Manor Park Primary Academy

Learning, Excellence and Opportunity

Manor Park Primary Academy School has a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. This responsibility necessitates a child protection policy and procedures which are available to view on the website, or a copy can be requested from the School Office. Our designated Child Protection Officers are Ms. Thomas and Ms. Laing. Information may need to be shared with other agencies when there are concerns about a child’s welfare. Manor Park Primary Academy is committed to gender, racial, religion and disability equality in every part of school life. 

Manor Park Primary and LEO Academy Trust are now on all social media platforms. Find us on Twitter/X, Facebok and Instagram through the details below:

Welcome Back

This is our first Weekly Notices and Reminder Sheet of the new academic year and we would like to offer a warm Manor Park welcome to all our new families starting in Foundation Stage and throughout the school as well as our new teaching and support staff. We hope you all had  wonderful Summer break.

We will be including some general reminders in our Weekly Notices and Reminders sheet  in the coming weeks for the benefit of our new parents/carers and which we hope you will find useful. The Weekly Notices and Reminder Sheet is sent out every Friday and includes dates of forthcoming events, school visits and workshops and important messages and reminders  about school life.  

Start and End of Day Times

Drop off in the morning:

Year 1 - 6

• Doors will open at 8.30am and children will be expected to be in their class for the register at 8.45am

Nursery

• Doors will open at 8.45am and children will be expected to be in their class for the register at 8.55am

Reception

• Doors will open at 8.40am and children will be expected to be in their class for the register at 8.55am

End of the Day*

Nursery & Reception

• There will be a staggered collection from 3.15pm to 3.30pm

Year 1, 2 and 3

• The school day will officially end on Monday - Thursdays at 3.30pm and 2.15pm on Friday

Year 4, 5 and 6

• The school day will officially end on Monday - Thursdays at 3.40pm and 2:25pm on Friday

*These changes will continue to avoid congestion on the playground at the end of day.

After school clubs will continue to run until 4.30pm. (Please collect your child promptly)

Contact with your Child's Class Teacher

Due to the large number of emails coming into the office,  we would ask that if you have a question or concern  about your child, please talk to their teacher at home-time in the playground. If a longer meeting is required, please arrange a telephone appointment with the class teacher via the school office, indicating the reason for your request so that the teacher is prepared and able to deal with your concerns.

Absence through Illness

If your child is unwell and will not be coming to school, please inform the office by 9.30am via the School Website Reporting Absence Link. If you are unsure whether your child needs to be at home, for example after the initial symptoms of illness have eased, please bring them to the school office and we will be happy to monitor them and call you if necessary. We often find that being in school and seeing their friends takes their mind off feeling  a little under the weather. 

Appointment through the School Day

Please try to make dental and GP appointments after school where possible to minimise gaps in your child's learning. We require a copy of letters for hospital appointments, visits to embassies or passport offices, and high school entrance exams to enable us to authorise these appointments . We can photocopy the original documents, if necessary.

Social Media Guidelines

Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter etc. should not be used for any school related comments and the complaints and concerns procedures should be followed. If you wish to share, confidentially, parents who are using sites inappropriately, please let us know and we a will be happy to speak to them. All contact between staff and parents should be conducted with politeness whether this is in meetings or on social media. The following guidelines should be followed:

• Parents should use social networking sites or messaging groups sites only as a forum to support one another and uphold the strong reputation of the school.

• Parents should not post pictures of pupils, other than their own children, on social networking sites.

• Parents should not post inappropriate comments about the school and its staff, parents or individual children on social networking sites or messaging groups.

• Parents should share complaints or concerns through official school channels rather than posting them on social networking sites or messaging groups.

Many thanks for your continued support.

Parking Safely Around the School Entrances

• Parking is strictly prohibited outside the school gates.

• Our children's safety is at risk by anyone who stops on the zigzag lines or on the corner of Warwick and Greyhound Road.

• Furthermore, we ask that you do not park in residents' bays or park across driveways. These are clearly marked and reserved for local residents. 

• Finally, we kindly request that you do not leave your engine running while waiting. 

Thank you for your understanding and support.

Safety in the School Playground

May we please remind you of the following safety rules which must be followed within the school grounds before and after school:

• No scooters or cycles to be ridden around the playgrounds.

• No using any of the equipment/apparatus (e.g. the climbing frame) in the playgrounds including Foundation Unit.

• Children should remain with their parents and carers at all times until they come into the buildings in the morning or whilst they wait for siblings after school.

Thank you for your co-operation.

Health and Safety Notice-No Nuts in School

Some of our children have severe nut allergies which can be life threatening. Please make sure that your child does not bring nuts into school. No peanut butter or Nutella sandwiches, snack bars or biscuits containing nuts and no small boxes of nuts  please.

Equipment Reminder

May we please remind you that children should bring all their equipment  into school with them in the morning. PE kits should be in school permanently until they are taken home at half term for washing. Charged Chromebooks should be brought in every day for learning. Pencil cases and other stationery are not required as these are provided by the school. Swimming kits must be brought in on the allocated swim day and  a child should always bring their lunch box and water bottle into school as it helps them to remember if they having a packed lunch or a school dinner on that day. As Autumn, and subsequently Winter, approaches the children should always have a coat with them.

Thank you for your co-operation. This will ensure that all children are well prepared for their day and limits the disruption to learning when things come in late and have to be taken to the class.

Wrap Around Care

The Breakfast and After School club is now running. 

To request a place please complete this online form Wrap around online form. 

Should you have any queries, or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact the Wrap Around Care team on their email address: mpwac@leoacademytrust.co.uk.

If you would like to speak to the Family Support Worker, please complete the self referral form - Click Here or speak to a member of the school office.

Education Wellbeing Service Free Webinars

The SWLSTG Education Wellbeing Service is offering FREE lunchtime and evening parent Webinars across the year to help support your child’s wellbeing and mental health.

-Toilet Time Basics: Supporting your pre-school child with potty/toilet training on the 14th and 15th July 2025

The webinar is for parents/carers of children that will be starting Reception this September.

-Finding your feet: Getting Ready for your child to start school on the 23rd and 24th July 2025

The webinar is for parents/carers of children that will be starting Nursery and Reception this September.

You can sign up to any of their free webinars by copying these URL’s:

Early Years:

https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/early-years-parents-nhs-wellbeing-workshops-3573849?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=creatorshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=odclsxcollection&utm-source=cp&aff=escb

Primary Years:

https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/primary-parents-nhs-wellbeing-workshops-682309?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=creatorshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=odclsxcollection&utm-source=cp&aff=escb