KS2 Stationery Guide for Years 3 to 6

In KS2, children are expected to bring a pencil case into school with all the equipment they will need. Please review the attached stationery guide to see what your child will need to bring in.  Children in Early Years and KS1 will have all the items they need provided to them, and should not bring any stationery items in with them unless they have a particular need for specialised equipment, which has been discussed with their class teacher and the SENCO.

Pencil Case Guidance (KS2)
You will need a pencil case large enough to contain the items below in, but this does not need to be too large! A plain coloured or translucent, flexible plastic-style pencil case is sufficient.

Bags and Folders Guidance (All children)
Be realistic about the size of the bag you bring in to school as our cloakrooms are restricted! You only need a bag big enough for the things you need for the school day: your pencil case if you are in KS2 (which could stay in your tray), lunch, a water bottle and an A4 plastic folder to hold your reading record and book.

Blue Ink Handwriting Pens

Once agreed by their class teacher, children in Years 3 to 6 may complete their written work using a pen. Children may also continue to write in pencil if they wish.

Where pens are used, they should be either:

• a handwriting pen, or
• a pen with a smooth, free-flowing ink/ gel-like, such as a Uni-ball Eye style pen.

Biros (ballpoint pens) are not permitted. This is in line with best practice in handwriting development, occupational therapy guidance and our school's expectations for presentation.

All pens must use standard blue (royal blue) ink. Lighter blues, bright blues, turquoise or other coloured inks are not permitted.

The school stocks handwriting pens, which are available to purchase from the school office for 50p each should you wish to buy one.

Some examples (not an exhaustive list) of acceptable pens are contained in the attached PDF guide. 

Mini Oxford Dictionaries

Children in Year 5 & 6 are required to bring their own, named Oxford Mini School Dictionary.  See the attached PDF guide for more information. 

A note on school bags
Whilst bags and pencil cases from stores such as Smiggle look attractive, they are very expensive, large and take up a lot of desk space. Please avoid pencil cases from stores such as this and avoid large pencil cases with multiple pop-out or zipped storage areas. Please make sure that pencil cases, bags, folders and as much equipment as possible (particularly Glue Sticks) are all NAMED – children will be responsible for their own belongings!