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Dear Parents/ Carers,
GO FOR IT! BECOME A PARENT GOVERNOR!
I am writing to invite interested and committed parents to stand for election as a parent governor at Regents Park Community Primary School, or to nominate another parent to do so. In our school we have provision for two parent governors on our Governing Board and there are currently two vacancies.
Nominations can only be accepted from parents or carers who have children registered at the school on the day that nominations close.
Later today, your child will be bringing home paper copies of the information below, as well as a nomination form and information on qualifications and disqualifications to serve as a school governor. A copy of this letter to download is on the school website (https://bit.ly/3qVFZOY). I would advise any parents interested in becoming a governor to speak to myself or one of the current governors before nominating in order to get more information on what the role involves and the time commitment necessary.
The Governing Board (GB), with the Head Teacher, has overall responsibility for the running of the school. The role of a school governor is to contribute to the work of the Governing Board in ensuring high standards of achievement for all children and young people in the school by:
The role of governor can be demanding but very rewarding. Parent governors serve a four year term of office and under usual circumstances, can expect to spend between 10 and 20 days a year on governance duties. These include:
attending meetings of the GB, usually outside of school hours and contributing to GB business;
reading reports and papers and keeping up to date on the progress that the school is making; and
visiting the school from time to time during the school day.
You will be expected to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and sign a governors’ Code of Conduct, and to have:
a strong commitment to the role and improving outcomes for children
the inquisitiveness to question and analyse;
the willingness to learn;
good inter-personal skills;
appropriate levels of literacy in English (unless a GB is prepared to make special arrangements); and
sufficient numeracy skills to understand basic data.
In addition to the above, we would particularly welcome nominations from parents with any of the following skills;
chairing meetings;
strategic planning;
school improvement;
data analysis;
staff performance management;
managing financial resources;
health services
awareness of safeguarding issues.
Training is available for all governors and the GB has an expectation that those new to school governance attend free induction training such as that provided by the Local Authority’s School & Governor Support Service.
There is an information sheet (https://bit.ly/3GXZdZO) that summarises the circumstances under which someone cannot serve as a governor. In addition, parents/carers who have paid employment in the school for 500 or more hours in any consecutive 12-month period or who are elected members of the Local Authority are not eligible to stand in these elections.
If you would like to stand for election, please complete the nomination form (https://bit.ly/3AoFLmw) and return it to the school office no later than Monday 31st January 2022. You may also include a personal statement to support your nomination. There is no limit on the length of this statement, however, we encourage candidates to be succinct when setting out the skills, experience and attributes that they can bring to the GB to support their nomination. Self-nominations will be accepted, but if you are nominating another parent please seek their prior consent.
If there are more nominations than vacancies the election will be by secret ballot. If a ballot is necessary, voting papers will be sent to all parents together with details of the ballot procedure.
It would be advisable to find out more about our school’s Governing Board (i.e. frequency of meetings etc.) and the Governing Board’s code of conduct; please contact Mr Beale at school for more information.
Yours faithfully,
Mr A Beale
Head Teacher
Dear Parents,
As part of our on-going monitoring of lunch boxes, we have noticed that many of the packed lunches are full of foods that contain too much fat, high sugar and salt levels and not enough fruit and vegetables that provide essential nutrients. In many of the lunchboxes, children are being provided with cakes, biscuits, chocolate spread sandwiches, cold burgers and chips, fizzy drinks such as coke and Lucozade all of which have very little nutritional value.
The packed lunch represents approximately a third of the child’s daily food intake and therefore it is important that it offers a meal in line with the guidance to ensure that all the nutrients needed are provided.
A good packed lunch contains:
· A carbohydrate, such as bread, rolls, pitta bread, naan bread, potatoes, rice, noodles. These foods are good for children to fill up on.
· A good source of protein, iron and zinc such as meat, fish, beans or eggs
· A good source of calcium such as milk, cheese, yoghurt or fromage frais
· And one portion of fruit and one portion of vegetable or salad to provide all the other vitamins and minerals. A piece of fruit could be a 100% juice or piece of fresh fruit, dried fruit or tinned fruit in fruit juice. A piece of vegetable could be fresh vegetables such as carrot or cucumber sticks, salad or vegetable soup.
Thank you for your continued support and if you wish to discuss how to replace items in order to make lunches healthier, please make an appointment to see Mrs McDonald, Mrs Khan (parent support officer) or any of the leadership team who will be more than happy to help and support.
Dear Parents/ Carers,
I am really pleased to let you know the outcome of our recent Ofsted inspection.
As you know, we were visited by Ofsted on 1st and 2nd December 202, who inspected all aspects of school, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, Early Years provision and safeguarding.
I am delighted to let you know that all areas were judged as GOOD and, as a result, the overall effectiveness of the school was judged to be GOOD.
The report is now published and all parents are receiving a copy of the report. It is also available on the school website (click this link: https://bit.ly/33ysOtK) and will soon be available on the Ofsted website itself.
I am really pleased with the outcome of the inspection and I feel it reflects the hard work and dedication of all members of staff and the support of governors in continuing to drive the school forwards, particularly over the last two years when there has been so much disruption caused by the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
Every single member of staff has an important role to play in school and this report is the result of everyone working hard, often in their own time and at times when staff may also have been dealing with their own personal difficulties caused by the pandemic. The outcome reflects the teamwork, passion, dedication and willingness of all staff and governors to do the best for the pupils and families of Regents Park and I am sure you would wish me to thank them on your behalf.
I would also like to thank you, the parents and families of Regents Park who have continued to be so supportive to me and the staff and to the children who behave so well and are passionate about their learning.
Regents Park continues to be a good school and it is a privilege to lead the school as Headteacher. There continues to be much to do, particularly in supporting all pupils to catch up in their learning, but with the support of the staff, governors, parents and families of Regents Park, we can look forward and make sure that every child gets the education and start in life that they deserve.
Mr Beale
Dear Parents & Carers,
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday. It was good to welcome back all the children last week and we look forward to another successful term at Regents Park.
Although it is a new year and a new term, we are still currently affected by the impact of Coronavirus and are continuing to take as many precautions as possible to keep all children, staff and families safe. There is an updated FAQs on this below along with some general information so please read through carefully.
Updated COVID-19 FAQs:
My child has one of the 3 main COVID-19 symptoms, what should I do?
The 3 main COVID-19 symptoms continue to be:
If your child has one or more of these symptoms, please make sure they self-isolate and book a PCR test. They should continue to self-isolate, at least until they receive their PCR test result.
Please contact school to let us know as soon as possible.
My child has taken a PCR test and has tested positive for COVID-19, what should I do?
Your child should self-isolate for 10 days from the day after they began to have symptoms. If they no longer have a temperature, they can do an LFD test on day 6 and another on day 7 of self-isolation, and, providing both tests are negative, they can then return to school on day 8. LFD test results should be reported to the government website and results forwarded to the office before the child returns to school.
During self-isolation, other close contacts such as family members do not need to self-isolate if they have no symptoms and are double vaccinated. Other children can go to school if they have no symptoms. Hopwever, it is advised that close contacts use an LFD test to test every day.
My child has taken a PCR test and has tested negative for COVID-19, what should I do?
If your child receives a negative test result on a PCR and is no longer ill, they can return to school as normal.
My child is not well and has tested positive using an LFD test, what should I do?
You should take your child for a PCR test and they should self-isolate until you get their result. If it is positive they must continue to self-isolate; if it is negative and they have no symptoms, they can return to school.
My child is not well and has tested negative using an LFD test, what should I do?
Once they are well enough, they can return to school. However, if they have a high temperature, a dry, persistent cough or have lost their sense of taste and smell, they should go for a PCR test.
My child is coming up to day 6 of self-isolation but I do not have any LFD tests, what should I do?
Over the Christmas holiday, there was shortage of LFD tests; however, we are told that there are more available now and pharmacies are stocked up every day. You should try to get an LFD test kit from your nearest pharmacy or from Boots or Morrisons at St Andrews Retail Park on the Coventry Road. You can find your nearest pharmacy using this website: https://maps.test-and-trace.nhs.uk/
Unless you have shown you have tested your child on two separate days from day 6 of self-isolation and that the results were negative, we won't be able to allow your child to return until after the 10 day period has ended.
Other COVID-19 information for parents:
Other general information:
Thanks everyone,
Mr Beale