Key Stage 2 - being forced to collect child from school - help

[RandomMess]

I have tried to find info via google and have failed miserably.

Are there any rules/guidelines/laws stating until what age you have to collect a child from the school premises (unless there are exceptional circumstances)

Our school seems to have a completely different approach to every other school in the area and it is driving me slightly crazy to say the least.

TIA

[scurryfunge]

Play them at their own game. Wait for enough time until they have all been sent to reception and pick them up there.

[RandomMess]

We've already done it for the past 2 years which wasn't fun but the 2 older one were at least on the same side of the building. I think I have simply had enough.

My eldest went to a different junior school and walked there and back from early on in year 4 as the roads had lollipop people on them.

[RandomMess]

scurryfunge tempting BUT reception is a complete bunfight because so many of the dc end up there because their parents have been stuck collecting from other classrooms >

[scurryfunge]

It seems insane. The head will have to justify this madness surely?
Is the head around at that time of day to witness the chaos?

[RandomMess]

Head is safely tucked up in her office.

cat64 exactly they need to learn some life skills at some point surely.

If I get a reply I will update. Hopefully they won't argue and I will spread the word of rebellion!

[SE13Mummy]

At my current school KS2 children can walk home alone if we have written permission from their parents. Y3 children are collected by after school club staff (on-site) but by Y4 they are allowed to walk across the playground to ASC themselves.

DD1 has just started Y2 (same school as me). On the odd occasions that she is not being collected by our nanny she has always been allowed to walk from her building to mine . When she was in Nursery/Reception she would sometimes be collected from the Nursery/Reception buildings by a couple of the 8-year-olds I taught. It was all done with the knowledge of the adults at either end and was a sensible way of dealing with a childcare crisis.

[SheldonsBazinga]

It sounds like utter chaos for everyone. It will also be a big shock for the Yr6 children when they move to secondary school.

The system here is that the KS1 children finish 5 minutes earlier than the KS2 children. KS1 children have to be collected by an adult but KS2 are allowed to leave by themselves.

It means that the younger children aren't so crowded when they come out, and it gives the teachers a bit more space too. By the time the KS2s come out, many of the KS1s have already gone.

[KatieScarlett2833]

Here this only happened in nursery and you could collect within a 30 minute timescale to accommodate older sibs.

The school is, however, in the middle of a park with no main road nearby. You have to leave your car a distance away and walk to get anywhere near the school. I had buns of steel marching up and down there twice a day. Nowadays, I have buns of lumpy jelly.

[Bramshott]

We have similar at our school - I started a thread about it before the holidays here and most people seemed to think I was unreasonable .

I haven't done anything at our school yet because it doesn't really effect me, but in your position I would consider lodging a letter of permission with the office that your older DCs are authorised to come and find you elsewhere on the school premises.

[Kiggy]

Sounds chaos. At my Ds's primary, reception to year 4 are delivered to various places in the grounds to be collected by a responsible adult. Year 5 and 6 are allowed to take themselves home.

[losingtrust]

All KS2 are allowed out of class on their own at ours.

[RandomMess]

I sent an email saying that "we would no longer be collecting them" and they were allowed out fine and they met us as arranged. I guess they're just not going to advertise the fact because it is clearly a contentious issue for those who have pfbs!