Parent Information

PARENT INFORMATION

At Aston St Mary's Church of England School we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils.

KEEPING YOUR CHILD SAFE ONLINE

During this pandemic and with schools moving to remote learning, your children are online far more than they have ever been.  The internet is a wonderful resource, but unfortunately can be a very dangerous place for children, as well as adults.  However, you can do a few things to help keep your children safe, like having age-appropriate parental controls on the digital devices being used and use internet filters to block malicious websites.  These are usually free, but often need to be turned on.  

Use these resources below to help keep your children safe online:

  • support for parents and carers to keep children safe online, which outlines resources to help keep children safe from different risks online and where to go to find support and advice
  • guidance on  staying safe online which includes information on security and privacy settings
  • Thinkuknow provides advice from the National Crime Agency (NCA) on staying safe online
  • Parent info is a collaboration between Parentzone and the NCA providing support and guidance for parents from leading experts and organisations
  • Childnet offers a toolkit to support parents and carers of children of any age to start discussions about their online life, to set boundaries around online behaviour and technology use, and to find out where to get more help and support
  • Internet matters provide age-specific online safety checklists, guides on how to set parental controls on a range of devices, and a host of practical tips to help children get the most out of their digital world
  • London Grid for Learning has support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online, including tips to keep primary aged children safe online
  • Net-aware has support for parents and carers from the NSPCC, including a guide to social networks, apps and games
  • Let’s Talk About It has advice for parents and carers to keep children safe from online radicalisation
  • UK Safer Internet Centre has tips, advice, guides and other resources to help keep children safe online, including parental controls offered by home internet providers and safety tools on social networks and other online services

If you have any concerns or queries regarding keeping your children safe online, please contact your child’s teacher or Mrs Winwood.  

MEDICAL

When joining Aston St Mary’s Church of England Primary School you will be asked to complete a form outlining any medical history that we should be aware of.  Please ensure this record is kept up to date.

If your child is taken ill during the school day:

Please do not send your child to school if he/she seems unwell.  In the event of illness at school, we shall contact you immediately.  We will do all we can to comfort your child until you can arrange to take them home.

If your child sustains an injury at school:

If your child sustains an injury whilst at school we will administer first aid and a letter will be sent home.  However, should we have any concerns we will contact you immediately.   A record is kept of any injuries.

Medicines:

If your child is prescribed medicines by your doctor and these need to be administered during the school day, you will be required to complete a form from the school office.

Allergies:

Please let us know if your child suffers from any allergies.  

CONSENT FORM

When your child joins our school you will be asked to sign a consent form.  This is because we plan exciting school trips, which all children attend.  These are to enhance their curriculum knowledge and understanding, as well as develop their independence and PSHE skills.  Recent trips have included visits to Willows Farm, Harry Potter Tours, Sea-side trips and Wicksteed Park. A residential trip for year 5 and 6 takes place every two years.

NHS ADVICE

Click on the link below to download the NHS PDF:

What to do if your child is unwell

SCHOOL NURSING

Click on the image below to download the full PDF.

Remote Learning

COMPLAINT PROCEDURE

We try to have an open door policy.  If you have a complaint or concern and appropriate, please arrange to speak to the class teacher or SENCO in the first instance.  The office will be happy to arrange an appointment for you. We have had no formal complaints over the last year.

The school follows the Hertfordshire County Council Complaint Procedure.  If you would like to see a copy of our Complaints Policy please ask the school office or download our policy by clicking on the link below:

Download Complaints Policy

LOCAL OFFER

For information on Aston St Mary’s Local Offer: Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) please use this link.

LOCAL SEND OFFER

SAFER SCHOOLS NEWSLETTERS

Download the Safer Schools Newsletter provided by the Herts Police Gangs & Schools Team.

hfl-online-safety-newsletter-autumn-23-staff (thegrid.org.uk)

eSAFETY ADVICE FOR PARENTS

For more information please go to our Schools Policies page to download and view our Safeguarding documents.

PRIVACY

Download our Privacy notices for parents and carers and pupils:

Download privacy notice for Parents & Carers

Download privacy notice for Pupils

ONLINE SAFETY ADVICE

Age appropriate online safety advice for parents and carers.

Download PDF

Online Safety Advice

 

OUR SCHOOL IS PART OF OPERATION ENCOMPASS

Operation Encompass is a national police and education early intervention safeguarding partnership which supports children and young people wo experience Domestic Violence and Abuse and which is in place in every police force in England and Wales.  Children were recognised as victims of domestic abuse in their own right in the 2021 Domestic Abuse Act.

Operation Encompass means that the police will share information with our school and all police attended Domestic Abuse incidents which involve any of our children PRIOR to the start of the next school day.

Once a Key Adult (DSL) and their deputies (DDSLs) have attended either an Operation Encompass briefing or completed an online Operation Encompass Key Adult training they will cascade the principles of Operation Encompass to all other school staff and governors.  

Any Operation Encompass information is stored in line with all other confidential safeguarding and child protection information.

As a staff we have discussed how we can support our children who are experiencing Domestic Violence and Abuse on a day-to-day basis and particularly following the Operation Encompass notification.