Be Brave Battlefield · 2019-10-30 · Battlefield Primary School Handbook 1 Message from the Head...

Be

Brave

Be Brilliant

Be Your Best at

Battlefield

Battlefield Primary School Handbook

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Dear Parent/Carer,

It is my pleasure to introduce myself as the Head Teacher of Battlefield

Primary School.

I am delighted to be leading the team at Battlefield at such an exciting time in

the school’s development. The school community at Battlefield is diverse, hard-

working and, most importantly, full of fun and enthusiasm!

We aim to meet the needs of all learners and offer a range of challenging and

enjoyable activities, both during the school day and beyond. We see parents

and carers as key partners and we offer many opportunities for you to be

actively involved in your child’s learning, and in the wider life of the school.

I am always happy to speak with children, staff or parents who have something

on their mind. Whether it is a worry or concern, a query or suggestion, I am

more than happy to talk it over. Please do not hesitate to get in touch and I will

always do my best to make time to see you.

In everything we do at Battlefield, we aim to ensure that the children have the

opportunity to:

Be Brave - Be Brilliant - Be Your Best at Battlefield

With every good wish

Alan Shields

Head Teacher

Battlefield Primary School

Message from the Head Teacher

Battlefield Primary School in

Carmichael Place - photo

taken in 1970s.


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Life at Battlefield is…


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44 Carmichael Place

Glasgow

G42 9SY

0141 632 2162

Email

[email protected]

Website

www.battlefield-pri.glasgow.sch.uk

Twitter

@BattlefieldPS

Our School

Battlefield Primary is a non-denominational school within the

Shawlands Learning Community.

With a capacity of 437 and a current roll of 370, we have children

attending from Primary 1 right through to Primary 7.

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.battlefield-pri.glasgow.sch.uk/


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At Battlefield Primary, we aim to provide a nurturing, safe place where each

child can grow in confidence and understanding, developing skills for life

through a stimulating, learning environment. We foster academic, artistic,

dramatic and musical development, sporting ability and loyalty to both the

school and our community.

Vision, values and aims


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Mr Alan Shields Head Teacher

Mrs Laura Imrie Depute Head Teacher (P1-3)

Mrs Claire Rodger Acting DHT/PT (P4-7)

Ms Jade Patterson

Acting PT Mrs Sarah MacFie

Acting PT

Mrs Lynsey McLaughlin

Acting PT

Our School Staff Senior Leadership Team


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Office Staff: Ms Harkness and Mrs Donaghy Janitor: Mr Cameron Support for Learning Workers: Ms Davenport, Mrs Hamill, Mrs Brown, Mrs McMahon, Ms Nicolson, Mrs Carberry (Nurture Assistant) Child Development Officer: Mrs Brunjes Class Teachers: P1a - Mrs Currie P1b - Mrs Barker P1c - Ms Candido P2a - Mrs McLaughlin and Mrs MacFie P2b - Mrs Coubrough and Mrs McIlwainne P3a - Mrs Bashir P3b - Ms Kerr P4a - Ms Logan P4b - Ms Beg P5a - Ms Patterson P5b - Mr Glendinning P6b - Mrs Rodger P7/6 - Ms Robinson P7b - Ms Thompson Teachers supporting across the school: Nurture - Mrs Wilson EAL - Mrs Langford NCC (PE) - Mr Shand NCC (Modern Languages) - Mrs Roseweir Leadership Team: Head teacher: Mr Shields Depute Head Teacher: Mrs Imrie (Mon - Wed) Principal Teacher/Acting Depute Head Teacher: Mrs Rodger Acting Principal Teacher: Ms Patterson Acting Principal Teacher: Mrs McLaughlin (Mon - Wed) Acting Principal Teacher: Mrs MacFie (Thu - Fri)


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Our school uniform is –

White shirt

School tie (navy and yellow)

Navy blue school polo shirt

Navy blue school jumper/cardigan

Grey trousers

Grey skirt/pinafore

School tartan skirt

Black school shoes

Our uniform was agreed in consultation with

pupils and parents. Most items can be ordered

by visiting: www.myclothing.com and typing

‘Battlefield Primary’ in the search box. School

ties can be purchased at the school office.

All children have two PE times a week. For Health and

Safety reasons, children must have full PE kit on these

days in order to participate and cannot take part in PE

if they are wearing jewellery.

Our PE Kit consists of:

shorts/leggings, t-shirt and plimsolls/trainers.

Our Uniform

PE Kit

Parents/Carers receiving Income Support, Job Seekers Allowance (Income

Based), Working Tax Credit (with a total annual income of less than

£15,050*), Housing Benefit, or Council Tax Benefit will normally be entitled to

monetary grants for footwear and clothing for their children. Information

and application forms may be obtained from the school and at

https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=17885

http://www.myclothing.com/



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Registration of Primary 1 children takes place in November and is advertised

widely in local press etc. Prospective parents are welcome to visit the school

and should contact the school office.

Families living outwith the catchment area are welcome to make a placing

request to attend Battlefield Primary School but must enrol their child at

their local school as a first step. Further information is available using the

following link: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=18426

Transition Arrangements

Enrolling your child at Battlefield

Following online enrolment, families will be invited to our induction

afternoons in May/June. Children will meet their teachers and P7 buddies

and parents will get the chance to meet staff and ask any questions about

starting with us at Battlefield.

Nursery – Primary 1

Primary 7 – S1

The school works very closely with Shawlands Academy to ensure the

transition to secondary is as smooth as possible for our young people.

Parents and carers will be invited to an initial transition meeting in the first

term of Primary 7 where plans for the year will be shared. If you have any

questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Vicky Lafferty (Acting

DHT) for further information.

Ms Cath Sinclair (Depute Head Teacher) is the main point of contact for P7-

S1 transition at Shawlands Academy.

31 Moss-Side Rd, Glasgow, G41 3TR

0141 582 0210



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Learning at Battlefield

School Ethos

Our positive, welcoming ethos has been recognised by a range of visitors to

Battlefield Primary and we firmly believe that this is the foundation upon

which successful learning is built. Staff invest time in getting to know our

children and relationships are at the heart of our practice. At Battlefield

we have a Care Team, enabling every pupil to speak to a member of staff of

their choosing if and when they need to.

Battlefield is a nurturing school where children’s needs are met in a range of

ways by different members of the staff team.

Our Nurture Room, The Honeypot, enables us to help small groups of

Primary 1 children to settle into school life more effectively with increased

adult support. Mrs Wilson (Nurture teacher) and Mrs Carberry (Nurture

Assistant) work with a maximum of 6 children in the Honeypot. These

children remain part of their regular class but this targeted provision allows

increased personalisation and choice, flexibility to pupils’ individual strengths

and needs and enhanced communication with parents and carers to give them

the best opportunities for success in their learning journey at Battlefield.

Mrs Wilson also provides support for pupils throughout the school, running a

range of upper school groups focused on aspects of Health and Wellbeing.

By engaging with regular training to build staff capacity, we ensure that a

nurturing approach is our culture at Battlefield and not just the climate

within The Honeypot.

Nurture


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Details of holiday dates are available on the Glasgow City Council website:


At Battlefield, good attendance is encouraged at all times. Families are

asked to advise the school if their child is going to be absent. This should

be done as early as possible on the first day of absence. The school uses

daily text messaging to inform parents and carers of absence if no contact

is made. All unexplained absence is investigated by the school. All calls

should be made to the Pupil Absence Reporting Line on 0141 287 0039.

The line is open between 08.00-15.30 Monday to Friday.

We encourage all families to make any medical appointments outwith school

hours as this time out of school means key learning is missed. If your child

has an unavoidable appointment, please send a note to your child’s teacher

and collect them from the school office.

It is also important that children arrive on time for school daily to avoid

disrupted learning for themselves and others. Regular late-coming can

become a bad habit and will be followed up by the school in an attempt to

support a positive change.

Attendance at School

Our School Day

Breakfast Club 8.00 – 8.45am (£2 per day or free if you are entitled to free meals)

Opening 9.00 am

Interval 10.30 am – 10.45 am

Lunch 12.15 pm - 1.00 pm

Dismissal 3.00 pm

Absence and late-coming

School Holidays



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Parents should inform the school of any medical requirements relating to

their child. If a child requires medication during the school day, parents

must provide the medication and complete the appropriate medical form.

This is available on request from the school office.

If a child becomes ill during the school day, a phone call will be made using

their emergency contact details and he/she may require to be sent home.

The school nurse visits during the year for routine health checks,

vaccinations and medical examinations. Parents are kept informed by letter.

Information Sharing

At the start of each school session, parents will be issued with the annual

data check form. Please ensure that this is completed and returned to the

school as soon as possible. It is really important that you let us know if

there are changes to your telephone number(s) or to those of your

emergency contacts throughout the year.

We collect information about children attending school (and also about

parents/carers, emergency contacts etc. provided in the annual data check).

This may sometimes involve releasing personal information to other agencies

and parts of the Council, particularly in relation to child protection issues or

criminal investigations.

Information held by the school is, in legal terms, processed by Glasgow City

Council. The Council is registered as a data controller under the Data

Protection Act 1998 (number Z4871657) and all personal data is treated as

confidential and used only in accordance with the Data Protection Act and

the Information Use and Privacy Policy approved by the City Council. For

more information on how we use personal information, or to see a copy of the

Information Use and Privacy Policy, see www.glasgow.gov.uk/privacy

Emergency Contacts

Medical Needs

Data Protection

http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/privacy


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Our school lunch service is provided by Cordia which offers a variety of meals

and snacks in our Fuel Zone. Menus can be accessed online at

http://www.fuelzoneprimary.co.uk and it is particularly helpful if parents have

discussed options with their child beforehand. Special diets for children with

medical requirements can be provided. Please inform the Headteacher in the

first instance.

All children in P1-4 are entitled to a free school meal. Children who prefer to

bring packed lunches are accommodated in the dining hall.

Children and young people of parents/carers receiving Income Support,

income-based Job Seekers Allowance, Working Tax Credit (where income is

less than £6,420), Child Tax Credit only (where income is less than £16,105*)

and income-related Employment and Support Allowance are entitled to a free

midday meal. Information and application forms for free school meals may be

obtained from schools and at


The education authority has a policy of providing free transport to all pupils

who live outwith a certain radius from their local school by the recognised

shortest walking route. This means that the provision of transport could be

reviewed at any time. Parents/Carers who consider they are eligible should

obtain an application form from the school or at


School Meals

Transport

http://www.fuelzoneprimary.co.uk/




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At Battlefield Primary, we strongly promote effective levels of communication

between home and school in order to best support every child and family.

Open Door Policy – Our staff and members of the Senior Leadership Team

try to act promptly to address concerns and, where possible, will make

themselves available. Please call the school office or pop in if you have any

matters which need discussed urgently. Otherwise, please call the school

office or email Mr Alan Shields (HT) at headteacher@battlefield-

pri.glasgow.sch.uk and your matter will be dealt with as soon as possible.

We continue to move towards the use of electronic communication:

Battlefield Bulletin - We send home newsletters during each term to provide

you with updates on our achievements and dates for your diary.

Website - www.battlefield-pri.glasgow.sch.uk General information on school as

well as copies of newsletters, dates for your diary etc.

Twitter - @BattlefieldPS Daily updates about our learning and achievements.

Texts/Group Call - We encourage all parents to download a free App called

‘Xpressions’. This will allow you to receive a range of up-dates from the

school directly to your mobile phone.

Parents’ Evenings – Teachers meet twice a year with parents to discuss

children’s progress and next steps.

Sharing of Learning – There will be opportunities throughout the year to

enjoy our Open Afternoons where you will be able to get a flavour of the

exciting learning that takes place at Battlefield.

Communication





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At Battlefield Primary School, we pride ourselves on our positive

relationships between our staff, children and parents. We provide numerous

opportunities throughout the year for you to share your comments with us.

Your views are a crucial part of our continued self-improvement process.

If for any reason, you have a complaint about any aspect of school life at

Battlefield, please contact Mr Shields, HT, in the first instance.

If the matter is not resolved, Glasgow City Council’s complaints procedures

are available at: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=16133

Customer Care Team

Customer & Business Services

Glasgow City Council

City Chambers

Glasgow G2 1DU

Tel: 0141 287 0900

e-mail: [email protected]

Comments and Complaints




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Curriculum Information Curriculum for Excellence

Curriculum for Excellence aims to help prepare children and young people

with the knowledge and skills they need in a fast changing world. It focuses

on bringing real life into the classroom and taking lessons beyond it. We are

committed to providing children with a broad general education and in order

to provide this rounded experience, we focus on the following eight

curriculum areas:

Expressive Arts Health and Wellbeing

Languages Numeracy and Mathematics

Sciences Religious and Moral

Social Studies Technologies

Broad General Education

Progress in learning is indicated through curriculum levels as detailed below.

Level Stage Early The pre-school years and P1 or later

First To the end of P4, but earlier or later for some

Second To the end of P7, but earlier or later for some

Third & Fourth S1-S3, but earlier for some

Curriculum Levels

To prepare your child for life now and in the future, we ensure they

appreciate and understand their role as a Global Citizen; both in Scotland

and in the World. We do this by providing children opportunities to develop

their skills and understanding in the ‘Four Capacities’:

Confident Individuals Successful Learners

Responsible Citizens Effective Contributors

The Four Capacities


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Literacy and

English

Reading

Children will read a variety

of literature across the

levels. Children are

continually assessed for

their sight reading and

comprehension skills to

ensure the books they

read are challenging and

enjoyable.

We have extensive

libraries in the school that

the children enjoy

selecting books from and

have strong links with our

local public library.

Writing

From mark making in play to

writing formal letters and

application forms for grants,

children get the opportunity

to write for a variety of

purposes.

Children focus on a different

genre each term and

personalisation and choice

allows for children to write

about their own interests.

Talking & Listening

Your child will be provided

with regular opportunities

to develop their talking

and listening skills through

a variety of experiences

and will be offered, and

supported in, opportunities

for public speaking.

Numeracy

and

Mathematics

Numeracy

We are using the new

Glasgow Counts model to

improve attainment in

Numeracy. We provide

children with challenging

opportunities to develop

their thinking and

problem solving skills and

understanding.

Mathematics

In Mathematics, your

child will be provided with

the opportunity to

develop their skills in

areas such as shape, time,

measure, data handling

and analysis in real and

relevant contexts. This

will enable them to make

better informed

decisions.


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Learning in Health and Wellbeing ensures that children and young people develop the

knowledge, understanding and skills they need now and in the future to help them with

their physical, emotional and social wellbeing.

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Health and Wellbeing

Your child will be provided with two hours of

quality Physical Education a week. We follow

the Glasgow Sexual Health and Relationship

Education Programme, which you will receive

information about throughout the year and

these materials are available to parents on

request.

The inspiration and power of the arts play a vital role in enabling our children and young

people to enhance their creative talent and develop their artistic skills.

At Battlefield Primary School, we provide learning experiences through discretely

taught skills as well as through Interdisciplinary learning. Children in P1 and 7 regularly

work with our music specialist.

Expressive Arts

Science and its practical application in healthcare and industry is central to our

economic future, for our health and wellbeing as individuals and as a society.

We continue to work with SSERC to improve the Learning Experiences that the children

receive. Your child will work with others in their year group as teachers and children

plan together the learning experiences to develop their scientific skills.

Science


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Through social studies, children and young

people develop their understanding of the

world by learning about other people and

places both past and present, societies,

their beliefs and values.

Children are involved at the planning stage

in order to identify areas of their interest

and skills they want to develop as Global

Citizens.

Social Studies

Knowing other languages and understanding

other cultures is a 21st century skill set

for students as they prepare to live and

work in a global society.

The main languages we learn in the school

is French, German and Gaelic.

At Battlefield, we have 31 community

languages spoken and we value the rich

learning opportunity that this provides for

all children and staff.

Languages

Religious and moral education includes

learning about Christianity, Islam and

other world religions and beliefs, and

supports the development of individual

beliefs and values. Our pupils will be

encouraged to develop respect for others

and understand religious diversity.

Some classes showcase their RME learning

throughout the year at assemblies for the

whole school and parents.

Religious and Moral

Education

The range of subjects in technical

education has changed significantly over

the last two decades and now includes

craft, design, engineering and graphics.

As part of Glasgow’s Connected Learning

programme, we now have pupil iPads in

every class.

We also have a digital learning suite where

children can use computers to improve

their digital skills

and understanding.

Technologies


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All children are assessed both formally and informally throughout the year

by the class teacher and at times, by the Senior Leadership Team.

Information on this will be shared with you at Parents’ Nights and through

your child’s online See Saw account.

Your child’s See Saw account is a private place for your family to share

their learning journey. It will display samples of work, photographs and

videos to evidence progress, including examples your child has identified

that they are especially proud of.

All Primary 7 children in Scotland complete a personal learning profile that

will aid their transition to Secondary School.

The school has a duty to ensure that all pupils have equal access to the

curriculum, with appropriate support for their needs if required. This

applies to the content of lessons, teaching strategies and minor adaptations

to the school environment. There are a wide range of factors which may

act as a barrier to learning. We are committed to working closely with

parents and carers to ensure that they are fully involved in any decisions

about support for their children’s needs.

Any parent or carer seeking further advice regarding this policy should

contact one of our DHTs, in the first instance.

Further information relating to additional support needs is available on the

Glasgow City Council website at www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=86271

Information on the Glasgow City Councils’ Parental Involvement Strategy

can also be found at https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=17870

Assessing and Reporting

Pupil Support

http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=8627





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On an annual basis, you will receive a copy of our Standards and Quality

report, highlighting progress in key curricular areas such as literacy,

numeracy and health and wellbeing. Our priorities for improvement are

detailed in our School Improvement Plan which is discussed with our Parent

Council. Both of these documents can be found on our school website.

Our staff team is dedicated to on-going school improvement and

participate in quality professional development opportunities throughout

the year. All school staff, children and parents are involved in identifying

areas for improvement and review. We are very proud of the opportunities

that we provide to promote purposeful and influential Pupil Voice. Children

make up our 6 committees that underpin our school improvement action.

Here at Battlefield Primary School, we are immensely proud of our high

standards of behaviour. The children enjoy coming to school here and are

proud to do so. Staff and children work very closely together and have

strong, positive relationships.

We worked hard for our Rights Respecting Schools Award and ensure we

do everything we can to make children aware of their rights as well as the

rights of others.

Through our weekly assemblies we identify with the children areas in the

school that could be improved. The children work together as classes and

within their house teams to make positive changes.

Staff implement a range of ‘in class’ strategies to continually promote

positive choices and opportunities for reflection.

Pupil Council Digital Leaders Rights Respecting

Sports Captains Houses Eco

School Improvement

Promoting Positive Behaviour


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At Battlefield Primary we work hard to keep our children safe and take

care, welfare and protection of our children very seriously. We believe all

children have a right to feel safe within school, home and community.

With our school we strive to provide a safe, secure and nurturing

environment for our pupils, which promote inclusion and achievement. Every

staff member undergoes a minimum of once a year safeguarding and child

protection training, including revisiting our management circular on the

process involved in reporting and recording of any child protection

concerns. All staff have a statutory and professional responsibility to take

action if we have reason to believe a child is suffering, or is at risk.

Our child protection policy and procedures, set by the local authority,

demonstrate what we will do if we have reason to believe a child is at risk

of abuse, either within the home or the community. These policies are

designed to ensure that children get the help they need when they need it.

The school and local authority operates a multi agency Joint Support Team

to ensure that the best possible supports are available to pupils when they

need them.

The Child Protection Co-ordinators for the school are our Depute Head

Teachers: Mrs L Imrie and Mrs C Rodger (Acting DHT). If you wish any

further information, please contact the school office. If you are worried

or know of a child who could be at risk of abuse or neglect please speak to

the Child Protection Co-ordinators on the following number:

Mrs L Imrie DHT or Mrs C Rodger (Acting DHT)

0141 632 2162

Child Protection


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We have a very active and welcoming Parent Council at Battlefield, who are

influential within the school community and work very hard for the good of

our children.

The Parent Council meets regularly and you can keep up to date with them

on their active Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Battlefield-

Primary-School-Parent-Council-987452194603455/

We provide numerous opportunities throughout the year to enable our

learners to develop their interests and talents outside of the classroom.

We have many lunchtime and after school activities run by coaches and

teachers. During school hours, we also benefit from our close partnerships

with Clyde College and Langside Library, often visiting them to utilise their

facilities, resources and expertise.

We have had numerous sporting achievements both locally and nationally

and pride ourselves as a school where Sporting Excellence is celebrated

and all children having equal and supported opportunities to participate.

We also celebrate pupils’ recognition in other areas including Music, Drama

and Citizenship projects.

Throughout the year to create challenging and stimulating learning

opportunities, we work with a number of partners to meet the needs of all

learners at Battlefield.

If you have, or know of, a company that would like to get involved in the life

of the school in order to improve outcomes and experiences for our

learners please get in touch.

Our Partners

Parent Council

Community Links

Wider Achievements

https://www.facebook.com/Battlefield-Primary-School-Parent-Council-987452194603455/

https://www.facebook.com/Battlefield-Primary-School-Parent-Council-987452194603455/


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We hope that this Handbook has given you a flavour of the exciting,

aspirational and welcoming school that you will find here at Battlefield.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the

school where we will be more than happy to help.

We look forward to meeting with you and your child(ren) and hope it is the

start of a long, positive and successful partnership.


Be Your Best at

Battlefield

Be Brilliant

Be

Brave

Last updated September 2019


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