Sir William Burrough Primary School

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Learning to read, write and calculate is guaranteed at SWB. We underwrite this guarantee with fail-safe programs to ensure basic competence in literacy and numeracy. We also believe children learn best through active engagement with the world around them. The International Primary Curriculum provides rich learning experiences through thematic topics, designed to inspire, engage and delight the children, and provoke high levels of inquiry.

At Sir William Burrough:

• We are passionate about learning.
• We are always saying You Can Do It!
• We delight in innovation and creativity.
• We are proudly growing tomorrow's citizens.
• We thrive in partnerships,
• And cherish everyone in our school community.

Our "You Can Do It" program keeps levels of confidence, and resilience high, and is deeply woven into our relationships of respect, kindness, tolerance, and courtesy. We expect the highest standards of conduct and behavior, and the children meet and often exceed our expectations. Our Behaviour Policy sets out how we respond on very rare occasions when behavior is unacceptable.

"Every Child Matters" perfectly describes our highly diverse and fully inclusive culture. The progress, wellbeing, and safety of all our children is our prime concern. Our Special Needs, Equality, and Safeguarding Policies detail our unconditional commitment to safety and equality of opportunity for every child. Safeguarding and Child Protection is of paramount importance to us, and we comply fully with the statutory guidance as specified in "Keeping Children Safe In Education" - DfE Sept 2016, which can be found here.

Wherever possible, Sir William Burrough School will provide trips, outings, and events free of charge to all children. However, parents may be asked for voluntary contributions towards coaches, entrance tickets, and trips. No child will be excluded from an activity because parents are unwilling or unable to pay.

Our equalities target for 2017 was to ensure that our disadvantaged children continued to outperform their non-disadvantaged peers nationally. This target has been more than fully met, as in the 2017 SATs, disadvantaged children out-performed their in-school peers in Reading, Writing, and Grammar and out-performed all children nationally. As a result, we have been recognized in the Mayor's School's for Success Programme for Pupil Premium Impact.

Facilities

• The school is a beautifully refurbished Victorian building.
• We have a continuing program of improvement to keep the premises attractive, safe, and comfortable to all school users.
• The public areas are full of lively photographs and imaginative examples of children's work.
• The classrooms are large, bright and comfortable, and fully equipped with laptop computers and interactive whiteboards.
• We have a large computer suite, a dedicated music room/studio, and an attractive library.
• We have three large playgrounds well-resourced with climbing and play opportunities, an all-purpose sports pitch, and a nature garden.

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