Starting at The Brent
Our School Video - Reception
We are delighted to be welcoming you and your family to our school community in September 2022. We appreciate that starting school can be both an exciting and slightly daunting time for both children and their parents/carers. Therefore, we would like to work with you to ensure the transition into school is as smooth as possible.
Our Admission Paperwork and relevant information will be sent out via email so please ensure that we have your correct details.
Whilst you get used to navigating our website, this page will provide links to the information that will be useful as you and your child get ready for September. Please take the time to read and, if you then have any questions, email admissions@brent.kent.sch.uk or contact the school office.
Admission Paperwork
This document must be completed and returned as soon as possible. It has been set up to be to be opened in a PDF viewer such as Acrobat/Foxit. It can however be fully completed on any smartphone once downloaded!
We understand that this is a whole new experience for lots of you and have put together a Question and Answer Sheet of those that are commonly asked.
Every child will be given a Brent Book Bag at your Child and Parent Information Meeting in September.
Our website page School Meals and Cool Milk has information regarding:
Healthy Eating
School Meals
Free School Meals
Allergies
Packed Lunches
Cool Milk
Eligibility for Free School Meals entitles you to Pupil Premium Funding.
Our website page School Uniform has information regarding uniform and PE kits. Please note that Reception children will not start PE until after the October half term break and parents will be notified of their child's house once they are in school.
Our website page Communication with Parents explains Arbor, our school's Management Information System, and gives links to helpsheets.
Communication
Welcome Letter to Parents and Site Plan
Your child has been invited to their Taster Session on either Tuesday 5th, Wednesday 6th or Thursday 7th July. Please bring them through the St John's Gate entrance for 3.30pm to the Year R playground where they will be met by a member of our Early Years Team.
The workshop will run on Tuesday 12th July and is available at two different times:
9:30-10:30am or 4:00-5:00pm
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If you would like a paper copy of any of the information sheets please come to the School Office.
