Prospectus

Admission Arrangements

Children come to Longlevens Infant School from many different pre-school settings. We work closely with these groups.

Prospective parents are welcome to visit the school and should telephone the school office for an appointment. In Gloucestershire, children may be admitted to the school at the beginning of the school year in which their fifth birthday falls. Open evenings are advertised at our pre-school settings.

Children are admitted to Longlevens Infant School using the Local Authority (L.A) admission criteria. The L.A. is the admissions authority and handles all admissions to local authority schools.

Under the terms of the Education Act (1980), any parent who has been refused a place for their child has the right of appeal. This appeal should be made to the School Admissions Team at Shire Hall, Gloucester (01452 425407).

To help the new Reception children settle at school we design a programme to make school entry as smooth as possible. This programme includes:

Information afternoon for prospective parents.
Information evening for new parents.
Pre-school visits by staff to playgroups.
New parent interviews.
Welcome booklets for both parents and children.
Story sessions in school during the summer term.
The children visit the classroom and teacher for a morning in the summer term.

The schools Published Admission Number (PAN) is 120

Flexi Schooling

The school does not currently make provision for flexi schooling.

Part time

EYFS

During EYFS induction & transition close liaison between the Class teacher & parents ensures a smooth transition for the child in to school. Sometimes children take longer to make the transition meaning some children will continue on a part time timetable for longer than the induction period.

This arrangement can be put in place up until the term following their 5th birthday when they are required to attend full time.

Age 5 onwards

Only in exceptional circumstances after the term following their 5th birthday can a part time timetable be considered & where this is the only way to meet the child’s needs or when there is a serious risk of exclusion. This decision will be made in partnership with both home & school. This will be reported to the LA through the part time timetable spreadsheet.

For in year admissions please contact the school office.

Our admission and appeal arrangements can be found on the Gloucestershire County Council website. Please see the links below:

Gloucestershire County Council Education Department Website

Before and After School Provision

We offer our own 'Wrap Around Care' before and after school club for infant aged children, called Fun with Friends. Details can be found in the Fun with Friends tab on the website.

Other private providers are available, please see our links page.

Healthy Eating

The school takes part in the ‘School Fruit and Vegetable scheme’ which provides a daily piece of fruit or veg for each child free of charge. The children have a good variety of fruit or small vegetables to choose from.

If you would like to, you may also send in your child with a small healthy snack. This can comprise of the following wide range of healthy snacks for mid-morning break:

A piece or portion of fresh fruit or vegetables of any variety.
Dried Fruit, again a snack sized portion. This includes any pure fruit freeze-dried snacks, for example, YoYo Bears. (No fruit winders as they contain many hidden additives and sugar.)
A portion of cheese.

And / or a plain carbohydrate option, without toppings, from the list below:

Plain rice cake, Crackers or oatcakes, Plain breadsticks or a pack of mini breadsticks A piece of malt loaf

Drinks: Plain water (for the classroom)

A sugar free drink e.g squash – for break or lunchtime.

Please remember that we are a nut free school due to pupils with nut allergies on role. Please do not send your child to school with any nut products.

This healthy snack needs to be either in a clearly named container or write the child’s name on the fruit e.g. banana skin. No sweets, cakes, crisps or chocolate please. Please do not send your child in with any more than 1 piece or portion of fruit or vegetables and/or 1 carbohydrate option. They will not have the time to eat it and we feel it will spoil their meal at lunchtime. As it is important that children drink plenty of fluids, please provide a clearly named drinking bottle which they have access to throughout the day.

Safeguarding

Further safeguarding information can be found in the Documents section Safeguarding tab. Please click here to view them.

School Hours

School starts at 8.40am and finishes at 3.05pm (32.1 hours per week*).

Lunch break is between 11.45 – 12:45pm for EYFS, 12:00 - 1:00pm for Year 1 and 12:15 – 1:15pm for Year 2.

Please bring your child to school on time. Access to the school site is from 8.30am and children can begin lining up at 8.40am. You are responsible for the safety and behaviour of your child prior to them joining their class teacher.

The road outside the school is dangerous and there is congestion at the start and end of the school day. Please do not park in the staff car park unless you have claimed a disabled access pass from the school office, as there is insufficient room. For safety, there is no pedestrian access through the car park from 8:30-9:00am and 3:00-3:30pm. In the interests of safety PLEASE DO NOT PARK OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL GATES OR ILLEGALLY.

We encourage walking, cycling, the use of scooters and other environmentally friendly means of travel. We also respect our neighbours and would ask that you park responsibly.

*Following consultation, the school hours have been organised to allow for the safe ingress and egress of families dropping off and collecting siblings from our partner school, Longlevens Junior School, which is 500m up the road.

Information for Prospective Parents

To see our booklet for prospective parents, please click here

Uniform

We take a pride in our dress and ask all children to adhere to our school uniform dress code.

All children
White polo shirt/white shirt
Green sweatshirt/cardigan
Black or grey trousers/Grey pinafore/skirt/grey shorts
Grey, black or white socks
Summer only Green and white checked dress
Black Shoes (no open toes or sling back and no trainers) In winter we do allow short black smart boots no fashion boots.
If the children wear wellington boots to school they must have a pair of shoes to change into and a peg or bag to store their wellingtons in.
Hair: All children with hair longer than shoulder length will be asked to tie it back, with a scrunchie or band.
Hats: In the winter and summer children are encouraged to wear a hat either to keep them warm or to keep the sun off their heads.

Please ensure that all items of clothing are named including footwear.

Please see here regarding purchasing new logo'd uniform.

Sports Kit

Please supply a pair of black shorts, a t-shirt with short sleeves in the child's house colour (Crocs - yellow, Mice - red, Larks - blue and Owls - green) and a pair of plimsolls/daps/trainers. Warm black joggers and a green / black top are required for outside games in winter. Children need socks to replace tights for P.E. Please also provide spare underwear and socks. The children should keep their P.E. kit in a named bag, and all kit should be clearly named.

Other useful dress information.

Extreme fashion haircuts, nail varnish, tattoos and jewellery in school (including rings, bracelets or necklaces) are not to be worn. Hair should be natural colour. Earrings/studs must be removed before any P.E. activities or tape must be provided by the parents which the children must put on or have put on before they come to school. Staff are not permitted to remove and cover earrings. The only exception to jewellery is when a child has to wear a medical identity bracelet or chain.

A watch may be worn for educational purposes.

Book Bags

We request that parents purchase a small school book bag, for children to transport reading books and reading records to and from school. Back packs for children to use to carry lunch boxes, or fruit and drink, are also available from Monkhouse, in Gloucester.

Lost Property

Please ensure all items are named. Lost items will be returned to their class teacher. We try to trace ownership, but after 3 weeks we dispose of any unclaimed items. If it is not named we cannot return it to you.

Personal Items

Children are not allowed to bring toys or personal effects to school, unless asked to do so by their class teacher in connection with a topic or display. This prevents loss and any associated distress this may cause a child. Items brought to school are done so entirely at the owner’s risk.