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We operate an open door policy at the start and end of each day to provide opportunities for parents to speak to staff if and when needed. Alternatively, parents are welcome to call the school office to make an appointment if a longer conversation is required. 

Parent Evenings and Reports
During the Autumn Term and again in the Spring Term a parent consultation meeting is arranged between parents and teachers to discuss in detail your child's progress. A short-term report is sent at the end of the Autumn Term and Spring Term indicating the attitude of pupils to school and their work. In the Summer term all parents receive a detailed written report for their child and can follow this up with a further consultation if this is felt necessary.

Of course Staff are happy to discuss any issues with you at mutually convenient times throughout the year.

 

Educational Visits and Contributions 
Educational visits are planned as part of the curriculum and in order to cover the costs of the activity, parents are invited to make contributions. Due to the small numbers of children in each year and the cost of coach transport, parents are often asked to help with transport to local events. If you are able, please check your Insurance Policy first to ensure you are adequately covered. Friends of Occold School tirelessly organise fund-raising events so that children have opportunities to gain experiences outside the classroom. Please support wherever you can.

 

Pupil Welfare
Family circumstances do affect children so it is important that, at school, we are made aware of anything, which could have an impact upon your child’s learning or behaviour. This information will remain confidential. Please keep us informed of relevant telephone numbers so that we can contact you in the event of your child becoming ill during the school day or for any other reason.
Parents will be requested to provide an emergency telephone number so that they can be contacted urgently when required. This is particularly useful if your child is on a day visit and the coach is delayed and the office wish to keep you informed.
Further advice may be obtained from the Area Education Officer or the Education Welfare Officer who is also available to deal with any major problems.
If your child is to be met from school by someone other than yourself or the person who normally meets them please let a member of staff know in advance.

 

Health and Medicine
The School Nursing team visit our reception children in their first year at school and parents are invited to be present. When children are ill, it is the responsibility of their parents to ensure that they receive appropriate care. Parents may be expected to keep their child at home if they are not well enough to be in school. If this is the case, please contact the school office by 8:45am to report the absence. If your child suffers from sickness or diarrhoea they do need to stay at home for 48 hours after the final bout.

Should your child require medicine whilst in school, please speak to the office and complete a medical administration form. In the case of long-term conditions, such as asthma, the school office needs to be informed so that inhalers can be kept in a safe, easily accessible place.

Transport
The responsibility for ensuring that children attend school regularly rests with their parents. However, if your child lives beyond a certain distance from school, you may be entitled to free transport. Queries and arrangements are dealt with directly with the school transport section at the Education Office in Ipswich.

 

Complaints
The All Saints Schools Trust has established procedures so that the concerns of parents and others about the school curriculum and related matters may be considered and, whenever possible, resolved locally.

In the first instance particular problems should be referred to the class teacher who will endeavour to achieve a satisfactory outcome by informal means, if this is not dealt with satisfactorily then this may then be escalated to the Head of School/Executive Headteacher.

If, however, the issue cannot be resolved in this way, it may be referred first to a panel of Governors of the school and, as a last resort, to the Trust for formal consideration.

Further details of the Trust's procedures may be obtained from this website.