Drop off & Collection

At Oakfield, it is the parent’s responsibility to ensure that their child is dropped off and collected from school on time.

Pupils walking to/from school independently

School policy for children to walk home independently is that:

·         Children must be in mainstream Year 5 or Year 6.

·         It is the parents’ responsibility to check the route that their children may walk home in order that they may assess the appropriateness of the journey.

·         It is parents’ responsibility to ensure they are sufficiently happy that their child can undertake the proposed journey safely, either on foot or riding a bike.

·         Children must be dressed appropriately for the weather conditions.

·         Children should preferably walk in a group, sensibly, and not alone.

·         Children should know a phone number they can ring in an emergency. Mobile phones can be brought to school but MUST be switched off when entering the playground and kept off all day.

·         All mobile phones are handed to the class teacher at the start of each day.

·         There must be someone at home to meet the child on their arrival.

Drop off/collection by an older sibling

If parents wish older siblings (aged 14 + ) to drop off/collect younger children, they must contact the school to discuss this and seek agreement. Ultimately, parents/carers are responsible for their child before and after school.

School policy for children to be collected by an older sibling:

·         Children in the Early Years (Nursery and Reception) and KS1 (Y1 and Y2) must not be collected by anyone under the age of 18.

·         Children in Y3 to Y6 must not be collected by anyone below the age of 14.

Early arrival or late collection

If a parent/carer is delayed for any reason we offer a wrap around after school club and if a parent is late after 3.30, the child will be put into the club. If a child arrives at school regularly for more than 5 minutes before the school day starts, we will consider putting them into breakfast club. Parent’s / carer’s will be charged according.  

Consideration

If there are any reasons parents are struggling with drop off and collection please communicate with us, so that we can consider your individual needs and see where we might be able to support you. All parents who have parental responsibility are able to collect their child, unless there is a legal reason why this is not the case. We will consider asking parents to collect their child if there are any issues related to walking home, for example behaviour related or any safety concerns.This is an editor with sample data. Here, you can format text, insert links, and create organised lists to make your content stand out. Begin by exploring the toolbar options to see how you can enhance your text:

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