Working Together
Home/school contract
Parents are asked to read and sign our home/school contract prior to their child starting school.
Pupil voice
Each class has a pupil representative on our School Councils including school, P.E. and Eco. They meet half-termly to discuss all aspects of school life e.g. playground equipment, snack food, animal care, recycling.
We encourage opinions, group decision making and action! Questionnaires are sometimes used to find out what children think about certain aspects of school life.
Parent Voice and Involvement
We actively encourage parents/carers to become more involved in their child’s education and parental views are sought and listened to in many ways.
Friends of Hawthorns – Our school charity
Friends of Hawthorns is a member’s organisation established to support the school and pupils with fundraising for equipment and activities.
For more information about the charity, click on the link below.
Friends of Hawthorns Charity (About menu tab)
Parent/carer questionnaires sent out with Annual Review.
Ofsted Parent View
Ofsted Parent View gives you the chance to tell Ofsted what you think of your child’s school. You can visit the link by clicking on the link below.
Home-school communication/ PLP meetings/Annual reviews/Post admission/CAF/Medical meetings/
Each class provides home/ school communication such as home/ school books, and class email.
During the year we hold PLP meetings, annual reviews, post admissions for new pupils and any other relevant meetings to support the needs of the children.
Weekly Parent Coffee Mornings
We run weekly coffee mornings, usually on Wednesdays.
Let’s Get Cooking Club
We also provide opportunities for parents to come into school to take part in our 'Let's Get Cooking Club' at different times through the year. The club allows a family member to work with their child to cook a meal in school with our cookery teacher Mrs Whittaker. The same recipe and ingredients are then provided to allow the family to cook the same meal ay home. This is ran for 3 weeks every half term.
Cook 4 Life Programme
We also take part in the 'Cook 4 Life' programme led by the Children's Nutritional Team and Active Tameside. Families who take part in the course complete a weekly cooking session for three weeks with their child at home. Each family is provided with a set of ingredients, which is delivered to the school on the day of the course for the children to take home along with a recipe card and some nutritional information around a different subject each week. There will also be a step by step guide on how to follow the recipe sent to each family.
Fundraising events/special assemblies/sports days
We take part in school and National fundraising events including Children in Need Macmillan Coffee morning and Christmas crafts sessions.
We also invite parents to come and watch their child take part in school shows and sports days.
Class Dojo, Evidence for Learning, Headteacher News and school newsletter
We celebrate pupil and school achievements through different channels including;
Class Dojo. During the week classes class staff share 2/3 videos, showing learning that has taken place in class which is shared with parents in 'class story'
Each week Mr Curtis also shares his Headteachers news on 'School Story' which is shared with all parents who have signed the Class Dojo Parental Agreement.
Once a term we share a school newsletter with families that gives updates about what has been happening in and around school.
We also share 'WOW' moments which are key pieces of work and achievements with parents through the (EfL) Evidence for Learning parent app. For more information about Evidence for Learning parent app, visit the link below.
Evidence for Learning for Families Information
Class Dojo Parents/ Carers information
Parents on Governing Body
Vacancies advertised on the website. Different agencies are sometimes invited to talk to Governors about their role in school e.g.Family Liaison Officer, Data team.
