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School times of the day
Time Monday to Thursday
08:00 School gates open
08:25 School gates close
Friday
School gates open
School gates close
08:30 Period 1
09:30 Period 2
10:30 Break
10:50 Period 3
11:50 Period 4
12:50 Assembly
13:15 Lunch
14:00 Period 5
15:00 Period 6 – Enrichment/Additional Learning
Period 1
Period 2
Break
Period 3
Period 4
Assembly
Lunch
Period 5
End of school day
16:00 End of school day
Gates open at 08:00 and students will be expected to be on site by 08:25 when the gates close, and to be seated and ready in class for the start of Period 1 by 08:30 each day. Lessons are 60 minutes in length, which allows students to develop knowledge, skills and understanding across a broad range of subjects each day.
Period 6 is when Enrichment and Additional Learning classes take place for all year groups. Students are expected to sign up to at least two Enrichment or Additional Learning classes each week for the duration of a term, and may sign up for more if they wish.

Prendergast Vale School Term Dates: 2014-15
Autumn Term Monday 1 September – Friday 19 December
Monday 27 October – Friday 31 October Autumn Half Term
Spring Term
Spring Half Term
Summer Term
Monday 5 January – Friday 27 March
Monday 16 February – Friday 20 February
Monday 13 April – Monday 20 July
Summer Half Term Monday 25 May – Friday 29 May
INSET days
Monday 1 September 2014
Tuesday 2 September 2014
Friday 26 September 2014
Monday 20 July 2015
One further day to be confirmed
Public holidays
Christmas Day
Boxing Day
New Year Day
Good Friday
Easter Monday
May Day
Spring Holiday
Summer Holiday
25 December 2014
26 December 2014
1 January 2015
3 April 2015
6 April 2015
4 May 2015
25 May 2015
31 August 2015

Secondary Uniform List
Boys and Girls
Black blazer with Prendergast Vale School badge
V-neck black pullover with green stripe and Prendergast Vale School badge
Black and green striped clip-on tie
Black, low-heeled school shoes. Long boots, trainers and canvas shoes are not permitted and shoelaces must be black
Plain dark coloured coat
Students may wear a plain dark scarf, hat and gloves
Girls
White closed-neck shirt
Black skirt, no shorter than the knee, or black tailored school trousers
Black or flesh-coloured tights, or black or white knee or ankle socks
Boys
White shirt
Black school trousers
Black or white socks
PE Kit – boys and girls
2 x Black polo shirt with Prendergast Vale School badge
Bottle-green football shorts
Plain black jogging bottoms
Sports trainers, appropriate for indoor or outdoor games
Black or white sports socks
Students may wear one small, single stud earring in each earlobe and a watch. No other jewellery may be worn.
No make-up should be worn; nail varnish and false nails are not permitted.
Hair accessories should be plain black.
Students who wish to cover their heads for religious reasons may wear a plain black covering.
Our uniform is supplied by Whitehall Clothiers
Whitehall Clothiers
244a Lewisham High Street
London
SE13 6JU
Tel: 020 8852 8967 www.whitehallclothiers.co.uk

Essential Equipment
Students are expected to be equipped with the following as a minimum:
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Two pens with black or blue ink
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HB pencil
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Ruler
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Planner – provided by the school
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Scientific calculator
If a student attends without any of these items they will be lent a temporary replacement for the day by a teacher. They must attend the ‘Returns Meeting’ to return the borrowed item.
Students may also be loaned items of uniform which must be return at the ‘Returns Meeting’ at the end of the day. If an item of loaned uniform is not returned, the parent will receive a letter asking for either the loaned item to be returned or for them to pay for it to be replaced.
Optional Equipment: Guidance
In addition, students may find the following items useful; this list is neither exhaustive nor compulsory.
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Colouring pencils
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Pencil sharpener
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Eraser
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Geometry set, including protractor, set squares and a pair of compasses
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Glue stick
The timings of the School day
Registration is in the morning at 8.25am which is preceded by a warning bell at 8.23am. We expect all students to arrive at school by 8.25am and to be at their tutor bases by 8.30am. Students must additionally ensure that they are punctual to all lessons as poor punctuality to lessons can result in a truancy mark. The timings of the day are in students planners and on page 1 of this booklet.
Attendance and punctuality
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We expect your son/daughter to be in school every day and on time unless:
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He/she is too ill to attend
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He/she has a medical appointment that can only be made in the school hours
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Other extreme circumstances where permission has been agreed by the Headteacher

Leave of absence in term time
We do not authorise holidays during term time. If you require your son/daughter to be absent from school for exceptional circumstances, you will need to request a leave of absence application from
Reception. The Headteacher will consider these requests on an individual basis, taking into account the student’s attendance record and the circumstances surrounding the request. Please do not book any flights or accommodation before the absence has been agreed.
What will we do to monitor attendance and punctuality?
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We will contact you on the first day of absence, at home or work, if you have not previously informed us on the reason why your son/daughter is absent
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Send you an absent letter if we have not been able to contact you after 3days
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Send you regular attendance and punctuality statistics
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Contact you and arrange a meeting to discuss any concerns we have over attendance and persistent issues with punctuality
Guidance for parents/carers
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Please reinforce our expectations regarding full attendance and excellent punctuality with your son/daughter
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Support Prendergast Vale School staff when we take action over punctuality and truancy
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Let us know of any change in contact details immediately
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Contact Prendergast Vale School to inform us about any absence, on the morning of the same day.
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Ensure that your child completes any work that has been sent home or that he/she catches up with any work that has been missed
Excellent attendance is important because:
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We want all students to take advantage of the opportunities provided. Evidence shows that there is a direct link between poor attendance and under-achievement. Students not in school are more at risk of failing to achieve. In addition, they run a greater risk of getting involved with crime or becoming victims of crime.
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The law requires parent/carers to be responsible for ensuring that their children attend school and are on time. This guide will explain clearly what our expectations are regarding attendance and punctuality and how we will deal with any problems or issues in this area.
At the end of the school year, students with 100% attendance without any late marks will be rewarded.

Contacting Prendergast Vale School
Please contact us as soon as possible to inform us of any absence (preferably the same day before
8.25am). Please report any absence, inform us of any future absence or advise us of changes in contact details. Please contact Prendergast Vale School and ask to speak to Karolyne Anderson on
020 8297 3540 (extension absence line) who will take necessary details. Any other issues or concerns should be made to your child’s house tutor who will deal with these in the first instance.
You can find contact details for all of our teachers on our website.
Medical appointments/emergencies
Please avoid making appointments for students during the school day. If this is absolutely necessary, students must come with a copy of the appointment letter/card and a signed note explaining what time they will need to leave (and if necessary, return). Students will need to sign in/out at reception in the student signing in book when arriving and leaving. If you need to contact your child in an emergency, please do so by calling the school’s main number (0208 297 3540) and a member of staff will get a message to their class teacher. This should be in the case of an emergency only.
Communications with Parents
Parentmail2 is an online application which allows parents to receive communications from school by email and/or text and also make secure online payments for trips and topping up dinner money accounts. Our primary means of sending you information about school will be email, via the
Parentmail2 system. This will also be the only way to pay for any school trips as we cannot, under
any circumstances take cash payments via the school office. Registration code letters will be given out to all parents, we advise all parents to register with Parentmail2 as soon as possible, so you are ready to receive any communications if necessary prior to starting school in the new term.
Cashless Catering
We use a biometric system to manage dinner money and access to dinner accounts. Payment machines, which use fingerprint recognition technology, are located around the school site giving easy access to both parents and students.
The system will not allow for any account to fall into arrears and if a pupil has a zero balance on their account they will be required to bring in a packed lunch until the account returns to a positive balance. No school meals will be provided for children if their parent has failed to provide them with either a packed lunch or the means to pay for a school meal. The system does not allow for any credit.
Children who are entitled to a free school meal receive additional funding, called the Pupil Premium which must be spent specifically on enriching your child’s learning and ensuring that they perform as well in school as those students who are not entitled to the Pupil Premium. It is therefore very important for your child’s learning that if they are entitled to receive free school meals, they are registered with the local authority.
If you think your child may be entitled to free school meals, advice can be sought from the Pupil
Support Team at Laurence House in Catford. They can be contacted by visiting in person or by telephone on 020 8314 6221. Lines are open from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm Monday to Friday. It is also possible to apply online by visiting www.lewisham.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals

Homework
Students will be set homework according to a timetable, which they will be given according to their personal timetable. In Years 7 students will receive approximately 3-4 hours of homework per week, from across the different subject areas. Some homework will be in the form of extended tasks, while other pieces will be due in the following lesson. Prep sessions will be part of the enrichment timetable, part of which may be used to complete homework.
All students must have their planner with them each day, and keep them out on desks at all times during lessons as they are an important learning tool. If a student does not have their planner, they will be issued with a day sheet and will be required to attend a Returns meeting at the end of the day. All homework must be written down in the planner, along with the date that it is due in. If a day sheet has been issued, then homework must be copied into the planner ready for the next day.
Bikes, Blades and Scooters
All students are to dismount at the gate. We do not allow the riding of bikes and scooters on school premises. Students are to place their items in the bike shed where they will be stored until the end of the day.
Roller blades are not permitted as a mode of transport to school, and not allowed on school premises. This is for the safety of all students and staff on site.
Rewards
The school actively seeks to reward students as much as possible in all situations; this is done by staff awarding students positive logs on the school’s behaviour system. These logs are then monitored on a weekly basis during each term. Students will be notified of their positive recognition during Friday’s whole school Achievement Assembly. They will also receive positive recognition letters that are sent home.
The stages of the positive recognition are:
Achievement Reward given
Positive Postcard Student has 4 or more positive logs for two weeks in a row
Student has 4 or more positive logs for three weeks in a row
Student has 4 or more positive logs for four
Head of House Letter
Head of Key Stage Letter weeks in a row
Student has 4 or more positive logs for five weeks in a row
Head Teacher Letter
Achievement Assembly also recognises subject positive behaviour. Each week subject teachers will nominate a student. This may be for various reasons: marked progress in a subject, acting as a good role model for other students, going the extra mile to help staff or other students.

Behaviour
The purpose of our behaviour systems and policy is to ensure that all our students are ready for learning and can maximise the opportunities they have to make outstanding progress. We wish to encourage our students to be reflective if their actions have not been appropriate and so our sanctions are based on resolution rather than punishment.
Please note this is a brief summary of our behaviour policy, the full behaviour policy is constantly reviewed and updated and is available to view at the school.
Sanctions
Returns Meeting
Parking Returns
Social Exclusion
Reason for Sanction
Late to school
Lack of school equipment
Incorrect Uniform
Confiscated item
Third instance of noncompliance with learning code/abusive/aggressive behaviour
Second instance of noncompliance with learning code/serious incident or
Repeated or further noncompliance with learning code
Explanation of Sanction
A meeting that day, where they will reflect on and explain to the Teacher on duty the issue and the steps they will take to avoid this in future.
A meeting at the end of that day, where they will reflect on and explain to the Teacher on duty the issue and the steps they will take to avoid this in future.
The loss of break and lunch time during the school day which they will spend in the Social Exclusion room, students must either bring a packed lunch or may purchase a cold lunch from the canteen.
Internal Exclusion
Fixed Exclusion
Repeated or further noncompliance with learning code
Repeated or further noncompliance with learning code
A whole school day spent in the
Internal Exclusion room where they will be provided with work from their subject lessons
Fixed-term exclusion means that your child has been excluded from school for a specified period, with a date given for his/her return to school
Parking Returns is from 3pm – 4pm.
Mobile phones and personal electronic devices are not to be used on school premises, and should be turned off upon arrival at the school gates and kept out of sight. If the school confiscates the item, the student will have to attend the Returns Meeting. A phone call home will be made and an adult will be asked to come in to school to collect the item.
If a pupil is parked from 2 lessons, they will redo the work during period 6 on the same day. This may mean that they miss their enrichment due to their behaviour.
Electronic equipment
All personal electronic equipment, including mobile phones, MP3 players and handheld game consoles, are banned at all times during the school day, including break and lunchtimes. If seen, electronic equipment will be confiscated and stored by the student’s Head of House. We will notify parents, who may collect the item in person from the Head of House.

Inappropriate materials will be confiscated and may be disposed of.
Teacher contact information
Heads of Houses
House
9 Cibber
9 Hall
9 Lemoine
9 Perkin
9 Thornton
9 Williams
House
10 Cibber
10 Hall
10 Lemoine
10 Perkin
10 Thornton
10 Williams
House
Cibber
Hall
Lemoine
Perkin
Thornton
Williams
Tutors 2014-15
House
7 Cibber
7 Hall
7 Lemoine
7 Perkin
7 Thornton
7 Williams
House
8 Cibber
8 Hall
8 Lemoine
8 Perkin
8 Thornton
8 Williams
Teacher
Mr P Dewes
Mrs A Rodriguez
Mrs A Rodriguez
Mr S Davis
Mrs K Muraszko
Ms S Ross
Teacher
Mrs A Carlton Gasper
Ms A Mata
Ms S Heffernan Smith
Mr S Davis
Ms T Nguyen
Ms C Scott
Teacher
Ms Emily Watson
Ms Michelle Dougherty
Mr Andrew Goodacre
Mr Zia Sharifee
Mr Usman Mohammed
Mr Matt Harland
Teacher
Mr Pete Dewes
Ms Amy O’Sullivan
Ms Cat Conway
Mr James Frost
Mr Andrew Abbs
Ms Sarah Ross
Email p.dewes@prendergastvale.com a.rodriguez@prendergastvale.com a.rodriguez@prendergastvale.com s.davis@prendergastvale.com k.muraszko@prendergastvale.com s.ross@prendergastvale.com
Email a.gasper@prendergastvale.com a.mata@prendergastvale.com s.heffernansmith@prendergastvale.com s.davis@prendergastvale.com t.nguyen@prendergastvale.com c.scott@prendergastvale.com
Email e.watson@prendergastvale.com m.dougherty@prendergastvale.com a.goodacre@prendergastvale.com z.sharifee@prendergastvale.com u.mohammed@prendergastvale.com m.harland@prendergastvale.com
Email p.dewes@prendergastvale.com a.o’sullivan@prendergastvale.com c.conway@prendergastvale.com j.frost@prendergastvale.com a.abbs@prendergastvale.com s.ross@prendergastvale.com
Teacher Email
Mrs Alice Woodford-Smith a.woodfordsmith@prendergastvale.com
Ms Abigail Rodriguez
Mr Tim Goundry
Ms Kathryn Sullivan
Ms Kerry Muraszko
Ms Marcia Morgan a.rodriguez@prendergastvale.com t.goundry@prendergastvale.com k.sullivan@prendergastvale.com k.muraszko@prendergastvale.com m.morgan@prendergastvale.com

Dear Parents and Carers
Welcome to Prendergast Vale!
As your child is now a pupil here you are automatically members of the parents’ association, known as Friends of Prendergast Vale – or FoPV for short.
We are a relatively new organisation, but hope to become bigger and more active within the school community as the school itself expands. We currently meet every 5 or 6 weeks at the school, usually on a Wednesday evening from 6.30pm.
At the moment we have a Chair, a Secretary and an Online Administrator, but there is no pressure on anyone to take up set roles – we are just happy to welcome everyone to our meetings who has an interest in supporting the work of the Head Teacher and staff at Prendergast Vale. We work closely with the School, and in particular the teacher responsible for Community Engagement, and Mr O’Neill the Head, who both attend our meetings to offer their advice and insight.
So far this year we have raised money by selling cakes and drinks at Parents’ Evenings but we have ambitious plans for the academic year 2014-15, and with your help I hope that we will be able to plan and organise more events for the whole school to enjoy.
We look forward to seeing you at our first meeting of the Autumn term which will be held in
September. However, if you would like any further information about the FoPV in the meantime, then please look out for our stall at the Festival of Creativity which is on Tuesday July 15 th in the school playground, or ask to join our Facebook Group – ‘Friends of Prendergast Vale’.
Best wishes,
Secretary to the FoPV

July 2014
Dear Parents
I am writing to inform you about Place2Be in Prendergast Vale School.
About Place2Be
Founded in 1994 Place2Be is an innovative, growing charity that supports children’s emotional development by offering them a space where they can express their feelings through talking, creative work and play. Place2Be delivers a range of services directly to children, parents and staff in schools and has been working in partnership with Prendergast Vale School since January 2013.
Place2Talk
One aspect of the service is Place2Talk - a lunchtime drop-in service which is open to all children in school. Here, children can make an appointment to spend 15 minutes with a trained counsellor to talk about friendships, concerns or any worries they may have. This is a very popular service and children can attend by themselves or with friends.
Parental consent
Unless we hear otherwise from you, the school and Place2Be assumes that all children have their parent/carers’ permission to come to Place2Talk at lunchtime. If you do not want your child to participate in Place2Talk, or would like to find out more about the service, please contact Amy Cox
Wootton (Place2Be School Project Manager) on 020 8 297 3540 or spm.prendergastvale@place2be.org.uk
to discuss the matter further. Alternatively, you may complete and return the slip below by 5 September 2014.
Yours sincerely
Paul O’Neill
Head Teacher
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I do not want my child to participate in Place2Talk.
Child’s/pupil’s name ………………………………………………….. Class ………………….
Parent/carer’s name ………………………………. . ………………………………………
Signature ………………………………………….. Date ………………………..
Privacy Notice - Data Protection Act 1998

We at Prendergast Vale School are a data controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act. We collect information from you and may receive information about you from your previous school and the Learning Records Service. We hold this personal data and use it to:
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Support your teaching and learning;
Monitor and report on your progress;
Provide appropriate pastoral care, and
Assess how well your school is doing. •
This information includes your contact details, national curriculum assessment results, attendance information and personal characteristics such as your ethnic group, any special educational needs and relevant medical information. If you are enrolling for post 14 qualifications we will be provided with your unique learner number (ULN) by the Learning Records Service and may also obtain from them details of any learning or qualifications you have undertaken.
We will not give information about you to anyone outside the school without your consent unless the law and our rules allow us to.
We are required by law to pass some information about you to the Local Authority and the
Department for Education (DfE)
If you want to see a copy of the information about you that we hold and/or share, please contact our Office Manager Beryl Glanville.
If you require more information about how the Local Authority (LA) and/or DfE store and use your information, then please go to the following websites: http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/education/schools/Pages/School-records-for-anindividual-pupil.aspx and http://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/doc/w/what%20the%20department%20does%20with%2
0data%20on%20pupils%20and%20children.doc http://www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/childrenandyoungpeople/a0064391/who-thedepartment-passes-pupil-data-to
If you are unable to access these websites we can send you a copy of this information. Please contact the LA or DfE as follows:
Children and Young People's Performance Service
London Borough Of Lewisham
Laurence House, 1 Catford Road
SE6 4RU
Email: edudata.collect@lewisham.gov.uk

Public Communications Unit
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings
Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
Website: email: www.education.gov.uk http://www.education.gov.uk/help/contactus
Telephone: 0370 000 2288
In addition for Secondary and Middle deemed Secondary Schools
Once you are aged 13 or over, we are required by law to pass on certain information to the provider of youth support services in your area. This is the local authority support service for young people aged 13 to 19 in England. We must provide the address of you and your parents (and your date of birth) and any further information relevant to the support services' role.
However, until you are aged 16 or older, your parent(s) can ask that no information beyond your name, address and date of birth (and their name and address) be passed on to the youth services provider. This right transfers to you on your 16th birthday. Please inform Mrs Glanville if this is what you or your parents wish.
For more information about young peoples’ services, please go to the Directgov Young People page at www.direct.gov.uk/en/YoungPeople/index.htm or the LA website shown above.