If the news reports are to be believed, we are heading for some glorious weather this summer. However, as everyone knows, the hot weather can be dangerous if we are not sensible about it. You can download our guidance on Sun Protection, which outlines how parents and school can work together to help keep the children of Wardley Primary safe whilst still enjoying the summer term.
The Wardley Primary school profile is now online on the parentscentre website.
As part of our vision for education at Wardley Primary, we understand that the health of our pupils is essential to their overall development. As a result, we promote the need to drink water during the school day.
Drinking plain water is essential in improving learning as well as improving our health.
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Everyone connected with Wardley Primary School is committed to ensuring that the time children spend in school is profitable and exciting.
We strive to make our school a friendly and welcoming place where children feel safe and secure, a place where they will want to come and learn, a place where they will grow into confident young people who are eager to develop their full potential and become responsible members of the community.
Wardley Primary School has high standards and all members of the school community expect the very best from each other. We encourage children to try their hardest and to respect the right of others to learn, to make the most of the opportunities on offer during their time here, and to enjoy themselves.
Children consistently achieve high results and reports from Investor in People, Charter Mark and from our OFSTED inspections confirm the excellent standards which characterise the school. As a result, Wardley Primary School is highly regarded within the area and within Gateshead Local Education Authority.
We believe that effective education rests upon a partnership between home and school; one supporting the other for the benefit of the child. This booklet explains some of the things we do and how you can help your child to settle in quickly. If you require any further information please contact us.
As part of the National Curriculum and the development of ICT skills, programmes of study for key stage two pupils will sometimes involve access to the internet. This may be for purposes such as exchanging emails with partner schools and researching information from museums, libraries, news providers and suitable web sites.
In order to address concerns about pupils accessing unsuitable material, the Local Education Authority have obtained an internet provider who operates a filtered system. In addition, all screens are in view and access is supervised.
Please contact the school if you have any concerns or require any further information in this regard.
Pupils will operate under the following guidelines:
Pupil Rules for Responsible Internet Use
• I will only access computers with my class login and password;
• I will not access other people’s files;
• I will only use the computers for schoolwork and homework;
• I will not bring in floppy disks or CD-ROMS from outside of school unless I have been given permission;
• I will not access the Internet unless I have been given permission to do so:
• I will only E- mail people I know, or those of whom my teacher has approved;
• The messages I send will be polite and responsible;
• I will not give my home address or telephone number, or arrange to meet someone, unless my parent, carer or teacher has given permission;
• I will report any unpleasant materials that appear on my screen. I understand that this report will be confidential and will help protect others and myself;
• I understand that the school may check my computer files and may monitor the Internet sites I visit.
Wardley Primary School is committed to providing the best possible education for its pupils.
This charter sets out our commitments for the educational provision of the school and the standards that you may expect from us.
As part of our vision for education at Wardley Primary, we understand that the health of our pupils is essential to their overall development. As a result, we promote the need to eat a balanced diet, which includes eating fruit and vegetables during the school day.
Eating fruit and vegetables is essential in improving learning as well as improving our health.
School nurses no longer undertake head inspections. The policy of the Gateshead Health NHS Trust now places the responsibility on parents to undertake regular checks for lice in their children’s hair. This is in recognition that lice infestations are everywhere and that this is a community problem, not a school problem. Their advice is as follows:
In order to ensure that this problem does not persist, it is essential for every parent to inspect their child’s hair, at least once each week, as follows:
1. Wash the hair well and towel dry. It should be damp, but not dripping wet.
2. Comb the hair with an ordinary comb to remove the tangles.
3. Using a plastic detection comb (nit comb), start with the teeth of the comb touching the skin of the scalp at the top of the head. Comb slowly towards the end of the hair, keeping the teeth of the comb in contact with the scalp for as long as possible. Look carefully at the teeth of the comb in good light. Wiping the comb on a tissue will help to see if any lice have been removed.
4. Repeat this process for 10-15 minutes, covering the hair and the scalp in all directions.
5. Keep checking the comb, if there are any head lice, you will find one or more lice on the teeth of the comb or on the tissue.
Following this procedure regularly is most important as head lice do not always cause itchiness and many people will be unaware that they are infected.
If necessary, professional advice is available from the following sources, as well as from any pharmacist:
School Nurse: Grassbanks Health Centre, Leam Lane Estate, Gateshead.
Tel. 4434138.
Area Health Authority: Ingham House, Horsley Hill Road, South Shields.
Tel. 4014500.