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Newsletters, Hurst Life & Parish Magazine We have been writing in Hurst Life since 2023 - have a read of the back issues below to take a journey of our progress Latest Newsletter October 2024 Latest Newsletter September 2024 Latest Newsletter July 2024 Hurst Life Hurst Life Back Issues Parent newsletters Download newsletters and letters from this term. Newsletter March 2024 Newsletter February 2024

EYFS... The Albourne Way Inspiring our small Albourne Family EYFS…The Albourne Way Everything we do at Albourne Church of England School is underpinned by our vision, The Albourne Way – living life to the full. Children in our school will achieve highly because our expectations for pupil outcomes are ambitious. Our coherently planned and well sequenced curriculum, ‘EYFS… The Albourne Way’ offers targeted and exciting opportunities so that children develop new interests and learn new knowledge, thus we close the gaps, but is adaptive and flexible to the children’s interests. Through a rich environment both inside and out, children are enable to engage in learning that is inspirational, challenging and facilitates the consolidation / retaining of knowledge previously learnt. Because of the excellent knowledge that the staff have of the children, high quality interaction between the adults and the children enable all children to make excellent progress from their starting points and be ready for the challenges of Y1. It is our belief that every child can achieve their potential in a safe secure and challenging environment and be ready to successfully take on the challenges of their next steps in their learning journey; to live their life to the full. The EYFS Curriculum There are seven areas of learning in the EYFS curriculum. All areas of learning and development are important and inter-connected. There are three prime areas that are crucial for igniting children’s curiosity and enthusiasm for learning and for expanding their capacity to learn. These are: ● Communication and Language ● Physical Development ● Personal, Social and Emotional Development There are then four specific areas through which the three prime areas are strengthened and applied. These are: ● Literacy ● Mathematics ● Understanding the World ● Expressive Arts and Design The EYFS is based upon four principles: ● A Unique Child ● Positive Relationships ● Enabling Environments ● Learning and Development The EYFS Curriculum…The Albourne Way Communication and Language Involves giving children opportunities to experience a rich language environment; to develop their confidence and skills in expressing themselves; and to speak and listen in a range of situations. This area provides children with opportunities for speaking and listening and ignites children’s interest in reading and writing. To give children the best opportunities for developing Communication and Language Positive Relationships support children to communicate their ideas and thoughts with each other and with adults. Enabling Environments contain signs, symbols, words, songs and notices. They also have books and pictures that take into account interests, backgrounds and cultures. At Albourne, we use the ShREC approach in our interactions with children across the learning environment both inside and out: Sh – Share attention. Adults will always be at the child’s level, paying attention to what they are focussed on. R – Respond Follow the child’s lead, responding to them by making a brief comment on what they can see, hear or feel. E – Expand Echo back what the child is saying and build on this by adding new vocabulary and turning it into a sentence. C – Conversation Have a back and forth extended conversation, giving the child time to listen, process and reply. Story-telling, reading to them, role-play / language in environment Physical Development Involves providing opportunities for young children to be active and interactive; and to develop their co-ordination, control, and movement. Children must also be helped to understand the importance of physical activity, and to make healthy choices in relation to food. This area provides opportunities for children to be active and devlop their co-ordination, manipulation and movement. It develops understanding of the importance of being physically active and eating healthily. To give children the best opportunities through Positive Relationships children are supported in their understanding of exercise, sleep and eating to promote health. Activities in Enabling Environments both indoors and outdoors encourage energetic physical play. In Learning and Development, snack times promote social skills and the importance of making healthy food choices. Personal, Social and Emotional Development Involves helping children to develop a positive sense of themselves, and others; to form positive relationships and develop respect for others; to develop social skills and learn how to manage their feelings; to understand appropriate behaviour in groups; and to have confidence in their own abilities. This area develops children’s positive sense of themselves. It teaches about having respect for oneself and others, developing social skills and a good attitude to learning. To give children the best opportunities through Positive Relationships, adults form caring relationships with all children. In Enabling Environments opportunities for play and learning are created that help children embrace differences between themselves and others. Learning and Development experiences are planned to promote all round development. Literacy Literacy development involves encouraging children to link sounds and letters and to begin to read and write. Children must be given access to a wide range of reading materials (books, poems and other written materials) to ignite their interest. Environment PUT A RATIONAL – INTENT at then beginning of each of the zones Vision for environment rationale for the environment – this your intent The learning environment is zoned into areas that will promote playing and exploring, active learning and creating and thinking critically. BOOKLAND This is my implementation The Bookland area will consist of: Front facing shelves for children to see the books. Crates attached to wall that have objects related to the book for the children to engage with. A floor book stand with recommended books in. A reading buddy to read to. The Bookland sign. Reading Challenge board. Photographs of the children reading / engaging with books. Recommended reads for that year group. Within your book collection, BAME characters and authors must be prominent but not labelled. The Book land area should be inviting, engaging and inspirational.

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House Teams All pupils at Albourne belong to a house team. Houses All pupils at Albourne are members of one of our house teams. Our four houses are all named after trees - Oak, Alder, Willow and Walnut - as chosen by our pupils. House Value Points House Value Points are earned for a variety of reasons - effort with work, demonstrating one of our values or any other reason a member of staff feels that a child deserves recognition. Once a pupil collects ten House Value Points they are awarded a certificate. Value Catchers All children are 'Value Catchers' and when they see someone demonstrating the current value we are working on, they write this is in our Values Book. House Captains House Captains are elected in Year 6. They act as role models and demonstrate leadership skills and the school values to the other members of their House. House Captains are also responsible for giving tours to potential new parents at our Open Events. House Captains plan and led House assemblies every three weeks on a specific subject. Pupils value this opportunity to meet with different age groups and share collaborative team responsibilities. Examples of assemblies include: Black History Month, Anti-Bullying, Children’s Mental Health, the King’s Coronation and The 'Albourne Way'. "What an amazing group of children. It [giving a school tour] is a lot of responsibility for them but they were superb." PARENT (SPEAKING ABOUT OUR HOUSE CAPTAINS GIVING A TOUR)

Staff A caring and committed team. At Albourne Church of England Primary School we have a caring and committed team of skilled staff who work together to make a positive difference to children's lives. We want to ensure that every child is given the best learning opportunities to develop academically, socially and emotionally. Our class teachers work together to make a positive difference to the children's lives, to ensure that every child is given the best learning opportunities to develop academically, socially and emotionally. Our class teachers work together, following 'The Albourne Way Excellence in Teaching and Learning policy' to ensure that we have consistent practice across the school. The teaching team in every class work closely together to ensure that planning is shared, and children's needs are met. Pupils in every class are also supported by trained T eaching Assistants. 'The Albourne Way Excellence in Teaching and Learning policy' can be found on our Policies page. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key.

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British Values at Albourne Promoting and upholding British Values. Albourne Church of England Primary School promotes and upholds the British Values of Democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance alongside our Christian Values. An understanding of democracy is developed through our Pupil Parliament . Elections are held at the start of the year. Following a vote, each class elects class representatives to the Parliament. They meet regularly to bring to the group any issues or ideas from their classes. In addition, they are consulted about their ideas for school improvement and in policy making. Pupils also vote for House Captains to lead their Houses and encourage children to earn points for their house. These children are all in Year 6 and will act as ambassadors when there are visitors to our school. Find out more about our Houses on our House Teams page. An understanding of the rule of law is developed through discussion of the rights and responsibilities of the pupils as linked to our values. This informs individual class charters, and impacts on relationships and behaviour in school. Children are helped to learn to manage their behaviour through making the right choices, and to understand the consequences of their actions. Key information downloads For all key information and school policy documents, please follow the link to our Policies page. British Values information leaflet for parents Policies

Admissions Find out how to apply to our school. Albourne Church of England Primary School is an academy within the Hurst Education Trust. As such the Trust is the Admission Authority responsible for all decisions in connection with admitting pupils. The Trust delegates the responsibility for admissions to the Governing Body of the school. Our admission arrangements are explained in our Admissions Policy. Every year our admission number (PAN) for Reception is 30 West Sussex operates a coordinated admission scheme for primary schools. Our admissions policy can be found here. Applications for Reception September 2025 Please note that for children who are eligible to start school in September 2025, parents/carers should apply online for a school place for their child. For full details and to apply online, please visit School places - West Sussex County Council If you need to complete a paper application form, please contact the West Sussex Pupil Admissions Team: Telephone: 033 301 42903 Email: admissions.north@westsussex.gov.uk Applications received after the closing date are considered late and dealt with after all those received on time. Open Day visits We hold open sessions for parents to visit our school to find out more about us. This is an ideal opportunity to help you decide on the right school for your child. Details of these events are listed below. Please reserve your space at an Open Day by calling the School Office on 01273 832003. Open Events Albourne 2024 Applying for Recption 2025 Key information downloads For all key information and school policy documents, please follow the link to our Policies page. Policies

Religious Education Knowledge, understanding and awareness of all faiths. Curriculum Overview 2024-25 Progression Christianity Progression Other Faiths As a Christian school, our Religious Education (RE) lessons are an important part of our curriculum as Jesus’ teachings are the basis of our school values. Through RE, we seek to give our children a rich variety of experiences from which they can develop knowledge, understanding and awareness of all faiths. Pupils at Albourne learn about the worldwide religions of Christianity, Islam and Judaism. We deliver RE in line with the West Sussex Agreed Syllabus. This provides an effective RE programme of study to enable pupils to have the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary to hold balanced and informed conversations about religions and worldviews. RE also has a significant role in the development of pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural understanding. It promotes respect and open-mindedness towards others with different faiths and beliefs. We encourage pupils to develop their sense of identity and belonging through self-awareness and reflection. Understanding Christianity As a school we teach Christianity using the accredited Understanding Christianity resource which explores the key concepts of God, Creation, Fall, People of God, Incarnation, Gospel, Salvation and Kingdom of God. Children learn in three key ways - by reading and making sense of the Biblical text; making connections with their own lives and understanding the world and examining the ways in which Christians respond by putting their beliefs into action. The Emmanuel Project Alongside this teaching Understanding Christianity, we also encourage children to ask 'big questions' through our teaching based on The Emmanuel Project . This project, which was developed in Suffolk, provides resources for CofE schools to support teaching of Christianity in RE. The Emmanuel Project helps children to understand the world and their own place in it, and supports the teaching and learning of other faiths. Excellence in the Teaching and Learning of Religious Education By addressing key questions, Understanding Christianity encourages pupils to explore core Bible texts, examine the impact for Christians and consider possible implications. Each unit incorporates the following three elements: Making sense of the text - Developing skills of reading and interpretation; understanding how Christians interpret, handle and use biblical texts; making sense of the meanings of texts for Christians. Understanding the impact - Examining ways in which Christians respond to biblical texts and teachings, and how they put their beliefs into action in diverse ways within the Christian community and in the world. Making connections - Evaluating, reflecting on and connecting the texts and concepts studied, and discerning possible connections between these and pupils’ own lives and ways of understanding the world. Each unit begins with a ‘way in’ and then offers teaching and learning ideas for each element. The teacher chooses how to weave together the elements, from making sense of the text, through looking at the impact on the world of the Christian, and helping to make connections with the world of the pupil, in order to achieve the outcomes. A Christian school As a Christian school we are linked to the churches in the Parishes of Albourne, Sayers Common and Twineham (ASCAT) and Collective Worship is an important part of each day at our school. Find out more on our Christian Life page.

Geography...The Albourne Way Inspiring lifelong curiosity & creating informed global citizens Curriculum Overviews Whole School Overview 2024-25 Geography…The Albourne Way INTENT Everything we do at Albourne Church of England School is underpinned by our vision, The Albourne Way – living life to the full. Children in our school will achieve highly because our expectations for pupil outcomes are ambitious. ‘Geography… The Albourne Way’ envisions a dynamic geography curriculum that prepares students for the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century while promoting a deep understanding of the interconnectedness between people and their environments. Our curriculum is grounded in the belief that geography is not just about maps and locations, but is a lens through which students can explore the complexities of the world around them. Our curriculum raises curiosity about diverse landscapes, cultures, and natural phenomena through hands-on activities and field trips. Our goal is to inspire lifelong curiosity, create informed global citizens, and equip students for success in an interconnected world. IMPLEMENTATION We lead an enquiry-lead approach to our history curriculum as our pupils not only build their substantive knowledge and understanding, but become increasingly adept at disciplinary thinking, conceptual understanding and the use of specialised vocabulary and technical terms. In order to do this, as a school we are dedicated to the teaching and delivery of a high-quality history curriculum. This is implemented through: reflecting the guidance of and matches with the scope and ambition of the national curriculum. providing pupils with the appropriate opportunities to build their substantive and disciplinary knowledge. This will encourage children to master and apply subject skills and techniques and acquire the specialist language and technical terms to communicate their understanding effectively. Creating a MTP of each enquiry, which defines what the pupils will know, understand and be able to do. This is clearly identifiable in the progressive and increasingly challenging objectives. Sequencing enquiries to ensure that pupils can build on prior knowledge and understanding as they tackle more complex and demanding enquiries throughout their education. Learning activities are very varied to ensure that all pupils have opportunities to demonstrate their strengths. Our curriculum for EYFS – Year 6 provision is made for regular and high quality visits which we recognise as a core element of our pupils’ statutory entitlement in geography. These visits provide opportunities to develop and consolidate skills and concepts introduced in the classroom and allow pupils to extend their understanding through investigating geography in the ‘real world.’ When assessing our pupils, evidence is drawn from a wide range of sources to inform the process including interaction with pupils during discussions and related questioning, day to day observations, presentation and communication of data collected during visits and writing in different genres. We do not make summative judgements about individual pieces of pupil work, but rather use continuous formative assessments to build an emerging picture of what the pupil knows and understands about our overall enquiry into the subject. IMPACT Our curriculum, ‘Geography... The Albourne Way’ helps to prepare our pupils for life in the 21st century with all of its currently unknown possibilities. Our pupils will develop the skills to act as young geographers in our current world. As geographers they will acquire the skills to make links and connections between the natural world and human activity, how it changes and the impact of physical and human geography upon one another. Our curriculum prepares our pupils for opportunities and challenges that will arise during their lifetime – personal, local, national and global.