As part of our commitment to being run democratically, Parklands Educate Together are always looking for ways to collaborate and share our experiences with families and the local community.
In the year ahead we will be holding a number of events to ensure everyone feels welcome at school. There will be termly coffee mornings for parents to drop in and have a chat, ‘back to school’ evenings for parents and carers to hear about the year ahead from their child’s teacher, SEN events for those with children with additional needs plus celebrations of work where you can come in and see what the children have been doing.
We will be so pleased to welcome volunteers back in to school, and so if you can offer us any of your time please let your child’s teacher know. We need to undertake safeguarding checks, which can take a few weeks, and so the more notice the better.
You can always get in touch by calling the office on 01934 404 555 or emailing info@parklandset.org.uk
Applications can still be made through North Somerset for new admissions, however these will now be considered in the second round of offers.
North Somerset Admission web page
ETAT Admissions Appeals procedure Admissions 2021-22
* Please note that both the 2021 and 2022 Admissions Policies have been amended to reflect new Statutory Guidance for the definition of Children in Care. This amendment to Criteria 1, can be found on page 4. All other aspects of the policy remain as before. This change has been agreed by the Trust Board.
As a new school, we do still have limited spaces in other year groups, up to year 4.
Please contact Rebecca, our School Admissions Administrator on a Thursday or Friday to enquire about a space. Where spaces are not available your child’s name will be placed on a waiting list, which operates in accordance with our admissions policy over-subscription criteria. All applications for In-Year Admission will be handled within 10 working, school days or less.
Admissions for our pre-school in September 2022 are open, however we are full for the current academic year.
In 2020/2021 Educate Together Academy Trust held a public consultation about its schools Admissions Policies, with the intention of standardising and clarifying across all of our sites. This consultation has now concluded with the new policy due to begin for the 2022 academic year. You can find a copy of the policy on the policies page. The Consultation Report can be viewed here.
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At Educate Together we actively encourage the involvement of parents in the education of your children. Research shows that children do better in school if parents take an active part in their child’s education.
Join us a volunteer reader on a regular basis, visit for an hour to show us a special skill or stop by to help with the gardening. There are many ways you can help at our school and we are always happy to hear new suggestions!
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There may be occasions when we need to defer to remote learning, such as a short term closure due to Covid, or perhaps adverse weather.
Our primary system for communicating and setting work is using Seesaw:
Please ask your teacher for a login if you have not been sent one.
Families in Early Years also have access to Tapestry.
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Term 6: Tuesday 7th June- Friday 22nd July
(Monday 6th Jubilee closure)
Other events throughout the year will be listed in the events section.
These dates can be downloaded here:
The dates for the academic year 2022-23 can be found below:
< lessParklands ET Primary has several spaces available for hire to groups and organisations, outside of school times. We are committed to using the school as a community asset and look forward to welcoming members of the community into our lovely building.
Spaces available are the school hall, playground and our community meeting room.
Please see our Lettings policy below for price and terms and conditions, or contact Sherry on info@parklandset.org.uk to find out more.
Booking forms – please submit completed booking forms to info@parklandset.org.uk.
Please call us on 01934 404 555 with any questions.
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Bed time reads: https://www.booktrust.org.uk/booklists/b/bath-book-bed-2018/
Bed, Book, Bath – reading and bedtime advice
Recommended books https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/our-recommendations/
https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/teachers-area/classroom-toolkit/phonics-songs
https://new.phonicsplay.co.uk username: march20 password:home
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/3-5-years/letters-and-sounds
https://monsterphonics.com username: login password: homelearning
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=37
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/levels/
There are a number of services in North Somerset to assist young people and adults:
Support for young people
kooth.com is a free, safe, anonymous, and non-stigmatising website for young people in North Somerset to receive counselling, advice, and support. It is available for young people aged 10-18 year and will work with young people up to 25 with a Learning Disability or Leaving Care.
Trained and qualified counsellors are available until 10pm each night, 365 days a year, providing a much needed out of hours advice and support service for young people. For more details go to https://www.kooth.com/ or contact Lauren Finn on lfinn@kooth.com
Off the Record (OTR) is a mental health social movement by and for young people and has provided free, confidential, and self-referral support for young people since 1965. OTR has a reputation for inclusive, youth-led, and strengths-based projects and now reaches over 13,000 young people each year through a diverse range of offers, including increasing digital provision. Telephone: 0808 808 9120. Email northsomerset@otrbristol.org.uk. Website: www.otrnorthsomerset.org.uk
School Nursing Service are an experienced, professional, and qualified team made up of School Health Nurses and Support Workers. The School Nursing team provide services to all children, young people (5-19+ years) and their families in North Somerset. Through delivery of the Healthy Child Programme and working in partnership with children, families and professionals, the service promotes physical, mental, and emotional health and wellbeing. Telephone: 01934 419339 this is operated from 08:30am-17:00pm Monday-Friday. Email: nsomerset.schoolnurses@nhs.net
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CaMHS) provide a range of services including multi-disciplinary assessment and treatment to children, young people and families who experience mental health problems. They work with people from 0-18, and up to 19 in special circumstances e.g. ADHD, ASD, Complex disability, Special Educational Needs.
To make a referral to this service, please use the single point of access form. Cases are rated based on need in order to prioritise people. Telephone: 0300 125 6700. E-mail: awp.nscamhs@nhs.net. AWP website
Grief Encounters deliver a helpline which is open 9am-9pm Monday to Friday, providing a confidential space to chat and be heard.
In addition, they are happy to offer guidance and advice, if a young person is worried about a friend or family member. Their service is free and available to anyone suffering a bereavement. Telephone: 808 802 0111. Email: grieftalk@griefencounter.org.uk or through their website www.griefencounter.org.uk/ on the instant chat in the bottom right hand corner.
SHOUT – is a free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging support service for anyone who is struggling to cope. Anyone of any age, who is a resident in the UK, can text the service for support. Text SHOUT to 85258. For more information visit https://giveusashout.org/about-us/faq/.
Self-Injury Support – support for women and girls. Self-injury helpline Tel.: 0808 800 8088 Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday 7pm – 9.30pm www.selfinjurysupport.org.uk
Papyrus is the UK Charity for the prevention of young suicide (under 35). It provides confidential support and advice to young people and anyone supporting them. HOPELINEUK call 0800 068 4141 (open 9am – midnight every day including weekends and Bank Holidays) Text: 07860039967 Email pat@papyrus-uk.org.
Winston’s Wish provide emotional and practical bereavement support to children and young people up to the age of 25, their families and those who care for them. Their Helpline team are experienced and trained bereavement professionals who can offer immediate advice, guidance and support to families and professionals supporting a bereaved child or young person. Tel: 08088 020 021. Email: ask@winstonswish.org Online chat: Chat to them online here between 1-5pm on Mondays and 9.30am-1pm on Fridays.
CRISIS Support
AWP 24/7 Response Line – is a dedicated telephone line for anyone who may be worried about their own or someone else’s mental health. The telephone line offers out-of-hours care for people and children in crisis 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. If a person or someone they know feels unsafe, at risk or unable to cope without professional advice, dedicated staff will direct them to the team best able to meet their needs. The number to call is 0800 953 1919.
The Safe Haven Crisis Centre provides a safe space for people in acute emotional distress and is based in Weston-super-Mare. The centre is open seven days a week, between 6pm and midnight. People aged 16 and over can self-refer or be referred by a relevant professional or organisation. Referrals by email or phone: Email: refer.safehaven@nhs.net Tel: 01934 313 480
Young Minds Parent Helpline – The helpline offers detailed advice, emotional support and signposting for children and young people up to the age of 25. For further details visit https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/for-parents/parents-helpline/. Call for free on 0808 802 5544 from 9:30am – 4pm, Mon – Fri.
Survivors of bereaved by Suicide offer, a national telephone helpline, online community forum and email support. They offer a unique and distinct service for bereaved adults across the UK, run by the bereaved for the bereaved. Their helpline and groups are open to all survivors of bereavement by suicide aged 18 years and over. Email – write to email.support@uksobs.org. Helpline – open 9am to 9pm Monday to Sunday 0300 111 5065
Staying Safe (from suicidal thoughts). Download a safety plan, with filmed support to complete one: https://stayingsafe.net/how_to_make_a_safety_plan.
We hope you find these resources useful.
< lessWe have a wonderful Parent & Staff Association at school. During the pandemic they organised a Tea Towel sale, Christmas cards and Ice Cream sales. They also held a Disco in December 2021 which was highly successful.
Thanks to their fund raising, we have lovely new musical instruments.
Please get in touch with the school if you want to help and we will point you in the right direction!
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Your child’s days at school are very busy and exciting. As we want all children to have a positive school experience it is critical that the language used at home highlights an d focuses on the positive. Here are some ideas of ways to engage in conversation about your child’s day:
Make time to read together – this should be a calm time for you both to enjoy!
Share books, comics, magazines, catalogues – reading is everywhere and isn’t just your child’s reading book!
If your child is tired, you read the book and get them to spot tricky words in the book, help you with sounding out words etc.
Make mistakes as you read – children love to be the teacher and will correct you!
Use bug club https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0 – see your child’s reading record for log in details
Spend time each day reading – this can be reading signs of shops, practising tricky words, sharing a book, reading labels on items in the cupboard etc.
Talk about the book – can the children predict what may happen? can thy find their favourite part?
Enjoy reading together!
Let your child see you reading at home.
Have fun with reading!
Using mathematical vocabulary – add, take away, more, less half, full, big, little
Encourage and enthuse
Value their mathematical mark making
Make maths everyday and every moment, maths is everywhere!
Ask children to show you. Prove it, Explain it, Draw it! The answer is only the beginning.
Allow them time to explore mathematical concepts.
Be positive about maths around your child.
Build their confidence in their abilities to achieve in maths.
Make time in your week to play games, cook, go to the shops and let them buy an item.
Spot the maths in their environment.
Have fun with MATHS!
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