Handbook for parents & carers

1. How to use this handbook

This handbook contains pretty much anything that a parent or carer might need to know about the school. You can read through the handbook from the beginning through to the end, like you would read a novel. Alternatively, you can use the menu to click on the subject that you're interested in, to go directly to that page.

Parents are welcome to request paper copies of any information or documents in the handbook. 

The handbook is divided into sections. Each section starts with a title page, which includes the same image as shown below.

2. About our school

This section describes the basic features of the school organisation, including introductions to the staff and management teams, and what we aim to achieve together.

Introduction

Lindal and Marton Primary School is a small school situated in the heart of the village of Lindal-in-Furness. The building dates from the middle of the nineteenth century and consists of three classrooms, an ICT suite, a hall and cloakrooms with disabled facilities. In 2009 a mezzanine floor was added to create  a teaching space/ICT suite and improved office facilities.  In 2015 another mezzanine floor was added above the Key Stage 2 class which enabled the school to move to four classes and reduce the number of pupils in each teaching group.

A significant feature of the school is the rich outside environment and outdoor classroom which support many aspects of the curriculum. The large garden area to the rear of the school is fully accessible by ramps. The school is surrounded by various play areas which provide opportunities for games. Approximately 100 metres along from the school is the school sports field which is used for games and sports by the children as well as serving as a village play area out of school hours.

Staff

Lindal and Marton Staff
Mrs D Doran	Headteacher / Class 2 Teacher
Mrs S Gallagher	Business Administrator
Teaching Staff
Miss C Stewart	Class 1 Teacher
Mrs J Elliott	Class 2 teacher (0.5)
Mr S Procter	Class 3 Teacher
Miss L Whyte	Class 4 Teacher
Mrs E Greaves	Languages Teacher (0.1)
Mr C Stoneham	Music Teacher
Mr T Lawson	Onside Sports Coach
Support Staff
Mrs J Dalziel		Senior Teaching Assistant
Mrs K Thompson		Senior Teaching Assistant
Mrs C Jarvis		Senior Teaching Assistant
Mrs C Covey		Senior Teaching Assistant
Mr E Vial		Sports Apprentice
Midday Staff
Mrs L Chilton		Midday Supervisor
Mrs A Ronson		Midday Supervisor
Mrs J Roberts		Midday Supervisor

In addition to our experienced and hardworking staff, we often have teaching students working in the school.  We enjoy a close partnership with the University of Cumbria and believe that our commitment to the teaching profession means we have a duty to support and develop students. We aim to be excellent role models and provide the experiences necessary to enable our students to become quality teachers and foster a passion for teaching and learning.

Governors

At Lindal and Marton Primary School we have a very active Governing Body. Our Governors are skilled, knowledgeable and fully committed to the vision and ambitions for the school.

We have two committees, the Staffing, Curriculum and Standards Committee, who are also responsible for safeguarding and the Buildings and Finance Committee who are also responsible for Health and Safety.  Each committee meets four times a year with a full governors meeting taking place approximately two weeks after.

Governing Body Membership - 16-17

Name	Governor Category	Committee Responsibility	Link Governor responsibility	Appointment Date	Re-election date	Attendance	Declarations of interest e.g Business, finance, governance in other schools
Mrs S Bennett (Chair)	LA	Staffing, Curr & Standards – Chair Buildings & Finance	Assessment / SEND	11-03-2015	11-03-2019	100%	Non
Mr B Mayou	Parent	Buildings & Finance  -   Chair	Computing / PE & Sports / PHSCE	24-05-2014	24-05-2018	100%	Non
Mrs S Seath	Parent	Staffing, Curr & Standards	Maths / Safeguarding	17-12-2012	17-12-2020	75%	Non
Mrs E Hutt	Parent		English / Music	04-12-2015	04-12-2019	80%	Non
Mrs J Dalziel	Staff		EYFS / Science	05-10-2014	05-10-2018	100%	Wife of T Dalziel
Mr T Dalziel	Co-opted	Buildings & Finances	Health and Safety	13-07-2015	13-07-2019	55%	Husband of J Dalziel
Mrs S Hoekstra	Co-opted	Staffing, Curr & Standards		30-07-2015	30-07-2019	100%	Previous employee
Mrs J Mason	Co-opted			Resigned 31-10-2016		50%	Previous employee Parent

Vision, Aims & Values

Lindal and Marton Primary School is a caring school with happy and motivated children. It is our purpose to provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment in which each child is valued and encouraged to reach their full potential and experience success.

Lindal and Marton Primary School is committed to serving its community. As a small village school, we understand our responsibility to ensure that our pupils are prepared for a more diverse society.  The school embraces the belief that our children are at the heart of a wider, ever changing, multi-cultural and multi-faith community and key to growing up as responsible and respectable citizens is the acceptance and promotion of British values.

Central to the advocacy of British values are the school’s aims, moral values and core learning values.  All of which are achieved through our ethos, the curriculum and the provision for pupils beyond formal lessons.

Aims

We aim for each child

• to have a sense of self worth, self esteem and confidence
• to enjoy the learning experience and take pleasure in learning,
• to be ambitious for themselves and what they can achieve,
• to be well motivated and independent learners with lively and enquiring minds
• to be able to persevere and understand that determination and effort can conquer difficulties,
• to have successful partnerships between parents, other children, governors, staff and the community
• to care for themselves and participate in a healthy lifestyle
• to show consideration of the needs of others and treat everyone equally without prejudice
• to know how to behave appropriately, acting with courtesy, common sense and self discipline at all times 

CORE LEARNING VALUES

 

LEARNING        AMBITION        MOTIVATION           PESEVERANCE

We believe that through developing these four Core Learning Values we can help foster assured learners who are determined and able to apply their learning to all areas so that they can achieve SUCCESS and make a positive impact on the world.

 

 

SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL, MORAL & CULTURAL VALUES

Children should be aware of the importance of religion to individuals and to society and should realise the significant role it has played in shaping our civilization as it is today.  Staff and pupils should be sensitive and respectful of the different beliefs and customs of other religions and cultures.  It must be remembered that the teaching of moral values is implicit in everything a child experiences in and out of school and that adults should model and encourage the morals that we aim to instil.

British Values

The Department for Education has introduced a statutory duty for schools to promote British Values more actively from September 2014 and to ensure they are taught in schools.  The government set out its definition of British Values in the 2011 ‘Prevent’ Strategy. 

The five key British Values are: 
- Democracy

- The rule of law

- Individual liberty

- Mutual respect

- Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs. 

The examples that follow show some of the many ways Lindal and Marton Primary School seeks to instil British Values: