Management

OLMSSS is run by the Institute of Black Culture, Media and Sport, a registered Social Enterprise, Community Interest Company, with a board of four directors, who are educators. The Institute offers wide-ranging services and activities to Londoners, particularly
targeting residents of Hackney and other East London boroughs.

Parents are invited to join OLMSSS’s management committee.

Teachers

Our teachers are trained, qualified, CRB-checked and highly motivated. Their credentials have been vetted by the Learning Trust.

Behaviour policy

OLMSSS polices are similar to Our Lady And Saint Joseph RC Primary School. As we have three hours only in which to deliver the school. Parents will be asked to collect disruptive children or have them tutored separately, by us, for a fee. See Private Tuition rates.

Prize Giving

OLMSSS will celebrate students’ achievements at an annual prize giving evening.Outstanding performances will be rewarded at the
end of each school year, in October. Prizes will be given for English, maths, science, computer competence and learning tour essays. Prizes will also be given for surprises.

Collection policy

• Children should be collected on time.

• Children will not be turned over to relatives or friends without written permission or authorisation, from parents.

• These persons should bring two forms of identification, including photograph, address and contact details.

• When the child is delivered, OLMSSS personnel should be informed that someone else will collect the child. This person should have appropriate ID; as has been described above.

• Parents can also telephone to inform that the child will be collected by some one else, bearing appropriate ID, as described above.

• Children will not be turned over to someone they don’t know or like.

18. Withdrawing your child/children

You are required to give one month’s notice prior to the end of term in writing, should you wish to withdraw your child/children. 

For 2010 the dates for giving notice of withdrawal are as follows:

Health and Safety

Policies are similar to OLSJ and have been approved by the learning trust. View at www.ojschools.net.

Insurance

Has been approved by the Learning Trust;

Child Protection policy

This has been approved by the Learning Trust and is similar to OLSJ.

22. Confidentiality policy

This is similar to OLSJ

Race Equality policy

Approved by the Learning Trust;

Complaints procedure

There’ll never be anything for you to complain about;
but if there is, please follow these steps:

• Speak to the co-ordinator or admin officer to resolve it.
• If not, write it down and send it to the co-ordinator. Still not happy?
• Request a private meeting. That should do it.
• But if it doesn’t, appeal to the board of directors.
• Final appeal to the chair.

Mary Seacole was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1805. Her father was a Scottish soldier, and her mother ran a boarding house where she cared for invalid soldiers and their wives. Mary learned medicine from her mother and gained reputation as a skilful nurse.

A born healer and a woman of driving energy, Mary overcame official indifference and prejudice. She found her way to the Crimean war (1853-1856) at her own expense; and risked her life to bring comfort to wounded and dying soldiers. Mary Seacole became the first Black woman to make her mark on British public life; but was relegated to obscurity until recently. Her reputation for service during the Crimean War rivaled Florence Nightingale's.

Courtesy of the National Library of Jamaica. www.nlj.org.jm.