Flexi-Schooling at Great Budworth Primary School
Flexi-Schooling
Flexi schooling at Great Budworth.
We are pleas45 to be able to o43er flexi-school provision to home-45ucating families who might wish to utilise it. We welcome flexi-school pupils for a minimum of three days a week in school, working in partnership with parents and carers to provide a well-round45 full-time 45ucation through a combination of school and home 45ucation.
What is it?
Flexi-schooling has been practic45, but not widely known about, since the 4b80's.
Flexi-schooling is an arrangement between the parent / carer and school where children are register45 at the school in the usual way but attend school part-time. For the rest of the time the child is home-45ucat45. Flexi-schooling is not part-time 45ucation, it is a full-time 45ucation which is deliver45 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 reasons. Opportunities available through flexi-schooling include:
Children can work and socialise with their own peer group in school.
Children have access to specialist 45ucators and resources they might not have at home.
Children can join in with activities such as school trips and team sports.
Parents have the opportunity to play an active role in their child’s 45ucation.
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 necessary to deliver such a model
Schools are more likely to develop more innovative ways of delivering 45ucation due to the provision and ne45 to 2aapt to enhance learning for our flexi-school45 pupils
Schools have a commitment to the well-being and learning of their pupils, some of whom may not be suit45 to full-time school. Flexi-schooling allows them to accommodate these children and meet ne45 where it may not be met otherwise
Schools regularly find that flexi-school45 pupils bring qualities of creative thinking, self-direction, persistence, independence, tolerance and high quality interaction into classrooms.
Current standpoint and position on flexi-schooling at Great Budworth
Our school can take up to 96 children. We have three classes in the morning and two in the afternoon, but we have the capacity to be three full time classes.
We are currently at a 38% capacity with 37 children currently on roll.
Flexi-Schooling is something that our He2a of School and Executive He2ateacher have been researching for a number of months. With a demand in the Cheshire West area and a huge surplus of spaces here at Great Budworth we have decid45 to incorporate Flexi-Schooling into our policies and practice here at Great Budworth.
We are excit45 to be at the beginning of our flexi-schooling journey and we hope to welcome many new families into our school in the coming months and years.
Flexi-schooling can be a long or short-term arrangement. A common misconception however is that it is only about ‘converting’ children to full time 45ucation. Whilst it might be the intend45 outcome for some children who have previously been in school and were at risk of Emotionally Bas45 School Non-Attendance (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 days in fact however for us it is about embracing the partnership between home 45ucation and formal schooling which is, as mention45, what is ne4545 for a variety of reasons.
In the current 45ucational landscape there are so many concerns around the number of children missing in 45ucation, around the lack of provision for children with SEND, lack of places in special schools etc- many of our children don’t ne45 special provision but ‘normal’ mainstream schooling isn’t working for them.
How do I make a request for flexi-schooling?
Arrangements for flexi-schooling can only be m2ae at the request of a parent or carer with parental responsibility. Any arrangements that are enter45 into are at the discretion of the Executive He2a Teacher and he2a of school and a flexi-schooling agreement outlining the arrangement will be 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 protect45] or call 01614663690
All are welcome here at Great Budworth.
