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Be ready

Be ready

One of our ‘Key Three’ (school rules) is to ‘Be ready’ and in particular to ‘Be ready to learn’. An important part of being ready to learn is to be at school and arrive on time every day. We have noticed that more recently we have increasing numbers of children arriving after 8.40am. As you know, we have a 10-minute rolling start from 8.30-8.40am to allow for all families to arrive in a timely manner. Registers are taken at 8.40am and lessons begin at 8.45am. If your child arrives after 8.40am they are late and need to be accompanied to the office where you will be asked to complete a late slip. Lateness can negatively impact learning and progress as well as children’s mental health and well-being as they are not arriving with and following the same morning routines as their peers which help children settle in and have a positive start to the school day. Gates will close promptly at 8.40am, so please ensure your child arrives prior to this. Thank you for your support.