Our Church School
Our Federation follows the Derbyshire Syllabus for Religious Education and the Understanding Christianity curriculum.
We embrace 18 Values for Life in our learning - you can find these on our Vision and Values page
SIAMS inspections
All Church of England dioceses and the Methodist Church use the Church of England Education Office's framework for the Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) under Section 48 of the Education Act 2005. The SIAMS Evaluation Schedule sets out the expectations for the conduct of the Statutory Inspection of Anglican, Methodist and ecumenical Schools under Section 48 of the Education Act 2005.
SIAMS inspection focuses on the impact of the Church school's Christian vision on pupils and adults. This involves looking at the school’s Christian vision, the provision the school makes because of this vision and how effective this provision is in enabling all pupils to flourish. More detail can be found on the SIAMS website at https://www.churchofengland.org/more/education-and-schools/church-schools-and-academies/siams-school-inspections
In May 2015, Wirksworth Church of England Infant School was judged OUTSTANDING
Admission Criteria
Charitable Fundraising
Each year, the children create a beautiful well dressing as part of a local tradition and celebration. A collection is made to support a nominated local charity.
Our schools are proud to have links with a number of local charitable initiatives and we regularly support national events, including:
- Children in Need
- British Legion - Remembrance Day
- Comic Relief and Sport Relief
- Aquabox
- Matlock Jigsaw Food bank
- Cancer Research, with the Cluster of Gell Schools (CoGS) group
Collective Worship
Timetables 2022-2023
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Wirksworth Federation of Infant Schools |
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Assembly and time |
Name of person leading assembly |
Supporting member of staff to sit in assembly |
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Monday |
Church Family 2.00pm |
Church Family |
Helen |
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Tuesday |
Topical Picture News 2.45pm |
Catherine Birch Sarah Waller in rotation |
Catherine Birch to sit in with Church Family |
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Wednesday |
Class Assembly 'Jack in the Box Big Bible Story' |
Class Teacher |
Mel Chapman |
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Thursday |
Values Assembly (linked to the value of the half term) 2.40pm |
Jo Poyser Vicki Brooks |
Mel Chapman |
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Friday |
Celebration Assembly 2.40pm |
Fiona Essex |
All staff to sit in assembly |
Community links
Our Federation enjoys close links with our local community and churches, and works in collaboration with other schools as the COGS partnership (Cluster of Gell Schools).
The historic St Mary's Church, Wirksworth, is often a focus for collective worship and celebrations. St Mary's Team Ministry, led by Team Rector Canon David Truby, provides regular support to our schools. We welcome members of the church family to lead weekly collective worship.
For information about Dioceasan links, please go to https://derby.anglican.org/education/
Other local links are listed on our Contacts page.
Foundation Governor Reports
Our Foundation Governors, Mrs Todd and Mrs Sutcliffe, support our schools in lots of different ways. Mrs Todd provides a regular written report to Governors, which is shared below.
Foundation Governor Report October 2022
Foundation Governor Report March 2022
Foundation Governor Report January 2022
Foundation Governor Report September 2021
Foundation Governor Report March 2021
Foundation Governor Report March 2020
Foundation Governor Report Jan 2020
Foundation Governors’ Report September 2019
Tanzania schools link
IN November 2019, Mrs Marriott visited Tanzania as part of the Connecting Classrooms project.
Here is her report:
Jigsaw Food Bank
The Jigsaw Food Bank initiative provides practical help, taking donated goods, in particular canned and dried foods and providing support to people during a crisis. These maybe people unable to provide for themselves due to loss of income, employment or benefits.
Drop off points in Wirksworth are at the Co-op supermarket and St Mary's Church. See link below for further details
