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St George’s Church of England Primary School is a one-form entry school nestled on the borders of Peckham and Camberwell. Situated right next to St George’s Church, we have strong links with our three parishes, St George’s, St Luke’s, and St Giles’. During their time at St George’s pupils work hard to achieve their full potential every day. Our Early Years Reception was recently graded as Good by Ofsted, and this is where we begin each pupil’s journey to success. Throughout their Primary School time as well as working hard they have annual trips to the seaside and exciting week-long residential trips within the UK. Our School Values are a key part of our daily life: Respect, Achievement, Community, and Valour and we strive every day to ensure pupils have a strong understanding of these values and that they can demonstrate our core values to Love God and Love thy Neighbour. The basic equality between all human beings has always been fundamental to Anglican belief and teaching. Our school mission is founded on the biblical principles of Love God and Love Thy Neighbour. From these principles flow our values of respect, achievement, valor, and community. St George’s CE Primary School acknowledges and celebrates diversity among pupils. We are committed to the promotion of equality for all. This involves tackling the barriers which could lead to unequal outcomes so that there is equality of access and the diversity within the school community is celebrated and valued. We believe that equality at our school should permeate all aspects of school life and is the responsibility of every member of the school and wider community. Every member of the school community should feel safe, secure, valued, and of equal worth. At St George’s CE Primary School, equality is a key principle for treating all people the same, irrespective of their gender, ethnicity, disability, religious beliefs/faith tradition, sexual orientation, age, or any other of the protected characteristics. As a Church of England Voluntary Aided School, Christian values are built into the ethos. St George’s CE Primary is an Anglican school, with a distinctive Christian ethos. There is a daily act of collective worship, which encourages spiritual development and a mutual understanding of life together. Our approach to inclusion is based on the biblical belief that all are made in the image of God and are equally valuable to Him. This is rooted in the biblical values of Love God and Love your Neighbour. The school seeks to work positively with parents and carers to fulfill the school’s expectation that all pupils are enabled to achieve at the highest level of which they are capable. Our school building has been adapted to include ramps for wheelchair access, disabled toilets, handrails, and ground-level classrooms. We are have improved our facilities for visually impaired adults and children and we have extensive Information and Communication (ICT) facilities that allow students of all abilities to use word processing as an aid to learning. We endeavor to provide any necessary equipment needed to include all children and allow them to access the curriculum successfully. Behavior in school is based upon respecting others and their rights, motivation, self-esteem. Children must know what is expected of them, and why. They must be able to see good models of behavior from all adults. We have a range of strategies to support children's emotional and social well-being and development: Small group support to develop social skills and self-esteem, lunch and after school clubs for Key Stage One and Two, opportunities for children to contribute to the school community and develop their strengths, one to one support from our Home school Liaison officer. View full school

St George's, Ascot is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18 years. We are located approximately 25 miles west of central London on a beautiful, leafy 30-acre site, within walking distance of Ascot High Street. We are a welcoming school with a warm sense of community and visitors often comment on the perceptible supportive and cheerful atmosphere. Most girls join St George's in their First Year (Year 7) there are around 35 girls in each of the first two years and we keep class sizes deliberately small so that each girl is individually known. An additional class is added at Third Year (Year 9) with girls joining from 13+ prep schools and girls may also join in the Sixth Form, and occasionally in Second Year (Year ? and Fourth Year (Year 10). We believe that a happy and successful school is one where all pupils have the opportunities to develop their strengths. The richness of the opportunities within and outside the classroom are fundamental elements of St George’s experience. This allows the girls to foster the confidence, independence, and academic curiosity that lead to success. Our academic results are impressive, with the 'value-added' in public examinations a real strength. We understand how girls learn effectively and we regularly add at least one grade higher at GCSE and A-Level than baseline testing would suggest. As the girls progress through school, bespoke advice on subject options, universities, and careers, as part of a thorough academic tracking process, gives each girl, and her parents, a sense of where her strengths lie and where she should be heading. We also offer an extensive range of opportunities, clubs, and activities with a significant focus on the arts, music, and sport. The girls work hard and play hard, they value each other’s abilities, and there is a positive and supportive pastoral and boarding ethos. St George’s is a place where girls flourish academically, creatively, physically, and morally, a place where risks can be taken, lessons are learned, and challenges are welcomed. We strive for the very best for our girls and by developing their love of learning, their academic potential, and their talents, we can nurture them to become happy, responsible, well-balanced, and resilient young women in the twenty-first century. Please do come and visit us and meet our pupils and staff to see how an education at St George’s will make a difference to your daughter. View full school

St George’s School is a prominent all-girls day and boarding school set in parkland in the heart of historic Edinburgh. Established in 1888 by the pioneers of women’s education, St George’s is Scotland’s largest all-girls school and the only all-through independent private school in Edinburgh for girls aged 2 to 18. Your daughter will have unrivaled learning opportunities, excellent teaching, and individual support for her personal, social and intellectual development. Our flexible approach to learning and care provides a level of support few schools can match. In the late nineteenth century, the founders of St George's School campaigned for equality in education. They believed that equality for women could be achieved only by equal opportunities in education. St George’s was set up by them with the precise intention of educating young women so that they might enter Higher Education and the professions. Today our Founders' far-sighted ideas still influence the school and help to shape the way we work. Although we’re a thoroughly modern school, our Chaucerian motto is as relevant today as it has ever been and it continues to inform our values and school ethos. Truth and Honour, Freedom and Courtesy Truth: Truth and integrity are fundamental to the school’s ethos, and we encourage each girl to be true to herself. Honor: We encourage every member of our community to be respectful towards one another and to behave with honor within and beyond school. Freedom: Our girls have the freedom to be themselves at St George’s, and the flexibility of our curriculum gives them scope to aim high. Courtesy: The natural courtesy our girls extend to one another, their tolerance, and willingness to reach out, all lead to friendships that will last a lifetime. As Edinburgh's only private all-through girls' school we have a tremendous opportunity to make the education we offer seamless, with smooth transitions from one stage to the next. Situated on two inter-linking sites, on a parkland campus, St George's is fortunate to be in the heart of the wonderful cosmopolitan city of Edinburgh. In an environment free from gender stereotypes, our students flourish, can take risks, and master new skills. As a result, they not only achieve outstanding academic results but develop into confident, well-rounded individuals. With a Junior School size of about 200 girls (and a whole school of 800), St George’s is relatively small. Our girls receive more teacher attention than they might get elsewhere, but the school is big enough at the top end to be enormously flexible, especially where subject and course choice is concerned. Learning in a global context has been highly valued at St George’s for many years. Living in an environment with girls from different cultures and backgrounds broadens our students' views and prepares them for the real world. Set among beautiful parklands on a single-site campus, St George’s provides an excellent learning environment in the west of the City of Edinburgh. It is set in 15 acres of attractive landscaped grounds in the highly desirable leafy suburbs of the Ravelston and Murrayfield residential areas of the city. There are three distinctive parts of the campus: the Junior School, which also houses the Nursery, the Lower School on the Lansdowne Site, and the Upper School (which includes Sixth Form Secondary 5 - Secondary 6). The school moved to its present site in 1914 into a purpose-built building designed by the architect Balfour Paul. Our buildings combine traditional and modern design to support a dynamic, innovative, and high-quality learning environment for our whole community. Key facilities include science laboratories, music center including auditorium, art and textiles center, drama studios, indoor sports hall and astroturf, ICT and design technology center, food technology center, and cafeteria-style catering facilities as well as a multi-purpose venue for special events and celebrations. View full school

St George’s School, Edgbaston, is a fully co-educational independent day school for children from ages 3 to 18. Established as a charitable trust, St George’s opened in September 1999 as Birmingham’s first independent school to offer a complete education for boys and girls from kindergarten through to the sixth form. St George’s School is committed to: Maximizing individual achievement within a caring community. Developing respect and responsibility in all relationships. Promoting friendship, fair play, and equality. Creating opportunities for personal development in a changing and challenging world. Our ethos is rooted in the values of Christianity and other great faiths. Our school community reflects the multi-cultural diversity of Birmingham and we welcome people from all religions or none. St George's School is a place where each individual feels supported, safe to develop at their own pace, and takes pride in every achievement. Our classes are small and our staff enthusiastic and caring - always keeping the child at the heart of the matter. Teaching staff are quick to recognize the strengths of students but also to identify when particular help is needed. This is reflected in the school’s strong commitment to inclusion, offering outstanding support for children with dyslexia and some diagnosed as having Asperger's syndrome or high functioning autism. The vast majority of these pupils achieve as well or better than many of their peers in public examinations. By understanding each group to be a collection of individuals, each with his/her idiosyncratic needs and aspirations, academic achievements sit comfortably alongside pastoral care. Consequently, our pupils are empowered to take an active part in their educational journey. “Because we are small there’s a close-knit community at the School, We know each other well and we understand how to ensure every pupil walks a step or two with genius.” A zest for life bursts out of the Lower School where our small pupils thrive in the atmosphere of praise and sensitive guidance. Dedicated to the education of children up to Year 6, we recognize the vital importance of learning for children in these formative years. Small classes and a family atmosphere create an environment where children feel comfortable and take pride in their achievements. We offer a small and friendly Lower School environment for children from 3 to 11 years. Exposed to a variety of learning opportunities and an atmosphere of encouragement, each child can flourish as they embark on the formative early years of their school career. Our Sixth Formers become ‘big fish in a small pool’ where they are expected to take on responsibilities and become leaders in upholding school discipline and ethos. It is no accident that the Sixth Form building is at the center of our campus. Sixth Formers contribute to the wider life of the School as part of our ‘one school community’ ethos. This may involve running the tuck shop, helping with the library or computer supervision, ‘buddying’ younger or foreign students, and getting involved with school theatre productions. View full school

We are learning and growing together as God's family. We will always do our best to love and respect each other as we prepare for our future. It is a great pleasure to welcome you to our school through this website. Saint George's is a Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided primary school for boys and girls aged four to eleven years. We have two forms of entry and approximately 421 pupils. The school is maintained by the Diocese of Westminster, in partnership with the London Borough of Harrow, and serves the parish of St George’s, Sudbury. The school also has a 30-place day nursery called St George's Dragons. Fees are payable for this provision although it does have several funded-only places. St George's Dragons are run by the Governing Body of the school and opened in 2003. St George’s is a happy and successful school with dedicated staff and supportive parents and Governing Body. We serve a diverse community with all members playing an equal part. There is a dedicated PSA that works tirelessly to raise funds for school development. Our core purpose as a Catholic School is encapsulated in our Mission Statement. A key feature of our school is the strength of partnership with the Parish and the local community. We are committed to working closely with families and parish to provide the best learning experience for our pupils and to grow in their faith. Our vision for St George’s is to ensure we build on our excellent foundation to continue to provide care, spiritual guidance, and first-class primary education for our children, which will equip them for their future learning. We believe that pupils learn to take responsibility for their learning and their actions. Their self-esteem should be developed through achievement, and at St George’s we offer pupils a wide diverse range of opportunities both in and out of the classroom. We have high expectations for behavior based on the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Gospel value of forgiveness. We have high aspirations and we are determined to educate all of our children so that they can achieve success and maximize their capabilities. Our vision is to build on our excellent foundation and continue to provide care, spiritual guidance, and first-class primary education for our children an education that will equip them for their future learning. We believe that self-esteem should be developed through the achievement and development of talents. We are aspirational and ensure that children are successful and ready for the next step in their education and life journey. We aim to ensure that pupils learn to take responsibility for their learning and their actions by developing and growing in their ability to be: Independent Resilient Respectful We have high aspirations and we are determined to educate all of our children so that they can achieve success and maximize their capabilities. We are committed to sustaining a happy school community with pupils, staff, governors, parents, and parish, so that our children develop into successful young adults in their chosen path, within this rapidly changing world. We anticipate that our children will look back with fondness and will be able to recognize that being a pupil at St George’s Catholic Primary School played an important part in their lives. At St George's we aim: To remain true to our Faith. To make individuals feel special, successful, and a valued part of our school community. To keep the Catholic ethos of the school under constant review. To provide a rich and challenging curriculum to sustain the highest possible standards. To provide a curriculum reflecting and being informed by Catholic principles and provide social, moral, spiritual, and cultural development. To engage our families and the Parish in the development of our children. To provide opportunities for the School to be central to the life of the community. To provide a healthy, caring, and supportive environment where all can develop and progress to their full potential. To provide opportunities to be fully involved in the Catholic life of the community by participating in liturgies, assemblies, and caring for our environment. To create an inclusive culture that respects and celebrates all members of our immediate and wider community. To set challenging, but achievable targets for children and staff to aspire to. To develop technology-based individual learning for all pupils. To provide leadership opportunities for all members of the school community. To link home and school through the development of a learning community. View full school

We are delighted to welcome you to St. George’s CE Primary School, a school with excellent teaching and visionary leadership. Our school has been judged outstanding for the educational standards achieved by all pupils and for the strength of its Christian dimension. Pupils at St. George’s are happy and thriving in every year group and they are attaining well above national expectations. We believe in traditional values and teach pupils to act with dignity and integrity at all times. Good manners, self-respect, and service to others underpin life at St. George’s and as a result, our pupils are fully prepared to be successful in life. If you would like to see our calm, learning-focused school in action then please book a visit. You will be inspired by all that you encounter and you will see for yourself that every one of us at St. George’s is ‘the best we can be’. St. George’s is a small, thriving church school with a big heart and a passion for its community. At St. George’s we all pride ourselves on acting with dignity and integrity. We speak the truth kindly and this makes us strong. We know every child personally and value them as individuals. We believe that every child is capable of great success and work hard with them every day to achieve their personal best. Our children leave St. George’s equipped with the skills they need to be successful in their life. We empower them to be whatever they want to be and give them the self-confidence to know that they can achieve this. We have future prime ministers, lawyers, designers, and entrepreneurs in our midst. St. George’s is an outstanding Church of England school because the gospel values of love and truth are at the heart of everything we do. Our school is a calm, vibrant and inclusive learning community and an inspiring place to work. At St. George’s the children enjoy, achieve, and aspire. We provide a school where they will: Love learning and achieve their personal best. Be confident and highly motivated. Feel safe and healthy. Have high expectations of themselves and their life opportunities. Lay solid foundations for future economic well-being. Develop creatively, physically, and spiritually as well as academically. Know what it means to be a Christian and make good choices. Make a positive contribution to the school and wider community. We are working in partnership as a community to ensure that: Pupils maintain high records of attendance and punctuality. Standards of learning are high at school and home. Attitudes and behavior in school are calm and positive. Diversity is celebrated as a source of enrichment. Everyone is treated with respect and courtesy. All members of the school community feel valued and appreciated. Problems are shared in a solution-focused way. Well-being is promoted as the foundation for success. Pupils know they are special and valued and belong to a caring, Christian community. We ensure that all children leave primary school being able to read, write and count. We have an enrichment map that ensures that children across the school have exciting and important life experiences e.g. going to the seaside/watching chicks hatch. We also have frequent visits from authors, role models in the community, news presenters, and all kinds of animals to ensure that our pupils have many rich experiences. We follow a ‘topic’ based approach to foundation subjects, often linked to the key text in English. A half-termly topic includes skills development in foundation subjects. We have specialist teachers for art, music, PE, computing, and Spanish to ensure our pupils get the very best teaching in these areas. Our PSHE lessons cover healthy eating, growth mindset, philosophy, and relationships. We follow the Southwark Diocesan scheme of work for RE. Writing lessons at St George’s are taught using Talk for Writing. The three stages of imitation, innovation, and invention are followed through a unit of work. This approach centers on children learning quality texts off by heart so that rich language and structure are embedded and built upon in every year group. Fiction and non-fiction units are taught every half term. The overview for genres to be taught and texts to be used are on the whole school text map. The Sounds-Write program we use for phonics is also used in reading to support children with their decoding. We ensure that all children are fluent readers by the time they leave KS1. We use the Reciprocal Reading approach to teach comprehension. In the nursery, children begin to discuss the books they are reading using looking, clue, and thinking questions. This develops throughout the school and we ensure that we teach the skills required for comprehension explicitly. Guided Reading begins in reception and every group reads with an adult. View full school

Welcome to our St. George’s Cathedral Catholic Primary School. At St George’s Cathedral Catholic Primary School, we teach a broad and balanced creative curriculum that is based around exciting cross-curricular projects and meaningful, stimulating tasks. Our aim is for all children to become confident, successful, life-long learners who achieve their full God-given potential. At St. George’s Cathedral Catholic Primary School we firmly believe that effective assessment is what lies at the heart of good teaching and learning. Assessment is happening in every classroom, every lesson, every day at our school and it involves everyone! We are passionate in our belief that every child can succeed and make progress in their learning journey, and it is the assessment of where children are in this journey that allows teachers to decide where they need to go next and how best to get them there. St. George’s Cathedral Catholic Primary School is committed to valuing all members of the school community and strives to ensure that the opportunities to succeed are equal for all. As a primary school, we believe we have a key role in society in combating discrimination and promoting fairness, justice, and equality through our teaching and in the role models we offer. Prayer and worship are at the heart of our school. The children have many opportunities for worship including daily class worship, independent, child-led worship which is planned and organized by pupils. The school day begins and ends with morning and evening prayers. This is held in the classrooms with all classed based staff and pupils involved. It is a beautiful way of coming together at the start and end of the day. Staff and pupils lead this and often ask for special prayers to be said or people remembered. All children understand that they can ask for a personal intention and can compile and share their prayers. Grace before meals is said in every class before lunch play. Community cohesion is a core value and ethics and cultural diversity have always been a rich feature of St. George’s Cathedral Catholic Primary School. Other religions are taught at the school and diversity is celebrated through cultural assemblies. We follow the RE scheme ‘Come and See’ and teachers endeavor to ensure that the Gospel values and the principles of the integrated into all aspects of the curriculum especially English, history, geography, science, and PSHE and Citizenship. Art enables children to explore and understand the world around them. Children’s love for art, from the past and other cultures, is fostered through visits to galleries and museums. We consider drawing to be a key skill that needs to be taught. All units of work start by drawing from the first-hand experience, this develops observational and perceptual skills. Through these experiences, children develop an understanding of the elements of art and develop an art vocabulary to review and evaluate their work. As part of our artwork, we also study artists and the work of artists from different periods. At St. George’s Cathedral Catholic Primary school we aim to teach children to love English, to read and write to a high standard, and for pleasure. We also teach them to speak to a range of different audiences and to listen well and with skill. We aim to encourage children to feel passionate about reading and writing and to inspire personal interest and curiosity about a range of literacy activities as well as working towards all children achieving National Standards in English. The curriculum includes reading, writing, spelling, handwriting, grammar, speaking and listening, and drama. Each unit of work taught lasts from 2 to 4 weeks and helps the children to develop specific skills. Throughout their time at St. George’s Cathedral, children will cover a large range of fiction genres as well as reading and writing different non-fiction text types. As a school, we use Oxford Reading Tree as our reading scheme. In teaching phonics throughout the school we use Letters and Sounds. To support writing across the curriculum, children visit museums and other places of interest for history and geography, watch plays by visiting theatre groups, work with authors and participate in writing and drama workshops. All of these experiences are used to help inspire and extend writing. At St. George’s Cathedral, we use a scheme called ‘Rising Stars’ which provides a basis for development. We also use professional support from Andrew Goodgame at Wandsworth CLC who works alongside teachers on how to use iPads to develop teaching and learning. The safe use of the internet is also a focus in our school with children being taught about the benefits and possible dangers of internet use. We have also had several successful sessions for parents on cyber-bullying and internet safety delivered by Andrew Goodgame. View full school

Welcome to St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School. We provide a caring, stable and intellectually, and creatively stimulating environment where all children can develop to their full and individual potential. The staff are passionate about ensuring your child’s time at school is happy, productive, and successful so that they can move confidently onto the next stage of their education and ultimately make a positive contribution to society as adults. We are incredibly proud of our approach to raising achievement in all aspects of the curriculum, through developing self-confidence, motivation, self-reliance, creativity, and co-operation in all we do. St George the Martyr CE Primary School is committed to equality of opportunity and serves the local community by welcoming children from all backgrounds and faiths. Whilst our ethos is positively Christian, we value and respect the diversity of our community and aim to set all children on life’s path through compassion, thoughtfulness, and understanding of one another, and respect for one another’s differences. Our visions and values are at the core of everything we do. They underpin our teaching and learning and provide an environment that prepares our pupils as confident, happy citizens. St George the Martyr is a voluntary aided school with deep Christian roots. The origin of the school lies with the church of St George the Martyr, Queen’s Square. This was built as a proprietary chapel in 1705 – 1706 by a group including Sir Streynsham Master and Robert Nelson. In 1710, the Charity School of St George the Martyr came into being on two floors of the Church’s Vestry House in Cosmo Place. The school was moved to its present site in 1976 and underwent a major refurbishment in 2006. As a Church school, we enjoy close links with St George’s Church, and Christian values of Determination, Friendship, Inspiration, Community, Excellence, and Respect underpin all that we do in the school. A member of the clergy takes assembly once a week and the children take part in services at St George’s Church at Christian festivals throughout the year. St George the Martyr CE Primary School aims to provide a caring, stable, stimulating environment where all children can develop to their full and individual potential. Staff is committed to ensuring that the children’s time at school is happy, productive, and successful. We aim to raise achievement in all aspects of the curriculum developing self-confidence, motivation, self-reliance, and cooperation. St George the Martyr CE Primary School is committed to equality of opportunity and serves the local community by welcoming children from all backgrounds and faiths. Whilst our ethos is positively Christian, we value and respect the diversity of our community and aim to set all children on life’s path through compassion, thoughtfulness, and understanding of one another, and respect for one another’s differences. This can be summed up by our school motto: ‘Go Shine in the World with Compassion, Integrity & Honesty. Bless this school. May we all live happily together and may our school be full of joy. May each one of us learn and achieve together. May love and respect dwell here among us every day. Love of learning, Love of one another, Love of life itself and love of God. Let us remember that many hands build a house so every student can make St. George the Martyr CE Primary School a better place. We aim to foster a positive attitude towards homework and help set good habits for Secondary School. We ensure that homework is of interest to the children and matched to their ability. Our school policy on homework is based on the notion that the learning process does not begin and end at school. We believe that children are learning constantly from a variety of adults and experiences. We ask that parents support their child with any homework given. Homework is set throughout the school by DfE guidelines. Homework routines begin in Reception with the expectation that children read at home every night. From Year 1 onwards, children are also given weekly maths and literacy activities. Homework is handed out on a Friday and is expected to be returned to school by Wednesday each week. We have a nursery of 18 full-time places for children aged 3 – 4. Children start school in the year that they turn 5 in our Reception class until age 11 in Year 6. Our classes have a maximum size of 30 children. View full school

Our school values underpin everything we do at St. Francis and we are committed to advancing equality of opportunity for all by demonstrating these values and work towards eliminating all forms of bullying and discrimination. We use the legal definition of ‘equalities’ which gives protection to people who have specific characteristics - for example being gay, lesbian, or bisexual or from a minority ethnic group or disabled or old. It also includes boys and girls and anyone undergoing gender change, as well as those of particular faith groups. At St.Francis’ Primary, we are aspirational for all our children and believe strongly in the equity of opportunity to ensure all our children achieve in life. School Aims: We aim to encourage our children to be Responsible Citizens, Successful Learners, Confident Individuals, and Effective Contributors We aim to provide our children with high-quality learning and deliver the national priority of ensuring excellence and equity. We aim to place the mental, emotional, social, and physical well-being of all our children and staff at the center of everything we do. We aim to develop positive and effective relationships between home and school, external support agencies, and the wider community to support the learning process. We aim to promote equality and prevent discrimination about children’s needs. We aim to provide religious education programs and shared experiences of prayer and liturgy which enable our children to develop their understanding of the gospel values and how to apply them in life. We aim to provide all members of staff with opportunities to participate in professional development and for teaching staff to engage in professional learning, self-evaluating their learning against the General Teaching Council Standards and maintaining a record of this. Religious Education is a core subject in all schools and at St Francis’ our Catholic values permeate throughout our school. ‘This is Our Faith’ is the main program used to teach the Catholic Faith in a way that is appropriate to age and circumstances. ‘God’s Loving Plan’ is a resource that has been designed to deliver relationship and sex education in ways that are faithful to Christian moral teaching. It helps children to develop healthy and respectful attitudes to their bodies and all aspects of God’s gift of life. This is a program created to focus on the purpose of relationships and promoting positive examples of this. Curriculum for Excellence aims to achieve a transformation in education in Scotland by providing a coherent, more flexible, and enriched curriculum from 3 – 18. It allows us to prepare our children to respond to a fast-changing world. To give them transferable skills and future proof them. We strive to teach them how to learn to investigate, analyze and collaborate. Our curriculum is designed based on the following set of key design principles, Children should find their learning challenging, engaging, and motivating. The curriculum should encourage high aspirations and ambitions for all. All children should have opportunities for a broad, suitable weighted range of experiences. The curriculum should be organized so that they will learn and develop through a variety of contexts within the classroom and on other aspects of school life. Children should experience continuous progression in their learning from 3 – 18 within a single curriculum framework. Each stage should build upon earlier knowledge and achievements. There should be opportunities for children to develop their full capacity for different types of thinking and learning. As they progress, they should develop and apply increasingly intellectual rigor, drawing different strands of learning together. The curriculum should respond to individual needs and support particular aptitudes and talents. It should give each child increasing opportunities for exercising responsible personal choices as they move through their school career. Children should understand the purposes of their activities. They should see the value of what they are learning and its relevance to their lives, present, and future. View full school

Welcome to the St Francis Xavier’s College, Catholic Academy. The College has a history going back to 1842 and has a strong Catholic-based Christian ethos. Students at the College are encouraged to achieve their full potential through the mission statement of “…life in all its fullness”. The College believes in developing rounded individuals so that students are prepared for life academically, spiritually, morally, and socially. The College’s specialist status as a Mathematics and Computing College is key in meeting these aims. The College is supported by the Brothers of Christian Instruction. Their aim “to make Jesus well known” is brought to life by all in the College, especially in the support which students give to those who are less fortunate. This aim also underpins the College’s inclusive nature. St Francis Xavier strives to build a Christian community of love and respect to educate young people to meet the challenges of life confidently, to develop their unique talents to the full, and to live out the values of Christ and his Gospel. We offer a curriculum which is appropriate for all its pupils and which, where it is reasonably practicable, takes account of the expressed views of parents. The curriculum must have regard to the need to prepare boys and girls for the world of work, higher education, and life in modern Britain. At St Francis Xavier’s College, we are committed to promoting the Spiritual, Moral, Social, and Cultural (SMSC) development of our pupils. We work with the boys in this area in form and year assemblies, PSHCE days, and through many extracurricular activities. Some examples of how academic departments contribute to the Spiritual, Moral, Social, and Cultural development of our pupils. As part of our work in this area with pupils, we are also fully committed to promoting the fundamental British Values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs The objective of our work in this area is to: enable students to develop their self-knowledge, self-esteem, and self-confidence, enable students to distinguish right from wrong and to respect the civil and criminal law of England, encourage students to accept responsibility for their behavior, show initiative, and to understand how they can contribute positively to the lives of those living and working in the locality of the school and to society more widely, enable students to acquire a broad general knowledge of and respect for public institutions and services in England, further tolerance and harmony between different cultural traditions by enabling students to acquire an appreciation of and respect for their own and other cultures • encourage respect for other people, encourage respect for democracy and support for participation in the democratic processes, including respect for the basis on which the law is made and applied. High-quality first teaching and additional interventions are defined through our person-centered planning approach across the school contributing to our provision management arrangements. These processes help us to regularly review and record what we offer all children or young people in our care and what we offer additionally. These discussions also serve to embed our high expectations amongst staff about quality first teaching and the application of a differentiated and personalized approach to teaching and learning. We make it a point to discuss aspirations with ALL our learners. This is a whole-school approach and this report will promote how we underpin this practice across our classrooms, pastoral care, and support arrangements. Assess: In assessing a young person, the school will carry out an analysis of the pupil’s needs, drawing on teacher assessments reading and spelling scores the experiences of the pupil's previous progress and levels of attainment. The individual’s progress is compared to that of peers and national data is also used in this initial assessment period. Pupil and parental views are sought, as are those of outside agencies who are involved in the assessment process. Any parental concerns are actively listened to and recorded. Assessments are reviewed every term in school. The Sixth Form is an integral part of the College, with a fine tradition of preparing young men and women for Higher Education and the world of work. Proud of its history yet forward-thinking in outlook, SFX has an enviable reputation with Universities and employers, both locally and nationally. View full school

Many of our students join SFX because they hear “good things” about us from friends and family. Becoming a member of SFX 6th Form College is a bigger venture than merely enrolling in a set of courses. Between the ages of 16 and 18, you will find your “friends for life” and take up the challenges which will craft your future. At SFX you will step into a community that is more than a provider of educational qualifications. We know that getting the most out of life requires patience, clear vision, hard work, resilience, and taking responsibility, not only for ourselves but also for others. Creating the opportunity to share views and values in a secure and respectful setting is a critical part of our SFX mission and helps to foster a strong and mature community. Our goal at SFX is to prepare you for the challenges you will face in a highly competitive world but also carve out time to support you in developing personally and spiritually. We have a track record of achieving outstanding success in a wide range of qualifications but we also have expertise in fostering the vision and values that will create great and ethical leaders of the future. If you join the SFX community we shall not stint in our efforts to fulfill those dual needs. We have a talented staff body that is excited by the transformational power of education and the creativity of young people. All of these attributes contribute to making SFX a unique community and a great place to study. Our Christian mission demands that we recognize the dignity and equality of every individual. SFX actively promotes inclusion and embraces all the legal and moral requirements of our Equality Duty. We are proud of our diversity and support one another in resisting and challenging prejudice and discrimination. The College has worked closely with the National Centre for Diversity to achieve the ‘Investors in Diversity Award. As such, there is an Equality and Diversity group comprising staff and students promoting the aims and objectives inherent in our mission. Each of our subject areas is required to identify how they contribute to our equality and diversity objectives in their lessons and every opportunity is taken to ensure that equality and diversity themes are included in our comprehensive tutorial program and faculty gatherings. Our teachers are experts in their fields/we are specialists in sixth form education we only teach 16-19 so it’s all about that age group – we don’t teach older students or earlier years as in a school with a sixth form only A levels, or Diplomas at Level 3 (equivalent to 3 A levels), Level 2 and 1 (equivalent to GCSEs). there is an excellent pastoral care system. Each student has a Personal Tutor to guide them alongside their subject teachers. We have a specialist learning support team, together with the Designated Safeguarding Officer there is a College Counsellor and a Student Welfare Officer on hand to support students experiencing personal worries or concerns. Student enrichment plays an integral part in our student program at SFX. Examples include: Student Union with student elected President and Vice President representing the students’ needs and interests and contributing to decision making as Student Governors. Sport – including a fully supervised fitness suite, Boys and Girls Football Team, Basketball Team, hula, trampolining, table tennis, box-fit, and rock climbing. Young enterprise students set up and run their own business for a year with assigned roles including as Project Manager, Product Manager, Finance Manager, Marketing Manager, etc. Visiting speakers, educational outings (past have included London, New York, and Paris), visits to university taster days, and trips to theatre, museums & exhibitions. Sixth form colleges can offer you a fresh start to continue your studies in a different environment where you can make new friends. At a sixth form college you can benefit from: The wide range of courses available With the experience of making that step from one institution to another and developing confidence, independence, and maturity you will therefore be well equipped to make the change when going to university or into employment through support systems that are in place to monitor your performance. Tutorials that help students to reach their potential and help with preparation for UCAS applications and university increased independence as you will be expected to manage your time, deadlines, study, and workload which is very effective preparation for university and personal life. Being taught by teachers who are experts in the field of teaching 16-19-year-olds as they only concentrate on that age group. Specialist programs for students applying to Oxbridge or top universities. High success rates View full school

We have all worked together to identify how our school community promotes British Values. Our school council led this work with each class and also had an extremely fruitful meeting with the Governors to outline the children's views and ideas about this important aspect. All schools in England have a Governing Body that is responsible for overseeing many of the strategic decisions of the school. A key role is to act as a ‘critical friend’: to support, to challenge, to ask questions, ultimately to represent the school community. The Governing Body works in close partnership with the headteacher, staff, and the local authority. Whilst the headteacher is, of course, responsible for the day-to-day running of the school, the governors are involved with such things as staffing, curriculum, school buildings, and finance. It ensures the school functions well and maintains the proper range of academic and social objectives. St Francis RC Primary School is a voluntary aided Catholic school provided by the Salford Diocese and maintained by Manchester City Council Children’s Services Department. For the school year 2016/17 the Governing Body’s planned admission number is 30. Admissions are the responsibility of the school Governors acting by agreements reached with the Diocese and the Local Authority. Admissions to the school will be made by the Governing Body. Proof of address, Baptism Certificate, and evidence of attendance at mass will be requested before the offer of a place being made. Good behavior is central to all we do in this school. High standards of behavior will be expected and promoted at all times in lessons and throughout every aspect of the school’s life. We ensure that St Francis Primary School is a safe place in which to learn, work and play by referring to the articles in the Convention of the Rights of the Child. All members of staff will set high standards and learners will be given clear guidance on what is expected of them. The school rules will be learned and followed by all. We will work in partnership with parents to ensure that the school’s values become central to the lives of learners. Home and School Agreements will promote this policy. The school has fulfilled its duties under the Equalities Act 2010 regarding Safeguarding and pupils with SEND. With serious/repeated incidents of concern, the staff is requested to enlist the support of Senior Staff, including the school’s designated teacher for special educational needs. Staff monitor concerns by recording incidents in the Daily Record Book. In the final instance, the Head Teacher will deal with serious incidents of a disciplinary nature. The School reserves the right to exclude pupils on a temporary or permanent basis, by the guidelines laid down in new Government legislation. In such processes, the Governing Body has established an Appeals Panel to adjudicate in matters which go to the level of an appeal. The Catholic Church is rightly proud of its network of schools, and how schools operate in clusters. One alternative sanction to continue to include a pupil within this network is to assist in making a fresh start in a neighboring Catholic school. At St. Francis’ we provide a broad, balanced, stimulating, and challenging education set within the context of the National Curriculum. Central to all we do in school is the spiritual, moral, social, cultural, intellectual, and physical development of the children. Our aim is always to help each child perform to his or her full potential. We have a wide range of clubs running after school. Some clubs run all year such as Judo and Spanish. Some clubs run on a termly basis and some sports clubs are run to prepare for tournaments. A Termly timetable is sent home and is available from the office. It is very important that, if your child registers for a club, they do attend it each week. We have waiting lists for places for many of the clubs and also need to know how many children will be attending each club to staff it. A new National Curriculum was introduced in 2014. With the introduction of a new National Curriculum in 2014, we took this as an opportunity to refresh our school approach and provision for pupils. As part of this work, we decided to implement the Cornerstones Curriculum, a nationally-recognized approach for delivering outstanding cross-curricular learning opportunities for children. The Cornerstones Curriculum is a creative and thematic approach to learning that is mapped to the new 2014 Primary National Curriculum to ensure comprehensive coverage of national expectations. Our curriculum is delivered through Imaginative Learning Projects (ILPs) which provide a rich menu of exciting and motivating learning activities that make creative links between all aspects of our children’s learning. We believe children learn better when they are encouraged to use their imagination and apply their learning to engaging contexts. Our curriculum provides lots of learning challenges throughout the academic year that will require children to solve problems, apply themselves creatively, and express their knowledge and understanding effectively across the curriculum. Cornerstones also provide a rigorous essential skills framework that outlines the end-of-year expectations in all subjects. These essential skills are tied to activities and are age-related so that staff can track children’s progress and identify their individual learning needs. View full school

In Saint Francis' Primary School and Nursery Class, we work together to provide a safe and nurturing learning environment where every member of our school community feels that they belong and that their lives and experiences are valued and respected. It is our vision that every child should be supported and encouraged to be the very best they can be, in every aspect of their development. We recognize the importance of working in close partnership with external agencies to ensure that all of our children are safe, healthy, achieving, nurtured, active, respected, responsible, and included, to grow and develop as successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens, and effective contributors. The shared values in our school are reflected in its ethos based on the Gospel Values of the Catholic Church, which include respect, wisdom, justice, integrity, and humility. Children's rights and responsibilities are uppermost in making decisions that affect them and the dignity of each individual, made in the image and likeness of God, is recognized and respected at all times. At St Francis' our aims are: To continue to develop effective learning and teaching experiences to raise levels of achievement and attainment To provide a nurturing and motivating learning environment matched to the individual needs of all children To reduce inequality, celebrate social and cultural diversity, and promote social justice and inclusion for all To work in partnership with parents, parishes, and others in the community to encourage children to become active and responsible citizens To encourage the personal growth of children and staff as lifelong learners and effective contributors. In Saint Francis Nursery Class we aim to provide a safe, happy learning environment in which our children who are aged between three and five years of age, are encouraged to maximize their potential in all aspects of their development and be successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens, and effective contributors. We want to ensure that our children are achieving, healthy, active, safe, nurtured, included, and respected. Stakeholders working in partnership strive to enable to make our children valued members of our multi-cultural, multi-faith society. View full school