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Welcome to Albourne C.E. Primary School. We are a friendly and welcoming Church of England School situated in Albourne village in the Mid Sussex countryside. Programme of Events Summer 1 Latest Newsletter Vision & Values Document Hurst Educational Trust & Albourne Vision Ofsted & SIAMS Reports 2025 Spring 2 Ask Me Abouts School @ a glance The Albourne Way Living life to the full Welcome to Albourne C of E Primary Ofsted 2025 Meet The Explorer, The Polisher & The Listener delight in showing their knowledge PUPILS LOVE LEARNING display impeccable manners and behave well 'Children at Albourne are fortunate to be there. ' 'They flourish from start to finish.' SIAMS Inspection January 2025 high expectations of pupils' learning and behaviour pupils' exceptionally strong attitudes to school To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. We are a friendly and welcoming church school situated in Albourne village in the Mid Sussex countryside. We teach Primary School children age 4 to 11 years. Explore Headteacher's Welcome I am proud to lead an exceptionally committed and caring staff team in this thriving school. We are set in the heart of Albourne village in beautiful rural surroundings at the foot of the South Downs. Read more Christian Life Our Christian values are the basis for everything we do at Albourne and they play a key role in the development of our pupils academically, emotionally, morally, socially and spiritually. Find out more Curriculum Education at Albourne is inclusive and lessons are delivered in a way that ensures every child is accepted and valued for their individuality. Find out more Wrap Around Care We offer Wrap Around Care before and after the school day, in order to support working parents. Our provision includes a Breakfast Club, a range of extra-curricular clubs and an After School Club. Find out more Albourne school is like a big family - the children look out for each other and all staff and students know each other, regardless of which class they are in. The Albourne way has strengthened this as well as making the children aspire to constantly improve their work. Survey 2024 Latest news For all the latest school and class news, follow us on Instagram. Follow us on Instagram

At Albourne we celebrate a culture of creativity! We boast a staff team who have a diverse range of expertise in areas such as graphic design, illustration, fine art, music, dance and drama. We have collaborated to develop a broad and ambitious Art and Design curriculum for our young learners. Art and Design... The Albourne Way Celebrating a culture of creativity! Curriculum Overviews Statement of impact Artsmark At Albourne we celebrate a culture of creativity! We boast a staff team who have a diverse range of expertise in areas such as graphic design, illustration, fine art, music, dance and drama. We have collaborated to develop a broad and ambitious Art and Design curriculum for our young learners. Art – Intent, Implementation and Impact. Intent: At Albourne Primary School, we value the importance of Art and Design. It is our children’s entitlement to be able to share and express their individual creativity, independence, resilience, and self-reflection. We will deliver a curriculum that enables children from EYFS to year 6 to experience, and participate in a range of creative activities and events. Children get to develop their knowledge and skills within a wide range of arts activities (through lessons and extra-curricular clubs); they develop an appreciation of a mix of diverse cultures, including the use of those within the school and Trusts community.  It is our intent to provide all children with the fundamental skills, techniques and knowledge needed to independently create their own unique drawings, paintings, sculptures, and crafts. We want the children to have a natural sense of wonder and curiosity when studying a wide variety of artwork. We empower children to discover great artists. We want the children to realise that art goes across the curriculum and should be seen as an additional skill and enhancement to work produced in other curriculum areas. We aim to provide opportunities to meet and work with artists, visit galleries and create special shared events within the school. Implementation: We teach a skills-based art curriculum, which allows the children to express their creative imagination as well as providing them with the opportunities to practice and develop skills in the key processes of art. This is supported through the studying of key artists and movements, and through identifying arts role in everyday lives, through history and differing cultures. We ensure that progression is being made in children’s skills and knowledge of drawing, printing, painting, colour, sculpture, texture, and pattern, by following a skills progression document. In EYFS the children have daily access to a variety of media and materials which they can explore to produce their own creative work. Planning links to the year group curriculum topics and integrates appropriate schemes of work from Kapow. All planning links to the Art and design programmes of study for key stages 1 and 2. Art is promoted throughout our school through a variety of platforms: we hold after school art clubs, we have themed art weeks, we have shared learning with parents and we have changing display boards around the school and on the school grounds. We will continue to develop our links with Artsmark and with the other schools within the Trust, sharing resources, skills and ideas. Impact: When children leave Albourne they will have a love of art. They will have experienced a broad, balanced arts curriculum, with an emphasis on the development of understanding and skills in art and design, creative dance, music and drama. These experiences will have happened in all areas of the curriculum, and through extra-curricular clubs. Children leave Albourne having been exposed to a wide range of artists, including meting local artists, which will have developed their knowledge in a range of areas. Most importantly, we want children to have found and enjoyed a creative outlet – a means of self-expression and enjoyment. We seek opportunities to work with artists and designers to enrich the subject knowledge of staff and pupils. Art and Design is taught discretely through the year groups which allows for progression and enables pupils to revise, build-upon and extend key skills and knowledge taught in previous years. Our staff always find exciting ways of weaving Art and Design into other curriculum areas, where appropriate, making links with topics. By the time our pupils reach Year 6, they will have explored and gleaned skills across a range of disciplines including: drawing, painting, 3D modelling, printing and crafting. Sketchbooks are used for research of artists and their work; experimentation of design ideas; exploration of techniques and they are annotated with evaluations of their own work. As children transition through the school years, their sketchbooks journey with them, becoming precious working documents that the pupils love to flick back through and reflect on what has been recorded within. Our children have commented on how they value Art and Design as one of the many highlights of their school week, as they love having opportunity for self-expression and creativity; they say they find art therapeutic and many enjoy the freedom of being allowed to get messy! We are an inclusive school and we know that many children who find some other curriculum subjects challenging, feel that they are able to excel in Art and Design and it gives them that sense of success whic h is vital for their personal well-being. Artsmark Award Albourne is a school which appreciates the arts and we are proud to have achieved our Silver Artsmark Award. This award is the creative quality standard for schools, accredited by Arts Council England. To lead us in this we have our own pupil Arts Council Representatives. Hurst Art Workshops As a Hurst Education Trust (HET) school our pupils benefit from Art Workshops at Hurst College . Downloads and links Download our documents for further information about our curriculum. Progression of skils in Art Artsmark Award (artsmark.org.uk)

The curriculum in a Hurst Education Trust (HET) school is broad, rich and ambitious, underpinned by its Christian vision and values. It is inclusive, enabling every child to flourish and preparing them well for future success for life in general and when they enter the world of higher education, training or work. A HET & Albourne Curriculum The curriculum in a Hurst Education Trust (HET) school is broad, rich and ambitious, underpinned by its Christian vision and values. Find out more English Our overarching intent for English lessons is to promote high standards of language and literacy. Find out more Mathematics We believe the way we teach maths is unique and best suited to meet the needs of every child in our classrooms. Find out more Religious Education 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. Find out more History Find out more Science Science lessons are enhanced by fun experiments and practical work. We take part in British Science Week by holding STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) workshops. Find out more Art and Design At Albourne we celebrate a culture of creativity! We have developed a broad and ambitious Art and Design curriculum for our young learners. Find out more Design Technology Find out more Music Our music curriculum is designed to motivate, inspire and educate children, while providing them with a creative outlet. Find out more Physical Education We regard PE lessons and participation in sport as highly important for all children. We work hard to ensure pupils are enthusiastic about sports at all ages. Find out more Geography Inspiring lifelong curiosity & creating informed global citizens Find out more Computing Inspiring lifelong curiosity & creating informed global citizens Find out more PSHE Personal, Social, Health and Education (PSHE), including Relationships and Health Education, is an important part of the whole curriculum at Albourne. Find out more EYFS Find out more OPAL Play We have adopted the Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) Primary Programme to enhance pupils’ break times. Pupils can take part in active pursuits and have access to a range of traditional and modern equipment. Find out more Grow it Cook it Beach School Our Grow it Cook it Beach School offers children regular opportunities to develop their self-esteem through hands-on learning in a natural environment. Find out more Contact us The Street Albourne Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9DH 01273 832003 Office Manager: Mrs R Sweet office@albournecep.co.uk Headteacher: Ms F Keeling head@albournecep.co.uk SENCo: Ms Nargis Miah nmiah@albournecep.co.uk @albourneprimary Quick links Parents Key information Wrap Around Care Progress and Performance Admissions Diary dates Downloads Contact us

We hope that all Albourne parents and their children will feel confident about joining our friendly school. In order to help this process it is useful for parents to know our school routines and timings. The School Day A typical day at our school. We hope that all Albourne parents and their children will feel confident about joining our friendly school. In order to help this process it is useful for parents to know our school routines and timings. Below are the basic timings for a typical day at Albourne Church of England Primary School. Breakfast Club Our breakfast club is available every morning from 7.45am for pupils of all ages. Find out more on our Wrap Around Care page. Start of the school day The school gate opens each morning at 8.45am and pupils are welcomed into school between 8.45am and 8.55am. The Headteacher or another member of staff is always outside to make sure all pupils enter the school safely and to take any messages. The school office staff are also available at this time. Pupils should bring their book bags to school daily. They will be given an Albourne Reading Record book in the first few weeks of school. Pupils also need a water bottle and, when the weather is hot, a sunhat is useful. Break times Break times begin at 10.30am every day. When they first start school, pupils in Reception class play in their own outdoor area throughout the day. They join the older children for break times later in the year. Lunchtimes Lunchtimes begin at 12.00 noon for Reception class and 12.15pm for all other classes. Hot schools meals are served by our Chartwells staff in the school hall. All children in Key Stage 1 (Reception to Year 2) can have their hot school meal for free. All pupils can bring a packed lunch if they prefer. Once pupils have finished their lunch they may go outdoors to play until 1.15pm. We always have plenty of staff to ensure the pupils play safely and are supervised. Our responsible older pupils also enjoy looking after the younger children at lunchtimes and around school. We employ a Sports Leader at lunchtimes to facilitate different opportunities for pupils to play different sports. Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) Primary Programme We have adopted the Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) Primary Programme to enhance pupils’ break times. Pupils can take part in active pursuits and have access to a range of traditional and modern equipment. Activities include dressing up, a mud kitchen, water play, hula-hooping, dancing, den-building, tree climbing and riding scooters. We have found this OPAL programme has a positive effect on pupils’ well-being in addition to their performance in lessons. End of the school day The s ch ool day ends at 3.25pm. The side gate is opened at 3.20pm to allow parents and carers to wait outside the classroom doors in order to meet their children. In Key Stage 1, teachers will ensure that a child's parents can be seen before the child leaves the classroom. All of our children are taught that if they can't see 'their' adult then they should go to the school office and wait safely until someone comes to collect them. Our total weekly hours are: 32.5 hours Further questions Please ask at the office if you have any concerns or would like to know more about how our school works, we are always ready to answer queries, no matter however small. If you have a question about something in class, a message can be passed onto the class teacher, or an appointment made at the end of a school day (please note the start of the school day is a busy time for teachers whilst they welcome children into the classroom). You can contact the school office at office@albournecep.co.uk Downloads For all letters, information and forms for parents, please visit our Downloads page. Downloads

Below are our latest Ofted inspection reports and Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) inspection reports. School Improvement and Performance A snapshot of our school's progress. School Improvement School @ a glance 2024-25 School Development Plan 2024-2025 SEF@ a Glance School Performance Data 2024 KS2 Results & Analysis 2024 EYFS / Phonics Results & Analysis 2024 KS1 Results & Analysis Ofsted, Siams & SIP Reports Ofsted 2025 Siams 2025 Ofsted IDSR Compare School Performance Key information downloads For all key information and school policy documents, please follow the link to our Policies page. Policies

History...The Albourne Way Whole School Overview 2024-25 Curriculum Overviews History…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. ‘History… The Albourne Way’ envisions a history curriculum that sparks curiosity, promotes critical thinking, and cultivates a deep understanding of the past. It is our intent to empower young learners to become informed global citizens who appreciate the rich tapestry of human experience and understand the interconnectedness of events, societies, and cultures throughout time. Core historical concepts such as cause and consequence are central, providing relevance to the modern world. Our curriculum aims to ignite curiosity, cultivate critical thinking, and instil a deep appreciation for human history, preparing students to be engaged citizens in an interconnected world and live their life to the full. 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: An early introduction to understanding the world in a rich immersion into history in our early year’s curriculum. A vast range of enquiries into different time periods from the Stone Age to World War II, with in depth studies on ancient civilisations and time periods in KS2. This enables pupils to develop their chronological awareness of themes and issues over more extended periods of time. A range of skills being taught to encourage our children to think like historians; by teaching them to analyse and evaluate sources and evidence. Teaching subject concepts that are built upon each year throughout their journey at Albourne, so they learn how to think and work like historians. Learning activities are very varied to ensure that all pupils have opportunities to demonstrate their strengths. The MTPs for each enquiry in History highlight both the objectives and anticipated outcomes of the investigation – the end points of learning. 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 History. These visits provide opportunities to develop and consolidate skills and concepts introduced in the classroom and allow pupils to extend their understanding through investigating History 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 inclusive, immersive, and aspirational history curriculum will prepare our pupils for their interaction with the modern world and educate them on their place in history. Not only will our pupils will have progressed their substantive knowledge and know their ‘facts’ about their history. But our integration of disciplinary thinking will expand their view on the world with their ability to apply skills of analysis, evaluation and empathy across their evolution in our modern-day society.

The Albourne Learners Meet The Polisher Meet The Explorer Meet The Listener Over the rest of the year, we will be working with the children on the skills they need to be a fantastic learner. We will be launching 6 Albourne Learners, which are bespoke to our school. These characters will become key to teaching the children of Albourne to understand, describe and aspire to have the attributes that make an excellent learner. The first of these is The Explorer: Following the Albourne Way; I am an adventurer; discoverer and I am curious about the world around me. The Explorer is about preparing the children for learning by having the correct learning tools. When we spoke to the children about what they would have in a learning back pack, one of the items was a teacher, which is why Mr Hamilton is on top of the back pack!

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.

Our music curriculum is designed to inspire and educate pupils, whilst providing them with a creative outlet. Pupils learn to play a range of instruments and have opportunities to perform. ​We partner with West Sussex Music which provides small group lessons or private one-to-one lessons in a range of musical instruments. Music... The Albourne Way Inspiring and educating through music. Whole School Overview 2024-25 Music Development Plan Music… the Albourne Way. Music is an essential part of life; integral in the development of the whole person. We believe that the opportunity to engage in musical experiences is crucial for the development of the whole child. Learning music develops all aspects of a child’s learning, from the physical action of using an instrument to the mathematical skills needed to keep a pulse. Through playing, singing, creating and performing, children will develop confidence, communication, thinking and creative skills and improve their emotional well-being. In addition, as these activities utilise both sides of the brain, it will foster connections which will improve memory and coordination. The skills involved in playing and listening to music will also help learners develop the self-esteem, self-discipline, cooperation, creativity, and self-motivation necessary for success. Through our link with West Sussex Music, every child will have the opportunity to learn to play a musical instrument before leaving school, and all children in KS2 will be offered further peripatetic lessons in a variety of instruments. It is our vision that every child adopts an understanding and love of music which they can carry with them for the rest of their lives. Downloads and links Download our documents for further information about our curriculum. Music overview 2024-2025 Progression of skils in Music

Our School Office staff are happy to answer your questions or take messages for other staff. Telephone: 01273 832003 Email: office@albournecep.co.uk Address: The Street, Albourne, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 9DH ​All visitors must report to the School Office. Contact us We welcome enquiries from all parents/carers, whether your child is already at Albourne or whether you are considering applying to our school. You can contact us on the details below. Explore Contact details Our School Office staff are happy to answer your questions or take messages for other staff. Printed copies of policies/ information from this website are available for parents/carers on request and free of charge. Telephone 01273 832003 Email office@albournecep.co.uk Postal address The Street Albourne Hassocks West Sussex BN6 9DH In person All visitors must report to the School Office. If you have a question about something in class, a message can be passed onto the class teacher, or an appointment made at the end of a school day. Please note the start of the school day is a busy time for teachers whilst they welcome children into the classroom. Key members of staff Headteacher - Ms F Keeling Secretary - Mrs Rebecca Sweet Operations Manager - Mr P Wilkes SENCo - Ms Nargis Miah Governors The Chair of Governors - Janneke Blokland - can be contacted via the Clerk to Governors by email at clerk@albournecep.co.uk Hurst Education Trust Albourne Church of England Primary School is part of the Hurst Education Trust. Details of the Trust can be found at www.hurst.education and key documents, including the Trust's annual report and accounts, can be accessed at www.hurst.education/documents The Hurst Education Trust is a Company Limited by Guarantee in England and Wales Registered No. 13807225 The Trust's contact details are: Hurst Education Trust c/o Hurstpierpoint College College Lane Hurstpierpoint West Sussex BN6 9JS 01273 836914