Our School Day

We, like you, want to make sure that your child is in school and safe, so we ask you to arrive promptly.

A late start is unsettling for your child. We are trying to instill life skills into all of our children to prepare them for future life at work and it is important that they arrive at school on time.

If parents know their child is going to be late for any reason, they should let the school know
If children arrive after the school gates have been locked, they should be accompanied by their adult to the main reception to be signed in. Mrs King in reception will then ensure that they are given their attendance mark and book their lunch.
Children arriving after registration has been taken but before 9:15am will be recorded as ‘late before the registers have closed’. Children arriving after 9:15am will be recorded as ‘late after the registers have closed’.
Parents of children who persistently arrive late will be reminded of these times and their obligation to comply. It will be explained that the lateness not only interrupts their child’s education, but also that of others in the class.
Repeated unexplained lateness or persistent lateness without an acceptable reason will be referred to the Local Authority.
Regular punctual attendance will enable your child to make the most of their time at school and so achieve their potential to the full. This is the aim of both parents and school in partnership together, thank you for your support.

Start of the school day

A late start is unsettling for your child. We are trying to instil life skills into all of our children to prepare them for future life at work and it is important that they arrive at school on time.

If parents know their child is going to be late for any reason, they should let the school know.
If children arrive after the school gates have been locked, they should be accompanied by their adult to the main reception to be signed in. Mrs King in reception will then ensure that they are given their registration mark and book their lunch.
The register for the first session will be taken from 8.55am when children are in class and seated and will be kept open until 9:15am. The register for the second session will be taken from 1pm when children are in class and seated and will be kept open until 1.10pm.
Children arriving during or after registration has been taken, but before 9:15am will be recorded as ‘late before the registers have closed’. Children arriving after 9:15am will be recorded as ‘late after the registers have closed’.
Parents of children who persistently arrive late will be reminded of these times and their obligation to comply. It will be explained that the lateness not only interrupts their child’s education, but also that of others in the class.
Repeated unexplained lateness or persistent lateness without an acceptable reason will be referred to the Local Authority.
The school gates will be open at 8.45am, when your children will be welcomed onto the playground by two members of staff on duty.
Upon arrival at school children should wait on the playground.
The school day begins at 8:55am. The hand bell is rung on the playground for children to line up in their classes at 8.53am. Each class has a designated place on the playground to line up by their named class planter. They are greeted by their teacher and lead into school to be registered in class.
If it is bad weather, then the children will be directed straight into their classrooms by the duty member of staff when the gates open at 8.45am.
The school gates will be locked at 9:00am.
Children arriving after the school gates are locked should be accompanied by their adult to the main reception to be signed in.

School Times

Morning	8.55am to 12noon
Lunch	12noon - 1.00pm
Afternoon	1.00pm - 3.30pm

At Oatlands Junior, children spend 32 hours and 55 minutes in school each week.

Collection of your child at the end of the school day

As a parent/carer, it is your responsibility to ensure that your child is collected at the end of the school day. Please ensure that the school has up-to-date telephone numbers to contact you in an emergency.

If you are unexpectedly delayed and are unable to collect or will be late collecting your child from school, please contact the school immediately
If you arrange for another adult to collect your child, you must let the school know the details of that person.
If you are unable to arrange for another adult to collect your child, then the school will look after your child in the main school reception until 4:00pm, but no later.

If a parent / carer does not arrive to collect their child at the end of the school day and the school has not been made aware of alternative arrangements, school will take the following steps:

Children who have not been collected by 3:40pm will be brought inside
If no contact has been made by the parent/carer, the office staff will attempt to contact the parent/carer and the emergency contact by telephone.
Where appropriate, a member of staff will ask the child if they have any additional contact information.
School will continue to try and contact the parent/carer and the emergency contact/s.

If contact cannot be made with the parent/carer or the emergency contact/s by 4:00pm, school will contact the NYC Customer Service Centre (Children’s Social Care).

In an emergency, school will contact the police.

If a parent / carer does not arrive to collect their child at the end of an after school club and the school has not been made aware of alternative arrangements, school will take the same steps, as above.

If contact cannot be made with the parent/carer or the emergency contact/s by 5:00pm, school will contact the NYC Customer Service Centre .

In an emergency, school will contact the police.

We will not allow your child to be taken home by another adult unless this has previously been arranged by the parent/carer .

Traffic, Active Travel and Parking

Oatlands Junior School operates a School Street closure on Birchwood Grove from 8.30 - 9.00am and 3.00 - 3.45pm this is to safeguard our children on their journeys to and from school.

There are three designated Park and Stride for parents and carers to use. These are Marks and Spencer's car park, St Mark's Church car park and Hornbeam train station car park.

This will help to promote an enjoyable and healthy walk on the final stage of the journey to school.

The roads around the school Birchwood Mews and Beech Avenue areas are congested with cars, particularly at school drop-off and pick-up times. We are concerned for the health and safety of our children and also for the residents in the area.

Please consider if you need to travel to school by car. It would help to alleviate the problem if parents and children walk, scoot, bike or take the bus to school.

We ask that when collecting children, parents should meet their child on the school playground and escort them to their car. The car park is for staff only between 7:45am and 4pm. Please also be considerate to local residents and do not park across and block driveways. 20mph is plenty along Beechwood Grove and Beech Avenue.

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