Here you will find some of our core policies. Since joining the Bath & Wells Multi-Academy Trust in 2018 we have adopted many of their approaches and procedures, but all our policies support and reflect our particular school ethos and are wholly based on our Christian vision and values. Policies provide the formalising of our day to day practice and are kept under review by our Local Governing Board.

Loaning School Equipment
Please see below three documents relating to the loan of school equipment to help support children with home learning. These include an editable Word document for parents and carers.
Please read these policy documents carefully if your family has been loaned school IT equipment :

freshford_loaning_school_equipment_policy_2021_final.pdf

loaning_laptop_for_home_learning_09.02.21.pdf

loaning_school_equipment_parent_or_carer_editable_form.docx

Our latest updated Privacy Policy Academic Year 2020 / 2021

privacy_notice_freshford_church_school_-_use_of_pupil_information_2021_2022.pdf

Bath & Wells MAT Privacy Policy May 2018

bwmat_privacy-notice-final-may-2018-1.pdf

safeguarding_policy_july_2018_highlighted_version_3_final.pdf

keeping_children_safe_in_education_sept_2018.pdf_final_version_highlighted.pdf

single_equality_scheme_2016__reviewed_may_17__to_review_june_18.pdf

promoting_fundamental_british_values_2017_.pdf

send_local_offer_freshford_primary_school.pdf

behaviour_policy_2018_19.pdf

bwells_mat_complaints_policy_nov_2018_v_3-4.pdf

draft__pshe_policy_for_website.pdf

freshford_church_school_re_policy_2018__2019_update.pdf

policy_for_collective_worship_2018-2019.pdf

sex_and_relationships_2017-_2019_policy.pdf

freshford_health_and_mental_wellbeing_policy_2018.pdf

spiritual,_moral,_social_and_cultural_policy_2018.pdf

freshford_church_school_severe_weather_guidance_2018.pdf

Safeguarding
The Safeguarding Committee of the FGB has reviewed safeguarding policies in October 2017, mindful of the fact that when the school moves to become part of the Bath & Wells Multi-Academy Trust in April 2018 they will be adopting the Diocesan model policies.

freshford_cp_policy_reviewed_march_17.pdf

safeguardingpolicyfeb2017.pdf

code_of_conduct_for_safe_practice_redraft_proposed_march_17.pdf

updated_e-safety_policy__2015.pdf

safeguarding_policy_july_2018_.pdf

acceptable_use_policy_agreement_for_ks2_children_2020.pdf

acceptable_use_policy_agreement_for_ks1_pupils.pdf

anti_radicalisation_policy_2016.pdf

anti-bullying_policy_updated_december_2015_f.pdf

charging_and_remissions_policyfreshford_school_2016.pdf

use_of_social_media_policy_feb_2017.pdf

staff_code_of_conduct_for_ict_2017_feb.pdf

freshford_2017_managing_allegations_against_staff_or_volunteers_who_work_with_children.pdf

Children with Special Educational Needs

SEND Offer Freshford Primary School PDF

freshford_primary_school_policy_for_dealing_with_persistent_or_vexatious_complaints.pdf

latest_oct_17privacy_notice_ext_for_parents_carers_pupils_freshford_school.pdf

Pupil Premium and Equality Information

Freshford Primary School receives additional funding in the form of a Pupil Premium Grant for children who may be at risk of under-achievement. This funding is available for each child who is entitled to receive Free School Meals (or have been so at any point over the past six years), for any Looked After or Post-Looked After Children or for those who have a parent who serves in the Armed Forces. The aim of the Pupil Premium is to close the overall gap in achievement.

The school is required to publish online information about how we have used this Pupil Premium :

2013 – 2014 £3,500
2014 – 2015 £8,300
2015 – 2016 £18,900
2016 – 2017 £19,780
2017 – 2018 £15,160
2018 – 2019 £18,460
2019 – 2020 £14,520
2020 – 2021 £14,974

“The support provided by highly skilled and dedicated teaching assistants makes a strong contribution to pupils’ learning in lessons’ OFSTED REPORT JULY 2014

The Governing Body agreed that this sum could be spent in line with the attached break down.

20-21_freshford__bwmat_pupil_premium_strategy_2020-_21.pdf

19-20_freshford_bwmat_pupil_premium_strategy_2019_20.pdf

freshford_pupil_premium_18_19_document.pdf

5987_pupil_premium_17_-_18.pdf

5132_pupil_premium_16_-17.pdf

5300_pupil_premium_15_-_16.pdf

4243_pupil_premium_spending_commitment_record_2014-5.pdf

3410_pupil_premium_spending_commitment_record_2013-14.pdf

PE & Sport Premium

The school has been allocated a PE Grant which has been used to extend the provision of high quality sports delivery by professional coaches in order to help all children achieve their personal best and equip teachers with the tools necessary to provide similarly high quality coaching in physical education and a range of sports. This forms part of the school’s approach to promoting a healthy lifestyle. We also offer activities which provide children with essential life skills that build resilience, encourage communication skills and team work and instill a belief in their ability to succeed as they move through primary to secondary education and into the world of work.

The school has received the following amounts of PE & Sport Premium Grant :
2013 – 2014 £8,645
2014 – 2015 £8,660
2015 – 2016 £8,640
2016 – 2017 £8,637
2017 – 2018 £8,640

Since receiving the funding for the year 2017 / 18, the school’s PE & Sport Premium Grant has now been doubled for the current academic year. Based on the DfE guidance, we have recently sent out a questionnaire to ascertain the level of swimming competency of our KS2 children and their ability to swim a minimum distance of 25 metres using a range of strokes effectively and to perform safe self-rescue in different water based situations.

We are hoping that Clarendon School will once again be able to accommodate swimming sessions for us from January 2018. These sessions will be used to ensure that our children are equipped with this fundamental life skill, acquire a range of skills to enable them to enjoy swimming and develop a thirst for competing. Clarendon teaching staff have been quick to praise the positive attitude and resilience of our children.

Benefits
The additional provision above ensures that all children within the school, especially those potentially more vulnerable, receive support of high quality support which will help them achieve to their own personal best.

With the benefit of additional support and resources being made available to them, these children are empowered emotionally, socially, spiritually and academically to become more confident learners, able to access all areas of the school’s curriculum.

Should you require paper copies of any of our policies please send an e mail request to Helen Lorraine or Pippa Aitchison at office@freshford.bwmat.org

These are supplied free of charge.