When a child starts at Aylburton parents will be asked to fill in an admission form giving medical details that will be kept on file. School should be up-dated with any changes. Emergency telephone contact numbers are kept, if this change, the school should be informed.

Medicines
Staff cannot be responsible for giving medication. If children need medicine during the day, parents should make arrangements to come into school and administer it. This does not apply to medicines that control chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes, epilepsy and hay fever.

We ask parents to let us know reasons for absence early on the first day so that we know all children have arrived safely at school.

We are legally obliged to record attendance figures both authorised and unauthorised. Authorised absences in 2009/2010 were 2.7%.

In exceptional circumstances only the Head teacher may give permission for children to be withdrawn from school for a family holiday. Applications should be made on official holiday forms, which can be obtained from the office. If permission is not granted the holiday would be unauthorised. Parents should realise that taking pupils out of school in term time has a detrimental effect on their education and could lead to a fine.

We expect advance warning when children are to be collected during the day for dental or doctor appointments etc.

Parents are welcome to visit the school, look around and ask questions. Reception (Foundation Stage) parents are invited to an informal meeting, during early summer, when details concerning the introduction to school life will be discussed. This is a chance for parents to start to feel involved in the life of Aylburton and to ask about any aspect of the School.

In keeping with the policy of Gloucestershire Local Authority (LA), the School welcomes pupils who are four years old on or before 31st August in the year of their admission. Reception children are admitted during September on a part-time basis at first and gradually become full-time pupils by the end of October. The exact details of the introduction and admission arrangements will be sent to parents during the summer term. We try to make the transition to school life as enjoyable and relaxed as possible through visits during the summer term before admission, so that children become familiar with the school environment, meet the staff and begin to feel at home. "Rising 5" sessions are held on Friday mornings during the second half of the summer term. Children from families moving into the area are welcome to join our school at any time during the year.

If the school should become over subscribed the LA have criteria, which will be applied in deciding priority for admission. There is an appeals procedure for parents who do not agree with the LA's decision.

Parents send packed lunches (no cans or glass bottles). On Mondays and Fridays we have "fruity days" where no chocolate or crisps are allowed. Drinking water is readily available.

Fruit is provided for children in Class 1.

Milk should be ordered directly from "Cool Milk". Forms are kept in the school office.

We have regular liaison with Whitecross School, our local comprehensive, through teacher meetings and pupil activities. Providing opportunities for children and parents to visit Whitecross ensures a smooth transition from Aylburton at the end of Year 6.

A few children choose to transfer to Wyedean School near Chepstow and the grammar schools in Gloucester.

Ofsted

Ofsted stands for the Office for Standards of Education. They inspect schools regularly in order to improve standards. Our most recent inspection was February 2011.

You can download a print version of the Ofsted report by clicking here.

You can visit the Ofsted online report for Aylburton School by clicking here.

SIAS

SIAS is the Statutory Inspection of Anglican Schools. This inspection for Church schools occurs soon after an Ofsted inspection. Our most recent inspection was March 2011.

You can download a print version of the SIAS report by clicking here.

You can visit the SIAS online report for Aylburton School by clicking here.

Religious Education

Children who come to this school are educated in accordance with Christian principles and beliefs. Class teaching is based on the Gloucestershire Agreed Syllabus. Parents have the right to withdraw children from RE lessons.

Worship

We take part in a daily act of Christian worship and have regular Church services in which children are encouraged to take part. The Vicar regularly leads assembly; the Methodist Minister and other visiting speakers are invited. The local church has an "Open the Book" team who come into school to dramatise Bible stories.

Spiritual awareness is seen as an important part of the development of each child. Parents have the right to withdraw children from collective worship.