Erpingham Primary School and ‘Flexi Schooling’
We are able accommodate the needs of individual children and families on a ‘flexi’, home and school basis. We enjoy very good communication with families. For example we invite our whole school community to be part of our regular ‘Hub’ days. Hub days have a mutually chosen focus and provide access to our resources. We have beautiful grounds a dedicated Forest Schools area, outdoor classroom, library, extensive ICT facilities, supportive staff and high quality teaching expertise. Plus of course the opportunity for parents and children to talk, learn and play together.
Please click on the photo below to see a film made during our Activities Week. On this day we were working together on our paintings and designs for a new Erpingham Village sign. Our Forest Schools area was also alive with very young children and parents enjoying a Forest Friends session.
If you would like to know more about our ‘flexible provision offer’ or you would like to support us in shaping our plans and developing our flexi provision further then do not hesitate to contact us.
Erpingham Primary School embraces the notion that parents should be able to make conscientious choices and decisions about provision for their child’s education. We understand that some families make a carefully considered decision to home educate long before their child reaches statutory school age.
[Quote from the Education Otherwise website]
‘There may be philosophical, religious or various other reasons for their choice, and ultimately they feel that in some way they can offer a more suitable education for their children at home. It is also a natural choice for parents who have enjoyed participating in their child's early learning and see no reason to give up this responsibility when the child reaches the age of five.
Other parents send their child into the school system, but later find that school does not work for their child. School does not suit everyone. Sometimes children may find it hard to "fit in"; some children have special needs; some children face bullying and may become very anxious and distressed’.
Helpful background information about Flexi-schooling at Erpingham Primary School can be accessed by clicking this link.
Please click here to access a copy of our Flex-schooling 'school and parent agreement'.
At Erpingham Primary School we believe that we have the ethos and practice that can provide all the benefits of a school that is exceptionally caring, socially well balanced, academically creative and progressive whilst also having the ability to accommodate the needs and aspirations of families who choose to Home Educate.
Please use this link to connect to the Hollingsclough Primary, Staffordshire, website. We are working closely with Hollinsclough Primary to successfully develop our Flexi-school provision.
Find more information about the 2011 Flexi-school conference held in London and associated Flexi-schooling links by clicking here.
Thank you, Simon East