Parental Engagement

Parental Involvement: What do we expect from you?

At St. Jérôme, we believe children flourish when home and school work hand in hand. Choosing our school is the start of a partnership, and we're so glad to share your child's journey with you.

We ask families to embrace our Christian ethos and values, and to celebrate our bilingual community by encouraging your child's love of French. Simple everyday moments make a real difference: reading together, playing, listening, and showing a genuine, relaxed interest in what's happening at school.

You can help your child thrive by making sure they arrive and are collected on time, attend regularly, wear the correct uniform and bring what they need, and complete their homework. If anything changes at home that might affect how your child is feeling or behaving, please let us know so we can support them together. Our home-school agreement sets out this shared commitment between parents, children and school.

There are lots of ways to get involved in school life, too. Parents help make our educational visits possible, join in with fundraising, and sometimes support class projects when teachers ask. We'd also love to hear about any skills, hobbies or expertise you could share with our pupils. Just email us at office@stjeromebilingual.org.

Thank you for being part of the St. Jérôme family. Together, we can give every child the very best start.

Parents, Carers, Teachers, Staff and Friends Association of St Jérôme

Bienvenue à tous les nouveaux parents de la part de votre PTFA Committee!
Welcome to all new parents from your PTFA Committee!

A very warm welcome to the St Jérôme school community! We're delighted you're here and can't wait to meet you and your children.

Our PTFA (Parent, Teacher and Friends Association) exists to support our pupils' education by building strong relationships between staff, families and friends of the school, and by organising activities and providing resources that enrich school life for every child.

Here's the best part: there's no sign-up needed. As a St Jérôme parent, you're automatically a member. So while our committee is a small team, together we're a community of more than 300!

We're all busy working parents ourselves, so we promise to keep things simple, make getting involved as easy as possible, listen to your ideas, and appreciate every bit of help, however small. We won't always get everything right, but we'll always give it our best.

Whether you'd like to lend a hand at an event, share an idea, or simply find out more, we'd love to hear from you. Speak to any member of staff or a PTFA representative, or email us at ptfa@stjeromebilingual.org.

We truly couldn't do it without you. Thank you for being part of our community!

Discover more about our PTFA here.

Parent Consultations are held in the autumn and spring terms. These provide an opportunity to view your child’s work and discuss their progress with the class teacher. It should be noted that any difficulties that arise throughout the year should be dealt with immediately and not left until an opening evening.

There is no parking available on the school site. It is imperative that great care is taken when dropping and collecting children. Please observe all road markings and be respectful of local residents’ driveways and parking bays. We ask you to exercise consideration to our neighbours.

Parking is a very serious issue: Parents are encouraged to be good citizens and report to the police any vehicles which are parked illegally or block any part of resident’s driveways. We do not tolerate parents who compromise safety or good relations with our neighbours.

Reports are written by the class teacher and sent home to parents / guardians towards the end of Trinity term. You will be asked to acknowledge receipt of the report and for any comments you wish to make. There is also an opportunity to discuss the report with the class teacher.

When children leave St. Jérôme, their records are forwarded to the new school. No documents are retained here. Please ensure that you keep school reports safely as we cannot take responsibility for any loss once records have been forwarded.

The school takes safeguarding and the safety of its pupils very seriously and has implemented a series of safety measures including an entry phone system, exit doors only, panic buttons, phone connections, visitors’ badges, signing in and out files and locking perimeter gates. We feel sure that parents welcome these measures even if they cause some inconvenience. They are not intended to deter any parent or official to the school. Outside of drop off and collection times all visitors to the school must report to the main reception.

All visitors to the school are requested to enter the building via the Station Road entrance, make themselves known to the Receptionist and for safety reasons, such as a fire drill, are asked to sign in and out and receive a ‘visitor’ badge to be worn visibly at all times when on the premises.