The School Day

Our school day starts at 8.40am and ends at 3.15pm (33 hours per week).

Arriving at school

All children should be accompanied to their classroom by a parent/carer or other adult.

School staff will be available to take responsibility for children in classrooms from 8.40am. No supervision is available on the school site before this time, so if your child is walking to school unaccompanied, they should not arrive before 8.40am. Children who are brought to school by a parent/carer remain the responsibility of the parent/carer until they enter the classroom.

Children who are brought to school by breakfast club will be escorted to their classroom door by a member of staff who will inform the class teacher that the child has arrived.

Children in Year 6 may walk to and from school unaccompanied, provided that a consent form has been completed by a parent/carer - forms are available from class teachers and the school office.

Children arriving by School Bus or Taxi will be greeted by a member of the school team and brought into the premises.

End of the day arrangements

The following procedures have been put in place to ensure that children are safe at the end of the school day.

If a child is being collected by a family member or another adult:

Parents and carers will let class teachers know who is collecting their child. This should be done ideally face-to-face with the class teacher but if this is not possible, then via the school office or the class email system. Any changes to arrangements at short notice must be notified by telephone/email to the school office.

Church Langton staff members will release children from the classroom door.

Class teachers will display a list of home time arrangements by the classroom door so that any member of staff dismissing the class will have all the information required.

If a child is travelling home by school bus/taxi:

Children meet by the school office, where a register is taken using information provided by parents. We politely ask you to complete the Microsoft Form, sharing the regular pattern of School Bus/taxi use. Any variances should be shared with the office.

Walking home alone:

Children in Year 6 are able to walk home alone. However, parents and carers must give consent via the school permission form.

Children are reminded regularly that if, when they arrive home, there are any issues which concern them, e.g. a parent or carer not at home or a lost key, they must return to school where a member of staff will assist them.

Attending an after-school club arranged by the school:

Children attending our in-house after-school provision are registered in the library. Years 1-6 make their way to the library independently and reception children are collected by a member of the after-school club team.

All externally provided clubs have their own registration procedures, which take place in the agreed location. If a child is attending a school after club provision following a club, they will be taken by the club leader and registered by the after-school club team.

If a child is no longer attending a booked after-school session / club they are signed up for, it is helpful if parents and carers notify the school office.

At the end of the club, the leader will dismiss the children from the agreed place to the agreed adult. Children walking home alone must have signed permission. This is part of the clubs' application form.