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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

This is where parents can find and download all our school policy documents. Policies Important school documents. Below are all our school policy documents. New policies are published on our website following the agreement of school Governors, where relevant. Paper copies are available from the school office on request. GDPR From the May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) replaced the Data Protection Act (DPA). The School collects and uses personal information about staff, students, parents or carers and other individuals who come into contact with the School. This information is gathered in order to enable it to provide education and other associated functions. In addition, there may be a legal requirement to collect and use information to ensure that the School complies with its statutory obligations. We ensure that your personal data is processed fairly and lawfully, is accurate, is kept secure and is retained for no longer than is necessary. The schools registration number is ZB323813. This registration is renewed annually and updated as and when necessary. You can find our Privacy Notice in the list of policies below. Download policies Click to download. Accessibility Plan Acceptable use of technology policy Admissions Policy 2027/28 Admissions Policy 2026/27 Admissions Policy 2025/26 AI Policy Allegations of Abuse policy Anti-bullying policy Behaviour Principles HET Attendance and Punctuality policy Charging and Remissions policy Children with health needs who cannot attend school policy Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy 2025-26 Complaints Procedure (HET) Collective Worship policy Data Protection policy Dog in school policy 2026-27 Equal Opportunities policy Excellence in Teaching and Learning policy Freedom of Information & publication Scheme Health and Safety policy Internet Use and E-safety policy Medicines in School policy Mental Health and Wellbeing policy Positive Behaviour policy PSHE inc RSE Positive handling policy Privacy Notice Pupils Pupil Premium Strategy Report 2025-2026 RE Policy Remote learning Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) policy SEND Information Report 2025-6 Suspension and Permanent Exclusion policy Supporting pupils with medical conditions policy Visitors' policy Volunteer policy Whistleblowing

Year 2 Skylarks Class Following the Albourne Way living life to the full Ask Me Abouts Summer 1 Ask Me Abouts Spring 2 Ask Me Abouts Spring 1 Ask Me Abouts Autumn 2 Ask Me Abouts Autumn 1 Meet the Teacher Skylarks Curriculum Overview

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. Albourne Way Ambassadors Pupils are able to contribute ideas to the running of their school. 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. The Albourne Way Ambassadors Society The Ambassadors have regular meetings with the Headteacher to look at progress in books, discuss next steps and identify the next group of Ambassadors for the term. They look out for pupils making progress from their starting points and present these in assemblies. Pupil Parliament Our Pupil Parliament is made up of a group of pupils from different classes who are chosen by their classmates to represent all pupils in the school. It provides the opportunity for pupils to contribute ideas to the running of the school. The Pupil Parliament meets regularly with a member of staff who helps the children put their ideas into action. Occasionally other adults are involved in the meetings such as parents, governors and other people from our school community. In the last academic year our Pupil Parliament hosted a 'Hero Day' where they raised money to support a nurse to travel to India to help Leprosy sufferers. Find out more about how we promote and uphold the British Values of Democracy, the rule of law and individual liberty on our British Values at Albourne page. House Captains 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.

Albourne CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, which are in line with the statutory guidance issued by the DfE. Safeguarding Our Safeguarding Statement. Safeguarding Statement Albourne CE Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, which are in line with the statutory guidance issued by the DfE - Keeping Children Safe in Education September 2024. Our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy is updated annually, and can be viewed from the Policies page . Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child's welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with his/her parents/carers first unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child's welfare. Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) Our Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) for Child Protection are: Ms Fiona Keeling (Headteacher) Mrs Gemma Cragg (Deputy Headteacher) Claire Atkins (Senior Teacher) Ms Nargis Miah (SENCO) Mr Peter Wilkes (Operations Manager) The Lead Governor for safeguarding is: Janneke Blokland ( Chair of Governors) If you need to contact any of our DSL's , please email the office: office@albournecep.co.uk Prevent Strategy Prevent (prevention of radicalisation) is a government strategy designed to prevent people becoming involved in terrorists activities, or supporting terrorist or extremist causes. Many of the things we do in school through PSHE and other aspects of social, emotional, spiritual and cultural support ensures our pupils become positive, confident members of society, so contribute to the Prevent strategy. Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy - see the Policies page. Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy 2025 West Sussex Executive Summary West Sussex School Handbook 2025 Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 The Prevent Strategy Low level Concerns Downloads For all letters, information and forms for parents, please visit our Downloads page. Downloads

We have adopted the Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) Primary Programme to enhance pupils’ break times. OPAL Play Enhancing pupils' break times. 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 Riding scooters We have found this OPAL programme has a positive effect on the children’s well-being as well as their performance in lessons. You can find out more about the OPAL programme at outdoorplayandlearning.org.uk We also employ a Sports Leader at lunchtimes to facilitate different opportunities for pupils to play different sports. Active Learning Also use Teach Active, a programme of lesson plans for English and maths, to inspire ‘active learning’ and make sure children have opportunities to move around in their lessons. Read more on our Physical Education page. Downloads and links Download our documents for further information about our curriculum.

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

Here you can find out all the key information about our school, from Admissions information and our latest inspection reports, to funding and policies. Key information Here you can find out all the key information about our school, from Admissions information and our latest inspection reports, to funding and policies. Explore Ofsted, SIAMS, School Improvement & 2024 Results 2024 Data Find out more Admissions Download our prospectus, find out our next Open Day dates and read the Admissions information. Find out more Policies Everything you might need to know about our school and how we work. Find out more Safeguarding 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 British Values Albourne promotes and upholds the British Values of Democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance alongside our Christian Values. Find out more Equality 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. Find out more Funding and Finances Find out about our finances, including our Pupil Premium and Sports Premium allocation. Find out more

History...The Albourne Way Anchor 1 Curriculum Overviews Whole School Overview 2024-25 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.

Information for Year 6 parents on what we are learning this year. Year 5/6 Nightingale Class Following the Albourne Way living life to the full Ask Me Abouts Summer 1 Ask Me Abouts Spring 2 Ask Me Abouts Spring 1 Ask Me Abouts Autumn 2 Ask Me Abouts Autumn 1 Nightingales Curriculum Overview 2-24-5 Meet the Teacher Sep 2024 Welcome to Nightingales. 'Ask Me Abouts' will be added here half-termly to keep you informed about what we have been doing and what we intend to do in Nightingales class. Welcome to Nightingales (Years 5 and 6). The teacher in Nightingales is Mr. Hamilton. The class also has the support of Mrs. Henson in the mornings and as cover for Mr. Hamilton on Friday afternoons. Nightingales have a newly built classroom separate from the school’s main building with its own lockers, toilet block and a smaller group-work room. The Autumn term will introduce the children to the geography topic of Mountains and Volcanoes. They will find out how volcanoes affect the lives of those living in Iceland, and making local comparisons with people living in mountainous areas of Wales. In English, the children will follow the Albourne Writers Way to create some wonderful descriptive writing inspired by ‘The Wolves of Currumpaw’,’The man who walked between the Twin Towers’ and ‘Survivors’. We expect all children to be reading daily at home and in school when the opportunity arises. Home reading should be recorded in their reading diary, which we check weekly- those who have been reading daily will have a raffle ticket entered into the half-termly reading challenge, with the opportunity to win a book. In maths, we will be recapping the children’s knowledge of place value, the four operations and fractions. This will be carried out through a range of question types to help develop a deeper understanding of mathematical skills. We will also do a weekly times table challenge to help speed up their recall. In computing the children will be learning more about the importance of safety and how we can use spreadsheets to help with calculations and displaying of data. Design technology will be a themed day run by the STEM Ambassadors, who have quite a challenge for the children. Religion, will allow the children to find out about the Hajj through a study of Islam and to study the question, ‘Was Jesus the messiah?’ To keep fit and healthy, we will have two PE lessons per week- our first session will focus on developing tag rugby skills and the second will split, with year 6 going swimming and year 5 doing dance. In science we will explore living things and their environments. We will be having a trip to London to the Natural history Museum as part of geography topic work. We set homework on Google Classroom based on reading, grammar, punctuation and spelling, and maths (related to our classwork). Thanks, as ever, to all the parents and carers for their help and support. Please feel free to contact us. Downloads For all letters, information and forms for parents, please follow the link to our Downloads page. Downloads page