breakfast and After School Club
BREAKFAST CLUB
Further to Mrs Adamson’s letter of 25th February concerning our successful application to be part of the Government’s Breakfast Club Early Adopter Scheme there will be changes to the booking of sessions for breakfast club via Scopay from 22nd April.
The existing booking system for the whole school will no longer be available after 4th April. From 4th April there will be a KS2 Free Breakfast Club for years 5 and 6 to book sessions and have access to a free breakfast from 22nd April. Please note that the free items will be limited to those approved by the government and pupils will still be able to buy additional items if they wish to and items will be charged at £1 each via the ParentPay account. There will be no charge for childcare.
Pupils in year 7 and 8 will need to book sessions from 22nd April via the KS3 Breakfast Club on Scopay. This will continue to be £4.00 per session for supervision with breakfast items continuing to be charged at £1 each via the ParentPay account.
Breakfast Club for both KS2 and KS3 will run from 7.30am – 8.15am in the school hall. Pupils should arrive for Breakfast Club via the pedestrian gate on Parsonage Lane and walk through the large grey gate outside reception to access the hall from the door that they usually enter for break and lunchtimes. The pedestrian gate on Parsonage Lane is open to enable pupils to enter promptly at 7.30am if needed. The main gates are also open until 8am and parents may drive onto the school site to drop their child at breakfast club if they are arriving before 8am.
Sessions for all year groups need to be booked in advance via Scopay but there will be no cost for KS2 sessions. Sessions are to be booked by 3pm the day before although as much notice as possible would be appreciated to ensure that we have the right number of staff in place to manage the number of pupils attending.
The guide on how to book a session can be found on Scopay: www.scopay.com/stedwardsroyalfree If you are unable to book a session please contact the office for assistance.
If you have booked a place but will not be using it (e.g your child is unwell) please contact us by 7.30am via breakfastclub@sterf.org.uk to let us know so that we do not have to contact you as we will be taking a register each morning for safeguarding purposes.
Pupils not attending breakfast club who arrive at school between 8.15am and 8.30am are also able to buy breakfast by entering the hall via the grey gates before they go to registration.
Please ensure that all payment accounts are topped up regularly and that they are in credit.
AFTER SCHOOL PROVISION
Our after-school provision is open daily in the school library from 3.00pm to 5.00pm. You can book a place for your child on a session-by-session basis and the charge for this is £8 per session.
Sessions must be booked in advance on Scopay.
Bookings can be made up to 11.30am on the day required.
Please note that funds need to be available on your account in order to book sessions (the system will prompt you to top up the account).
If you would like to book this facility, please see the guide below on how to book a session on Scopay. Places are limited and if you are unable to book a session it may be because there are no places available for that day.
Sessions can be amended/cancelled in advance and this will add a credit to your account for a future session to be booked. Unfortunately, if a session has been booked but is not attended then we will be unable to offer a refund.
If you book a place but will not be using it, please telephone the school office on 01753 867809 by 2.30pm to let us know, so that we do not phone home as we will be taking a register each day for safeguarding purposes.
Booking sessions on Scopay - a parent's guide
EMERGENCY CONTACT
If parents need to contact the staff supervising wraparound care outside of normal office hours, they can do so by ringing 07546 645448. Please note that this number is only for emergency wraparound care contact. All other communication should be via the school office.