Admissions Reception 2022/23

Admissions for reception class 2022 open in September 2021 and close on the 15th January 2022. Applications can be made through your home Local Authority’s Co-ordinated Admissions Scheme. For BANES you can find the   information here.

If oversubscribed places at the school will be allocated following our  Admissions Policy 2022

Please contact the council Admission Team on 01225 394312 or call us on 01225 696444 if you have any further questions.

* Please note that both the 2021 and 2022 Admissions Policies have been amended to reflect new Statutory Guidance for the definition of Children in Care. This amendment to Criteria 1, can be found on page 4. All other aspects of the policy remain as before. This change has been agreed by the Trust Board.

In Year Applications

All in year applications are done through the school. Please email info@mulberryparket.org.uk to arrange a visit or contact us on 01225 696444. To apply for a space please complete the following form: in year application form. This can also be collected from the school office. All applications for In-Year Admission will be handled within 10 working, school days or less.

Where a parent/carer wishes to appeal the admissions decision the following Appeals Procedure is followed and the form is completed by the parent: Appeals Procedure/Form

The timeline for admissions appeals is as follows: Admission Appeals timetable

In 2020/2021 Educate Together Academy Trust held a public consultation about its schools Admissions Policies, with the intention of standardising and clarifying across all of our sites. This consultation has now concluded with the new policy due to begin for the 2022 academic year. You can find a copy of the policy on our Policies page. The Consultation Report can be viewed here.

Mulberry Park Educate Together has several spaces available for hire.

We are committed to using the school as a community asset and look forward to welcoming members of the community into our building.

Spaces available to hire are the School Hall, our Multi Purpose Games Area (MUGA) and our floodlit 4G Pitch (9vs9).

Please see our  Lettings Policy for terms and conditions. Please note that these cover all the facilities we hire out.

To enquire please contact the office on info@mulberryparket.org.uk or 01225 696444. Availability and prices available on request.

Phonics

Click the link for a video to support your child to pronounce the sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF1IHp9rOO0

Reading at home

• Make time to read together – this should be a calm time for you both to enjoy!
• Share books, comics, magazines, catalogues – reading is everywhere and isn’t just your child’s reading book!
• If your child is tired, you read the book and get them to spot tricky words in the book, help you with sounding out words etc.
• Make mistakes as you read – children love to be the teacher and will correct you!
• Use bug club https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0 – see your child’s reading record for log in details
• Spend time each day reading – this can be reading signs of shops, practising tricky words, sharing a book, reading labels on items in the cupboard etc.
• Talk about the book – can the children predict what may happen? can thy find their favourite part?
• Enjoy reading together!
• Let your child see you reading at home.
• Have fun with reading!

MATHS

• Using mathematical vocabulary – add, take away, more, less half, full, big, little
• Encourage and enthuse
• Value their mathematical mark making
• Make maths everyday and every moment, maths is everywhere!
• Ask children to show you. Prove it, Explain it, Draw it! The answer is only the beginning.
• Allow them time to explore mathematical concepts.
• Be positive about maths around your child.
• Build their confidence in their abilities to achieve in maths.
• Make time in your week to play games, cook, go to the shops and let them buy an item.
• Spot the maths in their environment.
• Have fun with MATHS!