# St Chads Primary School

> Learning To Love, Loving To Learn.


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- [Key Information](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/key-information/): Please note that some of these links will open in an external website.  Please note that we are in no way affiliated with any advertisers who may appear. Key Information  Important information and links Department of Education –https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education Education and Learning – https://www.gov.uk/browse/education Local Authority Schools – https://www.southglos.gov.uk/education-and-learning/schools-and-education/school-finder/find-school-south-gloucestershire/
- [Admissions](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/admissions/): Admission arrangements are organised by the local authority. Applications for admission must be made through the local authority using a form online. We welcome visits to our school and are keen for prospective parents to come along, meet with the Headteacher and have a tour of our facilities.  Please telephone the school office on 01454 866523 if you would like to enquire about places at St Chad’s or visit South Gloucestershire Schools Admissions. If your child is due to start school in Reception, we hold open events during the Autumn term for those starting in the following September.
- [Uniforms](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/uniforms/): Please see the bottom of the page for links to help you get the correct uniform. There are many photographs of pupils in school uniform and PE kits in the newsletters and in the Entrance Power Point in the foyer. School Clothing/Uniform Uniform helps develop a sense of unity and teamwork, bringing together a widely diverse group of pupils into one harmonious and cohesive way. We are not attempting to set up rules that can be pushed against to see “what we can get away with” instead there are simple directions that allow everyone to feel together as part of

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- [Flourish](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/flourish/): Admission arrangements are organised by the local authority. Applications for admission must be made through the local authority using a form online. We welcome visits to our school and are keen for prospective parents to come along, meet with the Headteacher and have a tour of our facilities.  Please telephone the school office on 01454 866523 if you would like to enquire about places at St Chad’s or visit South Gloucestershire Schools Admissions. If your child is due to start school in Reception, we hold open events during the Autumn term for those starting in the following September.
- [Headteacher's Welcome](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/headteachers-welcome/): On behalf of the staff, governors and everyone here at St. Chad’s Patchway C.E. V.C. Primary School I warmly welcome you and your family to our school.  Our vision of “Learning to love, loving to learn” underpins all we do in St Chad’s.  We understand that life is a learning journey and we strive to support children in every facet of this. In a densely populated area with many primary schools to choose from, we pride ourselves in being a Church School at the heart of our community.  We welcome children and their families of any denomination or no faith. Together with
- [Home-](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/): Welcome to St Chad’s Learning to love, loving to learn. Welcome to St Chad’s On behalf of the staff, governors and everyone here at St. Chad’s Patchway C.E. V.C. Primary SchoolI warmly welcome you and your family to our school.  Our vision of “Learning to love, loving to learn” underpins all we do in St Chad’s.  We understand that life is a learning journey and we strive to support children in every facet of this. DISCOVER MORE Our Values Our Curriculum Our Policies Our Calendar There is no Event Our Vision Our Vision We want our children to develop kindness, curiosity and
- [School Meals](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/school-meals/): School Meals We are delighted to have Alliance in Partnership (AIP) as our catering provider. AIP specialise in education catering and provide nutritious healthy meals for our children to enjoy. Meals are freshly cooked each day and the menu runs on a 3 week cycle which includes a hot main course and vegetarian option, jackets potatoes and baguettes. All menus meet and exceed national nutritional standards. Special dietary requirements are all catered for. If your child has a special dietary requirement or allergy please complete the special diets form and return it to the school office as soon as possible
- [A Year at St Chad's](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/a-year-at-st-chads/): St Chad’s is always an extremely busy place with lots of fantastic learning happening and experiences taking place for the children.  Have a look at the videos below to see what has been happening at St Chad’s over the academic year 23 / 24. Term 1 at St Chad’s https:/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Term-1-at-St-Chads-Patchway.mp4 Term 2 at St Chad’s https:/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Term-2-at-St-Chads-Patchway-1.mp4 Term 3 at St Chad’s https:/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Term-3-at-St-Chads-Patchway.mp4 Term 4 at St Chad’s https:/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Term-4-at-St-Chads-Patchway.mp4 Term 5 at St Chad’s https:/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Term-5-at-St-Chads-Patchway.mp4 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.
- [The Bridge Family of Schools](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/the-bridge-family-of-schools/): The Bridge Family of Schools are a group of five schools within South Gloucestershire who have common core belief, values and vision for the education of the children that we serve. We are all within a 20 minute radius of each other and work to the benefit of the children and people who work within the schools. The strategic lead of the Bridge Family of Schools is Paul Smith (Executive Headteacher of Almondsbury and St Peter’s) and deputy lead is Amanda Flanagan (Executive Headteacher of The Manor and Oldbury). They work together to support the school and provide the strategic direction of
- [School Games](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/school-games/): Academic Year 24/25 Competition Overview Competition Intent For sport and competitions to be inclusive, accessible and fun. For competitions to be meaningful and engage all young people. For competitions to be planned with intention. For children to feel part of a team and to be celebrated. For children to have an opportunity to compete and achieve their personal best. Intra-school Competition Archery Boccia Dodgeball Hockey Netball Rounders Rugby Union / Tag Rugby Orienteering New Age Kurling Inter-school Competition Archery Boccia New Age Kurling Multi skills Dodgeball Cross Country Football
- [Safeguarding](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/safeguarding/): We take our commitment to safeguarding very seriously and follow guidance in ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’. Our Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mrs Jenkins and in her absence Mrs Ives and Miss Legg are Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads. Our greatest priority as a school is to always ensure the safety, well-being and happiness of all our children. The safeguarding of all our children remains our number one priority. During the holiday, South Gloucestershire Council’s own Safeguarding ART (Access and Response Team) is also available to report concerns about a child: 01454 866000 Monday to Thursday 9.00 am – 5.00 pm,
- [World Book Day 2023](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/world-book-day-2023/): As a school, we set high targets for our children’s attendance as we know that regular, consistent attendance makes a huge difference tolearning: if children are not in school they miss key parts of their learning. Our current target for all children is 96.5% and we would like to thank parentsfor supporting with this . A reminder please, that in line with our attendance policy (policies), we are unable to authorise any holiday andwould ask that this is not taken during term time. Please also support your child to arrive in school on time promptly for 9am start. Key letters
- [Volunteers](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/volunteers/): Volunteer’s handbook St Chad’s Patchway CE VC Primary School Safeguarding – Duty Of Care And Confidentiality
- [Promoting British Values at St Chad's](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/promoting-british-values-at-st-chads/): The Government set out its definition of British Values in the 2011 Prevent Strategy.  Please watch the video below for an overview of these British Values. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCvMXBB-nrg&t=55s   At St Chad’s CofE Primary School these values are developed, promoted and reinforced regularly in the following ways: Democracy Class voting for different positions on student leadership groups e.g. student council, eco-committee, worship group etc. Democracy taught through collective worship and a variety of curriculum units throughout the school year.   At the beginning of every year, Year 6 children apply for the position of House Captain and Vice Captain. Regular school council
- [Key Instant Recall Facts (KIRFs)](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/elementor-9432/): What are Key Instant Recall Facts? Key Instant Recall Facts (KIRFs) are important to help your child develop their fluency and mental maths knowledge.  KIRFs help to support the instant recall of key mathematical facts and information. The instant recall of mathematical facts helps children enormously within maths lessons across the school, especially when they move onto using written methods.  For your child to become efficient in recalling these, the facts need to be practised frequently and for a short period of time.   Every half term, your child will be provided with a different KIRF sheet to be practised and
- [This Week at St Chad's](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/this-week-at-st-chads/): Learning taking place up to Friday 10th March 2023 Have a look below at the learning that has been taking place across St Chad’s throughout the past week.  This week in EYFS As scientists, the children have been investigating and sorting animals into their different habitats. As mathematicians, the children have been subtracting a one digit number. As writers, the children have been working hard on writing simple sentences and captions. This week in Year 1 As part of our curriculum learning, Year 1 went on a school trip to Caldicot Castle in the snow! As writers, the children wrote
- [Prospective Parents 2022/2023](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/prospective-parents-2022-2023-2/): Is your child starting Reception in September 2022? As a school, we are delighted to be able to offer a range of different tour dates for parents of children who are due to start school in Reception in September 2022. We are delighted to be able to offer the following dates, as detailed below, in which tours of the school will be taking place.  The tours of the school will be lead by either Mrs Jenkins (Headteacher) or Mr Ridd (Deputy Headteacher). At each time slot, a maximum of 6 families will be able to tour the school.  Three families
- [Prospective Parents 2026/2027](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/prospective-parents-2022-2023/): Is your child beginning school in Reception Class in September 2026? We would like to welcome the opportunity to show all prospective new parents around our wonderful school here at St Chad’s.  With our vision of ‘Learning to Love, Loving to Learn’, St Chad’s is a fabulous school with a strong community feel where children enjoy their learning, demonstrate fantastic behaviour in line with our school values and actively participate in a variety of further opportunities provided to them.    This year, we will be providing face to face tours of the school, and would like to give you an
- [St Chad's Safeguarding Curriculum](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/st-chads-safeguarding-curriculum-2/): Safeguarding is of vital importance at St Chad’s in providing a safe and secure learning environment for every child. Alongside developing our school values within our children, it is important that we provide opportunities for children to learn about safeguarding within the taught curriculum.  Our PSHE Curriculum encourages our children to be enterprising and supports them in making effective transitions, positive learning and career choices, and in achieving economic wellbeing. It focuses on providing opportunities for children to reflect on and clarify their own values and attitudes, and explore the complex and sometimes conflicting range of values and attitudes they
- [Admissions](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/admissions/): Admission arrangements are organised by the local authority. Applications for admission must be made through the local authority using a form online. We welcome visits to our school and are keen for prospective parents to come along, meet with the Headteacher and have a tour of our facilities.  Please telephone the school office on 01454 866523 if you would like to enquire about places at St Chad’s or visit South Gloucestershire Schools Admissions. If your child is due to start school in Reception, we hold open events during the Autumn term for those starting in the following September.
- [Attendance - Every School Day counts](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/attendance-every-school-day-counts/): As a school, we set high targets for our children’s attendance as we know that regular, consistent attendance makes a huge difference tolearning: if children are not in school they miss key parts of their learning. Our current target for all children is 96.5% and we would like to thank parentsfor supporting with this . A reminder please, that in line with our attendance policy (policies), we are unable to authorise any holiday andwould ask that this is not taken during term time. Please also support your child to arrive in school on time promptly for 9am start. Key letters
- [Pupil Premium](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/pupil-premium/): Pupil Premium allows school to support your child in a very focused way, it brings additional funds to school to allow us to do this and you even get £100 yourself! How to apply for Pupil Premium Link to South Gloucestershire Council website to apply for free school meals. St Chad’s Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 23 – 26: An overview of how the school plans to use the pupil premium funding for the three year period between 2023 – 2026.  The document also show planned outcomes for the year and how they will be achieved. St Chad’s Patchway CofE Primary School Catch
- [Key Information](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/key-information/): Please note that some of these links will open in an external website.  Please note that we are in no way affiliated with any advertisers who may appear. Key Information  Important information and links Department of Education –https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education Education and Learning – https://www.gov.uk/browse/education Local Authority Schools – https://www.southglos.gov.uk/education-and-learning/schools-and-education/school-finder/find-school-south-gloucestershire/
- [Results and Achievement](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/results-and-achievement/):   Academic Results 2022/2023 There were a huge number of success stories within the academic results and children showed excellent progress across the school. Read below to find out more about how the school performed during the 2022/2023 academic year. Early Years Foundation Stage In 2023, 65% of our children achieved a ‘good level of development.’ This is below the national average of 67.2% and the local authority average of 72%. Year 1 Phonics Assessment In 2023, 81% of our children passed the Year 1 phonics assessment. This was above the national average of 79%.  The local authority average was
- [Ofsted / SIAMS](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/ofsted-siams/): Please click on the links below for recent Ofsted and SIAMS reports: Ofsted Report 2024 Ofsted Report Feedback Letter 2024 SIAMS Report 2020 Ofsted Report 2018 Letter to families regarding the most recent report SIAMs Report 2015 Ofsted Report 2015
- [PE and Sport At St Chad's](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/sport-at-st-chads/): At St Chad’s, we believe that all children should have the opportunity to access high quality PE and Sport so that they can develop key skills in a broad range of physical activities and lead healthy, active lives. Every child takes part in a minimum of 2 hours physical education each week; we aim to inspire every child to enjoy physical activity. Through the introduction of the new curriculum, our sports provision enables children to become physically more confident in a way that supports their health and fitness. In Key Stage One, children develop fundamental movement skills, become increasingly competent and confident
- [Policies](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/policies/): Aa Accessibility plan Anti Bullying Anti bullying policy written by the children Underpinning principles for assessment in St Chad’s Assessment Policy Attendance Policy Bb Behaviour Policy Covid-19 Behaviour Policy Addendum Cc Charging and Remissions Policy St Chad’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy St Chad’s Covid 19 Risk Assessment Jan 22 COVID-19 Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy Addendum  Collective Worship Policy Complaints Policy Dd Data Protection policy Ee / Ff Exclusions Policy Freedom of Information Policy Gg/ Hh Handwriting Health and Safety Policy Homework Ii / Jj St Chad’s Inclusion Policy Kk / Ll / Mm / Nn Lettings Policy Marking
- [Finance](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/finance/): Schools are required to publish the number of employees that have a gross annual salary of £100,000.  There are no staff at St Chad’s Patchway Primary School with a salary of that level. Please use this link to take you to St Chad’s financial benchmarking.  
- [Meet Our Staff](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/meet-our-staff/): Mrs S Jenkins Head Teacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead Miss K Legg Deputy Headteacher, Key Stage 2 Lead, Year 6 Teacher, RE, Curriculum Lead and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead Mrs H Ives Deputy Headteacher, Key Stage 1 and EYFS Lead, Year 2 Teacher, English Lead and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead Mrs S Pitt Inclusion Lead, Geography Lead Mrs J Giambarresi Admin Assistant Mrs T Sutton Admin Officer Mr G Bryant Caretaker Miss H Lewis Reception Teacher, PSHE and Science Lead Mrs L Pryce Reception Teacher, PE and Computing Lead Mrs E Ellett Year 1 Teacher / On maternity leave Miss
- [Our School Day](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/our-school-day/): Please see below an example of a timetable of an exemplar school week. The school day begins at 8:50am and the school day ends at 3:30pm. The morning sessions follow a similar pattern throughout KS1 and KS2 teaching: Guided Reading, English, Maths and Phonics or Spelling. The afternoon sessions can vary ensuring children access all parts of the foundation curriculum, including 2 hours of P.E a week. Total amount of hours in a week: 33 hours and 20 minutes
- [Vacancies](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/vacancies/): There are currently no vacancies at St Chad’s Patchway CofE Primary School.
- [Vision and Values](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/vision-and-values/): Our school is blessed and privileged to have superb links with and the support of our local church – St Chad’s Church, Patchway.  You can also find out what the church has been up to via their Facebook page www.facebook.com/StChadsPatchway/ Values and Ethos A warm welcome to St Chad’s Primary School. Every person that attends St Chad’s and those that work to support them are proud to be part of our vibrant and exciting school. St Chad’s is a welcoming and happy place to learn and grow. We want our children to develop kindness, curiosity and a drive to improve the circumstances of
- [Collective Worship](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/collective-worship/): As a Church of England School, St Chad’s has a distinctly Christian ethos, which underpins everything that we do here. This ethos includes a culture of understanding and tolerance and children of all religions and faiths thrive in our setting. The foundations of our Christian ethos are the termly values, which are shared and promoted across the school: love, respect, hope, forgiveness, compassion, thankfulness, trust, friendship compassion, perseverance, peace, courage, creativity, service and responsibility.  While promoted throughout the school week, the children are specifically taught about these values during their daily collective worship. These sessions include service taken by members
- [Curriculum Drivers](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/curriculum-drivers/): St Chad’s Curriculum Drivers In order to develop a broad and balanced curriculum here at St Chad’s, whilst demonstrating our school vision of ‘Learning to Love, Loving to Learn’, we identified the St Chad’s 5Cs as drivers that underpin the curriculum offer that we provide for our children and these are embedded within the subjects that we teach. Community With St Chad’s Patchway CofE Primary School being situated within an urban area between Patchway and Bradley Stoke, it is really important for our children to gain a secure understanding of the local community but also the wider Bristol community as
- [Our Connected Curriculum](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/our-connected-curriculum/): ‘Learning to love, loving to learn’ at St Chad’s As our vision statement suggests, St Chad’s are fully committed to encouraging a love of learning and of the world around us, driven by our desire to provide the very best for every child. Our vision underpins all that we do at St Chad’s; we want every child to feel part of this and be a part of making this happen in school and in their day-to-day lives. We place a big emphasis on valuing achievement and providing an inclusive curriculum, where every child can succeed. At St Chad’s, we believe
- [Our Rolling Programme](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/our-rolling-programme/): Our Connected Curriculum has been designed using a two year cross-curricular thematic approach.  In the following documents, you will find information about what our children are learning as they progress through their time at St Chad’s Patchway CofE Primary School.   Key Stage One  Key Stage 1 Rolling Programme A Key Stage 1 Rolling Programme B   Lower Key Stage Two Lower Key Stage 2 Rolling Programme A Lower Key Stage 2 Rolling Programme B   Upper Key Stage Two Upper Key Stage 2 Rolling Programme A Upper Key Stage 2 Rolling Programme B
- [Knowledge Organisers](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/knowledge-organisers/): Why do we use knowledge organisers at St Chad’s? Knowledge organisers are used across our connected curriculum and play a hugely important role in supporting our children developing their understanding of the knowledge that has been taught within lessons.  As these knowledge organisers are used throughout lessons to support children in retrieving learnt knowledge, this helps the children strengthen schemas within their memory and transfer taught knowledge into the long term memory.   What is the aim of the knowledge organisers? The way knowledge organisers are written at St Chad’s aims to support the children in a variety of different
- [Loving to learn at St Chad's](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/loving-to-learn-at-st-chads/): Loving to Learn at St Chad’s Building on St Chad’s vision of ‘Learning to Love, Loving to Learn’, children engage in a broad and balanced knowledge rich curriculum.  The learning journeys that children engage with at St Chad’s all begins within the EYFS classroom.  Click on the link below to take you through to learning within the EYFS classroom. Click on the subject badges below to find out more information about the range of curriculum subjects on offer at St Chad’s.    
- [Writing](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/writing/): “Reading is like breathing in, and writing is like breathing out.” Pam Allyn Our writing curriculum is centred around the use of high-quality novels, non-fiction texts and picture books to inspire our children to become inventive authors and writers in line with our vision for the pupils to love learning. We believe that teaching the children to love writing is vital if they are to feel motivated to challenge themselves and produce engaging writing of their own. The careful choice of novels is extremely important to us as we ensure that they are suited to the current classes, engage the
- [Reading](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/reading/): “Reading is like breathing in, and writing is like breathing out.” Pam Allyn Reading is at the heart of our curriculum and promoting a love of reading is a key part of everything we do as St Chad’s. We aim to encourage a lifelong love of reading and take advantage of the moral and social messages that are raised by the texts we choose in order to encourage the children to become responsible members of the community. Our vision of teaching children to love learning is promoted through our use of high quality texts, the embedding of reading in all
- [Oracy](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/oracy/): Oracy at St Chad’s Across St Chad’s, developing and teaching children oracy skills is an important aspect of classroom learning.  To support our children, we continue to teach children to talk and teach through talk.  The ability to communicate well is the number one skill that employers look for, yet speaking and listening in schools has not always been a high priority. Many other countries, with high levels of educational achievement recognise and champion the importance of developing children’s oracy skills. Here at St. Chad’s, we recognise that communication skills should be valued and taught explicitly to our children. The
- [Maths](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/maths/): “Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.” Albert Einstein At St Chad’s, we believe that maths is integral to everyday life; it teaches children how to make sense of the world around them through developing an ability to calculate, reason and solve problems. We want our children to appreciate the beauty and power of mathematics and to have a love of learning in line with our school vision.  We aspire to ensure that every child becomes a confident, analytical and secure mathematician throughout their time at St Chad’s. Through a love of learning, children will be
- [RE](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/re/): https:/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/RE-at-St-Chads.mp4 “The beauty of the world lies in the diversity of its people.” High quality teaching and learning of Religious Education is pivotal to our school community living out our vision of ‘Learning to Love, Loving to Learn’. It fosters curiosity about beliefs and practices and promotes tolerance, understanding and respect We aim to provide an inspiring and engaging environment to explore this. Communication is a key driver of our exploration of people’s beliefs as we promote respectful discussion and debate. Understanding our own beliefs Religious education sessions at St Chad’s allow our pupils space, time and opportunities to develop
- [Science](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/science/): https:/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Science-at-St-Chads.mp4 “The important thing is to never stop questioning.” Albert Einstein This quote from Albert Einstein really encompasses the vision of science at St Chad’s.  Our ambition is to equip every child with the scientific tools and knowledge needed to become inquisitive and curious individuals. With the St Chad’s vision of ‘Learning to Love, Loving to Learn’ at the heart and being driven by the 5Cs, we want all of the children at St Chad’s to be scientists who are confident with applying working scientific enquiry skills to conduct investigations, use scientific equipment and build arguments for and against the
- [Geography](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/geography/): https:/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Geography-at-St-Chads.mp4 ‘Geography is the tapestry that weaves the world together’ The National Geographic society At St Chad’s, our vision of ‘Learning to Love, Loving to Learn’ is at the heart of everything we do. We strive to instil in our children a ‘curiosity’ and ‘fascination’ about the world and endeavour to equip them with the skills necessary to become skilled geographers. Our 5Cs of community, creativity, curiosity, communication and collaboration ensure that our Geography curriculum provides children with a rich knowledge about why places are changing and to better imagine, predict and work towards, likely and preferred futures for our world. Children will be
- [History](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/history/): “We are not makers of history.  We are made by history.” Martin Luther King Jr At St Chad’s, everything we do is driven by our vision of ‘Learning to Love and Loving to Learn. We inspire our pupils to engage in a lifelong journey of learning through teaching them the skills of a historian while providing them with a rich knowledge base to build on. Our 5Cs of community, collaboration, creativity, communication and curiosity ensure that our history curriculum uses knowledge of the past to understand the present and to work towards building a positive future where our pupils understand
- [Computing](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/computing/): https:/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Computing-at-St-Chads.mp4 “We need to embrace technology to make learning more engaging.  Because when students are engaged and they are interested, that’s when learning takes place.” As a school, we want the children of St Chad’s to progress as masters of technology within this ever developing technological world.  As children progress through their journey at school, they will develop a firm understanding of how computing can be used in a safe, responsible and positive manner.   At St Chad’s, we want to enable the children to flourish and be equipped with the knowledge to develop and understand the rapidly changing digital world
- [PE](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/pe/): https:/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/PE-at-St-Chads.mp4 “Intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong.” John F. Kennedy At St Chad’s, we believe that all children should have the opportunity to access high quality PE and Sport so that they can develop key skills in a broad range of physical activities and lead healthy, active lives. Every child takes part in a minimum of 2 hours physical education each week; we aim to inspire every child to enjoy physical activity. Through the introduction of the new curriculum, our sports provision enables children to become physically
- [Art](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/art/): “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”Pablo Picasso   This quote shows that we at St Chad’s recognise the artist in all our children and encourage them to develop a lasting love of art. We believe that valuing the ‘process’ or art and creativity and not just the final product is an important way to promote engaged and confident artists. Encouraging all children to engage in art, through practical knowledge and creativity, alongside their knowledge of Art History. With this in mind, there are three key concepts that the children
- [DT](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/dt/): At St Chad’s Primary School, we believe that the subject of Design and Technology is essential in preparing our children for tomorrow’s rapidly changing world and technologies. DT is an inspiring, thought provoking and practical subject, which the children at St Chad’s embrace with enthusiasm. With curiosity, imagination, and creativity, pupils design and make products that solve real and relevant problems within a variety of contexts. They acquire a broad range of subject knowledge and draw upon other disciplines such as maths, science, engineering, computing and art. Children learn to take risks, and become resourceful, innovative, and enterprising learners. At
- [Music](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/music/): “Music is a magic like no other, which can do incredible, unexplainable things.” A quote from ‘The Christmasaurus’ by Tom Fletcher                                                        St Chad’s Music Development Plan 25-26 With a focus on the St Chad’s vision of ‘Learning to Love, Loving to Learn’, we believe that music is a universal language that embodies one of the highest forms of creativity. At St Chad’s, we believe that a strong commitment to music and creativity allows
- [Modern Foreign Languages](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/modern-foreign-languages/): “One language sets you in a corridor for life.  Two languages open every door along the way.” Frank Smith This quote sets up St Chad’s intent towards children developing their engagement and enjoyment of learning languages.  As a school with families from lots of different cultures, speaking many different languages, we feel it is important to celebrate the richness of diversity within our community. We are committed to giving children the opportunity to discover new cultures through the enjoyable experience of learning a foreign language. Being driven by the school’s vision of ‘Learning to Love, Loving to Learn’, alongside the
- [PSHE](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/pshe/): Our vision statement reflects a passionate commitment to loving learning. It is driven by our desire to offer the best possible education for our pupils in partnership with parents, the Church and our local community. It is through PSHE that pupils develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to keep themselves healthy and safe, and prepared for life and work. Children at St Chad’s develop skills and attributes such as resilience, self-esteem, risk-management, team work and critical thinking. PSHE at St Chad’s takes a mindful approach. We prepare children for life, helping them really know and value who they
- [Remote Learning](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/remote-learning/): At St Chad’s Patchway CE VC Primary School, we are committed to providing the best possible remote learning opportunities to our children and wellbeing support for families whilst school is postponed during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.  Although learning at home will look very different to learning within the classroom, all of the teaching staff here are passionate in demonstrating the school’s vision of ‘Learning to love, loving to learn’ through the pre-recorded teaching opportunities and the learning activities that are being provided. Our Statement of Intent As previously stated, we understand that it is our responsibility to strive to provide
- [Children's University](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/childrens-university/): At St Chad’s, we are very excited to be part of the Children’s University scheme to celebrate all of the achievements and opportunities our children experience whilst in school and outside of school. What is the Children’s University? The Children’s University work with schools to develop a love of learning in children. They do this by encouraging and celebrating participation in extra-curricular activities both in and out of school. The impact of these activities is proven to be positive which is why they are committed to creating a level playing field of opportunity and opening access to children of all
- [Reception Class](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/reception-class/): Welcome To Reception Class (Penguin Class) Welcome to the Reception class page.  We are looking forward to welcoming the children back to school in September.  On this page, you will find  class updates and any key information that might be needed. Miss Lewis Class Teacher Francesca Finazzi Teaching Assistant Jamie Morris Higher Level Teaching Assistant Children’s learning journeys always begin within the EYFS classroom.  Please click on the badge below to find out about the learning that takes place within the EYFS classroom. Have a look at the Reception long term plan below.   Reception Long Term Plan
- [Year 1 Class](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/year-1-class/): Welcome to Year 1 Class – Rhino Class Welcome to the Year 1 class page.  We are looking forward to welcoming the children back to school in September.  On this page, you will find  class updates and any key information that might be needed. Miss Hunter Class Teacher Kirsty Viner Teaching Assistant Emma Mounter Teaching Assistant Olivia Wearing Teaching Assistant Curriculum Find below links to the Year 1 two year rolling programme and also knowledge organisers that have been used this year within Curriculum lessons. Key Stage 1 Rolling Programme A Key Stage 1 Rolling Programme B Knowledge Organisers  
- [Year 2 Class](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/year-2-class/): Year 2 Class Page – Tiger Class Welcome to the Year 2 class page.  We are looking forward to welcoming the children back to school in September.  On this page, you will find  class updates and any key information that might be needed. Mrs Ives Deputy Headteacher / Class Teacher Mrs Jones Class Teacher Emma Mounter Teaching Assistant Olivia Wearing Teaching Assistant Kirsty Viner Teaching Assistant Curriculum In this section, you will find the Year 2 two year rolling programme, as well as any knowledge organisers that the children have used to support themselves with their learning in Curriculum lessons
- [Year 3 Class](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/year-3-class/): Welcome to Year 3 Class – Meerkat Class Welcome to the Year 3 Class page.  We are looking forward to welcoming the children back into school in September.  On this page, you will find class updates and also any other relevant information that you might need. Miss Powell Class Teacher Hannah Allen Higher Level Teaching Assistant Lyn Stoker Teaching Assistant Cherie Goodman Teaching Assistant Francesca Finazzi  Teaching Assistant Curriculum In this section you will find information regarding the Year 3 two year rolling programme and also a link to the knowledge organisers that the children have been using to support
- [Year 4 Class](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/year-4-class/): Year 4 Class – Giraffe Class Welcome to the Year 4 class page and it’s great to welcome you.  We are looking forward to welcoming the children back to school in September.  On this page, you will find  class updates and any key information that might be needed. Miss Mason Class Teacher Francesca Finazzi Teaching Assistant Cherie Goodman Teaching Assistant Curriculum In this section you will find information regarding the Year 4 Curriculum two year rolling programme alongside relevant knowledge organisers that the children have been using to support themselves in Curriculum lessons so far this academic year. Lower Key
- [Year 5 Class](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/year-5-class/): Year 5 Class – Stingray Class Welcome to the Year 5 class page.  We are looking forward to welcoming the children back to school in September.  On this page, you will find  class updates and any key information that might be needed. Miss Preen Class Teacher Alba Wakefield Teaching Assistant Jess Ford Teaching Assistant Cherie Goodman Teaching Assistant Curriculum Find below links to the Year 5 two year rolling programme and also knowledge organisers that have been used this year within Curriculum lessons. Upper Key Stage 2 Rolling Programme A Upper Key Stage 2 Rolling Programme B Knowledge Organisers How
- [Year 6 Class](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/year-6-class/): Year 6 Class – Leopard Class Welcome to the Year 6 class page.  We are looking forward to welcoming the children back to school in September.  On this page, you will find  class updates and any key information that might be needed. Barbara Dobson Class Teacher Miss Legg Deputy Headteacher / Class Teacher Hannah Allen Higher Level Teaching Assistant Curriculum Find below links to the Year 6 two year rolling programme and also knowledge organisers that have been used this year within Curriculum lessons. Upper Key Stage 2 Rolling Programme A Upper Key Stage 2 Rolling Programme B Knowledge Organisers
- [Children as Leaders](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/children-as-leaders/): There are many opportunities for children to lead and fulfil a range of different roles across St Chad’s.  It is vital for children to have a voice across the school and we endeavour to try to accommodate their views and suggestions as far as we can.   The School Council Our brilliant school council do a huge amount to promote the voice of the children around the school.  Our school council comprises of two representatives from each class in the school.  Each representative is voted to represent their class by their class peers and this voting system happens annually.  School
- [Mental Health and Wellbeing Afternoons](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/mental-health-and-wellbeing-afternoons/): Developing children to have positive mental and physical wellbeing is vitally important here at St Chad’s.  Once a term for an afternoon, children come together in their house groups with children mixed up from Reception up to Year 6.  In their house teams, children complete three different fun activities in an afternoon, which are all focused on providing a range of experiences that they can use in the future to support themselves independently.  There are a number of different types of activities available to the children, such as: Yoga Mindfulness Colouring Origami Cookie decorating Bingo Dance Teambuilding games These afternoons
- [Web Links for Children](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/web-links-for-children/): On this page, you will find lots of links to different web sites that are extremely useful in supporting children with their learning across the curriculum. Across the Curriculum BBC Bitesize – A great website to support KS1 children with information and knowledge across a range of subjects in the national curriculum. BBC Bitesize – A great website to support KS2 children with information and knowledge across a range of subjects in the national curriculum. Topmarks – A website that provides resources across the national curriculum. Grid Club – Opportunities to play a range of great games and activities. BBC Supermovers – A great website
- [Extra-Curricular Opportunities](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/extra-curricular-opportunities/): With a high importance placed upon enriching children’s lives, and providing further opportunities both inside and outside of the classroom, there are a wide range of extra-curricular clubs available for children at St Chad’s Patchway.  These act as opportunities to try something new and we encourage parents to support children in attending. A range of clubs are available to the children throughout the year, which provide sporting, creative and musical opportunities.  Clubs won’t be the same throughout the year and we ask parents to keep an eye on the updated clubs timetable.  For those clubs that are run by outside
- [Letters](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/letters/): South Gloucestershire Community / Learning Bikeability Oct Half Term Holiday Courses The Friends of St Chad’s Primary School – Fundraising for St Chad’s Patchway Primary School The Castle School – Open Evening Open Evenings – Secondary Schools Olympus Trust Sep 2025 Music – Beginner Strings at Little Stoke for Year 1 & 2 SEND survey Oral Health Posters Jun 25 Measles Information for School Jan 2025 NHS Pharmacy First Service Jan 2025 Financial Support Flyer – Jul 2024 What’s On at St Chad’s Church 2024 Parent & Carer Survey Wraparound Care School Health Nursing – Community Children’s Health Partnership –
- [New Reception Children 2025](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/new-reception-children-2022/): A huge welcome to St Chad’s Patchway C of E Primary School We are looking very much forward to being able to welcome our new Reception children into our school from September 2025.  This page will constantly be being updated with further information, resources and dates for your diary.   We will strive to ensure that the transition for your child is a smooth one as they begin their learning journey with us at St Chad’s. New to EYFS Letter :  Follow the attached letter to find out important transition events taking place for your child before they start school at St
- [Breakfast and After School Provision](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/breakfast-and-after-school-provision/): As a result of parental demand and discussions, Swift Sports Coaching ‘The Nest Childcare’ provide breakfast and after school provision on site for those parents who require childcare facilities outside of school hours.  Whether it is for parents in full-time employment who require further childcare support on a regular basis, or even for parents who might require it on an adhoc basis, The Nest Childcare are there to provide a safe, stimulating and vibrant environment within which your child is cared for. After School & Breakfast Club – The Nest at St Chad’s September 2022 – Bookings for breakfast and after
- [Harvest Festival 2023](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/harvest-festival-2021/): Celebrating Harvest It was fantastic to be able to welcome our school community into St Chad’s to celebrate harvest with the children.  Each school house were able to hold their own harvest celebration assembly and they all did brilliantly throughout. The food donations provided will go to the North Bristol Foodbank. Our brilliant house captains with the food donations.  We thank the St Chad’s Community for their kind support.
- [Be a Rockstar Day](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/be-a-rockstar-day/): On Friday 14th January, children across the school had a fantastic day coming into school dressed as a rockstar.  Within the day, children completed a range of different mathematical activities to help develop understanding of multiplication.  These activities ranged from children creating their own multiplication board games to budgeting whilst creating rockstar costumes.
- [Covid-19 Safeguarding](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/covid-19-safeguarding/): Safeguarding/Key Contacts for parents/carers: Safeguarding: Our greatest priority as a school is to always ensure the safety, well-being and happiness of all our children. In these unprecedented times, and during the school closure, the safeguarding of all our children remains our number one priority. As a school we will be continuing to support all our families through different means: whether by frequent phone calls, emails, text, dojo, food parcel deliveries or even when necessary face to face house visits (with social distancing protocols). It must also be noted that we are also continuing to work with external agencies, during this period
- [SEN Support (also known as Local Offer)](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/sen-support-also-known-as-local-offer/): At St Chad’s, we value the individuality of all of our children. We are committed to giving all of our children every opportunity to achieve the highest of standards. We do this by taking account of pupils’ varied life experiences and needs. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum and have high expectations for all children. We support and welcome all children to St Chad’s and we strive to provide the very best all round education for all children.  Pupils with additional needs apply for a place in St Chad’s through following the Local Authority admissions process here. Please read the
- [Newsletters](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/newsletters/): Academic Year 2024-2025 Please click on the links below for newsletters from the academic year 2024-2025 Term 1 Newsletter  Term 2 Newsletter Term 3 Newsletter Term 4 Newsletter Term 5 Newsletter Term 6 Newsletter
- [Uniform](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/uniform/): Please see the bottom of the page for links to help you get the correct uniform. There are many photographs of pupils in school uniform and PE kits in the newsletters and in the Entrance Power Point in the foyer. School Clothing/Uniform Uniform helps develop a sense of unity and teamwork, bringing together a widely diverse group of pupils into one harmonious and cohesive way. We are not attempting to set up rules that can be pushed against to see “what we can get away with” instead there are simple directions that allow everyone to feel together as part of
- [Digital Literacy](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/digital-literacy/): At St. Chad’s, we love to use computing in every area of the curriculum.  With the ever evolving technological world that we live in, it is imperative that children know how to use technology safely. Children at St Chad’s use the Internet on a regular basis as part of their learning. In school, we have regular digital literacy teaching (at the beginning of every Computing lesson) to remind children of the importance of keeping themselves safe online. At home, sometimes children can be given unsupervised access to the Internet. This, potentially, allows them to access all kinds of society (both good
- [Web Links for Parents](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/web-links-for-parents/): Find below a range of different web links for parents to provide support for a range of different contexts. Our Local Authority South Gloucestershire Council Patchway Town Council   Our Church Links St Chad’s Church Bristol Diocese Church of England   Local Secondary Schools Bradley Stoke Community School Castle School, Thornbury Marlwood School  Patchway Community School   Breakfast and After-School Provision The Nest Childcare   Family Support Patchway Hub – Providing essential services to the local community. Southern Brooks – Family support services ChildLine – A website to support young people through any issues they are experiencing. Parent Zone – A wealth of advice
- [Supporting your child at home](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/supporting-your-child-at-home/): Supporting your child with writing at home Supporting your child with reading at home Supporting your child with spelling at home Supporting your child with maths at home Supporting your child with writing at home How to support your child with writing at home? As educators, developing children’s enjoyment of writing is a key priority.  Our drive is to deliver writing sessions through a cross-curricular model with a focus on novels which link in closely with the Curriculum units that the children are studying.  By studying class novels, it is important that our children are writing for a purpose. For
- [Supporting your child with writing at home](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/supporting-your-child-with-writing-at-home/): How to support your child with writing at home? As educators, developing children’s enjoyment of writing is a key priority.  Our drive is to deliver writing sessions through a cross-curricular model with a focus on novels which link in closely with the Curriculum units that the children are studying.  By studying class novels, it is important that our children are writing for a purpose. For further information about the writing curriculum at St Chad’s, please click on this link. Helping your child with writing at home To consolidate the learning taking place at school, there are a number of different
- [Supporting your child with reading at home](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/supporting-your-child-with-reading-at-home/): How to support your child with reading at home? Helping to create a reading culture around school is important in supporting our children to develop a love of reading throughout their time at St Chad’s. Please follow this link to find out further information regarding the teaching of reading at St Chad’s. Top tips for supporting your child with reading Be a good model for your child.  Therefore, let them see you enjoy reading a variety of different types of text such as, newspapers, books, magazines etc. Keep reading sessions short and relaxed with your child.  Make sure to give
- [Supporting your child spelling at home](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/supporting-your-child-spelling-at-home/): How to support your child with spelling? To support your child in becoming a confident and secure speller, it is vital that you are able to consolidate school learning at home.  At school, children have daily spelling sessions which focuses on progressing their understanding of phonic spelling patterns from KS1 into KS2, as well as securing understanding of common exception words. Alongside the variety of spelling patterns the children have to learn, in the new Curriculum, children are expected to spell key words as part of the age related expectations. These key word lists can be found below: Year 1
- [Supporting your child with maths at home](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/supporting-your-child-with-maths-at-home/): How to support your child with maths at home? There are a number of ways that you can support your child with developing their mathematical understanding, as well as consolidating learning that has taken place within school. Times Tables and Number Bonds Learning and understanding times tables and number bonds is vitally important for all children.  Your child will participate in a lot of different learning opportunities in school, but there are different things that you can do to support them in understanding their times tables and number bonds at home. Follow this link to a range of different websites
- [Privacy](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/privacy/): How is data used at St Chad’s? Please find a link to the school’s pupil privacy notice policy below. St Chad’s Pupil Privacy Notice
- [Parental Feedback](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/parental-feedback/): At St Chad’s Patchway CofE Primary School, we value the importance of home and school working closely together to support a child’s learning.  We really care about feedback and suggestions from parents and carers. Have a look below at some of the recent parental feedback the school has received from a recent parents’ consultation evening in February 2024.  https:/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Parental-Response-February-2024.mp4 Please follow the attachment below to see how the school have responded to parental feedback that was provided.  Questionnaire feedback – February 2024
- [Governors](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/governors/): Welcome to our Governors’ web page. Firstly, a big thank you for your continued support of all the pupils and the school, and your part in helping the school to achieve the improved results we have seen over the last few years. We hope you will find the latest Governors’ Annual Report to be informative.  The link is near the bottom of the page and any feedback would be appreciated. We would also like to thank vehicle users for continuing to use the voluntary one-way system at school drop off and pick up times which has helped to improve the
- [Friends](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/friends/): Our school ‘Friends’ committee is extremely active, and does a lot of fundraising for the school.  All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend our social events. Please click on the link, below, to visit our Facebook page. The Friends’ Facebook Page Letters Jo Barrs – Marathon fundraising Christmas Disco 2025 – response needed The Friends Annual General Meeting Monday 22nd Sept 2025 The Friends Socials Family Quiz Night – cancelled Friends Newsletter – July 2025 Welcome letter from The Friends Match Funding Jo is running a marathon! Fundraising for our Forestry and creative play area https://www.pta-events.com/friendsofstchadspatchway/
- [Calendar](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/calendar/): There is no Event Event Details
- [Contact Us](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/contact-us/): Address Cranham Drive Patchway BS34 6AQ Phone 01454 866523 Twitter Our Latest Tweets If you need to contact us for any information, please use the details below: Headteacher: Mrs S. Jenkins SENCO: Mrs S Pitt Email: admin@stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk Initial enquiries / queries will be dealt with by the Admin Team consisting of Mrs Sutton and Mrs Giambarresi. If you require a paper copy of our website, this can also be requested from the above address. Contact Form Δ First NameLast NameEmailSubjectYour MessageSubmit
- [Home](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/home/): Welcome to St Chad’s Learning to love, loving to learn. Welcome to St Chad’s On behalf of the staff, governors and everyone here at St. Chad’s Patchway C.E. V.C. Primary School, I warmly welcome you and your family to our school.  Our vision of “Learning to love, loving to learn” underpins all we do in St Chad’s.  We understand that life is a learning journey and we strive to support children in every facet of this. In a densely populated area with many primary schools to choose from, we pride ourselves in being a Church School at the heart of
- [Local Offer Introduction](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/local-offer-introduction/): St Chad’s Local Offer An Introduction ‘Local Offer’ For Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) At St Chad’s, we value the individuality of all of our children. We are committed to giving all of our children every opportunity to achieve the highest of standards. We do this by taking account of pupils’ varied life experiences and needs. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum and have high expectations for all children. The achievements, attitudes and well-being of all our children matter to us and we work hard to develop every area of a child. St Chad’s strive hard to ensure
- [Areas of Need Explained](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/areas-of-need-explained/): 2.Areas of need Explained Definitions Children have special educational needs if they have a learning difficulty which calls for extra special educational provision to be made for them that is additional or different from that made generally for others of the same age. Children have a learning difficulty if they:(a) have a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of children of the same age; or(b) have a disability which prevents or hinders them from making use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided for children of the same age in schools within the area of the local
- [The Waves](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/the-waves/):   The Waves of Intervention Available at St. Chad’s Patchway Primary The school provides a graduated response to each child dependent on the level of need. These are often referred to as waves of intervention.Wave 1: Quality first teaching through differentiation in English and Maths lessons.Wave 2: Small group support for those pupils who are achieving below age expected levelsWave 3: Focussed, individualised programmes for pupils working well below age expectation TEACHING APPROACH: WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH (1ST QUALITY TEACHING) TARGETED SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS OR SMALL GROUPS SPECIFIED INTERVENTION FOR THOSE WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS   Wave 1 Intervention Wave 2 Intervention Wave 3 Intervention
- [Commonly Asked Questions](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/commonly-asked-questions/): How does St Chad’s Patchway Primary know if children need extra help? The school’s system for regularly observing, assessing and recording the progress of all children is used to identify children who may have additional needs. Children may also be identified as having SEN through a variety of ways including the following:  Liaison with previous school or pre-schools Early Years Foundation Stage Profile Progress measured against the assessment focuses in literacy and maths National Curriculum descriptors for the end of a key stage Progress measured against the P level descriptors Standardised screening and assessment tools Observations of behavioural, emotional and
- [Your SENCo](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/your-senco/): SENCo: Mrs S Pitt Working as part of the Senior Leadership Team, I work closely with all staff in school, parents, outside agencies and colleagues throughout South Gloucestershire. I have responsibility, alongside the Head Teacher, for co-ordinating the provision of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. I provide support for; •    Giving advice on issues related to SEND•    Meeting with parents to discuss any concerns they may have about their child’s development or learning difficulties•    Assessments of individual pupils to identify need•    Referring pupils to a range of other professionals, such as; Educational Psychologist, Speech and Language Advisors, Occupational
- [Pupil and Parent Support Worker](https://stchadsprimaryschool.co.uk/pupil-and-parent-support-worker/): Parent Support Worker: Hannah Allen Hannah can support you in a number of ways, which can be requested by yourselves or sometimes we may approach you to see if we can be of support.  Some of the ways we can support you is:•    Home visits prior to children starting Reception if desired.•    Supporting parents of children with additional support needs.•    Counselling-personal difficulties or concerns about a family member.•    Difficulties in managing children’s behaviour.•    Help accessing appropriate support services. As well as offering individual support to families, Hannah can help access courses in a variety of subjects within the local community


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