We are very pleased to welcome parents and carers into school to help out in a range of ways. Year R parents are invited to help after Christmas starting in the Spring Term thus giving children a chance to settle. In Years 1 and 2 helpers can begin during the Autumn Term as soon as we have completed the required paperwork.

If you would like to help out there are various checks you need to go through as we need to safeguard all children in the school. You will be required to obtain an enhanced DBS disclosure through the process set out below and attend a mandatory safeguarding briefing with the headteacher where the role and types of activities you will be involved in will be explained.

Please read the Parent Helper Handbook in full then complete the following forms and return them to the school office:-

• Support Staff Application form ensuring a full employment history is detailed, from end of education to present day, including any career breaks and the reasons for them e.g. raising children.  We will also request the names of two referees, professional or character
• Rehabilitation of Offenders Act declaration form
• Childcare Disqualification Staff declaration form
• Child Protection Declaration form

You will be asked to provide two forms of identification (Driver's Licence, Passport, Birth certificate) and one proof of address (utility bill, council tax bill etc) from the last 3 months with your application.

After attending the mandatory meeting, submitting your application forms and receiving your DBS certificate you will be able to sign up either to help in your child's class, a different class or to work across the school, for example in the library or supporting computing.  You will be asked to support all children and carry out a range of tasks such as helping prepare resources, supporting children with individual reading or working with a small group, to name but a few.  

Throughout the course of the school year, each year group will go on a number of extra curricular visits both local and further away.  These can be an excellent way of supporting the school (but be advised you will be working with a group of children that does not contain your own child). 

All parent helpers are required to attend the mandatory safeguarding briefing annually even if you have previously helped out in school.