Earlsfield Primary School

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In March 2017, Ofsted judged Earlsfield to be Outstanding. This was an accolade that the school community has worked so hard to achieve. Earlsfield was recognized as a school where 'pupils flourish, both academically and in their personal development.'

Our world is constantly changing and as a school, we recognize this and the impact it has on our children. We want to equip our children with the skills they will need for the years ahead we want our children to understand that individually and collectively, they can make a difference. Most importantly we want to enthuse in all children a love of learning as well as respect and care for each other.

At Earlsfield, our vision is to create an outstanding school where all members of the school community and other partners are committed to developing the children as ‘Bright Thinkers’ with ‘Bright Futures.’ Bright Thinkers at Earlsfield:

• Are proud of their school and respectful of one another.
• Support and encourage everyone to meet their full potential.
• Embrace diversity and have an appreciation of the wider world.
• Promote the rights and responsibilities of the individual.
• Are socially responsible and believe in our core school values.

The values:

• Care by being considerate, helpful, and thoughtful.
• Inspire others by being a positive role model to my peers.
• Challenge me by aiming high, overcoming obstacles, and never giving up.
• Achieve by having self-belief and determination to be successful.
• Respect my community by treating everyone equally.
• Enjoy learning because I make the most of all the exciting opportunities.

Earlsfield will be a school where all stakeholders are proud of their school and are respectful and supportive of each other, celebrating diversity, being socially responsible, and believing in and promoting our values Respect, and care. Place the needs of the child at the center of learning, nurturing their creativity, developing independence and resilience, and ensuring they can access a relevant and appropriate curriculum that meets the needs of all children inspire, challenge, achieve. Celebrate effort as well as achievement and are committed to individual and collective success, placing no ceiling on aspiration and enabling all children to succeed. Develop a love of learning through effective teaching and a broad and balanced curriculum that reflects the school’s values enjoy. Have high standards of communication through the development of articulate pupils and strong home-school partnerships. Share good practice both within the school and in the wider learning community.

The school's curriculum provides a wide range of learning opportunities that encourage the development of key skills across different subjects. The teaching of letters and sounds is particularly effective. Topics are culturally diverse, and plans include opportunities for parental engagement. The curriculum is enriched by a diverse program of after-school clubs. All of these make a strong contribution to and successfully promote pupils' outstanding spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development. It is underpinned by a commitment to equality of opportunity, and much of the curriculum engages the pupils in understanding fairness and equality.

At Earlsfield, both our Mission Statement and our Core Values underpin our curriculum. Our main objectives are to:

• Plan interesting and challenging lessons that inspire children to achieve.
• Make learning meaningful, purposeful, and enjoyable.
• Foster lively, enquiring minds by encouraging children to ask and answer higher-order questions.
• Engage the children through independent learning opportunities and instill a desire to take risks and challenge themselves.
• Encourage children to respond to adult and peer feedback in a self-reflective manner to advance their learning.
• Inspire all learners to develop their thoughts and opinions and show respect and care for others.

The school’s curriculum is laid out across four curriculum maps English, Maths, Science, and the Foundation subjects. Each year group has its map that can be viewed through the individual Year Groups or as a continuous document through the whole school curriculum map. Each map comprises of subjects that have their page on the website,

At Earlsfield, we pride ourselves on how our curriculum promotes the social, moral, spiritual, and cultural (SMSC) development of pupils. Children are encouraged to take ownership of their learning, be reflective, and through a growth mindset, overcome obstacles and see effort as the path to success. As a Level 2 Rights Respecting School and an expert school in the Global Learning Project, we promote the role that children have as effective global citizens.

Our curriculum provision is enriched through trips, visitors, workshops, specialist teachers and coaches, and theme days/weeks. You can view this through our picture gallery.

We keep parents informed about the content of the curriculum through the school website as well as termly class newsletters and opportunities for parents to ‘Drop-In and Join In’ with their children’s learning. Throughout the year, we also offer a range of parent workshops to aid parents’ understanding of the curriculum and ways they can support their children’s learning at home. Teachers continue to receive training in the key areas of curriculum change. We will also use a range of external providers to enhance our provision. As a school, we are proud of curriculum provision and continually strive to improve it through monitoring and evaluation.

As of 2014, the Department for Education published guidance stating that all schools must actively promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. Although this is something which is growing in its importance for schools, this is not something new for Earlsfield Primary. These values are linked to our school values and are promoted through so much of what we are already doing. As a Level 2 Rights Respecting School, we place the voice of the child at the heart of the school and aim to encourage our children to be caring, tolerant, and respectful citizens of their local and global community.

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