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Pupil Premium

The school receives additional Pupil Premium funding for pupils who meet one or more of the following criteria:

income support
income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA)
income-related employment and support allowance (ESA)
guarantee element of state pension credit
Universal Credit (with an annual income of less than £7,400)
Both income-based and contribution-based JSA/ESA if you receive the same amount for both. You should also qualify if you receive both but the income-based amount is greater, but not if the contribution-based amount is greater.
Families who are awarded Child Tax Credit and have an annual income, as assessed by HMRC, not in excess of £16,190 are also eligible to claim free school meals providing there is no entitlement to Working Tax Credit (unless in respect of a 4-week ‘run-on’).
One of their parents is serving in the regular armed forces, served in the last 3 years, or died while serving in the armed forces
Has been looked after in social care for 1 day or more
Has been adopted from care or left care under a special guardianship order or a residence order.

This money can be spent on supporting both the whole cohort and individual children.

At Oakley School, each child entitled to Pupil Premium funding receives £100 annually. This is held in trust by our finance team and parents/carers can direct this funding as they wish by contacting the finance office directly or speaking to your child’s teacher. Pupil Premium funding cannot be used towards the cost of school transport.

Despite universal Free School meals for Early Years and KS1, we must stress the importance of still applying if any of the criteria apply to you, as this funding is not automatically assigned.

HOW TO APPLY: On-line: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/freeschoolmeals

By telephone: 01926 742060 (Customer Service Centre)

Illness, Accidents and Medications

If pupils feel unwell, or have an accident, during school time, a member of staff will call you. If they are too ill to remain at school, or if hospital treatment is necessary, a parent/carer will be contacted to make appropriate arrangements, or an ambulance called.

If your child vomits and/or has an episode of diarrhoea during the school day, our policy states that they must remain at home for 48 hours to ensure sufficient incubation period, and avoid further spreading. We appreciate your understanding in this matter.

Medication

If your child needs to have medicine for a short time or for an ongoing period, a medical form must be completed and signed by parents at the school office. Classroom staff will then administer the medicine at the appropriate time.

Medicine must be delivered personally to the school office, not to the class teacher on the classroom door
Parents/carers are encouraged to ask GPs to prescribe an antibiotic which can be given outside of school hours wherever possible. Three times a day doses can be given before and after school and at bedtime.
Any prescribed medicine must be supplied to the school in a container clearly labelled (by the Pharmacist) with the name of the medicine, full instructions for use and the name of the pupil.
All medicines should be in the original container bearing the manufacturer’s instructions for administration, dosage, and storage (the school may refuse to administer any medicines supplied in inappropriate containers).
Medications must be renewed when required as the school cannot administer out-of-date medications.
If your child uses an inhaler or epi-pen, please let your child’s class teacher know during your home visit. These will be kept in the classrooms and administered by trained staff as and when required. A medical form must also be completed at the school office.

School Meals

All children in Reception, Year One, and Year Two are currently eligible for daily Free School Meals. You will be able to choose your child’s lunch option via the My Child at School app/website.

Packed lunches
If you prefer to send your child with a packed lunch, this should be a healthy lunch sent in a box clearly labelled with your child’s name. For health and safety reasons please do not send fizzy drinks, cans, or glass bottles.

Snacks

Children do not need to bring in a snack as free fruit is provided each day for children in Reception and KS1.

Children in KS2 (Year 3 -6) may bring a healthy snack to eat a breaktime, this may include fresh or dried fruit, yogurt, or cereal bar (this must not contain nuts)

Nut Free and Allergen Aware

Many children have allergies and react to the different allergens present in some foods. There will be children in school with nut allergies who cannot come into contact with nuts or nut products of any kind. Please ensure that you are certain that any food items that your child is bringing into school do not contain nuts, traces of nuts or even just might contain nuts — this may mean that you have to scrutinise labels and packaging a little more closely, however for the safety of our children please do this to avoid possible allergic reactions.

Milk - For Reception and KS1 only

Children have milk in their classrooms in a small carton containing 189ml during the day. Children under the age of five are entitled to free milk at school. For children who are over the age of five, milk needs to be paid for by parents and carers. If your child is receiving free milk, this automatically stops the week commencing their fifth birthday, you will need to contact Cool Milk if you wish your child to continue to have milk after their fifth birthday. Please contact the staff at www.coolmilk.co.uk to register your child’s details and make payments where necessary. Should you have any problems doing this, please see the school office. If you do not want your child to have milk when they start school, please contact the office.