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    Welcome to the Lowther School Family" from the PTA

    Lowther Primary School's Parent/Carer Teacher Association (PTA) is a volunteer organisation dedicated to the school's diverse community, to the well-being of our children and to their education and pastoral care. All parents/carers and teachers are automatically members of the PTA.

    Each term we organise fundraising events and social get togethers for parents/carers and children. The PTA has raised thousands of pounds, which have been spent on improving equipment and resources to enhance the children's education and the school facilities. The PTA also helps to foster closer links between home and school and is an excellent way to bring staff, parents/carers and friends together socially in support of our school.

    PTA News Update: We have a fantastic new PTA team now ready to help us all pull together to support our awesome school in lots of different ways. The PTA play a vital role in every school and here at Lowther we massively appreciate parents/carers getting involved in the life of their school, whether that be fundraising, helping out, volunteering, donating time or finances or just generally being involved in school life. Please do get involved in any way you can.

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    ParentMail and Payment Information

    Calling all Parents/Carers...

    Communicating with you is an important part of what we do, making sure you get the correct information about activities, events and school news that really matters is something we care about.

    Lowther School uses ParentMail, a service which helps us to communicate more efficiently and effectively with parents/carers.

    We can now also receive payments through the ParentMail system.

    We inform parents/carers by email and/or text about items they need to pay. Parents/Carers can then pay on their mobile or computer and money is transferred directly into the school bank account - it's all very easy and secure. Cash, cheque and voucher payment can still be recorded so parents/carers can pay whichever way is most convenient to them.

    We'd like to encourage all parents/carers to download the App as there are a number of benefits both to you and to the school:

    • You don't need to login to pick up messages or attachments when you use the App
    • The App stores all the messages we send you in one place
    • Every message sent arrives as an instant alert on your mobile
    • You help save us money!

    To log in to your ParentMail feed click here

    For help with your ParentMail account please click here

    The ParentMail App is available from either of these links:

    Apple App Store

    Google Play Store

    Online Safety for Parents/Carers

    Online Safety page

    Here at Lowther we take online safety very seriously...

    We have three very helpful onlline safety guides for parents/carers available to download by clicking here. These leaflets have been produced by Achieving for Children, LGfL/3BM and NOS.

    For Childnet advisory leaflets (available in any of 12 community languages) please click here.

    Guidance and help for families can be found here

    A very useful online safety resource for children and parents/carers is the Thinkuknow website, which can be accessed at https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

    This link has helpful advice for using social media and also has top tips for parents of older children: https://saferinternet.org

    The next Safer Internet Day (SID) celebrations will take place on Tuesday 10th February 2026

    The 2026 theme is 'Smart tech, safe choices – Exploring the safe and responsible use of AI'. Everyone's talking about AI, and with many children and young people hearing about and using AI online, it's important they have the skills and confidence to make safe choices when they are using smart technology.

    To keep updated on the latest campaign news visit https://saferinternet.org

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    Anti-Bullying

    The next Anti-Bullying Week is scheduled for 16th - 20th November 2026, along with 'Odd Socks Day' on Monday 16th November 2026

    School packs, resources and a variety of tools and links are all available at:

    Early Years Foundation Stage Guides

    The Early Years Foundation Stage (Nursery and Reception classes) at Lowther has an exciting and creative curriculum. To find out more about life in Early Years at Lowther and our curriculum offer please follow these links:

    1. Early Years at Lowther.pdf
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    2. Guidance for your child's learning and development in the Foundation Stage.pdf
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    3. How home and school work together using the Tapestry programme.pdf
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    4. How you can support your child with reading at home.pdf
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    5. Read more about how your child develops in the Early Years Foundation Stage.pdf
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    Maths Calculation Policy and Guides

    Here you will find some helpful calculation guides for early years through to year 6 for maths learning and practice. Please click on the images to display/download the full documents in PDF Format.

    1. Calculation in the Early Years Foundation Stage.pdf
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    2. Year 1 Calculation Guide.pdf
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    3. Year 2 Calculation Guide.pdf
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    4. Year 3 Calculation Guide.pdf
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    5. Year 4 Calculation Guide.pdf
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    6. Year 5 Calculation Guide.pdf
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    7. Year 6 Calculation Guide.pdf
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    SEND Top Tips and Local Offer

    Do you have a child/children with special educational needs or disability/disabilities?

    Lowther's SEND information and policies can be viewed by visiting our School Policies webpage at school-policies

    Our school SENDCO, Mrs Charlotte Hammant, can be contacted directly at: c.hammant@lowther.richmond.sch.uk

    This downloadable leaflet contains links to some examples of information and more that can also be found at the 'SEND Local Offer' website pages for Richmond and Kingston by clicking here

    1. Support for children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND)
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    Achieving for Children

    AfC Website

    Achieving for Children (AfC) has launched a new website which contains information for the recipients and customers of their services in and around the Richmond and Kingston areas. The AfC website currently provides information and advice for these items and much more:

    • Early Years and childcare
    • Family Information Service
    • Parenting support
    • Children's centres
    • School Admissions
    • Leisure and holiday activities for families and children
    • Emotional Health Service
    • Safeguarding and child protection
    • Education and employment advice for young people
    • Leisure and holiday activities for young people
    • Advice and support for young people on health and social issues
    • Volunteering and participation activities for young people

    Primary/Secondary Admissions Appeals

    If your child has been refused a place at one of your preferred primary or secondary schools, you may appeal the decision of the admissions authority. Your reasons for appealing will then be considered by an independent panel.

    Guidance for submitting an appeal is available on the local authority's website along with the appropriate submission forms. To view/download these and other relevant information please click here or visit:

    www.kr.afcinfo.org.uk/school-admissions