St Agnes Church of England Primary School

St Agnes Church of England Primary is a Voluntary Controlled, well-established popular school. We proudly serve the needs of the vibrant Longsight community, just south-east of Manchester City Centre. ‘Learn To Do Well’ is our long time philosophy, first originating in the iron work of the 1881 school gates and still very relevant today as we continue to grow into a two form entry school. We are able to embrace twenty first century changes and development due to our solid foundation of shared faith-based morals and values. Love to Learn, Learn to Do Well, Living Well Together.

All children have access to an appropriate curriculum which is broad and balanced and differentiated to meet their needs. This enables them to learn to develop the necessary skills to build self-esteem, respect others, defend those in need, resolve conflict without resorting to violence, question and challenge and to make informed choices in later life.

Children and young people are encouraged to express and discuss their ideas, thoughts and feelings through a variety of activities and have access to a range of cultural opportunities which promote the fundamental British values of tolerance, respect, understanding and empathy for others. There is access to a range of extra curricular activities, information and materials from a diversity of sources which not only promotes these values but supports the social, spiritual, moral well-being and physical and mental health of the pupils.

As the Admissions Authority for the community and voluntary controlled schools in Manchester, the LA is required to draft, consult on and determine their admission arrangements. Where there are more applicants than places available the LA will apply the admission arrangements in order to decide which applicants will be offered places. Admission arrangements for voluntary aided schools, foundation schools, free schools and academies are set by their Governing Body, who are the Admission Authority for their establishment. They are responsible for drafting, consulting on and determining their admission arrangements. Copies of admissions arrangements for these types of schools/academies in Manchester can be found on the school/academy website and the LA’s website. They are also available on request from the relevant school/academy and the LA.

All parent/carers are required to apply to their home LA regards of where the school/academy they are applying is situated. Manchester residents will apply to Manchester LA. The LA will liaise with other Admissions Authorities in Manchester and other LAs where required. Manchester LA will inform parent/carers in writing of the outcome of their application

It is a primary aim of our school that every member of the school community feels valued and respected, and that each person is treated fairly, justly and well. We are a caring community, whose values are built on mutual trust and respect for all members of the school can live and work together in a supportive way, to ‘learn to do well’. We endeavour to promote an environment where everyone feels happy, safe and secure so that people can work together with the common purpose of helping everyone to learn.

The Headteacher holds overall responsibility for good discipline in the school, assisted by the Deputy Headteacher and the management team in each department. Each class teacher will manage and oversee the day-to-day behaviour of the pupils in their own class. The Headteacher delegates powers to all staff, teachers teaching assistant, lunchtime organisers and clerical staff to deal with any issues that may arise. At the end of lunchtime, the lunchtime organiser reports any significant incidents to the class teacher. Positive and behaviour incident logs are kept in all classrooms to record significant incidents including those relating to behaviour, bullying and racism. Significant incidents are also recorded in CPOMS.

At St Agnes, staff work in close co-operation with parents to achieve high standards of self-discipline in the children. Sometimes children will be displaying similar challenging behaviour at home as at school. We believe much can be achieved when there is a high level of trust and partnership between the parents or carers of the pupils and the staff of the school.

It is the duty of the school to ensure that every child and young person in its care is safe. The same ‘staying safe’ outcomes and principles apply equally to the ‘virtual’ or digital world. This expectation also applies to any voluntary, statutory and community organisations that make use of the school’s ICT facilities and digital technologies. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils is embedded into the culture of the school and its everyday practice and procedures.

All staff have a responsibility to support e-Safe practices in school and all pupils need to understand their responsibilities in the event of deliberate attempts to breach e-safety protocols. E-safety is a partnership concern and is not limited to school premises, school equipment or the school day.

Bullying, harassment or abuse of any kind via digital technologies or mobile phones will not be tolerated and complaints of cyber bullying will dealt with in accordance with the school’s Anti-Bullying and Behaviour Policy. Complaints related to child protection will be dealt with in accordance with the school’s Safeguarding Policy.