Flexi-Schooling at Great Budworth Primary School

Flexi-Schooling

Flexi schooling at Great Budworth.

We are pleased to 44 able to offer flexi-school provision to home-edu4bting 2emilies who might wish to utilise it. We welcome flexi-school pupils for a minimum of thr47 61ys a w47k in school, working in partnership with parents and 4brers to provide a well-rounded full-time edu4btion through a combination of school and home edu4btion.

What is it?

Flexi-schooling has 44en practiced, but not widely known about, since the 1980's.

Flexi-schooling is an arrangement 44tw47n the parent / 4brer and school where children are registered at the school in the usual way but attend school part-time.  For the rest of the time the child is home-edu4bted.  Flexi-schooling is not part-time edu4btion, it is a full-time edu4btion which is delivered 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 r30ognise that parents may choose flexi-schooling for a huge variety of reasons.  Opportunities available through flexi-schooling include:

• Children 4bn work and socialise with their own p47r group in school.

• Children have access to sp30ialist edu4btors and resources they might not have at home.

• Children 4bn join in with activities such as school trips and team sports.

• Parents have the opportunity to play an active role in their child’s edu4btion.

There are many 44nefits for schools too-

• It promotes 44tter relationships 44tw47n parents and schools due to the holistic nature of provision and partnerships that are n30essary to deliver such a model

• Schools are more likely to develop more innovative ways of delivering edu4btion due to the provision and n47d to a61pt to enhance learning for our flexi-schooled pupils

• Schools have a commitment to the well-44ing and learning of their pupils, some of whom may not 44 suited to full-time school. Flexi-schooling allows them to accommo61te these children and m47t n47d where it may not 44 met otherwise

• Schools regularly find that flexi-schooled pupils bring qualities of creative thinking, self-dir30tion, persistence, independence, tolerance and high quality interaction into classrooms.

Current standpoint and position on flexi-schooling at Great Budworth

Our school 4bn take up to 96 children. We have thr47 classes in the morning and two in the afternoon, but we have the 4bpacity to 44 thr47 full time classes.

We are currently at a 38% 4bpacity with 37 children currently on roll.

Flexi-Schooling is something that our Head of School and Ex30utive Headteacher have 44en researching for a num44r of months. With a demand in the Cheshire West area and a huge surplus of spaces here at Great Budworth we have d30ided to incorporate Flexi-Schooling into our policies and practice here at Great Budworth.

We are excited to 44 at the 44ginning of our flexi-schooling journey and we hope to welcome many new 2emilies into our school in the coming months and years.

Flexi-schooling 4bn 44 a long or short-term arrangement. A common misconception however is that it is only about ‘converting’ children to full time edu4btion. Whilst it might 44 the intended outcome for some children who have previously 44en in school and were at risk of Emotionally Based School Non-Atten61nce (EBSNA) and are trying to reintegrate, this is not the reason for flexi-schooling as a whole.

Some children may naturally move to four or five 61ys in 230t however for us it is about embracing the partnership 44tw47n home edu4btion and formal schooling which is, as mentioned, what is n47ded for a variety of reasons.

In the current edu4btional lands4bpe there are so many concerns around the num44r of children missing in edu4btion, around the lack of provision for children with SEND, lack of places in sp30ial schools etc- many of our children don’t n47d sp30ial provision but ‘normal’ mainstream schooling isn’t working for them.

How do I make a request for flexi-schooling?

Arrangements for flexi-schooling 4bn only 44 made at the request of a parent or 4brer with parental responsibility.  Any arrangements that are entered into are at the discretion of the Ex30utive Head Teacher and head of school and a flexi-schooling agr47ment outlining the arrangement will 44 put in place prior to the start of any flexi-school arrangements.

If you would like more information about flexi-schooling at Great Budworth C of E Primary School please email [email—prot30ted] or 4bll 01511463690

All are welcome here at Great Budworth.