Congratulations to this week's winners!

 

 

Future Stars have a vacancy for an After School Club Assistant on Mondays and Tuesdays.

 

The role would ideally be 3pm - 5.30pm (there is a potential for it being 3-5pm for the right candidate). Rate of pay is  £8 - £11.50, depending on  age, experience and qualifications.

 

If you require any further information on this vacancy or wish to apply, please email Leanne Selman, the Extra-Curricular Manager at Future Stars at  leanne.selman@futurestarscoaching.co.uk 

 

Future Stars Coaching Ltd

Tel: 01275 867128

Address: 2, Linden Road, Clevedon, North Somerset, BS21 7SN

Website: www.futurestarscoaching.co.uk  

 

 

 

Job Description

 

Primary School – Wrap Around Care Support

Location: Hillcrest primary

Hours: Minimum 5 hours per week Monday and Tuesday (Holiday Club Hours Available each half term)

Contract type: TBC

Job Description: Wrap Around Support

Start date: ASAP

 

Future Stars Coaching are a sports coaching and wrap around company based in the South West working in over 35 Primary Schools across North Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire. With the vision to inspire and motivate people to be the best they can be. Future Stars mission is to provide an inspirational, fun and safe environment in order to provide a pathway for people and organisations to reach their full potential.

 

We are looking for an ambitious, driven Wrap Around Support to join our fantastic team. As a member of the Future Stars team you will be supporting the delivery of our Wrap Around Care Service after school.

 

We are looking for an experienced support coach with experience in Primary School/Early Years settings. The role will require you to work alongside an extra-curriculum lead to deliver an enrichment program covering sports, arts and craft, gardening and baking activities. The candidate must be organised, positive and a passionate individual. Strong behavior management skills are a must, as well as experience of working with Primary School pupils developing the whole child.

 

Hours will be between 3pm – 5.30pm Monday to Friday (Term Time).

 

This role will include a 3 month probation period.

 

Main duties of the role

 

• Support Afterschool Wrap Around Care in both indoor and outdoor activities
• To deliver a range of high quality multi skill sessions alongside indoor arts and crafts, baking etc.
• Follow Future Stars and school safeguarding procedures (Covid 19 Procedures)
• Manage pupils behavior at all times
• Representing the company in a positive manner
• Have positive and confident conversations with teachers and parents
• To ensure pupils are taught accordingly to their individual needs and capabilities
• To employ different delivery techniques and ability to adapt to all Primary School aged children
• To support the lead in any given food preparation and cleaning responsibilities

 

Qualifications/Skills

 

It is essential that the successful candidate has the following:

 

• GCSE's and/or A Levels (or equivalent) in PE or BTEC Sport/ or childcare
• Experience in a primary school settings – working with children from all backgrounds
• Ability and commitment to continue developing knowledge and skills
• Recognised NGB Level 2 certificate in Sports Coaching or ChildCare
• Full UK driving license, has own transport
• Valid DBS certificate
• Valid safeguarding and First Aid certificate
• Willing to undertake training and professional development where necessary
• Excellent communication skills
• Prioritise the safety and wellbeing of the young children they work with
• Are organised and punctual
• Can work alone or as part of a team

 

It is desirable that the successful candidate has the following:

 

• Degree or higher level qualification
• Experience in Wrap Around Care/Holiday Clubs
• Experience in sports provision

 

Future Stars can offer you:

 

• 90 Day Induction Plan
• Full kit
• Lesson planning
• Coach Development Manager/Career development planning
• Personal Development Plan (Including twice yearly reviews and observations)
• Training and development including CPD opportunities through the year
• Office facilities for working if required

 

The successful applicant will be required to undergo a Government Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This process is managed by Future Stars Coaching.

 

Interview date tbc.

 

If you require any further information on this vacancy, please email your questions to the following email address, leanne.selman@futurestarscoaching.co.uk .

Congratulations to this week's winners!

The Hillcrest Harriers lit up the ESFL Under-11 Football tournament this week, playing some silky football and scoring some amazing team goals.

Congratulations to this week's winners! 

 

 

Our new House and Vice Captains came up with an innovative way to reveal this week's housepoint winners - The Bin Reveal!

 

 

 

A very important message for all parents/carers

 

Hillcrest is continuing to work in partnership with parents, carers and Bristol City Council to help with children’s return to education following several very challenging months for families and education settings in the last academic year.

 

From January-March 2021, when the COVID-19 outbreak was increasing, the government made it clear that no parent would be penalised or sanctioned for their child’s non-attendance at school as schools were closed to all but a specific group of pupils; those of key workers and vulnerable children.

 

Now the circumstances have changed, school attendance is once again compulsory. This means that from September 2021, the usual rules on school attendance apply, including:

 

• Parents’ duty to send their child to school regularly where they are of compulsory school age;
• Schools’ responsibilities to record attendance and follow up absence;
• The availability of local authorities to use legal sanctions, including penalty notices and prosecution in court.

 

It is vital for all children to be in school for the benefit of their education, well-being and wider development as pupils with higher overall absence tend to achieve less well.

If you or your child are worried about attending school, please contact us to discuss your concerns directly. We will do everything we can to help. We work closely with health and council teams who also may be able to provide support.

 

Term-time holidays/absences
School terms are not the time to take your child out of school for a family holiday or other term-time leave. It is unlikely that any leave will be authorised by the Head Teacher after so much enforced absence from school. The more your child is in school, the more they will improve their learning and enjoy all the other benefits of their educational experience.

Family emergencies also need careful consideration, it is not always appropriate or in the best interests of the child to miss school for emergencies which are being dealt with by family members.

 

No school or local authority wishes to take legal action and every attempt to resolve parent and carers’ concerns and improve a child’s attendance will be made, including the implementation of our Attendance Review Action Plan (a written agreement made between parents/carers and school) before any formal action is considered.

 

Ultimately the most important thing is that we work together with our parents/carers to get all our children back into education.

 

We will always listen if you have any worries and we will try our very best to help you.

 

 

Punctuality

We would also like to remind parents/carers of how important it is that pupils arrive in school on time. Lateness can seriously disadvantage children and disrupt the learning of others.

 

The table below indicates how frequent lateness can add up to a considerable amount of learning being lost.

 

 

Any pupils arriving after 8.50am will be registered as 'L' for late.

Pupils arriving after 9.15am will be marked 'U' for unauthorised.

Where the school does not receive a message for an absence then pupils will be marked 'o.' This is also an unauthorised absence mark. Persistent unauthorised absences (8 in a 10 week period) can lead to a penalty notice of £60 per parent per child being issued. This can quickly mount up as this amount rises to £120 should it not be paid within 21 days.

 

Remember, BANG ON TIME, IN THE LINE, BY TEN TO NINE…

 

We wish you and all our children all the best for this academic year.

 

Kind regards

 

Bridget Norman
Head Teacher

 

 

 

We are delighted to have been awarded the 'Outstanding Skilled Teacher' award of the Rainbow Flag Award, which supports schools to become more LGBT inclusive.

 

The Rainbow Flag Award is a national quality assurance framework for primary schools, secondary schools, SEND schools and colleges. The award focuses on positive LGBT+, (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, plus other related identities), inclusion and visibility. The Rainbow Flag Award encourages a whole organisation approach to LGBT+ inclusion, as well as developing strategies to effectively challenge and combat LGBTphobic bullying.

 

Find out more about the award - https://youtu.be/zYdlfJKYzlw 

Last year was unusual, to say the least, but Hillcrest still managed to raise £129 for the Poppy Appeal last November.