A time is set aside for registration on children’s arrival in school. Every child will have an assembly each day, but not necessarily meeting in the school hall.
Children must not arrive in school until 8.40 a.m. when the side gate will be opened and a teacher will then be on duty. Children arriving before that time will be the parents’ responsibility. If children go home for lunch, they must not return to school until 1.05 pm.
We are very conscious of the dangers inherent in the Health Centre, Hospital and Fire Station opening onto our access road. There is no car parking available for parents within the school grounds and I must ask you, please, NOT TO PARK ON THE YELLOW ZIG ZAG LINES outside the main school entrance. We would ask your co-operation in training your child to be “road safety” conscious and to use the pavements and adhere to the instructions of the School Crossing Patrol person. I have been asked by the local authority to remind parents of their role and responsibilities in ensuring the safety of their children on the way to and from school. Where children use school transport, it is a parental responsibility to ensure that children travel to and from picking up/dropping points in safety. The use of high visibility reflective clothing is strongly recommended.
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ABSENCES
If your child is absent from school, we require a telephone call on the first morning of absence and a note explaining the reason for this absence when your child returns. Any unexplained absences will be treated as unauthorised absences and these will be recorded on the annual school report at the end of the academic year. Holiday forms are available for completion before a child goes away during term time. The law does not grant parents an automatic right to take their child out of school for holidays during term time. However, in exceptional circumstances, school may authorise, in advance, a request for a period of leave of up to 10 days in any year. To download a PDF copy of the Holiday Form, click HERE
All children are expected to participate in all kinds of physical activities unless there are adequate medical reasons, accompanied by a doctor’s certificate. Children are considered fit enough to participate if they attend school, unless a note is given to the class teacher. If your child has vomited or is suffering from what is frequently termed a “tummy bug”, we would appreciate your child remaining at home for 48 hours. Too many children return to school before they are physically strong enough to cope with a day’s schooling.
Parents are asked to try and arrange medical and dental appointments outside school time as far as possible. If it is unavoidable for a child to have leave of absence to attend the dentist or doctor, the teacher would appreciate advance warning of this, and the child MUST be collected from school. On no account am I permitted to send children home on their own. |
SCHOOL UNIFORM
All children are expected to attend school wearing the school uniform. A list of uniform is set out below. School colours are red and grey. We do not consider blue denim jeans, tracksuits, jogging suits or sports club jackets as suitable wear for children’s everyday use. Some items are available in the school office or from local shops. We sell our own school sweatshirts with the school logo, and the PTA run an excellent second hand uniform stall.
All children, up to year 4, will need a book bag to carry reading books to and from school – about 9”x12”, with a Velcro or other easy fastening, NAMED on the outside, please. They will also need a PE bag, also with an easy opening, and clearly NAMED on the outside. Book bags, swimming hats and sun hats are all available from school. The children do not need any other bags. In year 5 and 6 the children need to carry more books and equipment and will need a small rucksack, as space in the cloakrooms is limited, the more compact these bags are the better. All items of clothing should be clearly marked with their NAME.
| Girls' Winter wear: |
Grey skirt or pinafore dress
White polo shirt or school blouse
Red sweatshirt (school logo preferred)
White socks
Red or black tights
Grey or black trousers or grey shorts.
A sensible, warm and waterproof coat |
| Girls' Summer wear: |
Red and white check dress
Red cardigan
White socks
Sun hat |
| Girls' PE & Games |
Red shorts
Red or white T-shirt
Plimsolls (Trainers KS2 only)
A tracksuit may be worn in winter
A one-piece swimming costume
Swimming hat |
All girls should wear sensible, black, flat heeled school shoes. (Children of 5-11 years still run around and we have many a sprained ankle because of the problem!) Boots, sandals and fashion trainers are not considered appropriate wear.
Please ensure that any hair accessories are functional and not purely for decorative purposes. Girls with long hair are encouraged to keep their hair tied back. No jewellery is allowed. Ear studs only should be worn in pierced ears. Watches are allowed at the parents’ discretion. |
| Boys' Winter Wear |
Grey trousers
White polo shirt or school shirt
Red sweatshirt (school logo preferred)
Grey socks
Sensible, warm and waterproof coat |
| Boys' Summer Wear |
Grey shorts
White polo shirt or school shirt
Grey socks
Sun hat |
| Boys' PE & Games |
Red shorts
Red or White T-shirt
Plimsolls (trainers KS2 only)
A tracksuit may be worn in winter
Swimming shorts (not bermuda shorts)
Swimming hat |
All boys should wear sensible, black school shoes. Fashion trainers are not considered to be appropriate for school wearBoys should not wear fashion hairstyles or jewellery. Ear studs only should be worn in pierced ears. Watches are allowed at the parents’ discretion.
The above uniform has been chosen to keep an agreed standard yet allow some flexibility for parents. The items chosen are smart but practical and relatively inexpensive to buy. The uniform marks children out as belonging to the school and should be worn with pride; we want to make a good impression within our community and whenever we are out of school on a visit.
The uniform policy will be maintained through regular inspection and children who are not wearing the appropriate clothing or shoes will be made to change. This may mean telephoning parents to ask them to bring in the proper uniform item. |
SCHOOL DINNERS
When children stay for dinner, we would appreciate it if the correct money is sent, in a sealed envelope, on the first day of the week
.If children continue to misbehave during lunchtime, I may decide to exclude them, after consultation with you.
We cannot alter the booking of school dinners after 9.30 a.m. No lunch is available if a child arrives in school after 9.30 a.m., unless prior warning is given to the school office.
Free school meals are provided for children of parents in receipt of INCOME SUPPORT or INCOME BASED JOBSEEKER’S ALLOWANCE. An official application form (BR35) must be completed, copies of which are obtainable from the school office, and returned to the school, together with proof of receipt of Income Support.
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CHARGING POLICY
The school aims to provide every child with a wide and varied education, rich in experiences that will take place both on and off the school site, irrespective of the family’s ability to meet the costs of these activities. It is the policy of the school not to charge for any curriculum-based activity that takes place during the school day. However, charges are made for optional extras e.g. tuition in the playing of a musical instrument by the County’s music service, for board and lodging on a residential visit, for activities which are out of school hours and for damage caused to school property due to indiscipline or carelessness.
In order to help the school with the cost of activities, such as school trips or special events, we ask for a voluntary contribution. In seeking such contributions please note that the figure mentioned is just a guide and there is no obligation to contribute. Pupils will not be treated differently according to whether or not contributions are made. A breakdown of costs for any activity is provided with the initial letter to explain an event. If the amount of voluntary contributions does not cover the cost the activity may not be able to take place. |
“FAIR PROCESSING” UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT
The Department for Education & Skills is placing a requirement on schools to issue a “fair processing notice” to all parents of pupils. Under the Data Protection Act 1998, schools are ‘data controllers’ in that they process ‘personal data’ (i.e. data that identifies people individually). Data controllers have to provide data subjects (in this instance, pupils) with details of the data that they hold on them, the purposes for which they hold that data and any third parties to whom it may be passed on. This is referred to as a “fair processing notice”, and this is set out below:
Schools, local education authorities and the Department for Education and Skills (the government department which deals with education) all hold information on pupils in order to run the education system, and in doing so have to follow the Data Protection Act 1998. This means, among other things, that the data held about pupils must only be used for specific purposes allowed by law. We are therefore writing to tell you about the types of data held, why that data is held, and to whom it may be passed on.
The school holds information on pupils in order to support their teaching and learning, to monitor and report on their progress, to provide appropriate pastoral care, and to assess how well the school as whole is doing. This information includes contact details, National Curriculum assessment results, attendance information, characteristics such as ethnic group, special educational needs and any relevant medical information.
From time to time we are required to pass on some of this data to the Local Education Authority (LEA), to another school to which the pupil is transferring, to the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), and to Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) which is responsible for the National Curriculum and associated assessment arrangements.
The Local Education Authority uses information about pupils to carry out specific functions for which it is responsible, such as the assessment of any special educational needs the pupil may have. It also uses the information to derive statistics to inform decisions on (for example) the funding of schools, and to assess the performance of schools and set targets for them. The statistics are used in such a way that individual pupils cannot be identified from them.
The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority uses information about pupils to administer the National Curriculum tests and assessments for Key Stages 1 to 3. The results of these are passed on to DfES in order for it to compile statistics on trends and patterns in levels of achievement. The QCA uses the information to evaluate the effectiveness of the National Curriculum and the associated assessment arrangements, and to ensure that these are continually improved.
The Department for Education and Skills uses information about pupils for statistical purposes, to evaluate and develop education policy and to monitor the performance of the education service as a whole. The statistics (including those based on information provided by the QCA) are used in such a way that individual pupils cannot be identified from them. The DfES will feed back to LEAs and schools information about their pupils where they are lacking this information because it was not passed on by a former school. On occasion information may be shared with other Government departments or agencies strictly for statistical or research purposes only.
Pupils, as data subjects, have certain rights under the Data Protection Act, including a general right of access to personal data held on them, with parents exercising this right on their behalf if they are too young to do so themselves. If you wish to access the personal data held about your child, then please contact the relevant organisation in writing:
the school at Seaton Primary School, Valley View, Seaton, Devon EX12 2HF
the LEA’s Data Protection Officer at Devon County Council, Resources Directorate, County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, EX2 4QG
the QCA’s Data Protection Officer at QCA, 83 Piccadilly, LONDON, W1J 8QA;
the DfES’s Data Protection Officer at DfES, Caxton House, Tothill Street, LONDON, SW1H 9NA.
To download a PDF copy of the "Fair Processing" text click HERE |
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