School Day

Risk Assessments – beginning and end of the school day

We have detailed risk assessments that form the basis of our operations for the beginning and end of the school day. Safeguarding is our first priority, and we always look for a parent/carer or responsible adult before releasing children out of the school building.

Breakfast Club

Open from 8:15am, pupils may take part in Breakfast Club daily. They have the choice of cereal, toast/bagel and a drink, and can play structured games until school starts at 8:35am.

Access to School

All children and parents/carers enter the school through the main gates at the top of Plantation Close.  Children should not arrive at school before 8:15am unless they are taking part in Breakfast Club. Children may enter the building at 8:35am once the main gates are opened and staff will be at the classroom doors/in classrooms.  Attendance registers are taken promptly at 8:45am.

Extra-Curricular Clubs

We run a wide variety of After-School Clubs, details of which are circulated at the start of every half-term. All clubs finish at 4:00pm.

Absence Procedure

If your child is ill, please telephone the school office on the day of their absence by 8:45am. 

Children may not take holidays in term time unless there are exceptional circumstances. A full copy of our policy can be found on the school website or may be collected from the school office.

School staff monitor attendance daily and parents are contacted when a child’s attendance falls below 95%.

Our Education Welfare Officer asks for the names of children whose attendance falls below 85% and follows up on such cases.

Punctuality

Good attendance and punctuality are important at Bridgewater Park. Children should be settled in class at 8:45am when the register will be taken. Children arriving after this time will be marked late.  We are legally required to give the names of children who are persistently late to the Education Welfare Service.