Welcome to St Athan Primary School

Welcome to St Athan Primary School, I hope this prospectus gives you an informative look at our school as well as a real feeling for the supportive family partnership atmosphere we try to promote in our day. We have recently achieved our Armed Forces Friendly School Bronze award for our work in partnership with military families and learners. We are very proud of this status. We are also at the beginning of our journey to be a UNICEF Rights Respecting School which promotes Childrens Rights and appreciating the voice of all our learners.

As well as being involved with many initiatives and projects, we are a Values School which promotes self-confidence, respect for others and a real focus on social skills.

If you have any questions or suggestions we run an ‘Open Door Policy’ and so please contact the school and we will do everything we can to help you.

If your child is the first in your family to be joining us, we welcome you and look forward to having a very successful association with you over the coming years. If you already have a child attending St Athan, we are pleased to add to the links already established between us.

The purpose of this handbook is to provide you with information about the School and what happens within it. The more information you have the better and more fruitful the partnership between us will be and this will benefit your child.

Most of the basic information about the School is given in this Handbook, but there will be several occasions during the year when you will have the opportunity to discuss aspects of school life with members of staff and me alongside our website, twitter account and weekly newsletters.

Please keep this Handbook for reference whilst your child is a pupil at St Athan Primary. Notification of any amendments or additions will be sent to you as they arise.

We hope that your child will be very happy and successful during his/her time at the school and if you have any suggestions or comments, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Partnership is key and we strive to be the heart of our diverse community and allow our children to meet their full potential in all aspects of school life.

Mrs. Louise Haynes – Headteacher

The information contained in this Handbook meets the requirements of the Education Act of 1980 and subsequent Acts, and is correct at the time of printing, but may be subject to change during the year, or in subsequent years.