Updates from Mrs Norden

Last week began with our Rights Respecting School (RRS) Silver award accreditation assessment.  This involved some prior preparation by Mrs Namur, who leads our RRS work, and the RRS committee, in sending collated information of all the work that has been undertaken across the last two years towards this goal.  Then, on Tuesday morning, we had a virtual visit by the UNICEF/RRS assessor, who spoke to Mrs Namur, the children, staff, a governor, and me, asking many questions about our journey, what we have learnt and what we now understand and do. 

This process was rigorous and, as we had not been through such an accreditation process before, we were not sure what to expect.  However, the assessor was impressed by how much we have all developed our understanding of the 'Rights of a child', the actions we have taken and how articulate our children are. All of which led to us being accredited with the RRS Silver award. 

A huge well done to Mrs Namur and the RRS committee for all their hard work in moving the school forward and achieving this award.  I am sure they will be creating a new blog soon wit further details.

The next few weeks in school will be very busy with Year 6 SATs, sporting events, music in the community, Year 6 residential, Year 5 likeability and much, much more. There are also changes for some classes in PE days due to external PE opportunities too. So please keep checking the newsletters and admin updates for information.

                                                                                                                               _{Anna-Claire Norden}

_Headteacher

Summer Term Updates and Reminders

Community

Cricket Opportunities :

All Stars (years 1-3) - https://www.ecb.co.uk/play/all-stars

Dynamos (years 4-6) - https://www.ecb.co.uk/play/dynamos-cricket 

Admin General Information

Office hours - 8.30am to 4pm except Wednesday, which is 8.45am to 4pm

Communication - please email the school office when requesting or providing information (office@swavesey.cambs.sch.uk ). 

If you have queries or concerns linked to your child's learning or matters involving your child, please seek support from the class teacher in the first instance. If you feel this has not provided you with what you need, or a satisfactory resolution, please contact the phase leader. Next steps would then be to seek support from other senior leaders such as the SENDCo, Deputy or Head teacher.  

Should you require support relating to a safeguarding matter, please contact a designated safeguarding lead - details for whom can be found by clicking here.

EY and P Payments - a reminder these are due at the start of the month and all balances should be paid on receipt of payment request.

Useful Information for parents and carers - can be accessed on our website page 'Parent Information' which can be accessed by clicking here.

Diary Dates - can be accessed on the website by by clicking here.

Chicken Eggs -  If you would like a pack of our chicken eggs please complete the very short form which can be accessed by clicking here 

SEND, Safeguarding, Health and Wellbeing Links

SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) information can be accessed through our SEND website pages here

Safeguarding Information - please click here for our Safeguarding page especially should you have concerns relating to the safeguarding of our children and families.  Please click here to go directly to our Safeguarding policy.

Attendance Policy - please click here for the school's attendance policy. It is vitally important parents and carers are aware of their responsibilities and the formal processes for attendance matters.  The NHS have created a useful webpage to support decision-making when children are unwell - you can click here for the link.

SEMH (Social Emotional Mental Health) resources for parents - Please click here to access an overview sheet with signposted resources for you to use at home to support your children.  The overview sheet can also be found at the bottom of the SEND page on our website here.  

H.A.Y Cambridgeshire Community Wellbeing support -  How Are You South Cambs? | Home (haysouthcambs.co.uk)

NHS Mental Health Services - www.keep-your-head.com and SHOUT - a new Text service on 85258 which provides real-time support to people of all ages who are struggling with their mental health (text the word HEAR to 85258).

Chat Health is a NHS confidential NHS service for help and advice. It’s safe and easy for you to speak to a qualified health professional. Just send a message, you don’t have to give your name. Discreet and quick. It only takes one message to start making a difference. You’ll get confidential advice from trained health staff in your area. Click here to access the site to start a web chat today.

NHS Pharmacy First Service - the NHS Pharmacy First Service enables children and adults to get convenient access to healthcare advice and treatment where appropriate, for seven common conditions without the potential delay of having to wait for a GP appointment. There is no need to make an appointment; parents or carers can pop into their local Boots pharmacy with their child and ask for help under the service.

Support for the following conditions can be accessed under the service, free of charge (unless NHS prescription charges apply):

To find out about Pupil premium and Free school meals, please visit our Pupil Premium page by clicking here. 

Links to each Phase page under the Curriculum tab on our website.

                                Reception    Yr1/2    Yr3/4    Yr5/6

Access SCOPay Parent Information here and EYandP Fees and Funding Page here