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What is the local offer?
The local offer provides online information about what is available for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) up to the age of 25 in your local area. Please click on the link below to find out about the services on offer, how things work, your entitlements and where to get help if you need it.
http://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/special-educational-needs
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Admissions
ADMISSION TO HERNE BAY JUNIOR SCHOOL
Welcome to Herne Bay Junior School - a four form entry junior school in the heart of Herne Bay.
Our aim is to establish a happy and caring community where children will quickly feel secure and eager to learn. It is our hope that parents will feel able to share in any of our activities. Our joint effort should then ensure that pupils have the best possible opportunity to enjoy school and make excellent progress. We are a four form entry school with excellent facilities, including a large playing field. We are very proud of our school and welcome all prospective parents to come and have a tour with our Year 6 representatives and an informal chat with Mrs Kingman.
Please contact the school on 01227 374608 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for an appointment.
In Year Admissions
If you wish to transfer your child to the school, please contact the school in the first instance to establish whether there are any spaces available. If there is a space for your child, you will then need to complete a Primary In Year Admission Form. This is available from the school or you can download it from here together with information and guidance notes.
You can get more information here on the KCC website about primary schools or here to view information about secondary schools.
Admissions Policy
We are usually able to accommodate most applications but in the event of over subscription the following criteria will be applied:-
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Statement of Special Educational Needs (SSEN) / Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
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Looked After Children/Children in Local Authority Care
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Attendance at a linked school
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Sibling/Current Family Association
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Medical / Health and Special Access
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Nearness of children’s homes
Parents who are unhappy with an admission decision can appeal, in writing to , Chair of Governor - Jon Warden c/o Herne Bay Junior School, Kings Road, Herne Bay, Kent. CT6 5DA.
Admission Form – Before your child starts school you will be required to fill in the Kent County Council Admission Form (JCAF or In Year) and our own School Admission Form. We will also need to see your child’s birth certificate or passport.
Athletics
In Athletics club we aim to encourage and inspire children to make sport a part of their everyday life.
The club focuses on developing a range of athletic skills. In Term 1 the emphasis is on long distance running, where the children complete drills and exercises to increase their stamina and endurance in this area.
In Terms 5 and 6 the focus will turn more to specific Athletic skills and techniques in sprinting, hurdles, javelin and shot put.
Reading
We believe that literature and reading should be at the heart of the English curriculum. Our school curriculum is designed to enable us to make meaningful links across subject areas. Where possible, the texts we use relate closely to the topic being studied. Engaging and challenging texts allow pupils to develop a love for literature, and through reading pupils learn how to write and apply spelling, punctuation and grammar conventions. Within lessons our teachers manage to blend the teaching of skills such as phonics, spelling and vocabulary with an immersion into literature. Higher order reading skills, such as inference, deduction and critical thinking, are explicitly taught.
In addition to promoting reading and high quality books through our English curriculum, we organise events throughout the school year. This includes our highly popular book fairs, World Book Day, author visits and regular reading competitions.
Accelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader (AR) is embedded in our school. The AR system allows children to choose books from a level which is just right for them. Children read a book from within their reading range and then complete a quiz on an iPad about the book they have just read. All results are stored electronically and are used to inform movements in the children’s reading ranges. Children who achieve 3 x 100% scores (these do not have to be consecutive) will have their reading range increased.
We are very pleased with the opportunities this system provides; it is motivating for the children while also allowing teachers to monitor how much children are reading and how well they have understood the text.
A Parent's Guide to Accelerated Reader
Rocking Readers
Each week classes compete for the highly sought after Rocking Readers trophy and termly awards and prizes are also given to celebrate the successes of the children.
Curriculum Overview Year 3 and 4
Curriculum Overview Year 5 and 6