West Green Primary School

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Welcome to West Green Primary School. Our friendly school is based in South Tottenham, Inner London. We are a happy and welcoming school where our children’s entitlement to succeed is at the heart of all that we do. Our children bring with them a wide range of personal experiences and many are new learners of English. Their hunger for learning is evident in all that they do they are bright, engaging, and fun children who are developing a true sense of their selves and are beginning to take responsibility for their futures.

We know that to secure a bright future, our children must have excellent literacy and numeracy skills as well as being confident and considerate members of our community.

We believe that all of our children should learn to read fluently and avidly, write confidently and effectively and work with numbers accurately and efficiently.

Our children have daily lessons in Maths, English, and Reading, and other subjects are taught through topics where possible, for example, History, Geography, Science and Art. Other subjects such as ICT and RE and PE are taught discretely.

We use the Read Write Inc Programme to develop our children’s phonic knowledge and to teach them how to decode, blend and segment. Children begin this program in Nursery and receive daily lessons in both the Early Years and Key Stage 1. Children are grouped according to reading ability and are assessed on a half-termly basis.

Once our children have completed the phonics program they begin the Language and Literacy program which teaches all elements of the English Curriculum, including Spelling Punctuation, and Grammar. All children receive a daily hour-long lesson on this subject.

An additional skills session takes place daily to provide our children with a further opportunity to develop their reading and writing skills. The needs of our various cohorts are taken into account when planning these sessions.

Our children also take home appropriate reading books daily and we encourage parents and siblings to read together as often as possible.

For children who are struggling to learn to read fluently, we offer a range of proven interventions. These interventions are monitored closely and progress is carefully tracked.

We follow the new National Curriculum across Key Stages 1 and 2. This year we have introduced the Maths Mastery Programme in Reception and Year 1 and plan to roll this program into Year 2 as of September 2015. Maths Mastery aims to develop children’s deep understanding of mathematics. They explore mathematical concepts in depth using objects, conversation, and problem-solving to build confidence in their understanding of Maths. The 3 key elements of Maths Mastery sessions are objects and pictures, language development, and problem-solving.

From Years 2 to 6, the teaching of mathematics includes using and applying mathematics, counting and understanding numbers, knowing and understanding number facts, calculating, understanding shape, measuring, and handling data. It is hoped that through practical experience and discussion each child will gain confidence and develop mathematical awareness at his or her level of understanding.

At West Green Primary School we promote the British values of:

• Democracy
• Rule of Law
• Individual Liberty
• Respect and Tolerance

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