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

Computing Progression of Skills Overview 2024-25 Online Safety Computing – Intent, Implementation and Impact. Intent: Our aim at Albourne is to give children a thorough and ambitious education in computing, equipping them to use technology, computational thinking and creativity with a solid grounding for future learning and the ability to become active digital citizens in the modern world. At Albourne we understand that technology is everywhere and will play a pivotal part in students' lives; therefore, we want to model and educate our pupils on how to use technology positively, responsibly and safely and that they see good models of this. By the time they leave Albourne, children will have gained key knowledge and skills in the three main strands of the National Curriculum for Computing (2014): computer science (programming and understanding how digital systems work), information technology (using computer systems to create, store, retrieve and send information) and digital literacy (evaluating digital content and using technology safely and respectfully). We encourage staff to try and embed computing across the whole curriculum to make learning creative and accessible. We want our pupils to be fluent with a range of tools to best express their understanding; by Upper Key Stage 2, children should have the independence and confidence to choose the best tool to fulfil the task and challenge set by teachers. Our curriculum ensures they know what to do if they have concerns about anything they encounter online, and how to be safe, responsible and respectful when using the internet. Implementation: At Albourne, computing is taught weekly, the key knowledge and skills that must be taught within each unit have been identified and mapped to support the progression of children’s learning across the primary phases. An overview of each unit’s key vocabulary, key knowledge and linked prior knowledge is available through the knowledge organisers. Our computing progression framework ensures a balanced coverage of the three computing strands (computer science, information technology and digital literacy). The children work on all three strands each year, including e-safety. As they progress through the school, children build on their prior learning within each strand, covering new or deeper knowledge and developing their technical skills. For coding, the school uses the Discovery Espresso units from year 1 to year 6; this allows for a clear progression and development of block coding skills. We will continue to develop our links with the other schools within the Trust, sharing resources, skills and ideas. Wider Curriculum links and opportunities for the safe use of digital systems are considered in curriculum planning. Through cross-curricular uses of computing in other subjects, teachers are able to revisit misconceptions and knowledge gaps in computing in tandem with other curriculum areas. This supports varied paces of learning and ensures pupils make good progress. The importance of online safety is shown through displays within the learning environment and through PSHE lessons. Parents are informed when issues relating to online safety aris e and further information/support is provided if required. Impact: We believe the children of Albourne will be confident users of technology, and will be able to use it to accomplish a wide variety of goals, both at home and in school. Children will have a secure and comprehensive knowledge of the implications of technology and digital systems, which is important in a society where technologies and trends are rapidly evolving. Children will be able to apply the school values and expectations when using digital systems. Children can use their computer skills to showcase their writing and presentation skills which can then be featured on the school website. We know that finding the right balance with technology is key to an effective education and a healthy life-style. We feel the way we implement computing helps children realise the need for the right balance and one they can continue to build on in their next stage of education and beyond.

Our Breakfast Club opens at 7.45am for parents who wish to drop their children at school early. Pupils have time for supervised play and activities, both indoors and outdoors, and are provided with a healthy breakfast. Wrap Around Care Offering supervised activities before and after the school day. Our Breakfast Club opens at 7.45am for parents who wish to drop their children at school early. Pupils have time for supervised play and activities, both indoors and outdoors, and are provided with a healthy breakfast. Breakfast is served between 8.15am and 8.30am. The Club offers a selection of cereals; a choice of fruit and toast with a choice of margarine, honey and jam. Milk and/or water is also available. Activities include puzzles, games, colouring and art. When the weather is fine, pupils are able to have supervised play outdoors in the playground. In poor weather the Breakfast Club activities are provided in the school hall. An After School Club is available from Albourne Under 5s for more information please contact them directly on Albournepreschool@outlook.com . Key information downloads For all key information and school policy documents, please follow the link to our Policies page. Policies

A warm welcome to Albourne Church of England Primary School from the Headteacher, Mrs Keeling. Headteacher's Welcome Welcome to our school. Welcome to Albourne Church of England Primary School. 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. From our majestic trees to soaring kestrels, Albourne is an idyllic place to learn. Our vision is The Albourne Way - 'Living life to the full' and we ensure that all children do this by experiencing an engaging curriculum, excellent teaching, unique opportunities such as performing on a professional stage, a wide and diverse range of trips, rich learning experiences and opportunities to develop leadership skills. We pride ourselves on being a Church of England School and our Christian values are the basis for everything we do here. As part of the Hurst Education Trust, we are passionate about education, developing excellent teachers through high quality training and collaboration with other schools. Our mission is that every child at our school embarks on an exciting learning journey, where they make incredible progress from their starting points, enjoy school and leave us as responsible citizens for the future. Fiona Keeling Headteacher

Find out about our funding and finances, including how we use our Pupil Premium and Sports Premium. Funding and Finances Enhancing the quality of provision at our school. Our finances As of September 2020, all schools are required to publish how many people in their organisation earn over £100,000 and publish a link to our page on the Government financial benchmarking service. Albourne CofE Primary has zero people in our organisation earning £100,000 or above. The Government benchmarking page for our school can be found at the link below. Gov.uk - Schools financial benchmarking Pupil Premium Pupil Premium was introduced in April 2011 and is allocated to children who are either looked after by the Local Authority; those who have been eligible for FSM at any point in the last six years (also known as Ever 6 FSM) and for children whose parents are currently serving in the Armed Forces. The level of premium for 2019-20 is £1,320 per primary pupil, with £1,900 for those with special guardianship or adopted from care. The purpose of the funding is to help schools to close the gap between the progress of children who are disadvantaged or vulnerable, and their peers. It is for schools to decide how the Pupil Premium allocated to their school is spent. Schools are accountable for their use of the additional funding to support pupils from low-income or vulnerable families and the impact this has on educational attainment. The barriers that need to be overcome by vulnerable pupils can vary - at Albourne we are aware of: Emotional barriers to learning - where a pupil struggles with situations beyond their control and needs support to manage their feelings and therefore needs pastoral support. Financial barriers to learning - where a pupil is unable to access all the opportunities that are offered due to financial constraints and therefore needs financial support. Academic barriers to learning - where a pupil has lower attainment than their peers and therefore needs additional support to close the gap. Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2023-26 Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2023-24 Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2020-23 Pupil Premium Strategy Statement 2019-20 Sports Premium Sports funding is a grant given to every primary school. The aim of this funding is to enhance the quality of provision of sports and Physical Education (PE) and to enable all children to take part in a wider range of activities that promote a healthy lifestyle. Our PE and sports premium allocation for the academic year 2023-24 is £17,580. The documents below show how we have spent our grant in previous years. Categories of Spending 2024-25 Funding Allocation 2024-25 Opportunities, Impacts & Sustainability 2024-25 School Declarations 2024-25 School Specifics 2024-25 Sports Premium Report 2023-24 Sports Premium Report 2022-23 Key information downloads For all key information and school policy documents, please follow the link to our Policies page. Policies

The curriculum in a Hurst Education Trust school is broad, rich and ambitious, underpinned by its Christian vision and values. It is inclusive, enabling every child to flourish and preparing them for future success in life. A HET & Albourne Curriculum Working with the Hurst Education Trust for an enhanced curriculum. 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 for future success in life. Our coherently planned and well-sequenced curriculum sets high expectations for pupils, whist also being adaptive and flexible. This approach facilitates high levels of engagement from pupils, and motivates them to develop skills, knowledge, and personal and social characteristics which will enable them to achieve success. Our curriculum choices have been based on extensive research around best practice, both subject specific and pedagogical. Staff in HET schools are aspirational for all their pupils and strive for excellence in their classroom practice. They are skilled professionals who embrace opportunities for professional development. If you require any further information about our curriculum, please email the office: office@albournecep.co.uk Teaching...The Albourne Way Policy 2025-6 Whole School Topic Overview 2024-25 YR Overview 2025-6 Trips & Experiences 2025-6 Y1 Overview 2025-6 Y2 Overview 2025-6 Y3 Overview 2025-6 Y4/5 Overview 2025-6 Y5/6 Overview 2025-6 Downloads and links Download our documents for further information about our curriculum. Parents can find out more about each year group's curriculum on our Classes page and more about each subject on the subject pages. Whole School Curriculum map 2025-6 Trips and Experiences 2025-6 Downloads page

Information on our forthcoming events for parents and prospective parents, including our Open Days. Diary Dates Forthcoming events for parents and prospective parents this term. Term dates View the West Sussex County Council school term dates for 2025- 26 School Calendar with INSET Days 2026-2027

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.

At Albourne CE Primary School, we are committed to ensuring equality of opportunity for all pupils, staff, parents and carers irrespective of race, gender, disability, belief, sexual orientation, age or socio-economic background. Equality Committed to ensuring equality of opportunity for all pupils. Equality Statement At Albourne CE Primary School, we are committed to ensuring equality of opportunity for all pupils, staff, parents and carers irrespective of race, gender, disability, belief, sexual orientation, age or socio-economic background. We aim to develop a culture of inclusion and diversity in which all those connected to the school feel proud of their identity and ability to participate fully in school life. We tackle discrimination through the positive promotion of equality, by challenging bullying and stereotypes and by creating an environment which champions respect for all. We believe that diversity is a strength which should be respected and celebrated by all those who learn, teach and visit us. Equality in Teaching and Learning We provide all our pupils with the opportunity to succeed and to reach the highest level of personal achievement. We do this by: Ensuring equality of access for all pupils and preparing them for life in a diverse society Using materials that reflect the diversity of the school, population and local community without stereotyping Promoting attitudes and values that challenge any discriminatory behaviour or prejudice Providing opportunities for pupils to appreciate their own culture and celebrate the diversity of other cultures Seeking to involve all parents in supporting their child’s education Utilising teaching approaches appropriate for the whole school population which are inclusive and reflective of our pupils Equality Objectives from Autumn 2024-25 At Albourne Church of England Primary School we are committed to ensuring quality of education and opportunity for all pupils, staff, parents and carers, irrespective of race, gender, disability, belief, religion or socio-economic background. In order to further support pupils, raise standards and ensure inclusive teaching, we have set the following objectives: Objective 1: To monitor and analyse pupil achievement by gender and SEND and act on any trends or patterns in the data that require additional support for pupils. Objective 2: To continue to raise levels of attainment in core subjects for vulnerable learners. Objective 3: To review levels of parental and pupil engagement in learning and school life, across all activities to ensure equity and fairness in access and engagement. Equal Opportunities for Staff All staff appointments and promotions are made on the basis of merit and ability and in compliance with the law. The school has a full and separate Equal Opportunity Policy which can be found on the Policies page . Please consult this for further details if you wish. Key information downloads For all key information and school policy documents, please follow the link to our Policies page. Policies

Design & Technology... The Albourne Way DT Overview 2024-25 Progression of Skills Intent: At Albourne Primary School we intend to build a Design Technology curriculum which is inspiring, rigorous, and practical. We want our children to use creativity and imagination, to design and make products that solve real and relevant problems within a variety of contexts, considering their own and others’ needs, wants and values. It is a subject that encourages children to ‘learn to think’ creatively to solve practical problems both as individuals and through teamwork. We intend for all children to acquire appropriate subject knowledge, skills and understanding as set out in the National Curriculum. It is our aim to create strong cross curricular links with other subjects, such as Mathematics, Science, Computing, and Art. We want Design and Technology to prepare our children, to give them the opportunities, responsibilities, and experiences they need to be successful in later life. Implementation: Design and Technology is a crucial part of school life and learning and it is for this reason that as a school we are dedicated to the teaching and delivery of a high-quality Design and Technology curriculum. This is implemented through: A well thought out, whole school, yearly overview of the DT curriculum which allows for progression across year groups in all areas of DT (textiles, mechanisms, structures, food and electrical systems) Teachers are given ownership and flexibility to plan for Design and Technology; often teaching DT as a block of lessons to allow the time needed for the children to be able to design, make and evaluate (incorporating relevant technical knowledge). Some lessons are delivered using an existing scheme of work which teachers adapt as needed. A range of skills being taught ensuring that children are aware of health and safety issues related to the tasks undertaken Pupils are introduced to specific designers, chefs, nutritionists, etc. helping to engender an appreciation of human creativity and achievement and increase the cultural capital from which they can draw in the future. Units on nutrition are taught ensuring that children have a growing understanding of where food comes from, its seasonality and the need for a healthy and varied diet. We will continue to develop our links with the other schools within the Trust, sharing resources, skills and ideas. Impact: Children will have clear enjoyment and confidence in Design and Technology that they will then apply to other areas of the curriculum. Through carefully planned and implemented learning activities the pupils develop the creative, technical and practical expertise needed to perform everyday tasks confidently and to participate successfully in an increasingly technological world. They gain a firm foundation of knowledge and skills to see them equipped to take on further learning as they move through the school and into KS3. They get to evaluate and considered improvements in their designs, linking their ideas to real life situations. The curriculum lead for DT will review planning and lessons, they will speak to the children and gather evidence of the progression through the years.