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    Accessibility plan

    Accessibility plan

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    Admissions Policy

    Calder Lodge School provides places for up to 48 pupils aged 5 to 11. The policy of Calder Lodge School is that the same procedure is followed in respect of all pupils referred by Local Authorities for placement.

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    Anti Bullying Policy

    Calder Lodge School Anti-Bullying Policy has been written in accordance with the DfE guidance “Preventing and Tackling Bullying”; advice for school leaders, staff and governing bodies.

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    Attendance policy

    The policy seeks to ensure consistently high attendance for all pupils.

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    Complaints Policy

    Calder Lodge School complaints procedures are clear, user friendly and readily accessible to the pupils, ncluding those with disabilities. They address informal as well as formal complaints.

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    Curriculum Policy

    The curriculum is all the planned activities that we as a school organise in order to promote learning, personal growth and development. The curriculum is centred around the national curriculum and its specific progress targets.

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    Exclusions policy

    Exclusions policy

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    First Aid Policy

    It is the policy of Calder Lodge School that there should be adequate and appropriate equipment, facilities and trained personnel to provide first aid within the school.

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    Health and Safety Policy

    The senior leadership team of this school is committed to ensuring the highest standards of care for their staff, pupils, visitors and others who work on behalf of the school. We believe that an excellent school is by definition a safe school.

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    Promoting Good Behaviour Policy

    Calder Lodge’s approach to the management of our pupils’ behaviour is one of dealing with the children fairly, respectfully and consistently. Our collective approach is based on teamwork where staff manage behaviour together with shared authority and status and promoting and protecting the dignity of the pupil.

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    PSHE Policy

    PSHE policy including Relationships and Health Education

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    Safeguarding Policy

    The school aims to ensure that; appropriate action is taken in a timely manner to safeguard and promote children’s welfare; all staff are aware of their statutory responsibilities with respect to safeguarding; staff are properly trained in recognising and reporting safeguarding issues.

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    SEN Policy

    This policy seeks to support the school ethos to strive to provide a caring, structured learning environment in which all pupils can develop academically, socially and emotionally, to their full potential and in which pupils and staff feel safe, secure and valued.

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Compass skills at Williamsons park. 19.03.2025

For our Cultural Capital trip, Nicky Nook visited Williamsons Park in Lancaster. Children focused on compass skills and had to navigate around the park from instructions telling them to walk north, south, east or west. Children then had to locate any human and physical geography as they moved around the park. We then compared two […]

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Plant nutriton at Rainford wood. 14.03.2025

This week, as part of our Cultural Capital, Fairsnapevisited Rainford Wood to explore the topic of PlantNutrition and Reproduction. The children learnedabout the essential things a tree needs to grow andhad the exciting opportunity to plant their ownsaplings, helping to support the woodland

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Holmeswood emersion. 26.02.2025

For this half term’s Cultural Capital, Oakenclough Class immersed themselves in our beautiful, local environment as they ventured into Holmeswood for a great exploration. Whilst there, they were looking to recognise the signs of the season and to see if they could identify subtle signs of Spring on its way. Additionally, the children enjoyed looking at animal habitats and […]

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Bleasdale class SOUND explorers 25.02.25

Bleasdale Class had an amazing adventure at Brock Bottom, exploring the sounds of nature and learning all about volume, pitch, and how we hear! Before the trip, we watched a fascinating video about sound. We learned how our ears work, how vibrations create sound waves, and how pitch changes depending on how fast the waves […]

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Animal care Lancaster-29.01.25

A message from our host Steph: It was a pleasure to welcome you and your class to Animal Care yesterday! We hope you, the staff, and the children enjoyed the visit. Thank you for your generous donation of £20. Please extend our thanks to Maya, James, Stephen, Obe, Aidan, Brogan, Jensen, and Noah for their […]

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Bleasdale Class Trip: Walk Through Holme Wood to Nicky Nook  4/2/25

On our class trip, Bleasdale Class embarked on an exciting journey through Holme Wood to the summit of Nicky Nook. This was a fantastic opportunity for the children to apply their geography skills in a real-world setting while experiencing the beauty of the natural landscape. Before setting off, the children used a map to carefully […]

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Scrumdiddlyumptious-Pizza making. 05.02.25

Fairsnape had a fantastic visit to the Pig and Whistle as part of our Scrumdiddlyumptioustopic. The children got hands-on experience making their own pizzas—rolling out the dough,selecting fresh ingredients, and adding their favourite toppings. Once prepared, the pizzaswere baked in the oven, and they turned out delicious! Afterwards, everyone enjoyed makingtheir own ice cream, choosing […]

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Hoghton Bottoms River Trip

21st January 2025 Our river trip walk to Hoghton Bottoms was a great success. The Brilliant Bleasdale explored rivers and learnt about meandering rivers, how rocks are pushed down the river and their impact on the riverbed. They also identified both natural and human geography features along the river.  The children followed a stream to […]

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Bug hotel materials search at Beacon Fell. 28.01.25

Oakenclough Class enjoyed a trip to Beacon Fell where they collected natural materials for creating their bug hotel over the coming weeks. The children also spent their time recognising signs of the season, demonstrating their understanding and knowledge of physical features of the environment. They ended their day at the park; what a fun-filled day!

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Scrumdiddlyumptious at Morrisons, 16.01.25

As part of our Scrumdiddlyumptious topic, we are learning about all things food! Fairsnapevisited Morrisons to investigate fruits and vegetables and found out where they are importedfrom. The children learnt that many of the fruits and vegetables that they eat everyday areimported from other countries and learnt the reasons for this. We also made a […]

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Science at the garden centre. 15.01.25

Today, Nicky Nook went to a garden centre to explore plants, which is part of our science topic this term. We also used this opportunity to purchase our own plants for our science experiment later in the term. When at the garden centre we discussed what plants need to survive to help us keep our […]

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Bleasdale class Roman Trip to Lancaster City Museum 09/12/2024

Bleasdale class visited the Lancaster City Museum, and it was an amazing day full of Roman history! The highlight of the trip was Marcus’s incredible presentation about Roman life. He really brought the past to life for us. Marcus showed us lots of Roman artefacts, including weapons, armor, and even a Roman walking pack. It […]

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