Westfield Infant School

Vincent Crescent, Brampton, Chesterfield, S40 3NW

Tel: 01246 566124

Email: WISEnquiries@learnerstrust.org

Blossoming together through nurture and challenge

On behalf of all of the staff at Westfield Infant School, I would like to extend a warm welcome to you all via our school website.

We all recognise the importance of the time your child will spend at school and are keen to ensure your child is happy and achieving his or her potential in a secure, supportive, friendly, fun and stimulating environment.

Whilst your child is with us over the infant years of their educational learning journey, our aim is to provide an enjoyable, enriched, creative learning challenge curriculum; which is underpinned by the essential skills of reading, writing and mathematics.

I hope you enjoy learning more about our welcoming, friendly infant school through our website. If you cannot find the information that you require please do not hesitate to contact us.

About Us

Visions, Aims and Values

Our Vision at Westfield Infants

‘Blossoming together through nurture and challenge’

Our vision is to help our children become happy, self-confident, independent and responsible learners. The school community has committed to work together to help children achieve their potential by providing a nurturing, caring and safe environment where we respect and value each other’s strengths and differences.

Our Values at Westfield Infants:

The key values that we hold are:
To have high aspirations in all aspects of the school’s work.
To create an environment of openness, honesty, kindness, fairness and respect in line with British Values.
A commitment to inspirational teaching and learning that attains the highest standards.
To make a positive contribution to the wider community.

Statement on British Values

At Westfield Infant School we actively promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. We aim to help our children develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable them to become responsible citizens who are tolerant, respect other and are able to challenge prejudical and discriminating behaviour. We will promote these values throughout all aspects of school life. We will endeavor to do this with care and sensitivity, ensuring that we promote inclusivity and unity between pupils, parents and our community.

You can find all our documents regarding our visions, aims, and values here.

Our Staff

Headteacher Mr A Whitham Safeguarding Lead

Teachers
Mrs C Blackbourn	Mrs H Blair	Mrs H Clark

Mrs B La Braca	Mrs E Minskip	Ms J Nash (SENCo) Deputy Safeguarding Lead

Mrs P Shipley	Mrs R Scragg	Mrs R Varley


Senior School Clerk	Mrs N Dawson
School Business Manager	Mrs T Adams

Teaching Assistants	Mrs C McNish-Gandy	Miss G West
	Mrs C Hoddinott	Mrs H Green
	Mrs N Bradley	Mrs C Copley
	Mrs J Wayne	Mrs S Woodcock

Forest School Leader	Mrs H Pantry

Cook	Mrs P Hall
Caretaker	Mr B Fern
Cleaner	Mrs D Miles

Midday Supervisors	Mrs Copley	Mrs Bradley
	Mrs Denby	Mrs Whyld

You can view and download our full staff list here.

School Champions

Name	Role	Appointing Body	Business Interests	Start Date	End Date
Rachel Risorto	Headteacher	Trustees	None	1.6.19	N/A
Adrian Whitham	Staff Representative	Local Board	None	1.6.19	31.5.23
Emma Treves	Chair (TLC & Finance)	Local Board	None	18.11.19	17.11.23
Darren Hirst	Co-opted (SEN/Anti-bullying)	Parent elections	None	1.6.19	31.5.23
Denzil Bertie	Associate (TLC)	Local Authority	None	1.6.19	31.5.23
Ian Levers	Parent (Finance)	Parent elections	None	1.6.19	31.5.23
Phil Mallon	Parent (Safeguarding)	Local Board	None	18.11.23	17.11.23
Jonathan Brooks	Co-opted	Trustees	None	1.6.19	N/A

You can view and download all documents relating to our school champions here – incuding attendance registers, meeting minutes, and register of interest forms.

School Information

Our Classes

Year Group	Class	Teachers
Foundation Stage 2	Purple	Mrs E Minskip
Foundation Stage 2	Gold	Mrs H Blair Ms J Nash
Year 1	Green	Mrs C Blackbourn
Year 1	Yellow	Mrs R Scragg Mrs H Clark Mrs P Shipley
Year 2	Blue	Ms J Nash Mr Whitham
Year 2	Red	Mrs Varley

Letters & Newsletters

You can find and download digital copies of our recent letters and newsletters here.

School Forms

Term & INSET Days

You can view and download our confirmed INSET days and school term calendars here.

Admissions

Westfield Infant School is part of the Learners’ Trust MAT. We continue to follow the Derbyshire Admissions Policy and Guidelines. Please contact the local authority to find out about our admissions arrangements.

Local authority website, or call 01629 537479.
Local authority’s admissions criteria

School Booklet

School Day

Our school day begins at 9:00am and we finish at 3:15pm (31 hours 15 minutes per week)

Dinner Menus

Click here to View our Dinner Menus

Mellors – Download additional information and activity packs

Government guidance on portion sizes

Mellors Environmental and Projects Update (October 2021)

Safeguarding

Our commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All Staff are employed subject to a DBS check and undergo Safeguarding training prior to starting their role. There is annual Safeguarding training for all staff.

Safeguarding is about ensuring that everyone is safe from harm – safe from bullying, safe from people who could abuse, safe from discrimination or harassment – and that we all feel safe in our environment.

We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy which can be viewed in the Safeguarding section of our website.

Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child’s welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with his/her parents/carers first unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child’s welfare. If a member of staff is concerned about a child’s welfare, they will record their concern, and any observations or conversation heard using our secure online system CPOMS. The concern will also be reported to one of the DSLs as soon as possible the same day.

If a member of staff has concerns which relate to the actions or behaviour of another member of staff (which could suggest that s/he is unsuitable to work with children) then this will be reported to one of the DSLs in confidence, who will refer the matter to the Headteacher (or the Trust if the concern relates to the Headteacher) who will consider what action to take.

We actively support the Government’s Prevent Agenda to counter radicalism and extremism.

If you are ever concerned about the safety or well‐being of someone at our school please talk to one of the school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead s (DSLs) shared below.

As a result of internal audit and DfE recommendations, the school has directly adopted the LA Safeguarding policy and any school specific information is contained within the safeguarding poster below

You can access the relevant local authority Safeguarding policy here

Safeguarding Policies and Documents.

OFSTED

OFSTED’s Website

Our OFSTED Inspection Reports (Post Conversion)

Our OFSTED Inspection Reports (Pre-Conversion)

School Curriculum and Standards

Curriculum

Curriculum Policy

Curriculum Content

Phonics & Reading Schemes in Operation in Key Stage 1: Twinkl Phonics

You can view and download all documents regarding our curriculum here.

Remote Learning

Remote Learning Information for Parents

Community Health and Fitness Activities

We are proud to offer an amazing opportunity that will bring fitness classes directly to your home, made possible by the National Lottery Community Fund.

At the click of a button you will have access to a wide variety of fun exercise workouts, suitable for the whole family and for all abilities. Whether you’re at school, in your living room or at the local park this is a great and inclusive way to be active together.

Simply click on this link and enter the password “pk” to access the brilliant range of activities.