Bedlinog Community Primary School
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General Information

Please find further information about our school below;

Our school day starts officially at 9:00am and finishes at 15:30pm. We run a breakfast club for those pupils who would like to access it. Breakfast club starts at 8:10am and pupils are able to get a healthy breakfast before starting their school day. Breakfast club is Free to attend and Pupils must be registered before starting. Please contact the school office for registration forms.

At Bedlinog Community Primary School we are able to provide pupils with healthy, nutritious meals prepared freshly each day on site. Our school dinners provide pupils with a range of choices and options of meals to eat. A full menu is available below. Alternatively, pupils can also bring in packed lunches with them if preferred.

School dinners are £10.50 per week and payment should be sent into the school office on a Monday. Cheques should be made payable to MTCBC

At Bedlinog Community Primary School we want to promote healthy living amongst all our pupils. Pupils are welcome to bring in a piece of fruit or healthy snack for morning break if they wish, to enjoy

Thank you for considering Bedlinog Community Primary School as a school for your child. Our school is a happy and successful school where your child will truly develop their learning for their future.

At Bedlinog Communtiy Primary School all of our admissions are processed centrally by Merthyr Tydfil C.B.C. If you would like your child to attend our school and require further information, please click on the link below which will take you to the Merthyr Tydfil  website.

We look forward to welcoming your child to our school

Please Note: Applications for a place at Bedlinog Community Primary School cannot be made directly to the school. 

Merthyr School Admissions

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School Grants

Each year, in addition to our School's core funding which is given from the Local Authority, the school also received additional grant moneys for specific elements of the school's work. These grants help the school to continue providing the best possible education for our Pupils, ensuring that all pupils are able to achieve the best standards.

There are 3 key grants that the school receives:-

  1. School Equity Grant (SEG)
  2. School Standards Grant (SSG)
  3. School Reform Grant (SRG)

For more information about these grants please see the Welsh Government website:- https://www.gov.wales/pre-16-education-grants

Please find below our spending plans for these grants.

SEG

SSG

SRG

All public authorities, including schools, are required under the Freedom of Information Act to adopt a publication scheme that has been approved by the Information Commissioner. There is currently one approved model publication scheme, which has been produced by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Schools must adopt the ICO’s model scheme and make it publicly available.

Please find this document below.

At Bedlinog Community Primary School we understand that there may be times where a child may be experiencing an illness that requires them to take medication. Whilst our aim is to limit the need for administering medicines at School, we also appreciate that there may be instances where this is not possible. Please note that the school will administer medicines in the following circumstances only:

  • Where medication is prescribed more than 3 times a day (pharmacist label must be on the medicine/box);
  • Where the medication is lifelong and life dependent (a Healthcare plan will also be required);
  • Where permission is provided

Please note we will NOT administer off the shelf medications (e.g. Calpol, Neurofen)

For more information please find the links to our administering medication policy and permission form below. Likewise, if the school's administration policy is applicable to your child's prescription then please complete the 'Administering medication' form in the school app.

Administration of Medicines Policy

When planning for Pupils to transition between different stages of education, we understand the importance of having in place a clear plan that supports this. As a school within the Afon Taf High School cluster, we regularly meet as a cluster to plan the activities and events that will best support our Pupils wellbeing and educational development. Please find below our Cluster Transition plan.

Transition Plan

If you need to collect your child during the school day (between 9:45am - 15:15pm), please use the main school entrance so that you can access the school.

At Bedlinog Community Primary School we encourage our pupils to wear their School Uniform to school. Many Parents/Carers find school uniform more practical and cost effective. Our school colours are red and white. If you would like your child to wear clothing that has the school emblem on, there are various providers for this; Treharris Sportsgear and Myclothing.com

At Bedlinog Community Primary School we like to encourage our pupils to stay fit and healthy. As part of this, we encourage pupils to drink water throughout the day to keep themselves hydrated. We have a number of water fountains around the school, allowing all pupils to access cold drinking water. We ask that pupils are provided with a wide necked water bottle with a coverable/retractable mouthpiece in order to maintain the hygiene of our fountains.

School water bottles can be purchased at the school office for £2.00

Physical Education is an important part of our Curriculum at Bedlinog Community Primary School. All pupils in the school take part in regular PE sessions, allowing them to get involved with different physical activities. As these sessions can take part at different points within the school day, we kindly ask parents to provide their children with a PE kit (with names marked on all items) which they are able to change into for PE sessions.

Suggestion for PE kits to include:

  • Plain white t-shirt
  • Black shorts
  • Black Plimsoll shoes (for indoor PE Autumn/Winter months)
  • Trainers (for outdoor PE in Spring/Summer months)

Although this is only a suggested list for PE, pupils can bring other clothing with them. However, we do kindly ask parents not to send pupils in with expensive clothing items such as designer/football tops, designer shorts etc.

As a school we appreciate that there are those families where parents are separated and, in some circumstances, no longer communicate. We want to make sure that those parents with shared responsibility get access to the same information. Below are some ways in which we aim to accommodate this:

  • All dates for events are updated on our school website so you always have access to what's going on.
  • Our termly newsletters outline key information about what is coming up in the school. These are sent home but, again, are also available on the website.
  • Class pages show pictures and news about what's going on in class so you can always see what your child has been up to. We also update our Twitter regularly with photos and news.
  • Any key letters are also available on the website.
  • 2 copies are sent home of the Annual report (provided we have 2 addresses on record).
  • Separate Parents Evenings can be arranged, provided contact is made with the school giving plenty of notice.

Please note that our text messaging system will only allow one number to send texts to and this cannot be changed. Also note that due to budget and resource, alongside printing costs, we are only able to print one copy of letters to go home. However digital versions are always accessible on the website. 

At Bedlinog Community Primary School, we take all complaints very seriously as we are committed to providing high quality education. We aim to make the school's complaints procedure east to follow with three easy steps:

  1. Informal Stage - You must contact the Headteacher of the school first as the vast majority of complaints can be resolved at this stage.
  2. Formal Stage - All complaints will need to be in writing and addressed to the Chair of the Governing Body. They will be thoroughly investigated and a response will be made in writing.
  3. School Complaints Committee - If you are unhappy with the investigation you must write to the school and request the clerk to the Governing Body to review your complaint.

Please find our helpful 'Complaints Procedure' information sheet below.

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