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Welcome to

St Paul’s

Church in Wales

Primary School

Croeso i

Ysgol Gynradd St Paul

“Learning together through Fun,

Friendship and Faith”

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ST PAUL’S SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT AND AIM

Our Mission Statement

‘Learning Together through Fun, Friendship and Faith’

At St Paul’s Church School we aim to create, within a Christian setting, a safe,

secure and fun learning environment where each and every child feels happy

and enjoys their learning.

We strive to create an atmosphere where the highest standards are set for both

learning and teaching and where all succeed to the best of their ability.

We ensure all children’s well-being is a priority and every individual is valued

as a member of our school/church family.

We strive to foster and develop good communication links within the school

and its wider community. We celebrate the diversity in our community and

encourage a multi-faith dialogue amongst our school family.

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Welcome to St Paul’s Church in Wales Primary School

Dear Parents,

As prospective or new parents to our school I would like to warmly welcome you

and introduce you, through this prospectus, to life at St Paul’s.

We are a Christian school with strong links to the local Church and community.

Our vision of learning through fun, friendship and faith is engrained in all we do.

We celebrate the diversity in our community and ensure an ethos of

understanding and respect for different faiths, cultures and beliefs.

We are categorised as a green school by the Welsh Government which reflects our

high standards of learning and teaching, our commitment to wellbeing and our

determination to provide the best possible education and experiences for your

child.

Our latest Estyn report (2012) states that:

“The school is inclusive with a warm, caring, family environment where pupils feel

safe and well cared for. Staff are fully committed to developing pupils’ well-being

and they have a shared understanding of how best to support pupils’ social and

emotional needs.”

I am extremely proud to lead the dedicated and hardworking team here at St Paul’s

and I look forward to working alongside you and your child. If you have any

further questions or would like to arrange a visit please do not hesitate to

contact me.

Yours sincerely

Mrs Rebecca Morteo

Headteacher

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Admissions

Parents who are considering sending their children to St Paul’s are

welcome to visit the school by prior arrangement with the

Headteacher.

You will need to provide the school with your contact details to

enable us to send you an application pack. Application forms are

sent out in the autumn term prior to the academic year of entry.

The Governing Body of St Paul’s Church in Wales Primary School

is the Admissions Authority for the school.

The schools agreed admission number is 30. Pupils will be

admitted to the Reception Class up to that number. Where an

existing class number has reached 30, no new admissions will take

place until a place becomes available. Places will be offered during

the school year if there is room in the year group. If the number of

applications does exceed the agreed number the Governors will

admit children to the school following the admissions criteria

available from the school or on the school website.

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School Uniform

The uniform is smart and simple

Girls

White polo shirt

Red sweatshirt or Cardigan

Grey/black trousers, skirt or pinafore dress

Optional Summer Wear—Red gingham dress

Boys

White polo shirt

Red sweatshirt

Grey/black trousers or shorts

We encourage parents to choose sensible footwear for their children.

Black trainers are acceptable.

Our full range of uniform is available to order online at

www.mygarmentfactory.co.uk or by contacting My Garment Factory

directly:

Tel: 02920 741678

Email:sales@mygarmentfactorycardiff.co.uk.

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School Holidays 2015—16

Autumn term 2015 Starts: Tuesday 01/09/15 Half term: Monday 26/10/15 – Friday 30/10/15 Ends: Friday 18/12/15 74 days Spring term 2016 Starts: Monday 04/01/16 Half term: Monday 15/02/16 – Friday 19/02/16 Ends: Thursday 24/03/16 54 days Summer term 2016 Starts: Monday 11/04/16 May Day: 02/05/16 Half term: Monday 30/05/16 – Friday 03/06/16 Ends: Wednesday 20/07/16 67 days

School Session Times

SCHOOL TIMES

School starts 8.55am

School finishes 3.00pm

After schools clubs 4.00pm Foundation Phase Lunch 12.00 to 1.00pm

KS2 Lunch 12.35 to 1.15pm

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Curriculum

FOUNDATION PHASE

St Paul’s follows a curriculum appropriate to younger children – The

Foundation Phase.

Research suggests that children do not begin to benefit from extensive formal

teaching until the age of six or seven. The Foundation Phase Curriculum at

this school is broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated to meet the needs of

all children.

Teachers plan to develop children’s skills across areas of learning. The seven

areas of learning are -

Personal and Social Development, Well Being and Cultural Diversity

Language, Literacy and Communication Skills

Mathematical Development

Bilingualism

Knowledge and Understanding of the World

Physical Development

Creative Development

At St Paul’s, the Foundation Phase staff work hard to acknowledge prior

learning and attainment, offer choices, challenge children with care and

sensitivity and encourage them to move along with their learning.

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KEY STAGE TWO

Children are taught through a variety of strategies to allow them to

work at their own pace and right level. Children requiring additional

help may receive this from a Teacher or Teaching Assistant either

within the class or in a small group.

The core subjects are taught discreetly;

English (speaking and listening, reading, writing, spelling and

handwriting)

Maths (number, handling data, shape, space and measure)

Science

Welsh – second language

Religious Education

Children are encouraged to develop skills through our Cornerstones approach. The skills needed for Art, Design and Technology, Geography, History, and some aspect of Science and ICT are taught through a subject led context, which changes every half term. In addition to this the skills needed for PE, Music, Welsh and ICT are

taught discretely.

Personal and Social Education is taught through Circle Time, You

Can do It and Philosophy for Children (P4C). There is a theme for

every half term and children are encouraged to develop values

promoting fun, friendship and faith throughout the school.

We ensure that lessons are interactive, exciting and motivating for

the children by organising educational visits, practical activities,

visits from outside agencies and involvement with the community.

We integrate the Literacy and Numeracy Framework throughout the

curriculum and children are encouraged to develop these skills daily.

Literacy and Numeracy skills are taught following the newly intro-duced Programmes of Study.

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Physical Education We encourage all children at St Paul’s to be active healthy learners. P.E.

lessons take place twice a week and include development of gymnastics,

dance and games skills.

There are a range of afterschool clubs that are available to children such as

netball, football, dance, and rugby. We encourage children to pursue

sporting interests outside of school and always celebrate achievements

and talents.

We view swimming as a life skill and children in Years 3—6 take part in a

programme of swimming lessons annually.

We have excellent links with Cardiff City Football club and the Cardiff

Blues who regularly lead sessions in school. Due to the location of the

school we are also fortunate enough to be able to use a range of state of the

art facilities such as Cardiff International Pool and Leckwith Athletics

Stadium.

Welsh Language Welsh is a core subject which is taught throughout the school. Children

are encouraged to use Welsh language throughout the day. Child led

activities also enrich the curriculum during daily “Helpwr Heddiw”

sessions.

Staff work alongside the “Athrowen Bro” to develop the curriculum and

provide fun and engaging activities for all.

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Religious Education

In our church school of St Paul’s, Religious Education is recognised as a key

element in the curriculum and is allocated at least 5% of curriculum time for its study. Such an allocation of time does not include the time given to collec-tive worship.

Our Foundation Governors are appointed by the church to serve on the Gov-erning Body and ensures that: Religious Education and Collective Worship play a significant part in the life of the school.

What do we teach in Religious Education?

The school Scheme of work is focused on the Church in Wales’s syllabus and at each Key Stage covers six strands:

Bible

Jesus

Church

Christian Faith and Values

Festivals

Other Faiths

We aim to ensure that the children in school will:

Gain a thorough knowledge of Christianity reflecting the Christian herit-age of this country.

Develop their own personal beliefs and values in the promotion of their spiritual, moral and cultural development

Understand religious beliefs

Reflect on what they have learnt and how it affects their daily life

Carry these messages and knowledge into their adult life.

We encourage all pupils to develop in confidence and character in order to have the courage to do what is right and to challenge what they know to be wrong

Our pupils are given the opportunity to learn about their own and other cul-tures and are taught to respect all faiths, cultures and societies. We celebrate the diversity in our community and work with different faith leaders to en-hance our curriculum.

If parents wish to withdraw their children from religious education and wor-ship, they may make an application at the time of admission in discussion with the Head teacher.

Policies for RE and Collective Worship are available on request or on the school

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Collective Worship

Worship takes place daily either as a whole school or in classes. We welcome many visitors throughout the year to lead our Worship. We celebrate children’s achievements and offer opportunities for personal reflection.

Our Parish Priest and Governor, Father David leads Worship in school, works closely with staff to develop the RE curriculum and welcomes us to St Paul’s Church Worship and Celebrations.

Monday

Headteacher led Values Worship

Tuesday

Father David Worship

Wednesday

Teacher led Values Worship

Thursday

Class Worship/Worship Through Song

One class a week attend a Eucharist at church

Friday

Celebration Worship

Father David

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SCHOOL CHARGES – POLICY STATEMENT

Rationale

The provision of the 1988 Education Reform Act recognises the principle of free school education for all, but also permit the LEA, and hence schools, to charge for optional extras which are pro-vided out of school hours. In order to allow schools to make available as broad and balanced and varied an education as possible within the limits set out under the National Curriculum, schools may request parents to make voluntary contributions.

No pupil however should be penalised because of financial difficulties. Equality of opportunity applies to all.

Objectives

1. To maintain the right to free school education

2. To establish that activities offered wholly or mainly during normal teaching time should be available to all pupils regardless of their parents’ ability or willingness to meet the cost.

3. To offer as wide and varied a programme of ‘optional extras’ out of school hours within the limits of the school budget. Contributions may be sought in order to finance these activities.

4. To invite voluntary contributions for the benefit of the school, or in support of activities or-ganised within the school day in order to maintain full and varied programmes of study.

Policy

The policy relating to charge and remissions follows the guidelines given by the LEA. All educa-tion within the school is free except for the following –

1. Board and lodging charges in respect of Residential Activities occurring wholly or mainly in school hours or undertaken in fulfilment of a syllabus for a prescribed public examination or a statutory duty relating to the National Curriculum or to Religious Education. This charge will be remitted in the case of pupils whose parents are in receipt of family credit or income support.

2. Optional extras i.e. activities taking place wholly or mainly outside school hours are not pro-vided as part of a syllabus for a prescribed public examination or to fulfil statutory duties relating to the National Curriculum or to Religious Education i.e. week-end trips, evening visits.

Costs associated with individual tuition in the playing of a musical instrument whether in or out of school hours which is not provided as part of a syllabus for a prescribed public examination or as a requirement of the National Curriculum.

Voluntary Contributions may be requested from parents in order to maintain the wide range of experiences provided in all subject areas.

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Additional Learning Needs We all need help from time to time to overcome difficulties and move forward

in our life. Some children may require a little help to overcome difficulties in a

particular area. In order that they can have full access to all teaching and

learning we are fortunate to have specially trained staff whose main

responsibility is to guide these children through and beyond their

difficulty. In some cases the difficulty will be overcome quickly and no

additional, long-term help is required.

Some children, however, continue to need help and support and an Individual

Education Plan (IEP) may be drawn up. An IEP sets out small steps, which a

child needs to accomplish before they can move on with their learning. IEPs

are written and reviewed each term.

When there is continued concern about a child’s progress, additional advice

and/or assessment may be requested from the County’s Achievement and

Inclusion Service. Some children may then require a statement of

Special Educational Needs. This ensures that the school is able to provide

any support necessary with the appropriate guidance from additional

professionals. A full SEN policy is available on request or from the school’s website.

Mrs Justine Ryland is our SENCO, who will be able to support and advise

you, if you have any particular concerns about your child’s needs.

More Able and Talented Our strengths all lie in different areas this is as true for children as it is for

adults. We celebrate achievement at every level. Children who show

particular strengths in academic areas are supported and challenged to reach

their full potential through the use of Individual Challenge Plans. These may

be used at different times throughout your child’s school career and will help

to strengthen their ability. The children play a vital role in setting and

reviewing their own challenges. Creative and sporting talents are equally as

valued and we ensure we celebrate achievements in and out of school. If you

feel your child has a talent that we may not be aware of please speak to the

class teacher or Mrs Ruth Stewart our Inclusion and Achievement Leader.

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Equal Opportunities

Each individual pupil shall have equal value and equal

entitlement within the school’s overall plan.

Each pupil, irrespective of gender, ability, cultural and ethnic

background should experience a balanced, broad and

differentiated curriculum. This curriculum should be equitable

with regards to

Access to learning opportunities

In relation to the personal esteem accorded to individual children

Appropriate arrangements to ensure that pupils with special

needs have full access to the whole curriculum – no pupil will be

unnecessarily deprived of any curricular opportunities. High

attaining children will be considered to have needs for which

provision will be made.

The school is part of a wider multi-cultural community. Thus the school’s curriculum will encourage sympathetic awareness and under-standing of cultural diversity.

Pupils with Disabilities

Parents of pupils with disabilities should follow the school’s

admission procedure, which is based on equal opportunities.

The school is able to provide for pupils with a range of disabilities.

There are ramps and widened doors to enable wheelchair access, a

disabled toilet and aids for the visually impaired. Children with

hearing difficulties are provided with individual hearing

enhancement aids as appropriate.

Children with disabilities experience the same curriculum and are

treated on the basis of equal value and entitlement in all areas of

school life.

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Sex Education

Sex Education in the school falls within the context of a planned and

co-ordinated programme of Health Education within the wider context of the

Science syllabus and Personal and Social Education (PSE) provision. Some

aspects of Sex Education in the school will be included as part of the statutory

content of the Science Scheme of Work namely –

1. Knowing that living things produce their own kind

2. Knowing that human babies develop at different rates and that they have special needs

3. Being able to name parts of the body e.g. arm, leg and understand the concept of male and female

4. Being able to describe the main stages in the human life cycle

Other aspects of sex education are additional to the statutory requirements and include

5. Knowing about personal safety e.g. know that individuals have rights over their own bodies and that there are differences between good and bad touches: begin to develop simple skills and practices, which will help maintain personal safety

6. Appreciating ways in which people learn to live and work together: the im-portance of listening, discussing, sharing and caring, showing tolerance and understanding, the importance of developing stable relationships within a fam-ily life, the importance of a mother and father and the sacrament of marriage

7. Understanding the importance of equal opportunities

Parents will be informed when their children ask specific questions which their teacher or Headteacher feels requires parental involvement.

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Home School Agreement On joining the school we will ask to you to support your child and the school through

our home school agreement:

Your Teacher/s will:-

Make sure that you feel safe and secure at all times and teach you how to use the internet safely.

Help you develop the skills to become an independent learner.

Always expect you to do your best to reach your targets.

Have regular contact with your parents/guardians to let them know how you are doing.

Send a report home every year.

Your Parents or Carers will:-

Send you to school in uniform.

Make sure that you arrive in school on time, with everything you need for each day e.g. Reading Book, PE/Games Kit.

Let us know why you are absent on the first day of absence.

Read regularly with you and help you with your homework.

Try to attend all parents’ evenings and school/class events.

Support the school e-safety policy

Support our Church school ethos.

As a Pupil you will:-

Always do your best.

Always show good manners to all.

Never be afraid to ask for help.

Never be afraid to tell if you or someone else is being bullied or hurt.

Always do your best to keep the school behaviour and e-safety rules.

Complaints St Paul’s Church in Wales Primary School is staffed by teachers and support staff who are not only qualified and expert in their own field, but who also, have chosen to work with children because they care for children and wish to help them in every way

possible .

Nevertheless, as in any organisation, things from time to time arise which may lead to a parent wishing to express some concern. A concern is not a complaint and should not be treated as such by the parent or the school. Only a very small number of concerns raised by parents need to be investigated using the formal procedure.

Any concern should always be raised with the Headteacher in the first instance where every effort should be made to resolve the difficulty. For further details please see our complaints policy on our school website or a copy can be requested from the school office.

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Child Protection St Paul’s School, along with all schools, has a recognised role in

protecting children from abuse. The school follows the provision

of the Children’s Act as part of the National Child Protection

Framework, the All Wales Child Protection Procedures.

There are clear school procedures on the management of

‘suspected’ or ‘disclosed’ abuse where abuse may be physical,

sexual, and emotional or neglect. From time to time these

procedures may result in a referral to Children’s Services.

Please note that school staff are not allowed to investigate

‘suspected’ or ‘disclosed’ abuse beyond the initial stage of

consulting and discussing their concerns with the Headteacher.

Where there are reasonable grounds for concern referral will be

made to the Social Services Child Protection Unit by the Child Protection Officer Mrs R Morteo or the Deputy Child Protection Officer Mrs K Toozer.

As sometimes these concerns are not substantiated, parents are asked to be understanding in the knowledge that the school is first and foremost acting with the safety of children in mind.

School Security Access to the school grounds is restricted during the school day to

one access controlled gate and entry to the building is restricted to

one access controlled door.

The building is protected by steel railings and gates, an intruder

alarm system, electrically and manually controlled steel shutters

on all doors and windows and CCTV.

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Attendance

We are continually improving attendance at St

Paul’s. We have regularly won the cluster cup

for highest attendance and are extremely proud

of our children's positive attitude towards

school and learning.

Attendance for 2013—2104 was 95.54%

We are in the first quartile for attendance which

means that our attendance is excellent when compared to similar

schools.

End of Phase Results Data for 2013-2014

Foundation Phase

Key Stage Two

PSD LLC MD FPOI

St Paul’s 100.00 83.33 86.67 80.00

WG Family 91.23 82.46 82.81 80.35

LA 93.52 85.20 87.44 83.70

CSC 93.58 85.65 87.83 84.14

Wales 94.17 86.62 88.70 85.15

English Maths Science

CSI

School 93.10 96.55 93.10 93.10

WG Family 88.05 88.05 90.84 85.26

LA 87.27 87.67 89.02 85.11

CSC 88.02 88.53 89.79 85.79

Wales 88.42 88.93 90.34 86.13

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Staffing 2015-16

Staff Name Role Responsibility

Mrs R Morteo Headteacher Religious Education

Mr C Gascoigne Deputy Headteacher

Year 6 Class teacher

ICT, History and Geography, Assess-

ment

Mrs K Toozer Senior Teacher TLR Foundation Phase

Year 2 Class teacher

Maths

Miss E Griffin Senior teacher TLR Inclusion (Acting)

Year 5 Class teacher

English (Talk for Write) and Welsh

Mr M Wilson Year 4 Class teacher ICT and Science KS2

Miss S Jones Year 3 Class teacher Health, fitness and Wellbeing

Miss S Evans Year 1 Class teacher Music and Art

Mrs S Daley Reception Class teacher EDGDC, Science FP

Mrs J Ryland SENCO English

Mrs C Skuse HLTA—PPA cover

Mrs C Hewings Teaching Assistant—Reception Forest Schools, Language and Play

Mrs J Jones Teaching Assistant—Reception SAIL

Miss R Campbell Teaching Assistant—Reception

Miss L Farrah Teaching Assistant—Year 1

Mrs C Tucker Teaching Assistant—Year 1 Speech and Language

Mrs L Andrews Teaching Assistant—Year 2 ELSA and Maths Factor

Mrs I Khan Teaching Assistant—Year 2 and 3

Mrs R Patel Teaching Assistant—Year 3 Rapid Readers

Mrs A Vesey Teaching Assistant KS2 Rainbow Readers

Mrs L Barrett Teaching Assistant KS2 First Aid

Mrs M Drummond Teaching Assistant KS2 ELSA, toe by toe

Mrs D Frowen School Administrator

Mr M Canning Caretaker

Mrs M Poole Cleaner

Mr S Allsopp Cleaner

Mrs K Mcghan Kitchen Staff

Gulnaz Midday Supervisors

Babita Midday Supervisors

Sukran Midday Supervisors

Mr G Mullins Peripatetic Music Teacher Keyboard and Choir

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St Paul’s Church in Wales Primary School

Oakley Place, Grangetown, CARDIFF, CF11 7EU

Tel: 029 2023 5854

E-mail: stpaulsprm@cardiff.gov.uk

Website: www.stpaulscwprimary.com

CHAIR OF GOVERNORS

Mr Araf Haq

HEADTEACHER

Mrs Rebecca Morteo

DIOCESAN DIRECTOR OF STATUTORY EDUCATION

The Reverend Edwin Counsell

Diocesan Office, Heol Fair, Llandaff. CARDIFF,

CF5 2EE

St Paul’s is a Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School