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SCHOOL ORGANISATION

SCHOOL HOURS – START AND END OF THE DAY

The morning bell goes at 8.40 a.m. and the bell for registration at 8.50 a.m. Lunchtime is from
12.00 p.m. to 1.00 p.m. and school ends at 3.15 p.m. The main gate opens at 8:30 a.m. For
the children's safety and well-being please ensure that they are not on the premises without a
parent/guardian before 8.40 a.m. as staff are not able to accept responsibility before this time.

We do have a before-school Breakfast Club which runs from 7.40 a.m.; please ask at the office
for details.

Please note it sometimes takes teachers a little longer to prepare children to go home. We ask
for your support at this time in order to ensure children are released in a safe and orderly way.
KS1 children are presented to adults for safety reasons whilst KS2 children are released from
class.

SITE SECURITY

During the school day, the site is secure with all visitors signing in through the front office. All
visitors are required to wear security badges to show they have approval to be on site.

The school gates are open from 8.30 a.m., school playgrounds and school gate are supervised
from 8.40 until 9.00 a.m. Parents are welcome to remain in the Key Stage 1 playground until
8.50 a.m., Key Stage 2 pupils are asked to remain in the Key Stage 1 playground.

The School gates are open at the end of the day from 3.00 p.m. Parents of KS1 and Reception
classes are expected to step forward to receive their child. Staff are expected to ensure Key
Stage 1 and Reception pupils go directly to the collecting adults. Parents of KS2 children are
welcome to wait in the KS1 playground to collect their child.

Both before and after school, our Site Manager supervises the gate in order to prevent
unwelcome visitors and as an extra line of protection from young children leaving without
adults. Site supervision is a difficult task and we ask for your support.

Secondary school pupils are welcome on site if they are collecting Thorns Primary pupils.

“No Dogs” and “No Smoking” are allowed on site

Bikes or scooters must not be used on school premises in order to ensure the environment is
safe for younger pupils.

The safety of pupils on the school campus is very important to the school community and we
ask all parents and visitors to support us, be vigilant and act as good role models.

COLLECTING PUPILS

We do not allow any child to leave the premises during school hours unless accompanied by a
responsible adult and with full parental permission. This applies to all medical appointments
and family emergencies. Parents are requested to sign children in or out if they are being
collected or brought back into school during the course of the day and must provide evidence
of any appointments.

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