Iver Heath

Nurturing happy, healthy, confident learners in a safe, rich learning environment

  • 'Thank you for all the guidance and support you have given our daughter. You have really instilled a lot of confidence in her!'
  • 'Words cannot express how grateful my husband and I are to all the staff for the hours of dedication and support that you have given our son throughout his time at the school!' (Parent)
  • 'Our daughter thoroughly enjoyed her experiences during her Forest School sessions and we enjoyed listening to her excited stories afterwards!'
  • 'Thank you for all your hard work, care and never ending support'.
  • 'Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all' Aristotle
  • 'It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression' Albert Einstein
  • 'Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire' WB Yeats
  • 'Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world' Nelson Mandela

The School Day

Nursery

There are 3 nursery session options; children attend either 15 hours in the morning per week, 15 hours in the afternoon per week or 30 hours per week. Children have a free drink of milk and a portion of fruit part way through the session.

Morning nursery Chicks 8.30am to 11.30am

Afternoon nursery Ducklings 12.00 noon to 3.00pm

Whole school day nursery Goslings 9.00am to 3.00pm

 

Reception, Years One and Two:

8.55 am to 3.00pm

Children in the main school may enter their classrooms from 8.40 onwards, and will engage in a learning activity before register at 8.55 a.m.

We offer a a 'soft start' from 8.40-9.00am to enable a less busy arrival time, to support the comfort and safety of all site users.

Assembly includes an act of worship, which is mainly of a Christian nature. Parents may withdraw their children from Assembly by arrangement with the Head Teacher. On Fridays we have an Awards Assembly, which is a celebration of all that is good in the life of the school. Each class teacher presents a shield to a child for achievement in any area of school life, academic or social.  In addition opportunities are taken to share children’s achievements outside school.

All children in the school are offered a seasonal piece of fruit or vegetable daily, which helps to encourage encourage healthy eating.

Morning break is 10.45 to 11 for Year 1 and 10.45 to 11.00 for Year 2. 

Lunchtime is from 11.45 to 12.45 for Reception and 12.00 to 1.00pm for Years 1 and 2. All our children are able to order a free school dinner and these are served in the school hall. If parents prefer, children may bring a healthy packed lunch.

There is no afternoon break.