Lunchtime Play
Our intention is that during the designated lunch break children will have a safe, happy and worthwhile break from school teaching sessions in the middle of the day. The experience should be positive and pupils will be supported by a Senior midday supervisor, play worker and a team of midday supervisors with the Headteacher or member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) being available in school or out on duty.
Aims
· To ensure that all children feel safe and valued.
· To create an enjoyable and calm lunchtime environment.
· To promote the schools PHSE and Healthy Schools programme through the attitude and behaviours of children and staff.
Purpose
- Those children not in the Dinner hall will play on the playground or the indoor classroom.
- Dinner Hall procedures: Children in Foundation and KS1 in rota order. This rota runs alongside timetables for clubs.
- Foundation enter the Hall first at 12pm.
- All KS1 children are called from the playground in class groups by a midday supervisor.
- Children collect their lunch from the dinner staff Sylvia and Angela Stinson and join those with packed lunches on the tables.
- Children will leave the dining hall as soon as they have finished their lunch and tidied their surrounding area.
- Midday supervisors will manage individual zoned areas of activities and record any behavioural incidences and accidents.
- Play worker (Mrs Chesterman) will plan and organise activities for Lunchtime Lions: - a club for children that have:
* been exceptionally well-behaved,
* used their manners,
* eaten all their lunch or had a good go,
* been helpful or
* been kind and caring towards other children, etc.
- Wet lunchtimes and playtimes: Children will be in designated classrooms equipped with lunchtime activities.
- First Aid will be will be administrated from designated midday supervisors.
- Behavioural incidences will be recorded by Senior Midday and reported to Headteacher / Deputy Head / SLT.