Please could all children bring a pair of wellies or outdoor shoes into school for use at lunchtimes on the field.

Children require a change of footwear to enable them to go and play outside at lunchtimes on the school field during the Autumn and Winter months.

Please can you ensure that the wellies/shoes are clearly named and in a bag if possible.

Thank you for your support.

New Penalty Notice Information 2024

From August 19^th 2024 the Government have introduced a new ‘national framework for Penalty Notices’. (in Telford & Wrekin the changes apply from 1^st September 2024).

 There are significant changes that parents need to be aware of:

• If your child has 10 sessions of unauthorised absence in a 10 school week rolling period, you may be issued with a Penalty Notice. These 10 sessions may include any unauthorised absence, including leave in term time and do not have to be consecutive.
• Penalty Notices are increasing to £160 from September 2024. This can be reduced to £80 but only for the first Penalty Notice issued, if paid within 21 days – this reduction does not apply to any subsequent Penalty Notice.
• Any 2^nd Penalty Notice, to the same parent for the same child, issued within three years of the date of the first Penalty Notice will be charged at a flat rate of £160
• A third Penalty Notice will not be issued within a three year rolling period, to the same parent for the unauthorised absence of the same child, – alternative action or legal measures will be utilised for subsequent offences.
• In some circumstances a ‘Notice to Improve’ may be issued – However, a Notice to Improve will only be used in cases where support is appropriate. They will not be issued in cases of unauthorised leave in term time for holidays, where information for parents is included on schools website or a simple warning by the school that a Penalty Notice could be issued if unauthorised leave in term time is taken will suffice.

‘Parents should always apply to the Headteacher for any request for leave in term time by completing a request form available from school.  (DfE guidance states schools should not authorise leave retrospectively so any leave in term time taken without a request being submitted will be unauthorised absence)’.

In developing and publishing the new national framework, the Government has renewed appeals to parents not to take their children out of school during term time.  The Governors and Headteacher of this school support this and students will only be given permission to take leave in term time if there are exceptional circumstances. The DfE Guidance Working Together to Improve School Attendance (Feb 2024) states that: Generally, the DfE does not consider the need or desire for a holiday or other absence for the purpose of leisure and recreation to be an exceptional circumstance. (Paragraph 38.)

 Each application for leave in term time will be considered and if it is agreed and authorised the Headteacher will determine the duration of any leave. However, if the application is not agreed and the absence occurs the dates will be unauthorised. Parents will be notified of any decision in writing. This notification may be hand delivered directly to the parent or posted to the parents’ home address.

As a school we are asked to inform you that in line with Telford and Wrekin Council Policy, if your child is absent for 10 school sessions within a 10 week rolling period and that absence is unauthorised, you may be subject to a Penalty Notice fine, criteria is as detailed above.

2024 2025 Term Dates

DISNEY CLUB FRIDAY – Cancelled

Unfortunately due to illness Mrs Harris will be unable to run the Disney Club tomorrow and this replacement session will be on Wednesday next week instead after school till 5pm. The Thursday session next week with show will run as normal.
Mrs Harris is sorry for any inconvenience this has caused in rescheduling this for a second time.

Due to Parents evening this week there will be no Jungle book Theatre club this Tuesday 21^st March 2023. A replacement lesson will be arranged afterschool on a Friday. This will take place after the Easter holidays and a further letter with dates and times will be issued when we return to school.

Sorry for any inconvenience this might cause.

Due to Parents evening this week there will be no Disney club this Thursday 23^rd March 2023. The replacement lesson for this will run on the Friday 24^th March 2023 3.20 – 5pm. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause