Our School Day

• Doors open 8:45am
• Registration closes at 9:00am
• End of school day 3:30pm 

KEY PRINCIPLES

• Class Teachers are responsible for the orderly dismissal of pupils from their classrooms.
• Class Teachers must be sure that pupils’ leaving arrangements are SAFE
• Class Teachers will not allow children to leave with unknown persons
• Children in Year 6 are only allowed to walk home alone with written permission from parents and agreement from the Headteacher that it is safe to do so.
• Parents must inform school who will be collecting their child from school by completing the Form online at the beginning of the term the child joins st Francis’:

Reception https://forms.office.com/e/gyVEpgZfZ3

Yr 1 https://forms.office.com/e/pmRLeBRXVW

Yr 2 https://forms.office.com/e/1rp77FbPGn

Yr 3 https://forms.office.com/e/13XLAS8XAw

Yr 4 https://forms.office.com/e/4FMuaukGTp

Yr 5 https://forms.office.com/e/zR22rj8Sp2

Yr 6 https://forms.office.com/e/BgQ87hCdbc

• • Where changes to a child’s normal pattern of home time occurs, the school expects to be informed by the parent on or before the day.
  • Teachers will not release a child to an adult that is not on the list provided on the Form.
• Parents will arrange for children to be collected punctually – if parents are late then the children will be placed in Treetops and there will be a charge. Please note there is an expectation that you collect promptly at 3:30pm (or at the end of a club if your child participates in an extra – curricular activity)
• Late collection is monitored.

Drop off

1. The gates open at 8:45am and children go straight to class, this is our soft start, lessons do not begin until 9:00am. Parents are asked to drop their child at the gate and allow them to walk to class. Reception Class children should be taken to the gate nearest their class and handed to a member of staff. No adults are allowed into school through the back doors without permission. If you need to speak to a member of staff please make an appointment at the office or pass a message to the staff at the gate.
2. The school day starts at 9.00am when all children come into school – we expect all children to be in school at this time.
3. Registers are taken by 9:10 am and your child will receive a late mark if they are not in by 9:10am
4. Children arriving after 9.00am are required to come into school via the school office. If accompanied by a parent/carer they must sign them in and provide a reason for their lateness which is recorded.

Collection

5. End of school day is 3:30pm
6. Yr 3 to 6 will be dismissed from the Junior Playground, adults collecting the children should wait on the playground.
7. Larch Class will be dismissed from the double doors to the cloakroom, parents should wait under the shelter near these doors.
8. Beech Class will be dismissed from the front gate, parents should wait outside the front gate.
9. Year 1 will be dismissed from the gate on the infant playground
10. Reception Classes will be dismissed from the gate to their classes.
11. Yr 6 pupils will only be allowed to walk home alone with written permission from parents and agreement from school that it is appropriate and safe to do so.
12. In addition, teachers will risk assess with the Headteacher, individual circumstances where extra supervision is thought necessary.
13. If a child is not collected by 3.30pm  parents will be contacted. The expectation is that parents collect at 3.30pm unless there is an extenuating circumstance.
14. All late collections will be monitored and logged and where applicable the late drop off and collection protocols will be implemented. (See below)
15. Regular late collection may result in school not allowing a child to attend a club.
16. Children will not be released from school with someone if they are showing signs of distress or anxiety.
17. Children will not be released if the teacher feels that the parent is not in a fit state to ensure their child’s safety. This will be immediately reported to the Designated Safeguarding Lead in school.

The school will monitor lateness. We will offer support where appropriate. However, parents who persistently drop children off late despite support from school will be referred to the Surrey Inclusion Services.

Other information

• Staff will release children at 3:30pm from their respective doors to a responsible adult that is known to school
• Children will only be released to a sibling in yr 8 or above.
• Whilst we recognise that there are occasions where parents are delayed through no fault of their own e.g. traffic jams etc. Children that are not collected on time will be placed into Treetops After School Club and parents charged according. We feel that this will reduce the stress and pressure on parents rushing to school, as you know your child will be looked after safely until you can collect them. There will be a charge for this.
• It is important that all parents are aware that at 3:30pm all Teaching Assistants finish work and Teachers have a range of commitments – from meeting with parents, running extra-curricular clubs, staff training, marking books attending meetings etc. They are not available after school to look after your children.
• As a school, we provide an afterschool facility that is available to look after your child if you cannot for whatever reason collect your child / children on time. This is why if children are not collected punctually they will be placed in Treetops After School Club where they will be cared for until your arrival.
• In Y6 parents can if they wish request that pupils walk to and from school. We require written parental consent for their children in year 6 only to walk to and from school alone. Parents are asked to complete the form – see the link above.
• In the event of a child not being collected from school and school not being able to contact parents/ emergency contacts, after 60 mins the school will follow its child protection procedures and the police and social services will be informed.