officers
S Jackson (Year 3)
S Davidson (Reception)
K. Knight
C John (Year 5)
A Hassan (Nurture)
P. Whiting
V Kirby (Year 4)
B Mercer (Year 3)
J Hawken
M Worgan (Year 6)
A Powell (Reception)
Caretaker: S. Shuttleworth
N Grey (Year 5)
B Saunders (Year 6)
Gardener: R Thomas
M Kearney (Year 5/6)
E Walsh (Year 1)
K Powell (Year 6—Senior Teacher)
L Combes (Year 5/6)
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Nursery
Reception
Years 1 & 2
Years 3 & 4
Years 5 & 6
Doors Open
8.45
8.45
8.45
8.45
8.45
School Starts
8.55
8.55
8.55
8.55
8.55
Lunchtime starts
11.30
11.45
12.00
12.30
12.45
Lunchtime ends
12.30
12.45
13.00
13.15
13.30
End of the
school
Day
15.00
15.05
15.05
15.05
15.05
Every school day has time for Assemblies and playtimes.
Autumn
Term Begins
Half Term begins
(one week)
Term ends
Spring
Summer
1st September 2014
5th January 2015
13th April 2015
27th October 2014
16th February 2015
25th May 2015
19th December 2014
27th March 2015
20th July 2015
Schools are allowed discretion to arrange 5 in-service days Training days. We will inform you of these
as soon as they are arranged.
May Day is Monday 4th May 2015
In exceptional circumstances it may be necessary to close the school at short notice. We will make every
effort to contact parents by notifications to Newport City council Website, our school website and via
twitter.
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We have agreed procedures in place to ensure the
security of the people within our school. This
means that all visitors must sign in the Visitors’
Book before gaining access to the school.
All entry and exit points remain locked during
teaching time and have electronic security locks.
Parents must report to the office at all times during
the school day, except at home times.
CCTV is installed around the school’s premises.
This is centrally monitored 24 hours a day.
If a child needs to be collected during the school
day, parents are required to go to the school office
to complete the relevant paperwork.
Nursery
Children must be three years of age by 31st August, prior to starting Nursery the following September. Those who are three by the 31st of December and 31st of March respectively can enter
Nursery in January and April if there are spaces
available.
Reception
The Local Education Authority is the admitting
authority for all children in the City of Newport.
Each child about to commence full time education will be offered a place in a school maintained
by the Local Authority.
Mid-Year transfers
Any family moving away from Pillgwenlly during
the school year will be required to meet with the
Head Teacher and complete an ‘Exit Form’
Any child joining us mid-year will be offered a
place by Newport city Council.
High School.
Parents are welcome to visit the school. Appointments to see teachers must be made outside
school hours as an impromptu visit can disrupt a
class lesson.
For security reasons all visitors during the school
day are requested to report to the office.
Our children generally feed into Duffryn High
School. Forms are sent to families from the City
of Newport LEA. We work very closely with our
high school to ensure a smooth transition for our
Year 6 pupils.
Prospective parents are invited to contact the
school to arrange a visit during school hours, not
only to see the Head Teacher and staff, but to experience the working atmosphere of the school.
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Children look smart in school uniform and give the
school a sense of identity and ethos by fostering a
spirit of ‘togetherness’.
Daily uniform.
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Red sweatshirt or cardigan with school logo
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Grey trousers, skirt or pinafore dress.
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white or red polo shirt.
P. E. Uniform
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White t-shirt
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Black shorts or black leggings
Children should NOT wear shoes with high heels
or platform soles as they run the risk of injury.
All items of clothing must be identified with your
child’s name.
Newport Education Authority has issued guidelines regarding jewellery.
Children may wear stud earrings and watches.
These must be removed for
P.E. or taped over. Children will be asked to remove fashion jewellery, it will be locked away and
parents asked to collect it. School can take no responsibility for lost or stolen jewellery.
Your child is expected to attend school every day.
In the event of illness, school must be informed on
the first day of absence.
We have an attendance team who monitor class
registers on a daily basis and works closely with
the Educational Welfare Officer.
We strive to encourage every child to attain above
90% attendance.
Parents wishing to take a child on holiday or extended leave must make an appointment to discuss with the Head Teacher. Parents are encouraged to build extended leave into existing school
holidays. If a child is going to be away for more
than 10 days, they will be taken off role.
We strive to make our curriculum appropriate to
children’s needs with teaching styles that develop
positive attitudes to learning, the understanding of
concepts and the acquisition of knowledge and
skills.
Those pupils with special education needs, less
able and exceptionally able, are identified by the
class teacher.
Appropriate arrangements are made for these
pupils.
Children who are new to English receive specialist,
focused support in small groups. Those who have
English as an additional language receive targeted
support.
Children in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2
are part of the Foundation Phase.
Children in Years 3 to 6 are Key Stage Two and
they learn through a themed and skills based
curriculum
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Our Inclusion Policy addresses all needs of the pupils. We have a multi-agency approach to support individuals.
Our policy states that a child’s needs are identified through teacher observation, parental concerns and
national screening and assessment mechanisms. The Code of Practice sets out a 3 stage model: School
Action, School Action Plus and Statementing.
Our Additional Education Needs Leader is Mrs Samantha Williams.
Intervention and Support.
We run the following intervention programmes:
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One Step at a Time—available in Nursery to Year 2
Literacy Catch Up– available from Year 1 to 6
Numeracy Catch Up—available from Year 1—6
Speech and Language Programme—available in Nursery and Reception.
Social and Emotional support—available from within our Nurture Group.
Literacy Launcher in Year 3
Tackling the Tail of Underachievement in Years 1,2,3,4
Success in Six—Literacy in Year 6
COMIT
All work is planned for and differentiated according to the needs of individual
children. Children are grouped in a variety of settings depending on the nature of their task. These will
include paired, small group, large group, similar ability and friendship settings.
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END OF FOUNDATION KEY DATA 2013/14
Pillgwenlly
Family of
Schools
Wales
Newport
LLC
Outcome 5+
77.1%
70.6%
86.6%
89.4%
MD
Outcome 5+
77.1%
75%
88.7%
90%
Personal and Social
Outcome 5+
87.1%
86%
94.2%
90.6%
Foundation Phase Indicator
74.3%
68.3%
85%
87%
Subject
We strive to support children to gain Outcome 5 and above at the end of Year Two
KEY STAGE TWO 2013/14
Pillgwenlly
Family of
Schools
Wales
Newport
Literacy
Level 4+
86.5%
74.3%
88.4%
89.6%
Numeracy
Level 4+
87.8%
76.8%
88.9%
88.8%
Science
Level 4+
93.2%
77%
90.3%
92.2%
83.3%
71.6%
86.1%
86.2%
Subject
Core Subject Indicator
We strive to support children to gain Level 4 and above at the end of Year Six. Family of Schools are
schools similar to Pillgwenlly in terms of Free School Meals.
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Assemblies are held daily. We believe that it is an important part of our day when the children and staff
come together as a family.
Each assembly is offered as a non-denominational experience with an emphasis on promoting caring, positive attitudes and relationships in families and communities. We encourage the children to find out more
about their own beliefs and feelings and also to develop a sense of consideration, acceptance and understanding towards others.
Parents who wish their child to be exempted, on religious grounds, from such activities are required to
contact the Head Teacher.
The school enjoys established links with the local representatives of various religions.
Unlike the other curriculum areas, the guidelines for Religious Education are not included in the National
Curriculum but are laid down in an Agreed Syllabus.
We aim to provide a variety of experiences both in and out of school, inviting visitors into school; handling
artefacts; discussion and research.
Our School Prayer
This is our school, let peace dwell here
Let the room be full of contentment
Let love abide here
Love of each other
Love of life itself
And love of our own God
Let us remember
As many hands make a house
So many hearts make a school.
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In all year groups staff deliver a variety of incidental Welsh
language throughout all subject areas. Everyday instructions are
coupled with Welsh equivalents to promote understanding in Welsh and fluent
use in Welsh lessons.
Throughout the school, bilingual signs are positioned to promote a Welsh ethos. Incidental language is
used at every opportunity to promote our Welsh identity. However, it is also important to remember a
significant number of pupils are New to English and are already talented at speaking several languages.
All school policies are available for parents to read. Please make an appointment to see the Head
Teacher. Most policy statements are updated annually and approved by the Governing Body.
We have an excellent and active school council.
The council has representatives from most year
groups. They make very important decisions
about the future of our school and are a voice for
all pupils.
We are very proud to have three Green Flag
status for our school. We encourage everyone
to recycle, save energy and water and to remain healthy.
We have a very active Eco Council who organise many eco activities
We believe children thrive on first hand experiences. All pupils have the opportunity to participate in Educational Visits. These are normally planned at the start of a theme in order for pupils to reflect on their
experiences during their learning.
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The Rules, Rewards and Consequences are agreed by the staff,
children and the Governing Body and are shared with children
and parents every year.
SCHOOL RULES
2.
We have a full and exciting programme of Family Learning from
Nursery through to Year 6. Last year
over 130 parents took part in Family
Learning in school.
Please ask the school for a programme of events leaflet
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Follow instructions first time
Follow the school signal for attention –1,2,3
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Use your voice the right way
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Show respect for each other
5.
Walk in school
We have an anti-bullying policy in place in school. Parents having
any concerns are encouraged to contact the Head Teacher. Every child has a card reminding them of the 5 actions they can take
if they feel they are being bullied.
There is an information leaflet available for parents.
Our school encourages a positive attitude towards behaviour.
We have a sense of team spirit and will always
look for the good in all children and reward honest effort, endeavour and success.
Assertive Discipline is an initiative that has been
adopted by all schools in Newport and we use it
throughout the school.
We also use a restorative justice approach to addressing any problems and concerns. Pupils are
encouraged to put ‘right their wrong’. This we
believe is a life skill.
There are many sporting activities played in school.
These include multi-skills, hockey, rugby, tennis,
netball, football, dance and athletics. Many of these sporting activities run as after school clubs. They
provide an opportunity for children to develop their
skills in each area so that they may continue later in
life if they so wish.
The Governing Body has decided to adopt the
complaints procedure outlined by the Chief
Education Officer. A copy is available from
school.
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We are proud to have been awarded the Inclusion and Equality Diversity Award. We encourage all pupils to be adequately prepared to live in a diverse and equal society. This is achieved by ensuring all
school activities reflect and promote positive images of diversity and equality.
Our school recognises Wales and the UK have diverse societies made up of people from many different
ethnic, cultural, religious and linguistic backgrounds. It is important that our children are prepared to
live in such a diverse society. The school is committed to working with parents and the local community
to ensure inclusive equal education for our pupils.
Our Governing Body is responsible for ensuring that the school complies with the Equality Act.
We seek advice and support from LEA advisers and GEMS where necessary to ensure policies are designed to meet the needs of the school and all the staff receive appropriate training, advice and support.
Our full policy is available for parents, please contact the Head Teacher.
Our school was purpose built to accommodate all pupils with needs — a lift allows everyone access to
both floors and all rooms.
Racist Incidents.
The named person to contact for racial incidents is Mrs K Bevan, Head Teacher.
Equal Opportunities
The named person with responsibility for equal opportunities is Mrs B. Guest.
We aim to ensure children who are vulnerable, at risk and have suffered or are likely to suffer significant
harm or neglect are identified and appropriate action is taken to keep them safe.
The school has a responsibility to act as an agent by referring any concerns to Social Services.
The Head Teacher is the designated person responsible for all child protection matters, in her absence it
is the Deputy Head Teacher. The Head Teacher can be contacted at school at any time.
The designated LEA Child Protection officer is to be appointed.
Our Child Protection Link Governor is Mrs Susan Chesworth
Pillgwenlly Primary is also able to access support for parents who require some specialist support.
We are also able to access ‘Food Parcels’ for those parents requiring such support.
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Our Governors, staff and parents are committed to securing the day-to-day implementation of our home
school agreement which is discussed, agreed and signed during the Autumn Term Parental Consultation
Evening.
Parents are recognised as co-educators of their children. The partnership between staff, parents, Governors and the local community is regarded as extremely important to our school. Information about
events, activities and changes in the school are regularly given to parents and Governors through newsletters.
Whenever possible information is available in many languages.
The objective of Sex and Relationship Education is to help and support our children through their physical,
emotional, moral and spiritual development. Our programme is based on advice from the National Assembly for Wales.
There are areas of this curriculum which we are legally bound to deliver to all children. We would therefore work alongside parents in informing you when your child is being taught this curriculum. Parents will
have the right to withdraw their children from all or part of the Sex Education and Relationship programme. Parents may also look at resources we use to support this area.
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Maths Club
Dancing Club
Maths Games Club
Netball
Athletics
Short tennis
Football
Creative Writing Club
Gardening Club
Health and Wellbeing Club
Choir
Craft club
French Club
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CONTENTS
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About out school………………………………………
Our Mission Statement ……………………………..
Our school aims ………………………………………
Our Governors ………………………………………..
Our Staff ……………………………………………….
Our school day and dates …………………………
Admissions…………………………………………….
Important notes:
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Uniform
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Security
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Visiting our school
Attendance ……………………………………………
Inclusion;
Intervention and support ………………………….
Our Curriculum ………………………………………
Our Assessment Data ……………………………..
Collective Worship and Religious Education …
School Policy and Procedures ……………………
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Welsh Culture and Language
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School Council
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Eco Council
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Educational Visits ……………………………..
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Family Learning
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Behaviour—Rewards, Rules and
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Consequences…………………………………..
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Equal Opportunities
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Child Protection ………………………………..
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Home-School Agreement …………………….
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Sex and Relationship Education
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Extra Curriculum and sport
Lets Celebrate!
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Investors in Family
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Quality Mark in Nurture
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Third Green Flag
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Healthy School Award
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