LIFE IN EARLY YEARS
PUPILS LEAVING
BEFORE THE END
OF THE DAY THE WELLINGTON
ACADEMY
PROGRAMME
If parents are aware that their child will
need to leave early during the day, they
must inform the class teacher by email or in
writing. The teachers will then inform the
school admin office. Please ensure that you
complete a permission slip (obtained from
the school admin office) which will then be
signed by the class teacher. On leaving the
site, the permission slip must be submitted to
the security guards in the guard house. The
security guards will be instructed to turn back
any pupil who does not have the required
permission slip, even if accompanied by a
parent who is well known to them. The Wellington Academy Programme is
available at the following times and includes a
range of classes that are on offer:
CHILD
PROTECTION
This is a part of working with children that
Wellington College International Shanghai
takes very seriously. All staff undergo annual
child protection and safeguarding training. We
hold ourselves to the standard expected in
the UK.
A child protection issue is when we are
alerted to a child having faced some sort of
abuse or neglect in the home. This often
comes in the form a disclosure by the child.
For example, a child appears with a mark or
bruise and they say, ‘I was hit last night’. If this
happens, the adult to whom this is disclosed
will report it to our Head of Safeguarding.
Details are recorded and further
conversations with the child may take place.
This often results in the Head speaking
directly with the parents about the incident.
Our policy and approach are clear. We do
not condone or support any kind of physical
punishment, emotional abuse or neglect.
Such an approach is completely against the
ethos and values of Wellington. If continued
incidents are reported, we will take every
step to ensure those responsible are held
to account.
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15:40 –16:40 Monday to Thursday
14:30 – 15:30 Friday
Fun with English
Chinese Characters
LIFE IN EARLY YEARS
COLLECTION AND
DEPARTURE
Pupils should be collected from their
classrooms by an adult who is known to the
class teacher and team (approved adult).
Parents should inform either the class
teachers or the centre admin office if there is
to be a different person collecting the pupil.
The adult responsible for collection must have
an official Wellington College International
Shanghai ID card; we will NOT under any
circumstances allow a pupil to leave the
premises with an adult that is not known to us.
Storytelling
Arts and crafts
Fun and games
The Wellington Academy Programme follows
the school calendar and therefore does not
run during the holidays.
For more information, please visit
www.wellingtoncollege.cn/academy
CATERING AND
LUNCH
Wellington College International Shanghai’s
catering is provided by Aden Services – a
professional catering and integrated facilities
management company. Aden operates from
an onsite kitchen. All pupils are required to
eat lunch in the Early Years Centre, except
for those who have special requirements
due to religious or medical reasons. Any
reason for not being able to eat school
lunches will require official documentation
and permission from the Head of the Early
Years Centre. Pupils in nursery and reception
will have lunch in our main dining hall, with
lunch served to them at the table. All snacks
are provided by Aden Services – Wellington
College International Early Years Centre aims
to be a nut-free setting and therefore foods
containing nuts are not permitted.
Lunch menus are available on the school
website and are published every six weeks.
CELEBRATION OF
BIRTHDAYS
We do not allow parents and families to
celebrate birthday parties in the setting. If a
child is celebrating their birthday, we welcome
birthday cakes and will sing happy birthday at
a suitably agreeable time for the class teacher.
We encourage parents to arrange other
celebrations together at weekends, or after
the usual school day has ended.
GIFTS
At Wellington International College Shanghai
Early Years Centre, we understand that, at
times, parents wish to show their appreciation
for the teaching team’s hard work and efforts
with the pupils. We kindly ask that parents
refrain from giving personal gifts to the staff,
as this may affect the relationship between
you. Parents wishing to say ‘thank you’ at the
end of term should liaise with the class parent
representative to offer a suitable gift.
SWIMMING KIT MONEY
Children in reception have swimming classes.
During their swimming block they will need
to bring: Money must NOT be brought to school
unless required for a fundraising event. All
monies that are brought into the setting
should be given to either the class teacher or
the school admin office for safekeeping.
- School swimming bag
- School swimming kit
- Towel (big enough to cover them)
- Flip flops or swimming shoes
- Goggles
UNIFORM
Pupils are expected to be smart and tidy in
their Wellington uniform attire. All pupils
are expected to take pride in their personal
appearance. Full school uniform is expected
at all times*. You will be provided with a full
list of required uniform items for spring/
summer and autumn/winter. We strongly
recommend that you purchase sufficient
school uniform items to get through a school
week comfortably.
All clothing should be clearly named, properly
maintained and well fitting. The uniform
is available exclusively from Wellington
College International Shanghai, which carries
the complete line of pupils’ uniforms and
accessories. The uniform shop is open from
Monday to Friday during term time. All
uniforms can be purchased online from the
link available at www.wellingtoncollege.cn/
shanghai/school-life/services/uniforms/.
FOOTWEAR
Plain black leather shoes are to be worn by
all pupils during the day. Shoes must not have
any large ostentatious branding on them and
must be kept clean and polished. For PE days,
children can wear trainers, though these
must be suitable for sport and be modest in
appearance (glitter, sparkles and lights are not
permitted).
JEWELLERY
Girls may wear no more than one earring or
stud in each ear during term time. No other
jewellery is permitted in early years. Boys may
not wear jewellery.
HAIR, MAKE-UP
AND TATTOOS
All pupils are required to be well groomed
and to keep their hair tidy. Children are not
permitted to wear nail polish or temporary
tattoos.
Hours of opening are as below:
Monday: 08:15 to 12:00
Tuesday: 13:30 to 17:00
Wednesday: 13:30 to 17:00
Thursday: 13:30 to 17:00
Friday: 08:15 to 12:00
* Pupils are permitted to wear informal dress
of their own choice only at specified times,
such clothing should be suitable for an early
years pupil.
NAME LABELS
Every item of clothing must be clearly marked
with the pupil’s name and class, without which
clothing cannot be identified. Name labels
must be placed on the inside of the clothing
where possible. Footwear should also be
similarly marked.