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School Responsibilities

We acknowledge our responsibility to support parents in nurturing their children within a Christian community.
Therefore we will:-

• Provide a friendly welcome to your child and a secure, stimulating, Christian environment in which to learn.
• Ensure that your child is valued for his/her God given talents and help them to make progress in their spiritual, moral, emotional and academic development.
• Treat your child with dignity and respect.
• Demonstrate our faith and the school’s foundation in the teachings of Jesus Christ, by the way we teach, live and worship daily.
• Do our utmost to provide the best possible education for your child, with enthusiastic teaching rooted in our beliefs, values and skills.
• Send you an annual report, keep you informed of your child’s progress and provide opportunities to talk to teachers.
• Keep you well informed of school policies and activities.
• Set, mark and monitor homework suitable for your child’s needs.
• Contact you if there is a problem with your child’s attendance or punctuality.  
• Inform you of any concerns regarding your child’s behaviour, health or work.
• Challenge your child to strive for the highest standard of personal, social and intellectual development and aim for excellence in all they do.

Parental Responsibilities

I acknowledge that  parents  are the primary educators of their children and have an irreplaceable role to play in supporting their children’s learning in school.
Therefore I will try to :-

• Ensure that my child attends school regularly, on time and properly equipped.
• Inform the school of any concerns or problems that might affect my child.
• Support the Christian values of the school community.
• Encourage my child to be enthusiastic about learning and to enjoy school.
• Support my child with homework and listen to them read.
• Encourage my child to show kindness and consideration for others.
• Support the school policies and guidelines for behaviour.
• Attend parent’s evenings and appointments made to discuss my child’s progress.
• Observe school road parking restrictions at all times. Both Chatsworth and Waverley Ave are closed to ALL traffic between 8.15 am until 9.15am then again between 2.30pm until 4.00pm. All cars entering the road at these times are liable to traffic tickets and a fine from Brent. 
• Talk to my child about their experiences in school and encourage them to do their best.

Pupil Responsibilities

I know that God has given me different and unique talents and I must use them wisely.
Therefore I will try to :-

• Show the love of God to those around me and help make St. Joseph’s Infant School a happy and caring School Family.
• Talk quietly and be polite, use ‘kind hands and feet’.
• Take care of all school equipment in the classroom, playground and at home.
• Learn something new each lesson and always do my best.
• Wear the school uniform and take responsibility for my appearance.
• Listen to adults when they are talking to me.

Recognition and acceptance of the School’s ethos and religious character.

Saint Joseph’s Catholic Infant School was founded to meet the Educational needs of Catholic families living in this part of the Diocese of Westminster.
The constitution of the School states:

“Religious observance and education in the school shall be in accordance with the rites and practices and doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church.”

The Bishops and the Governors of the School intend that pupils should receive an education of a high standard, provided by teachers dedicated to the task of the Christian formation of children and young people, in an atmosphere pervaded by Gospel values and the message of Christ.

This means that Religious Education , while given full expression in the prayer life of the School, its acts of Worship and Instruction in the Faith, is not limited to these. As the Bishops have said,

“The beliefs and values it communicates should inspire and unify every aspect of School life. It should provide the context for, and subsequently shape, the School Curriculum, and offer living experiences of the life of faith in its practical expression.” (Statement from Bishop’s Conference 1988)

Partnership with parents, the primary educators of their children, has long been a principle embedded in Catholic Education.

The Governors value and welcome, above all, the co-operation of parents, in seeking to achieve these aims for pupils attending the School.

The Governors have agreed that all parents accepting a place at this School should be asked to sign below to signify that they understand and accept this Statement of Purpose and Aims for pupils at the school.

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