Earlsheaton Infant School

Earlsheaton Infant School

"This is the start of the journey..."

Hello!

Welcome to our school and our website. We hope you will find the information here useful, whether you already have a child in school or are considering us for your child's first steps in education.

We are a friendly and nurturing school located in Earlsheaton; a small village near the centre of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. Ofsted inspected us most recently in May 2016, where we were delighted to maintain our overall 'GOOD' rating. We cater for children aged 4 to 7 and currently have 120 places in 4 classes, some mixed-age. We are usually full in all year groups but if you are interested in a place then please contact our office to ask about the Kirklees Admissions procedure and how to apply to be added to the waiting list. 

We offer a broad and stimulating curriculum, an on-site breakfast club and a variety of after school activities through the year. We believe that the first few years in school are the most crucial in setting the tone for the rest of your child's education and we take this responsibility very seriously. We are committed to helping every child discover and unlock their potential and look forward to working in close partnership with parents and carers to give our children the best possible start in life. 

We are proud to hold the Leeds Carnegie Mental Health in Schools Award at Gold Level, the Arts Award at Gold Level, and The Eco Schools Bronze Award. All of these things enhance our excellent academic provision and help our children grow into resilient, curious, confident individuals. 

We are very proud of our little school and can't wait to tell you all about it! If you would like to find out more then go to the menu to explore our website. If you would like to vist school then please call the office to make an appointment and we would be delighted to show you around. 

We look forward to welcoming you into our family!

Mrs Wendy Kelly                                                                        

Head Teacher

• Rawcliffe's, the uniform shop in Dewsbury has now re-opened. However they also now have an online shop if you don't want to go there in person. You can find it at www.smartschoolwearcentre.co.uk 
• There seems to be some suggestion that schools will be open over summer for 'catch up'. This may turn out to be more hot air but in case it's not, please be aware that we will NOT be able to open to children over the summer holidays, due to building work in school we have had booked since before Christmas. 
• Although the Government have now abandoned their plan to being back all year groups before Summer we don't want to let our Year 2 children go without a proper goodbye. We will be closing for the summer holidays for the Reception, Year One and Key Worker pods on Thursday 9th July. This allows us to invite all our Year 2 children back for the last week- 13-16th July for some fun, sports and a last chance to be part of our school. The chidlren will be organise into 4 pods of 10 but will be able to communicate with the other pods through video calling on the whiteboards in each classroom. 
• The Government has directed English schools to reopen to Nursery, Reception, Year One and Year Six children on June 1st (in that order of priority). We have devised a safe and workable plan to welcome all our Reception and Year One children back but would like to know whether, as parents, you intend to send your children back to school this term. Please email Mrs Burgess on office.earlsheatoninf@kirkleeseducation.uk to let us know whether you will or will not send your child back before summer. All parents were sent this letter on Ping, explaining the situation in more detail. 
• From June 15th children entitled to traditional Free School Meals will no longer recieve a voucher. A packed lunch will be available for collection from the school office every day. Please collect these before 1pm so any surplus can be donated to the Fusion Food Bank. 
• If your personal circumstances have changed due to the Covid19 pandemic then you may be eligible for Free School Meals. Follow this link or google Kirklees Free School Meals to apply online. https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/schools/free-school-meals.aspx
• If you or your child are feeling overly anxious and upset about the Covid19 outbreak then there is good advice here on how to talk to your child about it and put it in persepctive. https://www.annafreud.org/coronavirus/​
• Please make sure you are finding some time to hear your child read at home. Good reading skills will help them in evey single lesson. It's also fun to share a book. If your child doesn't want to read the school book, then reading anything at all is fine- a comic, one of their own books, street signs, even the cereal box!
• Do you know what Houseparty is? Your children probably do! Have a look at our Online Safety page to find 'quick-read' guides for all the latest games, apps and social media feeds that your children might use at home. They're sensible, fact based and give tips about how to use them safely.