Information and School Holidays.
School Holidays 2009 / 2010.
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SCHOOL CLOSES (at 3:30pm) |
SCHOOL RE-OPENS (at 09:00am) |
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2009 |
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July 18th |
September 7th |
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October 23rd |
November 2nd |
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December 18th |
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2010 |
January 4th |
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February 12th |
February 22nd |
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April 2nd |
April 19th |
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May 28th |
June 7th |
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July 23rd *SIX WEEKS* |
September 6th |
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Bank Holidays. | |
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School is closed on April 2nd & May 3rd Bank holidays. |
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| Other Bank Holidays are incorporated into the school holidays shown above. | |
*Please note: Schools are legally obliged to designate four school days as staff training days. Parents will be informed of these dates as soon as they become available.
General Information.
Usworth Grange Primary School in the new town of Washington, Tyne & Wear is a community school within Sunderland Local Education Authority. The school caters for the educational needs of children from three to eleven years of age, having its own 26 place nursery. The majority of children transfer to the local comprehensive school at eleven. The school is also host to a Moderate Learning Difficulties Unit which provides for the needs of up to 31 children with statements of special educational need. This is an authority provision and draws children from throughout the Sunderland L.E.A. area.
There are at present 224 pupils on roll consisting of 23 in nursery, 194 in main stream and 31 in the M.L.D. unit.
The school currently supports a staff of 14 teachers including the Head. There are nine support staff including both nursery nurses and classroom assistants. All teachers have specific areas of responsibility.
Our school has strong links with the local community. Our parents provide excellent support in many ways for the children and the school. Open evenings are well attended and special events are always brilliantly supported.
The school provides a wide range of extra-curricular activities and clubs. Staff give large amounts of their own time to provide a wide range of activities including Drama Club, European Club and Computer Club. The school is particularly successful on the sporting front and children can join football, netball, gymnastics, athletics and cricket clubs. We also have a choir and guitar club.
List of School Governors.
| Mr L. Cash (Chairperson) | Parent Governor |
| Mr J. S. Busfield | Headteacher |
| Miss G. Adams | Parent Governor |
| Mrs P. Telfer | Associate Member |
| Mr D. Murray | Associate Member |
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Ms E. Dzirutwe |
Parent Governor |
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Mrs C. Mitchell |
Parent Governor |
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Mr R. Sladen |
Parent Governor |
| Cllr J. Kelly | LEA Appointed |
| Mr M. Marley | Community Governor |
| Mr D. Shepherd | LEA Appointed |
| Mrs L. Suggett | Teacher Governor |
| Mr L. Simpson | LEA Appointed |
| Mr A. Smith | Community Governor |
| Mrs D. Wilson | Staff Governor |
If you wish to contact one of the above school governors please ring our school adminstrator, Mrs P. Telfer, who will be able to advise.
School Day.
8.50 a.m. Teachers are on duty in the playground. 9.00 a.m. Whistle blown and children enter school.
Morning registers are taken.
10.40 a.m. Playtime.
10.55 a.m. Playtime session ends.
12.00 p.m. Lower school lunch.
12.15 p.m Upper school lunch.
1.15 p.m. Afternoon sessions commence.
Afternoon registers are taken.
2.15 p.m. Playtime.
2.30 p.m. End of play session.
3.30 p.m. End of school.
3.30 p.m. On certain days club activities begin.
4. 30 p.m. Club activities end.