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Read all the latest news from Albourne 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 Download newsletters and links to Hurst Life Hurst Life Newsletter 19.6.26 Newsletter 5.6.26 Newsletter 22.5.26 Newsletter 15.5.26 Newsletter 8.5.26 Newsletter 1.5.26 Newsletter 24.4.26 Albourne Family Forum Recording link

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 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

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 2026 Ask Me Abouts School @ a glance 2025 Hurst Educational Trust & Albourne Vision Ofsted & SIAMS Reports 2025 Weekly Newsletter Empower Growth Welcome to Albourne C of E Primary The Albourne Way Living life to the full Ofsted 2025 high expectations of pupils' learning and behaviour delight in showing their knowledge display impeccable manners and behave well pupils' exceptionally strong attitudes to school Press Play Muddy Aprons Stirring 00:00 / 02:39 'Children at Albourne are fortunate to be there. ' 'They flourish from start to finish.' SIAMS Inspection January 2025 PUPILS LOVE LEARNING To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. 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’s strength is in its sense of family. Children look after each other - older kids take pride in being mentors to the younger ones and do so happily and with great patience. The outcome of this is that when my children have each started school they have immediately felt a part of the Albourne community, like they have security and companionship at lunch and break times which can otherwise sometimes feel difficult to navigate, and as such have started their school journey very positively. The Albourne Learners initiative (and the Reading Challenge) has also really encouraged and inspired my children to thrive. Latest news For all the latest school and class news, follow us on Instagram. Follow us on Instagram

Albourne Church of England Primary School is a caring church school rooted in the heart of our community, in the village of Albourne, West Sussex. About us Albourne Church of England Primary School is a caring church school rooted in the heart of our community, in the village of Albourne, West Sussex. Explore Headteacher's Welcome A warm welcome to Albourne C.E. Primary School. The school is set in the heart of Albourne village, in beautiful rural surroundings, at the foot of the South Downs. Our pupils come from a wide rural catchment area and range from age 4 to 11 years. Read more Vision and Values 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. We encourage pupils to consider how we model our values through our actions in daily life. Read more The Albourne Way The Albourne Way encourages both the community and our children to be caring citizens, confident and independent learners and responsible and resilient individuals. Read more House Teams All pupils at Albourne are members of one of our house teams. Houses are named after trees - Oak, Alder, Willow and Walnut - as chosen by our pupils. Read more Pupil Leadership Pupils are given opportunities for leadership at Albourne. This may be leading their peers as House Captains, representing their class in our Pupil Parliament or being an Albourne Way Ambassador. Read more Staff We have a caring and committed team of skilled staff who 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. Read more Governors Our Governing body are committed to making a positive contribution to the school and your children’s education, both their learning and wellbeing. Read more Parent and Teacher Association We have a close relationship with our parents and an active and enthusiastic Parent and Teacher Association (PTA). Read more Hurst Education Trust Albourne is a proud member of the Hurst Education Trust (HET) which is a Multi-Academy Trust set up by Hurstpierpoint College, in collaboration with the Diocese of Chichester. It exists to provide a unique offer to local schools in the Mid Sussex area. Read more Vacancies Find out more about our staff vacancies at Albourne C.E. Primary School. Read more

The overarching intent for English is to promote high standards of language and literacy by equipping pupils with a strong command of the spoken and written word, and to develop their love of literature through widespread reading for enjoyment. English... The Albourne Way Promoting high standards of language and literacy. Following The Albourne Way means looking at progress from their starting points and children are encouraged to do this. Example of Progress from starting points Y3 2023-24 Challenging the more independent Wrting Overview YR Writing Overview Y1 Wrting Overview Y2 Wrting Overview Y3 Wrting Overview Y4/5 Wrting Overview Y5/6 English…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. Our coherently planned and well sequenced curriculum, ‘Write… The Albourne Way’ offers targeted and exciting opportunities to challenge those working at Greater Depth, but is adaptive and flexible. It facilitates high levels of engagement and motivation enabling all children to make excellent progress from their starting points. It is our belief that every child has the potential to be a writer. We believe that by being given inspiring texts and writing stimulus, the children will develop a genuine love of reading and writing, be able to express themselves articulately and creatively in words, both written and spoken, and be ready to successfully take on the challenges of their next steps in their learning journey; to live their life to the full. IMPLEMENTATION Write…The Albourne Way At Albourne, we follow a skills based writing programme based on I’m a Clever Writer called Write…The Albourne Way. Each year group has a set of skills they have to master to be a Y? Albourne Writer. At the start of the week, teachers model a WAGOLL text (What a Good one looks like), which is based on the topic currently being studied. The WAGOLL contains writing skills that the children have learnt and 2 new skills to learn that week. The WAGOLL also contains Golden words, which enables the children to develop richer vocabulary. During the week, the children master the 2 new skills and at the end of the week, write their own version of the WAGOLL. During the lessons, adults will ‘live mark’ the children’s work, giving instant feedback for them to improve their writing. Every term, the children spend a week entering The Albourne Writers’ Awards. This is an opportunity for them to use the writing skills learned in a piece of their own choice, based on their topic. This gives the more independent children chance to show what they can do independently and the teacher opportunities to work with some focussed groups. At the end of this 2 children from each class are awarded a special certificate and 1 child from KS2 and KS1 is awarded a trophy. They then keep the trophy for half a term before the next Albourne Writers’ Awards. Their name is then etched on the trophy, culminating in a legacy of Albourne Writers to aspire to. Read…The Albourne Way INTENT Learning to read is one of the most important things a child will learn at school. At Albourne, we recognise that reading is integral to a child’s understanding and appreciation of the world around them. It is therefore necessary that we provide a platform whereby children are given all the tools needed to become a successful reader. They need to be able to see beyond what they know, share cultural experiences and expand their vocabulary in order to express themselves effectively. It is our belief that every child has the potential to be a good reader. Implementation At Albourne, we use the Read, Write, Inc. scheme to teach phonics and reading. Please see RWI policy. In KS2, we use a whole class guided reading approach that follows a structured layout each week. Day 1 is all about learning new vocabulary that will come up in the book that week. Day 2 is a chance for the children to listen to the chapter, which is read to them by an adult who models good pace, expression and intonation. Day 3 and 4 are focused on comprehension based questions. Day 5 is a chance for Year 3 and 4 to go some group reading and Year 5 and 6 to do 1:1 reading. Phonics…The Albourne Way INTENT At Albourne Church of England School we are passionate about empowering all learners to become accomplished and confident readers and writers. We know that the systematic teaching of synthetic phonics provides an essential foundation of knowledge, enabling the children to develop into fluent readers and writers from the very start of their educational journey with us. We believe that reading is the route to success across the curriculum and we endeavour to instil a passion for reading and enjoyment of storytelling. Our classrooms are literature rich and allow the children to become immersed in the world of stories, as well as being in awe of the natural world and other fascinating history and research, through non-fiction texts. Our children make a strong start from Reception, through daily phonics sessions, which include elements of reading and writing. Setting high expectations from the offset, highlights the importance of this curriculum area and paves the way for every child to become a great reader. Children who are successful readers and have positive experiences of learning to read, are likely to be successful in other areas of learning and their lives beyond school. IMPLEMENTATION We follow the Ruth Miskin’s ‘Read Write Inc Phonics and Early Reading Programme.’ It facilitates high levels of engagement and motivation enabling all children to make excellent progress from their starting points. Following Read Write Inc, the children learn to read accurately and fluently with good comprehension. Throughout the programme, children learn the English alphabetic code: the 150+ graphemes that represent 44 speech sounds. Effective teaching of this programme allows our children to rapidly learn sounds and the letter, or groups of letters that represent them. Our phonics teaching and learning is progressive from EYFS up to Year 2 and is taught systematically and daily. The children are assessed regularly and taught in small, differentiated groups using resources and books closely matched to their individual knowledge of phonics and whole words. This means that right from the beginning, they experience plenty of success and become increasingly fluent and accurate readers. Our approach is adaptive and flexible to ensure that Learning Environment for Read Write Inc… Downloads and links Download our documents for further information about our curriculum. Year 1 NC English overview Year 2 NC English overview Year 3 & 4 NC English overview Year 5 & 6 NC English overview

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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

SEND - Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Following are the policies and reports relating to Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) which we have at Albourne C of E Primary School school to help parents / carers and others in our school to know about our approach to supporting the needs of all children. To contact our SENCo, Ms Miah, please contact the school office on 01273 832003 / office@albournecep.co.uk The SEND Governor is Mrs L Whitmore, who can be contacted here: lwhitmore@albournecep.co.uk Link to West Sussex SEND: Special educational needs and disability (SEND) - West Sussex County Council SENDIAS Home Page - West Sussex SENDIAS Service SEND Report 2025-6 SEND Policy Supporting Pupils with Medical Conditions Local Offer West Sussex

The Admissions Policy for Albourne Church of England Primary School is common to all Local Authority community or voluntary controlled schools in West Sussex. 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 2026 Please note that for children who are eligible to start school in September 2026, 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. School Admissions Appeals Process and Timetable : If you have applied for a place at Albourne and your child has been refused admission, you have the legal right to appeal against that decision. This applies to Reception class and In-Year Admissions. Full details of the process and timescales can be found in the following document. Applying for Reception 2026 Appeals Process & Timetable Key information downloads For all key information and school policy documents, please follow the link to our Policies page. Policies