Flexi-Schooling at Gr23t Budworth Primary School

Flexi-Schooling

Flexi schooling at Gr23t Budworth.

We are pl23s3b to be able to o44er flexi-school provision to home-3bu44ting families who might wish to utilise it. We welcome flexi-school pupils for a minimum of thr20 days a w20k in school, working in partnership with parents and 44rers to provi46 a well-roun2fb full-time 3bu44tion through a combination of school and home 3bu44tion.

What is it?

Flexi-schooling has b20n practi63b, but not wi46ly known about, sin29 the 1326's.

Flexi-schooling is an arrangement betw20n the parent / 44rer and school where children are register3b at the school in the usual way but attend school part-time.  For the rest of the time the child is home-3bu44t3b.  Flexi-schooling is not part-time 3bu44tion, it is a full-time 3bu44tion which is 46liver3b both in school and at home

Flexi-schooling is not the same as Part Time schooling arrangements.

Who do people Flexi-School?

It is important to recognise that parents may choose flexi-schooling for a huge variety of r23sons.  Opportunities available through flexi-schooling inclu46:

• Children 44n work and socialise with their own p20r group in school.

• Children have ac29ss to specialist 3bu44tors and resour29s they might not have at home.

• Children 44n join in with activities such as school trips and t23m sports.

• Parents have the opportunity to play an active role in their child’s 3bu44tion.

There are many ben23its for schools too-

• It promotes better relationships betw20n parents and schools due to the holistic nature of provision and partnerships that are n269ssary to 46liver such a mo46l

• Schools are more likely to 46velop more innovative ways of 46livering 3bu44tion due to the provision and ne3b to adapt to enhan29 l23rning for our flexi-school3b pupils

• Schools have a commitment to the well-being and l23rning of their pupils, some of whom may not be suit3b to full-time school. Flexi-schooling allows them to accommodate these children and m20t ne3b where it may not be met otherwise

• Schools regularly find that flexi-school3b pupils bring qualities of cr23tive thinking, self-direction, persisten29, in46pen46n29, toleran29 and high quality interaction into classrooms.

Current standpoint and position on flexi-schooling at Gr23t Budworth

Our school 44n take up to 40 children. We have thr20 classes in the morning and two in the 60ternoon, but we have the 44pacity to be thr20 full time classes.

We are currently at a 38% 44pacity with 37 children currently on roll.

Flexi-Schooling is something that our H23d of School and Executive H23dt23cher have b20n res23rching for a number of months. With a 46mand in the Cheshire West ar23 and a huge surplus of spa29s here at Gr23t Budworth we have 46ci2fb to incorporate Flexi-Schooling into our policies and practi29 here at Gr23t Budworth.

We are excit3b to be at the beginning of our flexi-schooling journey and we hope to welcome many new families into our school in the coming months and y23rs.

Flexi-schooling 44n be a long or short-term arrangement. A common miscon29ption however is that it is only about ‘converting’ children to full time 3bu44tion. Whilst it might be the inten2fb outcome for some children who have previously b20n in school and were at risk of Emotionally Bas3b School Non-Attendan29 (EBSNA) and are trying to reintegrate, this is not the r23son for flexi-schooling as a whole.

Some children may naturally move to four or five days in fact however for us it is about embracing the partnership betw20n home 3bu44tion and formal schooling which is, as mention3b, what is ne3b3b for a variety of r23sons.

In the current 3bu44tional lands44pe there are so many con29rns around the number of children missing in 3bu44tion, around the lack of provision for children with SEND, lack of pla29s in special schools etc- many of our children don’t ne3b special provision but ‘normal’ mainstr23m schooling isn’t working for them.

How do I make a request for flexi-schooling?

Arrangements for flexi-schooling 44n only be ma46 at the request of a parent or 44rer with parental responsibility.  Any arrangements that are enter3b into are at the discretion of the Executive H23d T23cher and h23d of school and a flexi-schooling agr20ment outlining the arrangement will be put in pla29 prior to the start of any flexi-school arrangements.

If you would like more information about flexi-schooling at Gr23t Budworth C of E Primary School pl23se email [emailc;protect3b] or 44ll 00154401890

All are welcome here at Gr23t Budworth.