School profile

Palfrey Infant School

Palfrey Infant School is a large three-form entry infant school, providing part time nursery education for pupils who join us following their third birthday. The school serves a close knit community of predominantly Asian backgrounds with around 12% of pupils coming from other backgrounds, including Eastern European, many of who are new to country with little or no English. At Palfrey Infants School you will find a happy and friendly atmosphere, commented on by all who visit. Pupils' excellent behaviour and manners allow learning to be developed and enjoyed by all. Our dedicated staff, together with parents, carers and governors are committed to creating and sustaining a healthy, caring and happy school community that values every member as an individual and provides children with first-class learning experience in order for them to reach their potential. Our school motto ‘Happy Children, Aiming High’ is fundamental in ensuring ALL pupils get the best possible start to their learning journey. Our Governing Body ensure our pupils develop an acceptance and engagement with the fundamental British values and we strive to ensure our pupils develop and demonstrate skills and attitudes that will allow them to participate and contribute positively to life in modern Britain.

About our school experience

• Details: During the day in school, candidates will meet with a SCITT manager to learn about the Training School and the Train to Teach experience with Barr Beacon SCITT. For the rest of the day they will shadow a class teacher in one year group, as preferred by the candidate. This will include observing teaching, participating in lessons by interacting with small groups or individual pupils and having the opportunity to talk to year group colleagues about teaching today.
• Start and finish times: 8:15 to 3:30 - Flexible

  Finish times can be later to enable candidates to have time for discussion with staff if required.

• Dress code:

  Smart casual

• Teacher training:

  Barr Beacon SCITT

  Find out more about our teacher training

Links to more information about our school

• Palfrey Infant School website
• Palfrey Infant School Get Information About Schools
• Ofsted report: Palfrey Infant School
• Performance information: Palfrey Infant School
• Teacher training: Palfrey Infant School

Entry requirements

You must:

• Must be applying to or have applied to our, or a partner school's, teacher training course
• Must have a degree

• DBS check required:

  Yes - when in school. School can support anyone wishing to apply for a DBS check (cost passed on to the candidate). All candidates encouraged to sign up to the DBS update service.

Placement availability

We offer career experience placements throughout the school year.

• School experience type: In school

Fees

• DBS check fees:

  £55.00 One-off, Bank transfer or cash.

  The fee covers the cost of carrying out your DBS check.

Location

• Address: Bescot Street, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 4HY

• Parking:

  Not available on site

  On street parking

• Disability and access details:

  We offer facilities and provide an inclusive environment for students, staff and school experience candidates with disability and access needs. We're happy to discuss your disability or access needs before or as part of your school experience request. All teaching spaces in school are accessible on one level.

  Access needs policy

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• Address: Bescot Street, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 4HY
• School phases: Early years, Primary (4 to 11)
• DBS check required:

  Yes - when in school. School can support anyone wishing to apply for a DBS check (cost passed on to the candidate). All candidates encouraged to sign up to the DBS update service.