Wider School Life
Early Birds and Night Owls (Before and After School Clubs) Night Owls and Early Birds comply with the National Standards for under 8's day care. The clubs are annually inspected by Ofsted, the registration number is EY365017 Both clubs are currently registered for 32 under 8 children at each session and are open to children aged 3-11 attending West End School.
Night Owls Mon - Thur 3.15 pm - 5.45 pm Children's places are booked half-termly in advance. Fees from 8.00 am £3.00 Night Owls A regular monthly invoice is issued 5 days prior to the 1st of each month and are calculated on 10 fixed monthly amounts and are based on the annual booking form submitted. Child care vouchers are acceptable, at present the club is registered for Busy Bees number, 00011732, Care4 group number 16191924 and Accor vouchers number P20121095. The club also offers child care sessions for teacher training days and Fun Club School Holiday provision for some of the school holidays.
Extra Curricular Activities
Clubs We have a wide range of lunch time and after school clubs, these are open to girls and boys equally. We offer a number of sports clubs including Athletics, Rugby, Football, Cross Country, Rounders, skipping and Basket ball. In addition to the clubs children engage in friendly and competitive matches. Our rugby team's season culminated in playing infront of a full Headingley Stadium at the half time break and our Athletics team competed in the Airedale and Wharefdale Tournament at Carnegie. We also offer Art, Science, French, Recorders and ICT clubs. Our year 6 pupils are also offered the option of attending a Science club at Horsforth High School. We have just established a 'Let's Cooking Club' which is part of a national network of cooking clubs, which aims to teach pupils cooking skills to enable them to cook, tasty healthy food. Another aim of this club is raise children's awareness of economic well being and the club take on project to develop this skills. Peripatetic Music Lessons Music
Dolphin Day Care Nursery
Visits and Visitors
P.T.A.
We are fortunate at West End to have a very supportive, hard working PTA. Money donated to the school by the PTA has helped to fund projects and equipment such as computers, digital cameras, construction equipment, books, a new stage and fun markings for the school playground. At present the PTA are actively fund raising to provide extra resources for our Sensory and Activity play area in the school grounds which is used within curriuclum and at play times, to stimulate senses and develop social and emotional skills. Also an imaginative area to extend literacy skills through role play, drama and physical skills. Governors West End School Governors are very active in school life. The Governing body comprises, parents, teaching and non teaching staff and members of the local community. There are a wide range of committees with various responsibilities which are influencial in the every day running of the school. The Learning and Teaching Curriculum Committee annually come into school and work along side staff and children to experience and gain an over view of provision in our school. In addition Governors support the work in school by helping in class, assisting on class visits and being a critical friend. Governors can be contacted through the school office. |


