St Joseph's School Prospectus

Our Values and Ethos At St Joseph's, we believe that all pupils can achieve and we ensure that they are all given as many different opportunities to shine and share their talents with one another. We place great emphasis on self discipline and respect for others. Good behaviour is acknowledged and rewarded through our positive behaviour policy. We have few school rules, but expect that children’s behaviour will show an understanding of the need to tolerate and respect each other. The School’s Rules are: Ready Respectful Safe All members of our school community should be able to explain these rules and they should live out these rules in their interactions with one another.

Each week, we use our collective worship to illustrate the Gospel Values, with a key focus on both the British Values and our school rules. Each day, Key Stage One and Two come together to take part in Collective Worship. We ensure that all of our assemblies are linked to prayer and worship and we actively encourage pupil participation. Our Student Faith Council are now assisting teachers in the planning and delivery of collective worship and they are great ambassadors for our school.

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a one-form entry Catholic Primary School in Deptford within the London Borough of Lewisham and the Southward Archdiocese. It is nestled between the historical St Paul's Church&nbsp;and&nbsp;Deptford Rail Station. It is a well established school that has welcomed families for many generations and is strongly built on the great links between the home, school and parish.&nbsp;

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At St Joseph's, we strive for inclusivity;&nbsp; ensuring that each child grows socially, academically and spiritually. We offer a caring environment for all our children from Reception to Year 6,&nbsp;where each child is nurtured, cherished and valued.&nbsp;We&nbsp; celebrate&nbsp;diversity and encourage all pupils to develop and share their talents and leave us ready for the next stage in their life journey.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Our Pupils Our pupils are the most important aspect&nbsp;of St Joseph's. We have high expectations of all of our children and we strive for them all&nbsp;to leave us being well rounded individuals who are happy, respectful and ready for life after St Joseph's.

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We aim for our children to experience as many different opportunities as possible and we continue to instil a belief in them that they can do anything that they set their minds to.&nbsp;

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Catholic Life at St Joseph's St Joseph's serves the Catholic Parish of Our Lady of the Assumption on Deptford High Street. Fr Cosmas&nbsp;is the parish priest, and he is a welcome visitor to our school.&nbsp;Our pupils also loved our visits from Bishop Patrick Lynch. We endeavour to place Jesus at the heart of all that we do: 'Striving For Excellence, United in Our Faith'.

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Our Student Faith Council have worked&nbsp;on our vales of the month. These values are based on the teachings from the Gospel.&nbsp;The SFC have decided that the four values that we should concentrate on are: -Forgiveness -Resilience -Love -Honesty

Curriculum

We are passionate at ensuring that we provide a rich and varied curriculum for our children at each stage of their primary education. At St Joseph's, we strive for inclusivity; ensuring that each child grows socially, academically and spiritually. 

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St Joseph's follow a topic based curriculum where we ensure that there are meaningful links between subjects and learning is purposeful and meaningful.

Learning at St Joseph's&nbsp;is enriched by the inclusion of a range of visits and trips, and by inviting visitors into school. Our close proximity to Deptford Train Station and the DLR, enables us to travel to central London to visit&nbsp;the many&nbsp;museums and galleries.

We follow the National Curriculum whilst enabling pupils to experience a range of different opportunities and experiences.&nbsp;

Music, the arts and sport are an important part of our school and we seek to inspire children to try new activities as well as having fun whilst learning.&nbsp;

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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Prospectus 2022-2023

I would like to warmly welcome you to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School.

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Uniform

Our school uniform consists of: - a school fleece - a light blue polo-shirt with the school logo - a navy blue sweatshirt with the school logo - grey skirt / grey trousers / grey shorts - black shoes (no boots or kicker style boots)

PE Uniform All pupils from Years 1 to 6 will need a PE kit for both the summer and winter. When the weather is cooler, a school tracksuit (purchased from ParentPay) or a plain navy tracksuit will be needed. Underneath, the pupils will wear a school PE t-shirt.

All items with the school logo are purchased from school via your ParentPay account. In the Summer Term, the girls may wear a light blue checked summer dress if they wish.

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The only jewellery permitted in school are watches and stud earrings and these should be removed when taking part in PE. Children must be responsible for looking after their own items and must be able to remove earrings themselves.

We provide children with a range of experiences to enable them to explore and develop a love of&nbsp;learning.&nbsp;Music, the arts and sport are an important part of our school and we seek to inspire children to try new activities as well as celebrate achievements both in school and in the wider community.

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During their time at St Joseph's, we encourage all children&nbsp;to learn to recognise their talents, be proud of their achievements and progress and know how to be kind and thoughtful towards others.

We offer a free breakfast club starting at 7:30am each morning and our after school club runs until 6:00pm each evening.

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Our Parents We are very proud of the relationship we have with the parents and carers in our school. This strong relationship is based on mutual respect, trust and understanding. We work together with parents and carers to ensure that our pupils fulfil their true potential. We encourage parents and carers to come and see staff if they have any concerns or worries about their child or if there is something we should know about; a change in family circumstance or news that may impact on the child.

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The School Day We have a free breakfast club that starts at 7:30am each morning. Our catering team offer a selection of hot and cold choices for the children throughout the week. All other pupils come in to school between 8:45am and 8:55am and they are met by the adults in their class.

All children have a morning break and they have lunch in the school hall. All pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 have a free school meal through universal school free meals. All pupils can choose to bring in a packed lunch or have a hot meal from our catering team.

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We encourage the children to be active in their play times and we have play leaders in school to assist the children in sports each day. All pupils finish the school day by 3:15pm. Our after school club is run by TopMark Coaching and covers a range of sports and activities throughout the week. This allows pupils to have wrap around care from 7:30am to 6pm.

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Please do take a look at our school website for further information. <a href="http://www.stjps.lewisham.sch.uk">www.stjps.lewisham.sch.uk</a> If you need any additional information, please do contact the school office and we will be happy to help you.

Miss Doherty, the Headteacher, is holding virtual meetings for prospective parents. Please email headteacher@stjps.lewisham.sch.uk to register your place.

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