School After School Club
Avenue members of staff run our After School Club provision. They ensure that all of our school policies and procedures are adhered to and that safety and behaviour are as we expect at Avenue.
The aims of our after-school care are:
• To provide a safe, happy and fun environment for all children
• To provide positive examples of healthy eating to create a foundation for lifelong healthy eating habits
• To enable children to socialise, listen and talk in a relaxed atmosphere
• To provide an opportunity for children to complete homework in a calm environment
• To give opportunities to play both indoor and outside when possible
Our after-school care is available to children from Reception to Year 6. Nursery aged pupils are able to attend from the summer term. After School Club operates every day that the school is open for children (i.e. term time only). It will not operate:
• On school INSET days
• On days when the school closes early for parent consultations (two days per year)
The club does run on the celebration evening in July.
Our after-school care integrates with our normal school clubs. Children may attend a teacher run or external after school club, and then join our after-school care for the remaining time.
Bookings
We are limited to 55 children a day.
For after-school care we would encourage parents to book in advance to avoid disappointment. This can be either for one specific day, or for multiple days in advance. We can also set up reccuring pattern if you would like your child to attend the same days each week.
All After School Club sessions can be booked directly through your Arbor account.
Please ensure your Arbor account is topped up in advance of making bookings. If your account has outstanding debt totalling more than one session, you will not be able to book any further sessions until this is cleared.
How to book After-School Club via Arbor:
- Log in to your Arbor account
- Go to Activities
- Select Club
- Click on After-School Club
- Select Register for Club (top right corner)
- Choose the membership option: Daily
- Select the days you require (If a date is not visible, it means the session is already fully booked)
- Select the session timing (these are fixed)
- Complete registration
The booking window on Arbor closes at 11am for on the day booking.
Cost and payment
The cost is £15 Monday to Thursday and £18 Fridays. This cost is per session, per child. This is payable when making the booking. Please make payment via the Arbor Parent Portal ensuring funds are in your account in advance.
If you are in receipt of childcare vouchers, or tax free childcare, please email our After School Club email address (asc@avenue.sutton.sch.uk) to inform us of your child’s name and the voucher company that you will be using.
Cancellations
Cancellations must be made by emailing the ASC email address asc@avenue.sutton.sch.uk by 10:30 am on the day of the session. Cancellations cannot be made through Arbor.
Cancellations made after 10.30 am on the day of the booking will still incur a charge. Note that if your child is absent from school, we will not expect them in after-school care and you will not be charged. When phoning the absence line, please make the office aware that your child is booked in to ASC but will need to be cancelled.
Snacks and dinner
Every After School Club booking includes a healthy snack and dinner per child.
Dinner is served at 5pm Monday – Friday.
Collecting children
Children can be collected at any time, but all children must be collected by:
Monday – Friday 6pm latest
4.30pm - When school finishes early for end of term only
Please collect from the main school reception, which can be accessed via Avenue Road.
Parents are not able to park onsite for collection. If you are driving, please park in a suitable space and walk to the main entrance.
Late Collection:
A penalty charge of £10 per family, for each block of 15 minutes will be charged after the above stated closing time.
Although being late is of great inconvenience to the staff, who may well have their own commitments that they have to attend, parents can be reassured that their child will be cared for until collected. For example, should there be a major incident in London, affecting transport and communications, parents will not need to worry about the safety of their children.
If you are going to be late, or need to speak to a member of the After School Club team about collection arrangements, please telephone the school number as soon as you can on 020 8642 5138. The school office is attended until 6.00pm.