Charging Policy
In line with statutory requirements, the Governing Body of each school must have a ‘Charging Policy.’ The full policy for our school is available on request. In brief however, the Governors feel that enrichment of the school curriculum through educational visits and visitors into school is an essential part of each child’s experience at Hunter’s Bar Infant School. Indeed a proportion of the school budget is set aside for just such experiences each year, although Governors recognise that funding for all such enrichment cannot be fully met by school resources. Voluntary contributions will therefore be requested from parents. The Charging Policy sets out to ensure that no child will be disadvantaged by a parents’ inability to pay. However where there is insufficient support from voluntary contributions then planned visits and enrichment activities may not take place.
It is also the policy of the school to reserve the right to ask parents to pay for wilful breakage or damage to school property or equipment by a child and for the loss of reading or library books.
Assessment
Assessment is a continuous process that supports the school’s aim of realising the potential of every child in all aspects of learning and development.
A range of approaches are used and evidence of assessment is kept to monitor the progress of each individual. Each child’s Assessment Profile includes:
- Records from pre-school provision and visits made by our Foundation Stage practitioners to these settings
- Foundation Stage Profile Assessments completed in the child’s first, Reception year
- Pupil progress and tracking information from on-going teacher assessment in English, Maths and Science
- Copies of all Annual Reports, along with information from the child and their parents
- Data from End of Key Stage One tasks and tests for children in Year 2
End of Key Stage Assessment
All Primary school children continue to take part in National Curriculum testing during the summer term of Year 2.
Standard Assessment Tests (SATs) and Teacher Assessment Results in 2008
% of children at Level 2 or above:
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English |
Maths |
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Hunter’s Bar Infant School |
84% |
94% |
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National |
83% |
90% |
NB: The expected level of attainment in these Standardised Assessment Tasks and Tests (or SATs) for a 7 year old is Level 2b.
The % of children in our school attaining Level 2b or above in Reading and Maths is above the national average and further details of this are available to parents on request.
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