A child’s education starts in the home and is continued as a partnership between home and school. This section describes the Guidelines for this partnership, specifically detailing the Responsibilities of the School, Responsibilities of Parents and Responsibilities of Pupils.

Links between home and school are strong and parents are welcomed into school. Our school liaises with parents through:

• termly parents' consultation evenings - to discuss individual children’s progress and development
• parents as assistants in the classroom and library
• the work a child does at home
• the school Newsletter - sent out regularly to keep you informed of forthcoming events
• teacher to parent / guardian discussion by invitation
• holding evening workshops using outside expertise

The school seeks to develop its involvement with the local community in a variety of ways -

• Distribution of harvest gifts
• Guest speakers for assemblies
• Special guests to speak to children as part of class topics
• Liaison with playgroups

At Russell School we encourage and praise the children wherever possible. We encourage children to take books home, generally books that they can read fairly well and enjoy, so that they can succeed. Do remember, they want to please you - don’t be afraid to praise them. Read to and with your child - learning should be fun, a pleasurable experience.

You can help your child with number work, through playing board games and card games, any time spent estimating / counting is beneficial - but have fun at the same time. Working together will ensure your child has a happy and successful school life.

We are always grateful for any help parents can offer in school, listening to readers, cookery, art / craft, covering books, etc. If you have an interest in helping and have some time, please notify the school.

We believe this partnership to be of vital importance, parents and children working together with trust and understanding, benefits the child greatly.

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GUIDELINES FOR HOME AND SCHOOL

So that this partnership will give every child the best possible chance of success, the partners should be clear about what each can reasonably expect of the others. The school expects them to co-operate fully and to accept the responsibilities set out in these guidelines.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SCHOOL ARE -

• to promote a happy, positive and responsible attitude to education
• to develop each individual pupil’s talents as fully as possible
• to teach effectively and to set the highest standards in work and behaviour
• to care for each child when at school as a good parent of a large family
• to encourage regular communication with parents as a basis for close co-operation between home and school.

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RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARENTS ARE -

• to show, by their own example, that they support the school in all it tries to do
• to make sure that their children come to school regularly, on time, refreshed, alert, correctly dressed and ready to work
• to take an active and supportive interest in their children’s work and progress
• to support the authority and discipline of the school, helping their children to achieve maturity, self-discipline and self-control
• to control the development of their children’s use of leisure time activities and entertainment’s
• to ensure children are collected from school on time.

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RESPONSIBILITIES OF PUPILS ARE -

• to attend school ready to learn and take part in school activities
• to aim at the highest standards in all aspects of school life
• to co-operate with staff and to accept the authority and rules of conduct of the school
• to consider and respect the feelings and property of other people both in school and in the wider community
• to care for the grounds, buildings, furniture, equipment and books provided by school.