Vision and Values
At Pickering Community Junior School, we work together to ensure that all children reach their full potential in a happy, caring and respectful environment. It is our intention to provide a wide range of learning opportunities in a secure and challenging environment, which develop and extend the key thinking and learning skills of all our children. At Pickering Community Junior School, we support each and every child to achieve to the very best of their abilities because we believe that education is our greatest liberator. We aim to provide a dynamic and engaging 21st century curriculum, which will help our pupils to grow up to be knowledgeable, independent, adaptable and responsible people, and prepare them for a world in which the only constant is change.
Friends of the School
Friends of the School
Who are we?
We are a voluntary group made up of parents, carers and volunteers involved in the school.
What do we do?
We organise fundraising events both in and out of school.
Why do we raise funds?
We raise funds in order to provide a variety of fun and enriching experiences throughout a child’s time at school.
Where does the funding go?
Over the past year we have had another, very busy year as our small group of volunteers have worked hard to raise funds for the children of the Junior School and build community to draw families together. Of course, our efforts would not be fruitful without the contributions from families – donating items for raffles, attending events and offering help in a myriad of ways, so a huge thank you to all of you.
The following is a breakdown of Friends of School activities in the 2023-2024 school year.
Fund Raising this year:
· Easy Fundraising
· Christmas Cards
· Quiz night at The Swan pub
· Sponsored Walk
· School Uniform sales
· Non-uniform day
· Bingo Night
· Christmas Fair
· Open Garden Event (partnership with the Infants school)
Where the money went:
· Pupil allocation of £10.00 per pupil
· Science Day
· Year 6 Leavers’ books
· Ice lollies for Sports Day and the Sponsored Walk
· Porta loos, extra water, and transport for the Sponsored Walk
· Egyptian Day
This coming year 2024-2025 the Friends of the School will continue to pledge money towards the school along with numerous other school enrichment activities and have committed to £15 per pupil allocation for each child which will be put towards school trips and days within school.
Can I join the group?
We are always looking for new members and we would love to see some new faces at the meetings. We usually meet once per half term. If you can commit to attend some meetings and make a positive contribution or just help out at events then it will be fantastic to have you there. If you wish to e-mail for more details or to offer support contact Mrs Metcalf via the school office on admin@pickering-jun.n-yorks.sch.uk
Can I just throw a suggestion in?
Yes, just speak to one of us and either come to the next meeting or give us details of your thoughts.
Committee Meetings
We try to meet once in every half term. Dates will be communicated via the school website and on the school newsletter.
Chair – Lisa Cook
Treasurer – Michelle Fountain-Hodgson
Secretary – Sam Rees
We need you!
Friends of the School would be extremely grateful if you could shop via Easy Fundraising to support the charity. Simply use the website easyfundraising.org.uk
Just shop in the usual way and Easy Fundraising will turn your everyday online shopping into free donations for the Friends of the School charity at no cost to you. Thank you in advance for help and support.
Volunteers
Many thanks for thinking about joining Pickering Community Junior School as a parent volunteer. Our volunteers are a valuable part of the school community and we hope you enjoy any time you spend with us.
As a school we have to comply with many different pieces of legislation especially with regard to safeguarding and promoting safe behaviour while working with young children. The information given here is in line with these documents which are themselves the basis of various policies within our school.
If you are willing to help out in school please email the school office admin@pickering-jun.n-yorks.sch.uk. In order to safeguard both children and staff, all volunteers are required to provide two references and undergo a DBS check prior to helping in school.
Achievements
Achievement awards 2024-2025
Special Art Award
Special Office Superstar award
Summer 2
Summer 1
Spring 2
Special art award
Spring 1
Autumn 2
Autumn 1
Achievement Awards 2023-2024
Summer 2
Summer 1
Spring 2
Spring 1
Autumn 2
Autumn 1
Equalities Statement
Public bodies, such as schools, have a duty under the 2010 Equality Act to ensure that they promote equality within their organisation and this statement sets out how we endeavour to achieve this at Pickering Community Junior School. A belief in the right of every single person to be treated with dignity and compassion alongside equal legal protection is fundamental to the ethos that underpins everything that we do in school.
The Equality Act makes explicit the need to have due regard to the need to:
* Eliminate discrimination and other conduct that is prohibited by the Act
* Advance equality of opportunity between people who share a protected characteristic and people who do not share it
* Foster good relations between people of all characteristics
In this respect, a protected characteristic could be any one of a multitude of factors that are shared by particular groups of people, but will include characteristics of race, disability, sex, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, and gender reassignment. Central to this commitment to fulfil this responsibility is a recognition that all groups with protected characteristics fall within the compass of the human race as a whole, and who by definition therefore have equal status and equal rights. As a school, we are in the privileged position of supporting equality in our current practices, whilst also helping children to develop and embed the principles of equality and responsibility that will best promote this in the longer term.
For further information, please refer to our Single Equality Scheme and Accessibility Plan 2023-2026 which can be found in the ‘Policies and Procedures’ section. This will be updated in September 2026.