Parents and Carers
Welcome to Compass Point South Street School and Children's Centre.
Vision, Values and Ethos
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Our Core Values were developed as a result of discussion with all adults working in school, governors, parents and pupils.
The Core Values were agreed to be:
Respect
Honesty
Fairness
Aspiration
Perseverance
Admissions
School
We use the Bristol local authority admissions policy.
To apply to the school please visit their website. To arrange a visit to the school please call or e-mail.
Children's Centre
We provide daycare for 0-5 year olds from 8am -6pm. Please click here for our children centre admissions.
School Age: Out of School Club and Breakfast Club
New Parents/Carers
If you are new to the school and centre you might find the following documents helpful. They're full of useful information about the daily running and life of the Compass Point. They include such things as uniform, lunches, timetables and procedures.
Children's Centre 0-3 Information
Nursery Information
We are due to open as a Children's Centre in October 2008. We will be providing daycare and family services for 0-5 year olds and their families.
To find out more about services, cost and admissions click above.
School Profile and Ofsted Report
The school profile provides information about recent results and happening in the past year in school.
16/05/05 South Street School - Click for full report
"A wide variety of teaching techniques are used successfully to ensure that all pupils are fully involved, and interest and motivation are sustained." (English)
"Teachers and learning assistants provide good support for individuals and groups because they plan carefully with these pupils in mind. Consequently, these pupils do well and gain in confidence."
"Extra-curricular activities enhance the curriculum very well and extend the pupils’ understanding of the wider world. Enrichment activities are wide-ranging for pupils of all ages and are open to all."
"There are many international links. Teachers have visited Uganda and Japan and have met with colleagues from Norway, Portugal and Denmark in order to share good practice and create links between teachers and pupils. These international links have considerably enriched the curriculum."
"Links with the community are very good."
28/02/2008 South Street Family Unit - Daycare - Click for full report
"Children are thriving emotionally and intellectually as their individual needs are recognised and met by the ethos of care and support which is prevalent in the unit."
"Parents are relaxed and feel at home in the unit when they drop off and collect their children. Staff are available to talk and parents are welcomed to spend time in a comfortable room"
"The provision is good. Children are cared for in a safe and welcoming environment where staff have a good understanding of hazards and risks and have taken action to ensure children and parents feel secure."
"Children's have a range of energetic activities which promotes the growth of their bodies and the development of physical skills. They have outdoor play in the large playground where they have ample space to run around and expend energy whilst playing with balls, of various sizes and hoops. They are also developing large muscle strength using mobile equipment such as tricycle and coordinate the movement of their limbs to climb the apparatus in the playground."
Getting Involved
We have a full governing body that meet throughout the year. The governing body has committees that deal with agendas relating to issues with, finance, health and safety, and curriculum.
At Compass Point our Parents, Teachers and Friends association is very active. They put on many exciting and fun events throughout the year to raise funds for the school.
There are many opportunities to help in school. We ask for help with listening to readers, helping on trips, art and craft, gardening, cooking, sharing a skill or passion from football to website design. We welcome any parents, carers, and members of the local community to help. Please email, contact Caroline Reynolds or speak to your class teacher.