New Starters 2022
Dear Parent/Guardian
May I first congratulate you on securing a place in our Reception class in September 2022.
I know some of you, with older siblings already with us, are well accustomed to school life and will have a broad idea of what to expect in the run up to your child starting with us next term. For others, this will be a new, perhaps daunting but hopefully exciting first experience. Handing over your first child at the school door in September can be emotional and as a staff team, most of us have been there ourselves.
This page is designed to give you some re-assurance, to begin to set out what you need to know and how you can best prepare both yourselves and your child for a new chapter in their life and education.
This year, we are thrilled to re-establish our typical induction arrangements for new pupils and parents. As such, we are pleased to confirm the following dates:
Welcome evening and information event for new parents: 5:30pm - 6:30pm Wednesday 22nd June
Pupil visit/taster days 4th, 5th and 6th July (arrangements to be confirmed)
The welcome event will be a face to face meeting in June to welcome all our new parents and give you an opportunity to meet the Early Years team. We will also set out the structure of the school day, check you have completed our online registration/information forms and communicate a range of activities you can be doing with your child before they start school.
The pupil taster/visit days are an opportunity for your child to visit the reception class in a small group, meet staff and familiarise themselves with the classroom environment in preparation for their first day in September. These will be held on the 4th, 5th and 6th July. There will be opportunities to book your child’s visit times at the parent’s information meeting.
In the meantime, all the necessary information contained within our usual welcome pack is contained within this web page and should give parents the opportunity to look through the relevant information before any meeting and complete the range of forms we need to process your child’s place before they start in September.
On this page you will find:
- Our School Prospectus and other relevant documents (click here to download).
- Information about our Reception class team with photographs to share with your child.
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- a link to our Term Time Dates
- a link to our Uniform Page with information on how to order uniform
- a link to information on our Before & After School Club (The Hub)
- a link to our pupil/parent helpsheet 'Getting ready for school checklist'
- A link to the government's Hungry Little Minds website
Forms you need to complete: (please click on each form title to take you to the digital version of each form)
- Data Collection Form
- Home / School Agreement
- GDPR Agreement
- (Optional) Expression of Interest in ‘The Hub’ (before & after school club)
Mrs Brierley and our Reception class team (please note these images do not always display in some browsers)
Our full 'Meet the Staff' page can be found here.

Miss E Myatt
Reception TeacherMrs K Leith
Teaching Assistant& cover support
Mrs V Brierley
Assistant HeadteacherSLE & Early Years Lead
Miss B Jones
Teaching Assistant& SEND support
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Our Mission & Vision Statement:
“Working together, learning together”…
...encompasses our commitment to developing every child through our partnerships with all stakeholders in their education.
At Heap Bridge Village Primary School, we aspire to ensure that each and every one of our pupils develops in to a confident learner who is proud of their achievements and well prepared for a successful life. Delivered through a vibrant curriculum, we believe that learning should be enjoyable, purposeful and challenging. We will equip pupils with the skills and dispositions they need for lifelong learning, teach them the importance of taking ownership of their own futures and ensure they develop the highest expectations for themselves in their pursuit of excellence. We will do this within a safe and supportive environment of mutual understanding, positive relationships, respect and tolerance. Regardless of any barriers to learning, we will ensure that we work in partnership with school stakeholders to ensure that every child in our school achieves the very best that they can.