Falcon Junior School
Falcon Road West, Sprowston, Norwich NR7 8NT
Telephone : 01603 441417 Fax : 01603 441468
Telephone for absences only : 01603 441477
Website : www.falcon.norfolk.sch.uk
Email : olk.sch.uk
Headteacher : Richard Boyce
08/09/2016
Dear Parent/Carer,
Drop Off and Pick Up at Falcon Junior School and Sparhawk Infant and Nursery School
A number of parents have raised concerns about the issues surrounding the start and finish times of both schools and the complications this has when families have children at both schools.
The school day at Falcon Junior School begins at 8.50am when all pupils should be in class. Supervision for pupils begins at 8.40am when the doors open. Parents may leave their child in the waiting area from 8.30am onwards and although this is not directly supervised, it is monitored and the waiting area is a safe place away from the road and traffic.
The school day at Sparhawk Infant and Nursery School begins at 8.40am (8.30am for nursery pupils) when parents are invited in for 10 minutes to support ‘early jobs’ and speak with the class teacher. Doors close at 8.50am followed by the gates at 9am.
As parents of primary school children ourselves we fully appreciate the need to ensure your child is safely dropped off and collected from school in a punctual manner, and the difficulties of being in two places a distance apart in a very short space of time. In previous years the timings have proved manageable as the school year settles in.
We also understand that as numbers at both schools increase, the knock on increase in traffic will have an added effect on this turnaround. The start and end of school day is something that is set by governors having been agreed by parents and any change would need to have full parental consultation. This is not a quick process, as the timescales are set out in legislation. However, we will be asking governors to review the current situation, at their next meetings and will inform you of the outcomes.
Yours sincerely,
Richard Boyce
Headteacher Falcon Junior