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St. Thomas a Becket Catholic Primary School Open Day
Is your child starting Reception in September 2026?
Our next open day is 8th January 2026 - 9.00am and 1.30pm
There will be a guided tour and the opportunity to meet the Head Teacher, Early Years Lead and the SENDCO.
We are a diverse school which welcomes all faiths or none.
Every child is valued.
We look forward to sharing with you all that St. Thomas a Becket Catholic Primary School has to offer.
If your child is starting Year 3 in September 2026, please contact the school office - applications can be made now.
Spaces Available!
We currently have spaces available in Reception and Year 3.
Please enquire at the office.
Train to Teach
Teaching is a true vocation, providing incredibly rewarding experiences that shape the future of our young people. Share your passion for the subject, and for education, by training to teach in a Bosco school . Please visit the Bosco site-> 
We believe that:
• children and young people should never experience abuse of any kind
• we have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people, to keep them safe and to practise in a way that protects them.
Please click on the link above to take you to our safeguarding information
We recognise that:
• the welfare of children is paramount in all the work we do and in all the decisions we take
• working in partnership with children, young people, their parents, carers and other agencies is essential in promoting young people’s welfare
• all children, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or
belief, sex, or sexual orientation have an equal right to protection from all types of harm or abuse
• some children are additionally vulnerable because of the impact of previous experiences, their level of dependency, communication needs or other issues
• extra safeguards may be needed to keep children who are additionally vulnerable safe from abuse.
We will seek to keep children and young people safe by:
• valuing, listening to and respecting them
• appointing a nominated child protection lead for children and young people, a deputy and a lead Governor member for safeguarding
• adopting child protection and safeguarding best practice through our policies, procedures and code of conduct for staff and volunteers
• developing and implementing an effective online safety policy and related procedures
• providing effective management for staff and volunteers through supervision, support, training and quality assurance measures so that all staff and volunteers know about and follow our policies, procedures and behaviour codes confidently and competently
• recruiting and selecting staff and volunteers safely, ensuring all necessary checks are made
• recording and storing and using information professionally and securely, in line with data protection legislation and guidance [more information about this is available from the Information Commissioner’s Office: ico.org.uk/fororganisations]
• sharing information about safeguarding and good practice with children and their families via leaflets, posters, group work and one-to-one discussions
• making sure that children, young people and their families know where to go for help if they have a concern
• using our safeguarding and child protection procedures to share concerns and relevant information with agencies who need to know, and involving children, young people, parents, families and carers appropriately
• using our procedures to manage any allegations against staff and volunteers appropriately
• creating and maintaining an anti-bullying environment and ensuring that we have a policy and procedure to help us deal effectively with any bullying that does arise
• ensuring that we have effective complaints and whistleblowing measures in place
• ensuring that we provide a safe physical environment for our children, young people, staff and volunteers, by applying health and safety measures in accordance with the law and regulatory guidance
• building a safeguarding culture where staff and volunteers, children, young people and their families, treat each other with respect and are comfortable about sharing concerns.
Website Translation
Should you wish to translate any of the website pages from English - right click on the page - click on translate, then select the desired language.
Please contact the office for further help if needed.
Sponsorship
Would you like to advertise your company, by having a large banner on our school fence? It is adjacent to Kings Drive so will gain lots of attention and publicity. If you are interested in this sponsorship opportunity, please contact the school office on 01323 737221 or email to: office@stthomasbecket.e-sussex.sch.uk
Please adhere to the one-way system and parking/drop off restrictions below.
KEEP OUR CHILDREN SAFE.
Whole School Curriculum Intent
At St Thomas a Becket Catholic Primary School our intention is that our curriculum extends opportunity, raises aspiration, opens children’s eyes to Jesus and God’s love and the world beyond their immediate environment, enabling them to live happy, healthy and productive lives and inspire them to become lifelong learners.
For full information please follow this link: Whole School Curriculum Intent
CEOP
CEOP is a command of the National Crime Agency and is dedicated to tackling the sexual abuse and exploitation of children and young people. CEOP helps children and young people under the age of 18 who have been forced or manipulated into taking part, or are being pressured to take part, in sexual activity of any kind. This can be both online and offline. The CEOP Safety Centre offers information and advice for children and young people, parents and carers and professionals. You can visit the CEOP Safety Centre and make a report directly to CEOP by clicking the Click CEOP button. Online bullying or other online concerns should not be reported to CEOP and children and young people should be directed to speak to an adult they trust, and/or referred to Childline, if they would like to speak to someone about how they are feeling. www.childline.org.uk
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Priorities FOR School development FROM school’s Self-Evaluation – Overview 2025-2026 |
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Catholic life, Collective Worship and Religious Education |
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C1 Further develop and embed links between Catholic social teaching and other areas of the curriculum so that pupils recognise that faith in action goes beyond religious education. Catholic Social Teaching principles and actions will be evidenced by planning and implementation of CAFOD LiveSimply Catholic Social Teaching award. Dignity, Solidarity, The common good, The option for the poor, Peace Creation and Environment, The dignity of work and participation C2 Subject leaders for religious education and collective worship must ensure that regular monitoring and evaluation has a timely impact on the consistency of pupil outcomes. C3 To implement new RED curriculum in Year 3 and Year 4 |
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Safeguarding |
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1.1 To address the outcomes of the pupil survey to ensure safeguarding continues to be highly effective across the school for all groups of children 1.2 To embed a strong culture of safeguarding for all |
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Inclusion |
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2.1 To continue to ensure there is a consistent implementation of the Learning and Teaching Policy across all Key Stages through applying identified Assessment for Learning Strategies (modelling, what makes good, mid lesson reviews, self/peer assessment, editing to improve outcomes) and Inclusive Practice/Learning Environments for more children to attain the Expected standard or above across the curriculum (with a specific focus on outcomes for SEND and Greater Depth) 2.2 To improve the outcomes of children with SEND through early identification, engagement with the Dimensions profile project, engagement with families of children with SEND, developing universal support and equitable classrooms and adaptive teaching strategies. |
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Curriculum and Teaching |
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3.1 To ensure that the most recent version of White Rose/Prioritisation document planning for Maths Mastery is adapted effectively in delivering lessons to meet the needs of all children (with a focus on GDS) consistently across the school to develop fluency, problem solving and reasoning in line with Mastery Continuity Program strategies 3.2 To continue to ensure that Talk for Writing planning and implementation is adapted effectively to meet the needs of all learners consistently across the curriculum (with a focus on EXS and GDS) 3.3 To continue to ensure the teaching and delivery of Guided Reading sessions are adapted effectively to meet the needs of all learners and embedded consistently across the school with a focus on fluency and application of identified comprehension skills (with a focus on GDS) |
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Achievement |
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4.1 To raise standards of attainment of maths with a focus on GDS 4.2 To raise standards in attainment of writing with a focus on SEND and GDS 4.3 To raise standards in attainment across the curriculum with a focus on SEND and GDS 4.4 To raise standards in attainment of reading with a focus on GDS |
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Attendance and Behaviour |
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5.1 To ensure there is continued consistent implementation of the Therapeutic Thinking Behaviour Policy across the school with a focus on responsibilities of children and staff in class and at all times of transition to effectively use vocabulary/scripts and learning/protective consequences to ensure the behaviour of children is consistently good or better in class and around the school (Year 2 of 2) 5.2 To continue to work with families to ensure that vulnerable (with a specific focus on Disadvantaged and EHCP) children’s attendance is in line with that of all other pupil group |
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Personal Development and wellbeing |
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6.1 To empower pupil voice and develop kindness, equity and belonging through the implementation of the BigFoot Creative Arts program ‘World Friendship Ambassadors’ initially in Years 5 and 6 6.2 To continue to ensure children are given planned opportunities to apply their knowledge and skills from their RHSE, Mindfulness, Zones of Regulation, Growth mindset, Mission Statement sessions consistently across the curriculum and around the school over the school year 6.3 To implement Ten Ten ‘Life to the full Programme’ and DFE statutory RHSE guidance updates in line with Diocesan Guidance throughout the Academic year |
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Early Years |
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7.1 To further develop the Learning Environment (indoor and outdoor) and curriculum (with a focus on Maths) 7.2 To continue to embed the TFW approach and ensure that planning identifies opportunities for the development of skills needed for writing (with a focus on raising attainment of boys and SEND) 7.3 To further enhance parent partnerships and involvement in pupils learning across Literacy and Expressive Arts and Design (Being imaginative and Expressive) |
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Leadership and Governance |
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8.1 To continue to improve the impact of leaders at all levels through the further development of consistent coaching/mentoring, monitoring and evaluation processes in line with respective policies by SLT, Phase and Subject leaders to ensure teachers effectively use outcomes from these to drive accelerated progress for all children (Year Two of Two) 8.2 To continue to provide further opportunities to promote and support staff well-being |
Look around our school!
Address: 3-7 Tutts Barn Lane, Eastbourne BN22 8XT
Tel: 01323 737221
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