Registration Process for September 2025

If you wish to register or keep your spaces at The Ark Breakfast and After School Club from September 2025, regardless of whether you are wishing to keep the same slot, you will need to re-register. 

Our capacity is 90 children in the mornings and afternoons. However, we anticipate that spaces at the Ark will be limited for the next academic year.

We would ask that you think carefully about whether you require all spaces requested so that we can ensure that as many children as possible at St Bede have an opportunity to attend The Ark.

It is worth noting that spaces at Breakfast Club and Fridays after school have less demand, so do consider if your working pattern can be amended.

The Ark operates a policy of admitting children in the following order of preference:

1. Looked after children or children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became subject to an adoption, residence, or special guardianship order. (as per LEA guidelines)
2. Ark Director of more than 3 months.
3. Staff member of St Bede C of E Primary school
4. Existing Ark user (registering the same days and making regular use of the Ark sessions allocated to them).
5. Siblings of above.
6. Existing users swapping days (same number of days).
7. Chronological order of application (date registration form received at re-registration time/position on waiting list throughout the rest of the year).

The Breakfast and After School Club are treated separately. So, if a child attends the Breakfast Club and they require an After School place this does not give ‘existing user’ priority (and vice versa).

It is recommended that you register as soon as the link goes live. The form gives an electronic date stamp and we will be allocating places strictly based on our admissions policy above, which includes the date/time that the completed forms are received. If you are a new user of the Ark we will issue a registration and consent form once spaces have been allocated.

Here is the link to the form: https://forms.gle/tmpbcrCuMdpnXcgS8

This will go live on Monday 9th June at 8.00pm and will stay open until the 13th June at 9am.

If you have any questions, please do let me know.

Imogen Taylor

Business Manager

enquiries@thearkafterschoolclub.co.uk

About The Ark

The Ark Breakfast and After School Club provides before and after school care for children aged 4-11 years (Reception to Year 6).

After School Club is open from 3.20pm to 6.00pm Monday-Friday.

Breakfast sessions run from 7.30am until the start of school, Monday-Friday.

The club aims to provide a safe and secure environment for children, with a relaxed and homely atmosphere. 

Activities

Children at The Ark can be creative by drawing, painting, junk modelling, cutting and sticking etc. They also have free flow access to the outdoors and a quiet area for individual reading, homework or relaxation. There are also opportunities for imaginary play, dressing up, construction, board games and puzzles and most of all lots of fun! 

Food

Breakfast at the Ark is a healthy choice of toast, cereal, yoghurt and fruit and is served until 8am. After school we offer a light snack consisting of pitta bread, oat cakes, ham, crudites, cheese, honey, and yoghurts. There is always water and milk to drink. 

Get in contact

For more information, including the Ark's Admission Policy, Fees and Procedures, please visit their website: https://www.thearkafterschoolclub.co.uk/

General Enquiries:

If your query is about initial session queries, invoicing, permanent sessions, complaints and feedback please contact our Business Manager, Imogen:

enquiries@thearkafterschoolclub.co.uk

07709 058744

Breakfast and After School Club

If your query is about Breakfast Club or After School Club including absences and casual bookings, safeguarding, EYFS, SEND, Food Hygiene or Health and Safety please contact our Session Manager, Karen:

playleader@thearkafterschoolclub.co.uk

07749 625017 (between 7.30am-9.00am and 2.45pm and 6.00pm)