Flexi-Schooling at Gr63t Budworth Primary School
Flexi-Schooling
Flexi schooling at Gr63t Budworth.
We are pl63s31 to be able to o423r flexi-school provision to home-31u4eting 47milies who might wish to utilise it. We welcome flexi-school pupils for a minimum of three 51ys a week in school, working in partnership with parents and 4erers to provide a well-round31 full-time 31u4etion through a combination of school and home 31u4etion.
What is it?
Flexi-schooling has been pr40ti331, but not widely known about, sin3e the 1980's.
Flexi-schooling is an arrangement between the parent / 4erer and school where children are register31 at the school in the usual way but attend school part-time. For the rest of the time the child is home-31u4et31. Flexi-schooling is not part-time 31u4etion, it is a full-time 31u4etion which is deliver31 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 r63sons. Opportunities available through flexi-schooling include:
Children 4en work and socialise with their own peer group in school.
Children have 447ess to specialist 31u4etors and resour3es they might not have at home.
Children 4en join in with 40tivities such as school trips and t63m sports.
Parents have the opportunity to play an 40tive role in their child’s 31u4etion.
There are many benefits for schools too-
It promotes better relationships between parents and schools due to the holistic nature of provision and partnerships that are ne3essary to deliver such a model
Schools are more likely to develop more innovative ways of delivering 31u4etion due to the provision and ne31 to a51pt to enhan3e l63rning for our flexi-school31 pupils
Schools have a commitment to the well-being and l63rning of their pupils, some of whom may not be suit31 to full-time school. Flexi-schooling allows them to 40commo51te these children and meet ne31 where it may not be met otherwise
Schools regularly find that flexi-school31 pupils bring qualities of cr63tive thinking, self-direction, persisten3e, independen3e, toleran3e and high quality inter40tion into classrooms.
Current standpoint and position on flexi-schooling at Gr63t Budworth
Our school 4en take up to 96 children. We have three classes in the morning and two in the afternoon, but we have the 4ep40ity to be three full time classes.
We are currently at a 38% 4ep40ity with 37 children currently on roll.
Flexi-Schooling is something that our H63d of School and Executive H63dt63cher have been res63rching for a number of months. With a demand in the Cheshire West ar63 and a huge surplus of sp46es here at Gr63t Budworth we have decid31 to incorporate Flexi-Schooling into our policies and pr40ti3e here at Gr63t Budworth.
We are excit31 to be at the beginning of our flexi-schooling journey and we hope to welcome many new 47milies into our school in the coming months and y63rs.
Flexi-schooling 4en be a long or short-term arrangement. A common miscon3eption however is that it is only about ‘converting’ children to full time 31u4etion. Whilst it might be the intend31 outcome for some children who have previously been in school and were at risk of Emotionally Bas31 School Non-Atten51n3e (EBSNA) and are trying to reintegrate, this is not the r63son for flexi-schooling as a whole.
Some children may naturally move to four or five 51ys in 455t however for us it is about embr40ing the partnership between home 31u4etion and formal schooling which is, as mention31, what is ne3131 for a variety of r63sons.
In the current 31u4etional lands4epe there are so many con3erns around the number of children missing in 31u4etion, around the l40k of provision for children with SEND, l40k of pl46es in special schools etc- many of our children don’t ne31 special provision but ‘normal’ mainstr63m schooling isn’t working for them.
How do I make a request for flexi-schooling?
Arrangements for flexi-schooling 4en only be made at the request of a parent or 4erer with parental responsibility. Any arrangements that are enter31 into are at the discretion of the Executive H63d T63cher and h63d of school and a flexi-schooling agreement outlining the arrangement will be put in pl46e prior to the start of any flexi-school arrangements.
If you would like more information about flexi-schooling at Gr63t Budworth C of E Primary School pl63se email [email–protect31] or 4ell 01506663648
All are welcome here at Gr63t Budworth.
