Robert Blair School and Children's Centre Services

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Robert Blair School and Children’s Centre is nestled in the heart of Islington in the vibrant area of the Caledonian Road between Kings Cross and Angel.

We have high expectations of the whole school community in terms of progress and achievement, behavior, and engagement to make our children ready for the next stage of their education, and to prepare them to contribute to British society. We work hard to remove barriers to learning.

Creativity has a high priority. It is a process that requires both freedom to experiment and the use of skills, knowledge, and understanding. It is a vehicle to develop self-esteem, confidence, and engagement both with the curriculum and with the ever-changing world that our children are living in.

Robert Blair Primary School, an inclusive learning community where:

• Expectations are high
• Individuals are nurtured
• Creativity is valued

Our key priority this year is to improve teaching to accelerate progress and raise attainment further by making sure that:

• Pupils have more regular opportunities to read challenging texts and other materials in subjects other than English
• Activities in reading lessons are always purposeful and support the ongoing development of the full range of pupils’ reading skills

We use a topic-based approach to the delivery of the curriculum linking learning and core skills in a way that will capture the children’s interest. Trips are strongly encouraged. It is expected that every class has a school trip once per half term many have much more than that. We are very well placed to access all the potential that London can offer about museums, galleries, and exhibitions. The school also employs specialist sports coaches and an environmental officer.

We follow the national curriculum to provide a broad and balanced curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental, and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities, and experiences of later life.

Our themed approach enables whole phase topic enrichment ensuring that key skills in reading, writing, maths science and the arts are taught in a way which motivates and engages the children".

The EYFS curriculum is organized into six areas of learning: personal, social, and emotional development communication, language and literacy mathematical development knowledge and understanding of the world physical development, and creative development.

At Robert Blair Primary School we have the highest possible expectations for all our children. We aim to provide a happy, caring, and safe environment that stimulates children’s natural curiosity and allows them to develop their skills, knowledge, and understanding.

We want children to develop independence, co-operate with others and communicate in a range of situations whilst learning the skills needed to progress through school and future life.

Great emphasis and importance are placed on the environment which reflects the EYFS topic each half term and is designed to entice the children to participate in a range of learning activities.

We follow the EYFS statutory framework and use ‘Development Matters’ which supports the implementation of the statutory framework by outlining the characteristics of effective learning and how best to promote these in an Early Years setting.

Our school embraces the 16 ‘Habits of Mind’ as a way of clarifying educational aspirations and targets for our pupils. They provide a framework and common language for students, to share when discussing and planning for the development of our thinking.

Cooking in the Curriculum - Every child has the opportunity to cook at least once a term.

Basic Skills - We place a strong emphasis on the development of basic skills – skills that are necessary for lifelong learning. We have ‘non-negotiable’ basic skills that are taught and expected to be applied.

Phonics - Children have daily phonics lessons until they are secure in their knowledge.

Robert Blair Primary School is committed to meeting the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). We will do our best to make sure that a pupil with SEND gets the support and provision they need.

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