Category Archives: School Documents
Distance Learning Plan
Continuity of Education – Distance Learning Plan
This will be implemented in the event of school being closed to a whole class/bubble doe to self-isolation guidelines.
GDPR - Privacy notice
At Forden School we are committed to protecting your privacy. Our Privacy Policy explains details of education related data collected by the Forden School, the local authority (Powys County Council) and the Welsh Government, what the data is used for, who it is shared with and how it is stored.
An updated Privacy Notice has been issued in respect of additional data collected due to Covid-19. This should be read in conjunction with the Privacy Policy above.
Operation Encompass
Operation Encompass is a project that will run jointly between schools and Dyfed-Powys Police. It is a county-wide initiative across all schools in Powys.
Operation Encompass is the reporting to schools, prior to the start of the next school day, when a child or young person has been exposed to, or involved in, any domestic incident.
Governors' Annual Report to Parents
Each year the Governors present a report to you, the parents, to give a summary of important information relating to the school’s performance for the last school year, ending July 2019.
Pupil Deprivation Grant
PUPIL DEPRIVATION GRANT (PDG) Statement
The PDG is a grant to schools from the Welsh Government targeted at those pupils eligible for free school meals. We use the grant to provide opportunities for these children that they otherwise might not have available to them. It is also used to help these children to achieve their full potential. A proportion of all school visits and trips is covered for all eligible pupils and the remainder provides in class support for these pupils.
School Dinners & Parent Pay
School meals cost £2.45 each day (from April 2019).
All school dinners are paid for through Parent Pay. Please read below for information on this new system:
How to add & use a Parent Account
How to add a child to your Parent Pay account
How to set up text / email alerts
Powys Privacy Notice (Forden School)
National Tests - Information for Parents
To find out about the current statutory tests for Years 2 to 9 and the new personalised assessments, please follow the links below:
School Term Dates
School Inspection Reports
Following our Estyn inspection and our Church in Wales (section 50) inspection, both reports have now been published and are available to view using the links below.
The Estyn inspection report is also available on the Estyn website.