Donnington Primary School

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We intend to provide all our children with high standards of teaching, learning, and playing environments so that each child can do their best and be prepared to move forward in study, work, and play for their future success.
The aims of Donnington Primary School are, To provide high standards of teaching and learning. To improve the development of each child. To develop in our children a respect for and understanding of the rights of all members of our community to share and celebrate their faith, cultures, and traditions. Each child should take responsibility for their learning. To involve parents/carers as partners in their child’s learning To teach each child to recognize the importance of politeness, courtesy, tolerance, and respect for others. To create a happy, safe and caring environment.
Each year we review our prospectus to ensure that anyone new to our school can gain a bit of insight into us as a community primary and nursery school with a playgroup also onsite. The school is located where Willesden, Harlesden, and Kensal Green meet at a single point. Built over forty years ago. Donnington Primary and Nursery School is a popular and well-supported local school for our 240 children and their families.
We are a one form entry school with 30 children in each class from Reception to Year 6. Donnington Nursery has places for 26 children and operates every morning between 9:00 and 12:00. Also, Little Donnington Playgroup is on-site and has a morning session for children aged 2 to 4.
Our pupils try hard and enjoy being in school. They like to be involved in all that the school offers in addition to the usual school day from home learning to school clubs, being on the School Council to raising funds for the wider community. At Donnington, we celebrate our differences and enjoy our similarities as individuals in a diverse and dynamic community.
Donnington Primary and Nursery School educate children between the ages of 3 and 11. We are a one-form entry school. We have space for 240 children on the roll when full.
Children must develop the habit of arriving at school on time. If you are late for any reason, please inform the School Office before your child goes to the classroom. Children arriving at school after Registration will be marked as late. The DfE requires that attendance should be above 95% and the school celebrates 100% attendance.
All children in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 have a morning break of 15 minutes. Years 1 and 2 also have an afternoon break. The Early Years have more flexible access to outdoor learning. We are part of a national scheme whereby children in the Early Years and Key Stage 1 classes are provided with a free piece of fruit or vegetable each day. We encourage all children to eat a healthy snack at morning break time this should be a piece of fruit or a drink. Donnington has a school uniform that must be worn by all children in the Reception class and Years 1 - 6.
Besides, children will be taught Religious Education under the Brent Agreed Syllabus. Other aspects of the curriculum are followed which contribute towards the development of the whole child, including Personal, Social, and Health Education.
In Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, we use a topic-based approach to learning, using Imaginative Learning Projects (ILPs) from the Cornerstones Curriculum. This involves subjects being combined into a theme or shared concept. Each project is split into sections that see children progress through four stages of learning: Engage, Develop, Innovate, and Express.
At the Engage stage, children gain memorable first-hand experiences as part of an exciting introduction to the topic or theme. They begin researching, observing, and setting inquiry questions, and developing spoken language skills.
At the Develop stage, children improve their knowledge and understanding of the topic and develop and practice new skills. They compose, make, do, build, investigate, explore, write for a range of purposes, and read across the curriculum.
At the Innovate Stage, children apply skills, knowledge, and understanding in real-life contexts, solve real or imagined problems using everything they have learned, and get inspired by imaginative and creative opportunities. They also revisit anything not fully grasped at the Develop stage.
At the Express Stage, children become the performers, experts, and informers and evaluate finished products and processes. They link what they have learned to where they started and have opportunities to share and celebrate their achievements with others.
At Donnington, we expect to help children to develop all their language skills. This includes reading, writing, and spoken language in English. Spoken Language is important across the curriculum. We encourage children by carefully offering them strategies to interpret written language. We believe that parents and carers have an important role to play in the teaching of reading through sharing books with an adult so do find time to hear your child read.

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