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BIRKBY JUNIOR SCHOOL
SCHOOL PROSPECTUS
2014/2015
Head teacher
Address:
Telephone No
Fax No
E-mail
Website
Mrs S Davis
Chair of Governors: Mrs A Huxtable
Mead Street, Fartown
Huddersfield HD1 6HE
01484 223975
01484 223977
office.birkbyjun@edukirklees.net
birkbypri.kgfl.dbprimary.com
Learning Together, Achieving together
Dear Parents
Thank you for considering our school for your child.
We at Birkby Junior School seek to promote a real partnership between home
and school.
We feel that the children can make the highest possible
achievements when both parents and teachers work together.
We aim to provide a welcoming atmosphere and to be accessible to parents
whenever possible.
Pupils are encouraged to have consideration and respect for others and other
members of the school community. Good and positive behaviour is constantly
promoted to ensure that the school is a happy and safe place for all and our
children often tell us that they are happy, secure and enjoy learning.
When you have looked through the prospectus we hope that you will want to join
us in partnership to ensure that your child‟s time at our school will be happy and
successful.
We hope that you will find everything you need to know in this prospectus but
please feel free to ask for any further information.
Yours sincerely
Mrs S Davis
(Head teacher)
School Governors
Appointment
Name
End of Term of Office
CHAIR
Mrs A Huxtable
November 2014
PARENT
Mr M Anwar
Mr P Richards
January 2018
May 2017
TEACHER
Mrs M Anderson
January 2018
STAFF
Mr S Stoney
June 2016
Mrs A Stopher
Miss C Alexis
Mrs P Campbell
December 2014
October 2014
May 2017
LOCAL AUTHORITY
COMMUNITY
Mr K Gledhill
November 2015
Mrs N Pinnock-Hamilton November 2015
Mr L Wilson
October 2017
EX-OFFICIO
Mrs S Davis
Birkby Junior School
Members of Staff
HEADTEACHER
Mrs S Davis
ASSISTANT HEAD TEACHER
Mrs E Mills
Mr S Swift
Mrs K Farrington
TEACHING STAFF
Mrs M Anderson
Mrs K Benfold
Miss G Cartmell
Miss R Chappell
Mr J McKay
Miss E Priestley
Mr D Sharpe
Mrs A Thewlis
Mr D Lockwood
Mr B Briggs
Miss N Johnson
Mrs A Iqbal
Mrs G Kassim
Mrs H Mitchell
Miss S Peacock
Miss G Farooq
Miss J Gallagher
Mrs N Gregg
Mrs P Hyland
Mr M Henshaw
Mr M Gooch
ADMINISTRATION STAFF
Mrs S Foot
Mrs N Scargill
Mrs K Margis
Miss K Saleem
Mrs J Smith
SUPPORT STAFF
Mrs N Abid
Mrs F Ahmad
Mrs S Akhtar
Ms A Armitage
Mrs J Folan
Miss M Francis
Miss E Greenham
Mrs I Hardine
Mrs M Hartley
Mrs H Herbert
Mrs R Azhar
Ms E Zajac
Miss A Pervez
Mrs S Quddoos
Mrs K Ali
Mrs G Hallett
Mrs S Huntington
Ms M Imran
Mrs F Khan
Mrs K Lloyd
Miss L Norcliffe
Mrs R Mir
Mrs J Prieditis
Mrs L Walker
Mrs A Winter
Mrs M Batool
Mrs S Taj
Mrs S Khandia
Miss A Elliott
SITE MANAGER
Mr S Stoney
LUNCHTIME SUPERVISOR
Mrs R Akhtar
Mrs T Akhtar
Mrs H Begum
Ms M Imran
Mrs S Huntington
Mrs J Folan
Mrs A Bilal
Mr S Stoney
KITCHEN STAFF
Mrs N Bali
Mrs F Gledhill
Mr S Hadjbrahim
Mrs A Simpson
CLEANERS
Mrs S Kaur
Mr I Simpson
Mrs S Spencer
Mr D Law
Mrs R Kaur
Mrs F Schakoor
Mrs C Regan (1:1)
Mr S Stoney
Mrs Y Shamem
Mrs S Khandia
Mrs S Taj
Aims of our school
Birkby Junior School is a community primary co-educational day school catering
for children in the age range 7 to 11 years.
Striving for Excellence, Caring for All
At Birkby Junior School, we aim to provide a creative, enjoyable and rewarding
learning experience for each child in an inclusive, secure and stimulating
environment.
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To ensure that no pupil is disadvantaged because of background or
educational needs.
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To enable pupils to have a sound grounding to help develop their full
potential at school, college, university and in life.
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To ensure that every pupil can realise their aspirations.
We want to make sure that all pupils will:
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Develop lively enquiring minds to question and argue rationally and apply
themselves to all tasks.
Develop self-awareness and self-reliance, self-esteem and confidence.
Use language and numbers effectively.
Recognise, celebrate and learn from different cultures and faiths
within our community.
Understand and respond to the needs of local, national and international
communities.
Develop a sense of belonging to the school community and form
relationships based on co-operation, courtesy, care, respect and
tolerance.
We can achieve this by having high expectations, striving to create a secure,
friendly and caring atmosphere where well-merited praise is used to enable each
child
to
develop
their talents to the full.
We aim to provide
learning is fun and
a happy
exciting.
school
where
Partnership with Parents
Transition
Moving to a new school is a big experience for any child. We take great care to
support the children as they join us, move between year groups and transfer to
High School.
New children and parents are welcome to visit the school at any time to collect
a prospectus. You can also arrange a time to look around school.
We hold an induction evening for all new parents. At this meeting parents have
the opportunity to meet staff and governors informally over a coffee and ask
questions or share information about their child prior to them starting our
school.
Children are invited to spend a half-day visit with their new class to meet their
new teacher, familiarise themselves with the school environment and develop
links with other children that they will begin school with at Birkby Juniors.
The transition arrangements between the Birkby Schools and the High Schools
are excellent.
Reporting to Parents
The school offers two opportunities each year for an appointment of 10 minutes
to discuss children‟s progress. An additional meeting is arranged in the Summer
term to discuss the contents of the annual written reports where necessary.
Parents as helpers
Help is always readily welcomed. We have parents who help out in a variety of
ways and if you wish to become a Parent Helper please contact the Head
Teacher or Assistant Head Teacher. All Parent Helpers will be required to
complete a disclosure application from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Admission Policy
It is expected that a maximum number of (120) pupils will be admitted to Year 3
during the year 2014/2015.
For Admission to All Key Stages
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
children in public care (looked after children)
children who live in the school‟s Priority Admission Area (PAA) who have an
older brother or sister attending from the same address at the date of
admission
other children who live in the school‟s priority admission area
children who live outside the school‟s PAA who have an older brother or
sister attending from the same address at the time of admission
other children who live outside the school‟s PAA.
Community and controlled schools will admit children Statements of Special
Educational Needs where the school is named in the Statement.
Notes
a)
b)
c)
d)
Children in priority 1 above may also admitted above the Published
Admission Number (PAN).
If we cannot agree to requests for admission in priorities 2 to 5 above
without exceeding the PAN, we will give priority up to the PAN to children
living nearest the school.
Distance is measured in a straight line from a child‟s home address to the
school. Measurements are calculated using seven-figure grid references
for each address taken from Ordnance Survey ADDRESS-POINT data.
This grid reference relates to a point that falls within the permanent
building structure corresponding to the address. The boundary of the
building structure form the address is derived from Ordnance Survey
Land-Line data. For larger properties, like schools with, for example,
multiple buildings and large grounds, the grid reference relates to a point
inside the main addressable building structure. The distance calculated is
accurate to within 0.1 metres.
„Live‟ means the child‟s permanent home at 15th January 2015 when
applications close or, if a significant house move is involved, the latest
reasonable date before the final allocation of places. It is expected the
allocation process will take place on 19th April 2015
e)
For children transferring from First and Middle schools, preference within
any of the priorities 2 to 5 above (up to the PAN) will be given to children
attending either a first school in the middle school priority admission area,
or a middle school in the high school priority admission area.
The School Day
Morning school begins at 8.55am. A bell will ring to indicate the start of school
when the children line up and wait to be brought into school by their class
teacher.
If the weather is bad, children will be allowed into school before this time.
However, it is important that your child does not arrive too early at school, as
we do not officially accept responsibility for pupils until school starts at
8.55am. We ask children to arrive at school no earlier than 8.45am.
We consider punctuality and attendance to be very important, and all incidents
of lateness and absence are recorded in the attendance registers. Please notify
us if for any reason your child will be late or absent from school.
School starts
8.55 am
Registration
8.55 am – 9.00 am
Assembly
9.00 am – 9.20 am
Split Morning break
Years 4 & 6
Years 3 & 5
10.15 am – 10.35 am
10.40 am – 11.00am
Lunch break
12.00 pm – 12.55pm
School closes
3.05 pm
Total teaching time – 23 hours 30 minutes per week (excluding breaks and daily
act of worship and registration). We are in school for 195 days – five of which
are to be pupil occasional holidays.
Birkby Junior School
School Term Dates
2014-2015
Autumn Term
Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Friday 24th October 2014
School opens
School closes – Half Term
Monday 3rd November 2014
Friday 19th December 2014
School opens
School closes
Spring Term
Tuesday 6th January 2015
Friday 13th February 2015
School opens
School closes – Half Term
Monday 23rd February 2015
Thursday 2nd April 2015
School opens
School closes
Summer Term
Monday 20th April 2015
Monday 4th May 2015
Friday 22nd May 2015
School opens
School closed – May Day
School closes – Half Term
Tuesday 2nd June 2015
Friday 17th July 2015
School opens
School closes
School Life
Clothing and Jewellery
We encourage the wearing of our school uniform as listed below. All items are
available at Natasha‟s - 2 Buxton Way, New Street Huddersfield, Rawcliffes –
2 Byram Street, Huddersfield and Casual Wear – 25 Cross Church Street,
Huddersfield,
No jewellery is allowed for health and safety reasons, with the exception of
wristwatches, which must be the responsibility of the wearer.
Girls
Red school sweatshirt or cardigan with logos
Plain red sweatshirt or cardigan (no brand logos)
White or grey polo shirt
White or grey shirt
Grey trousers or pinafore
Grey or red Shalwar Kameez
Sensible black shoes
Boys
Red school sweatshirt with
logo
Plain red sweatshirt (no
brand
logos)
White or grey polo shirt
White or grey shirt
Grey Shalwar Kameez
Grey or black trousers
Sensible black shoes
P.E.
Elastic fronted pumps, a plain red or white T-shirt, black shorts/leggings with a
pump bag for storage are needed for PE lessons. Black tracksuit bottoms, socks
and trainers are needed for outdoor games
Swimming
Your child will need the following equipment:One piece swimsuit (girls)
Swimming trunks (boys) boxer or Bermuda style shorts may not be worn
Swimming cap which can be bought from school at a cost of £1.00
It is essential that all items of uniform are clearly named.
Home/School Agreement
In line with national policy, we have a Home/School Agreement, which we issue
to the families of all our new pupils. The Agreement outlines what parents can
expect from our school, what is expected of a child, and how you can support
your child‟s education. There are sections for class teachers, pupils and
parents/carers to sign.
Homework
Children are increasingly asked to work at home, either as follow up to work
already done in the classroom or as preparation or reinforcement of their
learning.
Parents are encouraged to be actively involved in this work. Homework usually
consists of shared reading at home, learning
spellings and times tables and maths/topic
work.
School meals and packed lunches
Dinner money is £9.50 per week.
Meals are prepared on the premises and dinner money is payable in advance on a
Monday morning or each term. Money should be placed in a named envelope or
purse and given to the class teacher. Please note that school procedure is not to
give change so any excess dinner money will be carried forward to the following
week as a credit.
Parents receiving family credit and income support are entitled to free school
meals and /or a clothing grant. If you wish to apply please contact the Education
Social Service at Upperhead Row, Huddersfield.
Children may bring a packed lunch. We ask that parents do not include sweets
or chocolate in packed lunches. When providing drinks please only include still
drinks in unbreakable containers. Fizzy drinks are not permitted, as this can
cause difficulties in the dining hall.
Playtimes
Our school grounds provide zoned areas a ball court and play equipment for the
children to play with during morning break and lunch time. Please discourage
your child from bringing in any home equipment.
Healthy snacks
Children are encouraged to bring fresh or dried fruit for morning break. We
have a fruit shop, which is run at every morning break. Fruit and water costs
20p.
Drinking water
We actively encourage children to bring their own water bottles in to school.
Please can you put your child‟s name on their bottle. We sell bottled water at
our fruit shop and children can access free chilled water in the dining room.
Breakfast Club
We offer a breakfast club each morning from 8.00 am to 8.55 am. Places are
limited so if you would like to access this facility please see our Learning
Mentor.
Extra curricular activities
We are committed to offering our children an increasingly wide range of extracurricular activities. At present our clubs include: football, rugby, dance, sewing,
gardening, cooking, basketball, guitar, steel band and choir, cheerleading, table
tennis, taekwando, art and orienteering.
Costs and Charges
Voluntary contributions may be required for special visits and events. If
sufficient funds are raised all children concerned will take part. If insufficient
funds are raised the visit may be cancelled for all children at the Governors‟
discretion. The cost per child will be clearly identified in any letter to parents.
Medical
The school doctor and nurse often carry out health checks on teeth, eyes and
ears but you will always be informed and asked to attend the health interviews.
Medicines
Medicines bearing a chemist‟s label prescribed by the doctor can be accepted.
They should be clearly marked with your child‟s name, dosage and the expiry
date of the medicine. You will be asked to complete a form before it can be
given to your child.
Medicines should be handed in at the office in the morning and collected from
the office at the end of the school day.
For safety reasons, medicines cannot be handed to children.
Inhalers
Inhalers, which must be clearly named, may be left in your child‟s classroom in a
designated place. It is essential that your child knows how to use and maintain
the inhaler. We ask that parents regularly check that there are plenty of
capsules available and that the inhalers are working properly and update school
of any changes to medication.
Accidents and emergencies in school
Should your child have a serious accident or sudden illness in school, we will
immediately contact the parent/carer. In the event of us being unable to
contact anyone, we would then take the appropriate action and involve the
medical profession.
We have procedures in school for dealing with minor accidents. If a child has a
bumped head, however minor, parents will be sent a note to inform them. Our
school is a no – smoking building. We would appreciate that parents and visitors
do not smoke in the playground.
Discipline
Discipline in our school is based on a family system, whereby rules are thought
necessary for happy relationships when people have to live together in one
building and share its facilities. Fair discipline does not cause resentment and is
acceptable to children.
Children are made aware what is expected of them through agreed school and
class rules, and it is hoped to build upon the child‟s experiences of co-operation
and common sense within the home.
School Security
The school main entrance is fitted with a security system as part of Kirklees
school safety plans. Inner doors are fitted and electronically locked. There is a
closed circuit TV camera at this entrance. This is to ensure the children are
kept safe from intruders. Visitors are requested to use the main entrance in
the car park. Press the entry button on the box on the right hand wall, this will
alert the administration staff who will talk to you and open the door. Please go
to the reception desk and you will be asked to sign in and given a visitor pass.
Please display this pass at all times.
Voluntary One Way Parking System
As you can imagine parking and traffic congestion at the beginning and end of
our school day is a problem.
To try and limit congestion and parking issues we have liaised with the police and
local residents and have come up with the following idea. To implement a
voluntary one way system at the following times:8.45am to 9.00am
2.50pm to 3.15pm
We are asking you to please enter from Lea Street and leave from Wasps Nest
Road. Hopefully this will alleviate the problem and make sure that the children
are able to arrive and leave school safely.
Our one way system is supervised by members of our staff team, who will stand
at the entrance to the playground and at the end of Wasp Nest Road.
Curriculum Information
Governors’ Curriculum Statement
The curriculum is all the planned activities that are organised in order to
promote learning and personal growth and development. It includes not only the
formal requirements of the New Primary Curriculum, but also the range of
extra-curricular activities that the school organises in order to enrich the
experience of the children. It also includes the „hidden curriculum‟, or what the
children learn from the way they are treated and are expected to behave. We
aim to teach children how to be enthusiastic learners, to grow into positive,
responsible people, who can work and co-operate with others while developing
knowledge and skills, so that they can achieve their true potential. At Birkby
Junior School we expect that children will make progress and achieve well within
an environment that is exciting, challenging and thought provoking.
Curriculum
Our school curriculum is underpinned by the values we hold dear at our school.
The curriculum is the means by which the school achieves its objective of
educating children in the knowledge, skills and understanding that they need in
order to fulfil their lives. The school curriculum includes the requirements of
the New Primary Curriculum and places an emphasis on reading, writing and
maths.
Activities may take place in small groups, individually or with a whole class, but
the emphasis is always on individual development. In all areas of the curriculum,
we endeavour to provide experiences, which will cater for the needs of every
child (meeting statutory requirements) and curriculum enrichments are used
throughout school to support learning.
Areas of provision
Core subjects
Mathematics
English
Science
Foundation subjects
Art/Design
Physical Education
Music
Information Technology
Religious Education
History
Geography
Personal, Social, Health and Citizenship Education.
Sex and Relationship Education
The Governing Body has agreed a policy on Sex Education which parents are
welcome to see. The Governors believe that schools have the responsibility to
meet the educational needs of all pupils. All pupils have the right to know how
to develop healthy life styles and have the right to know what physical changes
will take place within their bodies, and how these changes may affect their
development and attitudes. The Governors have ensured that the policy for the
teaching of sex education is age appropriate, giving due regard to moral
considerations. Parents however, have the right to withdraw their child from
sex education.
Religious Education
The school has no particular religious affiliation. The School follows the
Kirklees agreed syllabus for Religious Education. We follow the guidelines of
the syllabus and study three faiths at Key Stage 2. The chosen faiths are
Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Through R.E. we hope to build a knowledge and
understanding of the specified faiths in order to develop in our pupils a deeper
awareness and respect for their own beliefs and the beliefs of others. The
Themes covered during collective worship are respect, being prepared, making
decisions, keeping safe, being honest, trying, being brave, giving, thinking of
others and staying healthy. The major festivals of the three chosen faiths will
also be celebrated. Parents wishing to exercise their right to withdraw their
child from collective worship and/or religious education should discuss the
matter with the Head Teacher. A teacher or an Educational Teaching Assistant
will look after pupils who are withdrawn.
Sport
Our sporting aim is to encourage children to participate in various sporting
activities, to provide as wide an experience as possible. Every child has the
opportunity to experience and develop skills in up to 12 games activities as well
as a full programme of Gymnastics, Dance and Swimming.
All children will have the opportunity to take part in extra curricular sport.
This includes boys and girl‟s football, cricket, break dancing, multisport, street
dance, basketball and athletics.
Taping over ear studs is acceptable for newly pierced ears, although is at
teachers‟ discretion.
*Teachers will not remove or replace earrings*.
Headscarves are to be removed for PE lessons for health and safety reasons.
Pastoral Care
Each child‟s pastoral care is the responsibility of the Head teacher and class
teacher. All relationships within the school are based on care for one another.
Parents are encouraged to discuss problems affecting their child with the Head,
Assistant Heads or class teacher at any time.
The school is committed to the equality of access to the curriculum for all
children. Issues relating to racism, sexism, negative stereotyping, and learners
with English as an additional language and children with disabilities are
addressed in our Inclusion Policy and Equality, Diversity and Community Cohesion
Policy.
Safeguarding
Birkby Junior School is committed to ensuring the welfare and safety of all
children in school. All Kirklees schools, including Birkby Junior School, follow the
Kirklees Safeguarding Children Board procedures. The school will, in most
circumstances, endeavour to discuss all concerns with parents about their
children. However, there may be exceptional circumstances when the school will
discuss concerns with Duty and Assessment and/or the Police without parental
knowledge (in accordance with Kirklees Safeguarding Children Procedures). The
school will, of course, always aim to maintain a positive relationship with all
parents. The school‟s child protection policy is available on request.
Complaints Procedures (Section 23 of the Education Reform Act)
Any concerns expressed by parents and others about the school curriculum and
related matters will be in the first instance dealt with in an informal discussion
with the class teacher and/or Head teacher or Assistant Head Teachers. When
a matter cannot be resolved informally, the Head Teacher will make available
documents to enable you to follow a statutory complaints procedure.
Copies of all Statutory Regulations and all School Policies are available for
inspection in school by appointment or on school‟s website.
E Safety
At Birkby Junior School we believe that the whole school community can benefit
from the opportunities provided by the internet and other technologies used in
everyday life. Our E Safety Policy supports this aim by identifying any risks and
outlining the steps school takes to avoid them, helping us to keep everybody
safe.
We encourage the whole school community to use the internet and other
technologies in a safe and responsible manner.
Staff and pupils work towards a set of standards and parents and carers are
asked to sign the following statement as part of our Home School Agreement.
„We will support the school‟s approach to esafety and will not upload or post to
the internet any pictures, video or text that could upset, offend or threaten
the safety of any member of the school community or bring the school into
disrepute‟.
HOLIDAYS IN TERM TIME
Taking holidays in term time will affect a child‟s schooling as much as any other
absence and we expect parents to help us by not taking children away in term
time. There is no automatic entitlement in law to time off in school time to go
on holiday.
Parents/carers must be aware that school will not authorise any
holidays/extended leave during term time.
Parents/carers wishing to take their child out of school for a holiday during
term time must still complete the Holiday Request Form and return to the
Headteacher before booking the holiday. The form is available from the school
office. Any absences due to holiday / extended leave will be recorded as
unauthorised.
Parents/carers must understand that by taking children out of school they are
making a choice to miss out on part of their child‟s education.
If parents/carers take their child out of school on a holiday which has not been
authorised by the Headteacher they may be fined £60.00 if paid within 21
days, rising to £120.00 if paid after 28 days. This is per parent and per child.
Alternatively, the Local Authority may take legal action against you for the nonattendance of your child where the maximum penalty for an offence is £2500.
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
At Birkby Junior School we work hard to make sure that all children are
included in school life, both in and out of the classroom. The school community
works together to ensure that children with special educational needs are
treated fairly and supported to be full and valued members of the school
community.
Parents and Carers have a vital role in supporting their child‟s education and are
key partners in the SEN process. We seek views of Parents and Carers at every
stage of the SEN process.
We monitor children‟s development and progress very carefully. Many children
may need additional support during their time in school and some children may
face challenges over a longer period of time. If staff and parents have any
concerns this is immediately discussed and sometimes an individual planning and
review meeting may be held. Pupils with special educational needs are usually
given an individual programme of support which is regularly reviewed with
parents. There are times when the school may seek support and advice from a
wide range of outside agencies.
The school follows the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice to ensure
that pupils with additional needs are swiftly identified and effectively
supported. Pupils and parents are involved in all stages:
School Concern
The classteacher or parent identifies that the child may have additional needs
and the child is referred to our Additional Needs Team.
School Action
Staff and parents agree how best to support the pupil and additional support is
identified on our Provision Map. The pupil is given individual targets and
progress is monitored carefully.
School Action Plus
The SENCO or SEN Officer will involve outside agencies such as an Educational
Psychologist, Speech and Language Therapists, Behaviour Support Service and
Specialist Teachers to decide the best teaching methods, strategies and
resources for the child.
Formal Assessment
If a child has long term and complex needs or is still not making progress a
formal assessment may be sought. The Local Authority will consider this
request and may decide to conduct a formal assessment and produce a
Statement of Special Educational Needs which clearly sets out the child‟s
needs, the provision that should be made and will describe the level of support
and resources that should be available.
The provision for children with special educational needs is the responsibility of
all staff in school and there are many people in school who can help if your child
has additional needs, including a large Support Staff Team. Most support is
provided in classrooms to enable pupils to participate fully in lesson time.
Sometimes children work outside the classroom on specific programmes which
are regularly reviewed and monitored by the class teacher.
The Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) and Special Educational
Needs (SEN) Officer have responsibility for SEN within school and will offer
support, advice and guidance to other members of staff. There is a named SEN
Governor who is actively involved in out Additional Needs Team. Our SEN Policy
is reviewed annually and is available in school upon request.
The school has a 3 year Disability Equality Scheme and action plan which sets
out how we meet the needs of all disabled pupils and members of the school
community. Following an extensive building refurbishment the school is fully
accessible and has a range of resources to support children and adults with
disabilities. These include:
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All play areas are accessible by wheelchairs/pushchairs
The main access point is ramped and accessible by wheelchairs/pushchairs
Every classroom has fitted blinds
All outside areas are gated and fenced
Provision of 2 disabled toilets, a shower room and 2 lifts.
Pipes covered in areas of low supervision – cloakrooms and toilets
Visual audit taken place
New handrails and edging strips
Arrangements for the admission of pupils with disabilities
1. The school aims to meet the needs of any pupil whom the parent wishes to
register at the school as long as a place is available and the admission criteria
are fulfilled. The currently agreed admissions policy of the Governors makes no
distinction with regard to pupils who have disabilities. No pupil can be refused
admission solely on the grounds that s/he has a disability except where the pupil
is the subject of a “Statement” under section 324 (1) of the Education Act
1996 and the Local Authority has indicated (in section 3 of the Statement) that
the provision is required is incompatible with that available at our school.
2. Children who have a Statement of Educational Need may be admitted to the
school above the Published Admission Number (PAN).
Additional transfer meetings and support would be put in place for children who
have a disability. (This would be done by the schools SENCO and Additional
Needs Team.)
Admission arrangements for a child with disability may include:
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Transition meetings with the child and parents/carers
Establishing good communication with the parents
Exchanging information with parents/carers
Transition meetings with professionals who know the child well
School visits for the child to aid transition
Each case would be considered individually and admission arrangements arranged
to suit.
3. At Birkby Junior School we believe that, “All pupils are entitled to every
opportunity to achieve their potential without being limited by assumed
emotional, intellectual, physical or social qualities based on stereotypes of class,
gender, learning style or race.” (Birkby Junior School Equal Opportunities Policy
2014).
Authorised and unauthorised absences
Detailed below are figures the Department For Education require school to
collate under "The Education (Pupils' Attendance Record) Regulations, 1992"
Authorised and Unauthorised Absences during period
02 September 2013 – 11th April 2014
Pupil Information in the Period
1.
Number of pupils of compulsory school
age on the roll for at least one session.
2
Number of pupil sessions
Percentage of Authorised Absence in the Period
Percentage of Unauthorised Absence in the Period
Year 3 to 6
433
112707
3.45%
1.58%
School Results
This table shows the most recent statutory assessment results of Year 6 children at
each level in the 2012/13 school year. Figures may not total 100% because of rounding.
KS2 test results and progress
Birkby Junior School Results
Year 6 2012-13
SATS Total Cohort L4+
No
R,W,M
E&M
SPAG
Reading
64
56%
70%
62%
62%
Writing
TA
70%
Maths
Science
80%
TEACHER ASSESSMENT Total Cohort L4+
64
63%
69%
72%
70%
80%
84%
TEACHER ASSESSMENT APS
64
26.6
26.7
24.4
27.3
SATS L4+ THE BIRKBY 46
E&M
Reading
Writing
TA
74%
70%
74%
No
R,W,M
Maths
46
60%
46
TEACHER ASSESSMENT L4+ THE BIRKBY 46
60%
74%
80%
74%
80%
Science
85%
85%
TEACHER ASSESSMENT APS BIRKBY 46
46
26.6
27.2
25.1
27.6
This information is published in compliance with Education Law.
The details given were correct at September 2013. Changes may take place before the beginning of the
school year.
Any changes may be published in a supplement.
Published by:
Governors of Birkby Junior School,
Mead Street, Fartown, Huddersfield