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Abbey School

Our Family Handbook and FAQ's

Contacting School

You can ring the school to speak to one of our team on 01709 740074 

Our school reception is open from 8:00am-4:00pm.

There are also options to leave message or redirect your call tiro another department.  

This number can also be used to notify us of your child's absence. 

You can email for general enquires using abbeyschool@nexusmat.org or via our Contact Form

You can contact your child's class teacher using our Yellow Pages

You can also use SeeSaw to contact your Child's Class team. Information about how to set up SeeSaw can be found here. You can also set up your account using SeeSaw. 

Our School Day 

Information about the timings of the day can be found here 

 For up and coming School Events please see the school calendar in this section. 

School Meals 

We have a fantastic schools meals service at Abbey who accommodate every diet and choice that the pupils have. Generally pupils have a choice of 3 meals each day that is a cold option, a vegetarian option and a hot option. If your child requires a specialised diet through choice or medical reasons we can   accommodate this too. Fruit is always available to pupils during their dinner and we always encourage pupils to adopt a healthy lifestyle.

Some useful information

Welcome Letter from our Supplier 

Snack Menu 

Menu 2024-25  follows a 3 week rota 

Week 1          Week 2         Week 3 

As an alternative option you may choose to send a packed lunch with your child. We will always encourage you to choose healthy options for your child and don’t allow chocolate, sweets and fizzy drinks in the packed lunches.

Break time snacks

Snacks are available to buy at break times for a minimal fee, these are healthy in nature and available everyday.

Breakfast

Children can buy breakfast for a small fee each day for example this includes; cereal , crumpets, toast and waffles.

After School Clubs 

We love offering and running extra curricular clubs at Abbey school. We find that children love attending as they are able to try an activity in a relaxed, informal atmosphere. At after school club children get the chance to make friends with children from other classes and other year groups. They will also meet staff that they might not normally meet in school.

We offer a range of clubs which have included; football, summer sports, DT, ICT, Crafts, Performing Arts. We are always open to suggestions from children and their families/ carers for new clubs to try.

Sometimes we invite other deliverers into school to run clubs. For many children this has then given them the courage to attend community clubs run by the same coaches.

Our clubs are fully inclusive , we also invite children from local mainstream schools to join our clubs to give our children broader experiences and to help develop understanding within our local community.

We offer a range of club opportunities based around children's jobs on Steam Street.

Extra curricular clubs run after school from 3.20 to 4.30 and children are picked up by Parents and Carers after the club. Contact the school office to join a club.

We ensure that all our pupils have the opportunity to experience a club if they are unable to attend after school. This is why at Lunchtime the clubs are replicated and our pupils get to be part of their wider school community. Pupils opt in to the club that they want to be part of of each week. This allows pupils to have structure to their lunch time and experience socialising with children and staff from other classes.

What is my Child Learning? 

For information about our curriculum overview see our Curriculum Overview 

For information about what topic your child is following see our Learning Themes

For information about the learning journey your child is making in each subject see our Curriculum Maps 

If you want to learn more about how your child is assessed see our student Outcomes 

Parent Pay

We are a cashless school and all purchases including lunches, are paid using Parent Pay. A link to the Parent Pay website can be found on the  Parent Pay Website  

Alternatively, please do not hesitate to get in touch if you are having difficulties navigating or setting up the system. Our reception team will be happy to help or put you into contact with someone who can. 

Our Jargon Buster for Families 

We understand that navigating through educational terminology and acronyms can be a daunting task, especially when it comes to your child's education. To help clarify any confusing words or phrases you may come across, we have put together a Jargon Buster for families

Transport for my child 

As a school we do not deal with organising transport to and from school. For information about arranging transport or to contact transport please see our transport information pack

 

Help and Support for families 

We know that the current cost of living crisis is challenging. We have put together a directory of services that may for our families to sign post them to services. 

Voluntary Action Rotherham:  Supporting, developing and promoting the voluntary and community sector in the Rotherham borough

Rotherham Local offer 

Here you will find help, advice and information about the services available for your child or young person from birth to 25 years with a Special Educational Need or Disability (SEND).

It is part of Rotherham’s graduated response to special educational need and disability