School consultation.  Apologies that the links didn’t work for those of you quick off the mark when the email was first sent out, they are all active now.
Do sign up to come along to a Ventrus presentation on Tuesday 30th next week – 2.30pm or 5.30pm
We would like to invite you to consultation meetings with Trust leaders, Mr Fry and Governor.  They will be held in the school hall on Tuesday 30th January at 2:30pm and 5:30pm. Please let us know if you can attend either meeting by completing this form.  Information presented will be made available on the school website following the meeting.

If you have any feedback on the proposal that you would like to share with the governing body, please do so by emailing consultation-georgeham@ventrus.org.uk on or before 26th February 2024.  The Governing Board will then consider a report on the academy consultation before making a final decision on whether to proceed with the proposal. If the governing body agree to proceed, the plan is for the school to convert on 1st April 2024.

 

 

 

Diary Dates:

Click here  for the school calendar which can be found at the bottom of the website home page.

Tuesday 30th Jan – Ventrus consultation meetings. 2.30pm or 5.30pm – please sign up via the link above.

Wednesday 31 Jan 2024 – a day of cricket ! We have a lovely chap coming in to inspire each class to play cricket and maybe join a club.

Friday 9th Feb –  break up for half term.

HALF TERM – Monday Feb 12th – Friday 16th  + Monday 19th February 2024= INSET DAY

February 27/28/29th !!  – Bikeability year 5 – last 2 forms to be returned please. Please also refer to the check list that came with the form to check the condition of your child’s bicycle. Don’t leave it to the night before !!

Thursday 7th MARCH = WORLD BOOK DAY

Last day of term Thurs 28th March 2024

HERE ARE THE DATES FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025

INSET DAY Tues 3rd September 2024
INSET DAY Wed 4th September
Start Autumn Term 2024 Thurs 5th September
INSET DAY Fri 25th October
Half term break Mon 28th Oct to Fri 1st Nov
End Autumn Term 2024 Friday 20th December
Start Spring term 2024 Monday 6th January 2025
INSET DAY Fri 14th February
Half term break Mon 17th Feb to 21st Feb
End Spring Term Friday 4th April
Easter Holidays Mon 7th April to Monday 21st April
Start Summer Term 2025 Tues 22nd April
Half term break Mon 26th May to Fri 30th May
INSET DAY Fri 27th June
End Summer Term 2025 Tues 22nd July
Click here  for the school calendar which can be found at the bottom of the website home page.

The school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead is Mr Kevin Fry
Our Deputy Safeguarding Lead is  Emma Hill
Our SENCo is Mrs Lucy Rinvolucri.
Make contact with us via  dsl@georgeham-primary.devon.sch.uk

If you have any concerns that you’d like to discuss, please call through to Lottie and ask for an appointment.
You may also find some useful or helpful information on our Safeguarding webpage… https://georgehamceps.wpengine.com/staying-safe/

Attendance… We report the attendance of individual year groups as it’s a really good way to see if school attendance is at a good percentage…  as high as possible of course! The DfE have a target of 96.5%
Attending school regularly is vital to help children achieve and to give them the best possible start in life. It’s also the legal requirement of parents once children are of school age and enrolled in mainstream education. Ofsted has a strong view about attendance of course. Too many absences can lead into difficult discussions about how we can support children to achieve and do well – we could even be downgraded for our current Good status as a result.
Absences will only be authorised if they meet exceptional circumstances. With only 190 statutory school days in the year, there are 175 days (weekends and school holidays) left to plan for family visits, non-urgent medical/dental appointments, holidays etc. School holidays are published well in advance and parents are expected to plan and take family holidays at this time so as not to disrupt their child’s education. We also try to arrange our Inset (training) days to provide time for travel… such as this term’s Friday October 20th.
Holidays… are almost always not recognised as meeting ‘exceptional circumstances’ and therefore an absence would be unauthorised. This could result in a penalty notice being issued by DCC.
Punctuality is important too, and the earlier we get our children into the right habits, the better. You may not realise that being just 5 minutes late every day equals 3 days of school lost a year. Please bring your child for 8.45am when they door is open and the classroom has a learning activity ready for them.