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Further Support for Parents

Our Pastoral Team are available to support parents with any pastoral concerns. Should you need to contact anyone in the first instance please contact the childs class teacher and then Mrs Hoyle on amy.hoyle@idle.bradford.sch.uk

Meet the Pastoral Team

Tara Stevens (Learning support assistant - KS1), Amy Hoyle (Pastoral Lead) and Katie Dunne (Learning support assistant - KS2)

What do we do at Idle CE Primary to support all children at Idle Primary? 

At Idle CE Primary School we are proud of the provision that we have established in order to support pupils with EBSA. We understand that one approach does not meet all needs and therefore have carefully researched and considered the strategies we have in place in order to ensure they meet the varied needs of our pupils who struggle with EBSA.

The following strategies are available to support our pupils: 

Pastoral Welcome

A member of our Pastoral team is available at our school office from 8.45am to greet pupils who find it difficult to come in through their classroom entrances. The pastoral staff member will then support pupils to feel ready to join their class for start of the school day. This may mean that pupils will spend some time in our Orchard space before joining their class, where there are lots of mindful activities for children to complete. 

Nuture Breakfast

For some pupils the start of our school day can feel very busy and overwhelming with the large footfall into school. To support pupils who need a softer, quieter start to the school day we offer Nurture breakfast to pupils. This takes place in our Orchard which offers pupils a calm, quiet space to have a little breakfast and drink, time to complete some mindful activities and have a chat to help pupils feel to join their class for a successful day with their peers.  

Launch into Learning 

For some of our pupils, a little more support is needed in order to help them feel ready to access the curriculum. We understand that although they are in the building, they may not feel ready to learn. To support with this we offer some pupils a daily timetabled session to support them in being ready to learn. This helps pupils to access the quality first teaching their in their classroom with a positive mindset. 

What is Emotional Based School Avoidance? (EBSA)
Bradford Local Offer recognises that many children and young people worry about school. This is normal. Anxieties are part of life and learning to deal with them is part of growing up. However, sometimes these worries may lead to difficulties attending school. When a young person has lots of worried feelings and does not want to attend school, they may be experiencing Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA). 

If you need to speak to somebody at Idle CE Primary School about EBSA or you need support on a morning with EBSA please use of our dedicated email address: amy.hoyle@idle.bradford.sch.uk

Alternatively please see below a schedule for parent support groups following this link: https://bso.bradford.gov.uk/content/educational-psychology/responding-to-ebsa---guidance-for-schools