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A prep school education should be rigorous and challenging, but it must also be creative, vibrant, and, above all, fun. At a time when schools so often surrender their individuality in the face of rigid testing and regulation, we feel passionate that children should be able to carry on doing the stuff that children ought to be doing for as long as they possibly can. For that reason, a Framlingham College Prep School education remains every bit as diverse as it was when the school was established in its idyllic, rural haven exactly seventy years ago. From sports pitches to laboratories and from Art and Design to Music, Drama and Technology you’ll find children confidently expressing themselves and discovering new talents. They work hard but always enjoy their learning and they carry that passion with them for life. While we are understandably proud of our impressive academic record, we know that long-term success is built on broader qualities and values. Well-being, resilience, and citizenship feature highly amongst these. Framlingham College Prep School is a happy, nurturing school where children feel valued and inspired. We celebrate difference and encourage pupils to communicate respectfully, to work well together, and, above all, to care for those around them and the world beyond. We value kindness and service every bit as highly as academic prowess and all-around talents. But it’s not just the children that are prioritized and happy parents are a crucial part of the learning partnership. With the flexibility of our extended days and our innovative Boarding offering, we are better equipped than ever to build an education around the lives of busy families. Our aim at Framlingham is to develop independent, well-mannered, positive individuals who stand out from the crowd in all the right ways but also know the value of the team. The young men and women who move on from the Prep School do so as confident, well-balanced youngsters, all-rounders in every sense. We are preparing children not just for exams, but also for life beyond. View full school

Fox Hollies is a local authority maintained special school for pupils aged 11-19 years. All of our pupils experience great difficulty in learning basic skills, and we work with them and their parents or carers to understand and minimize them. Most things are taught in very small steps that ensure success. Our classes are of a size, typically nine pupils based with a teacher and two teaching assistants, that enables the staff to get to know each pupil well. Each class contains pupils who are usually of the same age and pupils progress through the school in their year group that includes pupils of a wide range of needs. We aim to offer a personalized curriculum to each of our pupils. We focus closely on individual education plans that are informed by the pupils themselves and their parents or carers who take part in annual review meetings and transition planning. We are developing our use of personal learning and thinking skills to help our pupils learn how to learn, and develop skills for the rich opportunities we offer for inclusive and vocational learning. In key stages 3,(Lower School ages 11-14) and 4,(Upper School ages 14-16), pupils receive their full entitlement to the National Curriculum through teaching that also links closely the priorities of Every Child Matters. In our Further Education Department, 16-19 years, the curriculum focuses on developing the skills required by pupils in preparation for leaving school. Pupils can achieve a wide range of accreditation and qualifications that represent a challenge at their level of ability. There is an opportunity for pupils to work, through the class and key stage arrangements, in 1:1, small group, ability group, or large group settings. This provides a very flexible structure that promotes personalized learning and social skills. NB. It should be noted that, whilst it is usual for pupils to remain at school until they are 19 years old, they may leave school or seek a new educational setting appropriate to their needs at the end of the year in which they are 16 years old. Every pupil has curriculum records that travel with them through their school career ensuring continuity and progression. All pupils will have an Annual Review of their Statement of Special Educational Need in which the views of pupils, parents, staff, and other professionals are brought together to report on how the individual pupil’s needs are being met and to plan agreed targets for the coming year. Each pupil also has a Progress File which is used to record achievements and interests. Our membership of the Connexions service enables us to provide students with learning opportunities that have a post-school, work skills focus. Many exciting initiatives have been developed through this partnership, ranging from integration links, Work Taster Days, Industry Weeks, to work-shadowing and work experience placements in a wide range of settings. From year 8 we engage pupils, their parents and carers, and a range of professionals in creating and updating individual Transition Pathways a transition planning tool based on person-centered planning. As well as supporting transition Transition Pathways also inform pupils’ Individual Education Plans. We have a close and growing partnership with Queensbridge School with whom we share our campus. Pupils from the two schools are taught to relate positively to each other in a way that benefits everyone. Relationships are excellent and all of our pupils are given opportunities to work with Queensbridge School pupils during the school year. Our program of inclusive activities includes social games groups who meet regularly at lunchtimes, a group of our Year 7 School pupils working with peer supporters from Queensbridge School group on a shared (PSHE) module, pupils across our Lower and Upper Schools planning and running joint events as part of the curriculum, a joint vocational course at South Birmingham College, joint work during Industry Week that involves a week-long project that links realistically to the world of work, joint performance projects, extended schools activities, and holiday art workshops. Working alongside our partners Queensbridge School, on the Highbury Campus, allows us to preserve the very best of what is special about the education and support that we provide, with the opportunity to be a part of a wider community and to take advantage of all that this offers. View full school

Welcome to Four Oaks Primary School. Four Oaks offers an exciting curriculum with unique opportunities for children aged 1 to 11 years old. Our knowledgeable and enthusiastic teaching team inspires children through a curriculum that develops the whole child. We pride ourselves on offering our children high quality, different opportunities that they might not experience in other schools. Four Oaks was built in 2012 and was awarded the prestigious architects SCALA award for its stunning indoor and outdoor learning environment. We are fully committed to supporting all our children to achieve their best potential in a fun and supportive environment. We believe that children who enjoy school are the most likely to succeed and to go on to become life-long learners. Four Oaks Primary School is committed to serving its community and surrounding areas. We recognize the multi-cultural, multi-faith nature of the United Kingdom and understand the crucial role our school plays in promoting these values. We must prepare our children for life in modern Britain and to keep them safe. At Four Oaks we uphold and teach pupils about British Values which are defined as: Democracy Rule of Law Individual Liberty Mutual Respect Tolerance of Those of Different Faiths and Beliefs These values are taught explicitly through PSHE/SEAL and R.E. We also teach British Values through planning and delivering a broad and balanced curriculum. During our collective acts of worship and whole school assemblies, we reinforce and celebrate British values. As a school, we educate and provide boundaries for young pupils to make choices safely, through the provision of a safe environment and empowering education. Pupils are encouraged to work independently. In PSHE and Computing lessons they learn how to keep themselves safe within a supportive environment. Pupils have a wide range of Extra-Curricular activities to choose from. Our lunchtime menu is published and includes hot and cold options and children make healthy choices. We encourage good manners as the basis of good behavior. Pupils and all staff are polite to each other. Children learn that their behavior can affect the feelings of others. Year 6 has the motto “Treat people as you would wish to be treated”. During SEAL assemblies children display their work and explain their learning. Art and Dance from different cultures widen our children’s experiences. The school also has good relationships with sports coaches and young coaches from the local high school. Good sporting attitudes are modeled and expected from coaches and players. Pupils from our specialist Speech and Language classes are valued and are an integral part of our school. There is plenty of opportunities to work alongside visitors and local community groups in the school such as in the Art Club and Football. Phase One falls largely within the Communication, Language, and Literacy area of learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage. In particular, it will support linking sounds and letters in the order in which they occur in words, and naming and sounding the letters of the alphabet. It also draws on and promotes other areas of learning described in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), particularly Personal, Social and Emotional Development and Creative Development, where, for example, music plays a key part in developing children’s language. Phase One contributes to the provision for Communication, Language, and Literacy it does not constitute the whole language provision. A rich and varied environment will support children’s language learning through Phase One and beyond. Indoor and outdoor spaces should be well planned so that they can be used flexibly. For each aspect in Phase One, some photographs and captions illustrate how the learning environment can be designed to encourage children to explore and apply the knowledge and skills to which they have been introduced through the activities. View full school

Four Dwellings Primary Academy is a 2 form entry primary school, in the heart of Quinton, Birmingham with 454 pupils on roll. Pupils from 3yrs to 11yrs come here to learn, explore, investigate, discover, build aspirations, question, and solve problems through an engaging and challenging curriculum and school life. At Four Dwellings Primary Academy, we have our ‘4D’s’ which are our fundamental principles and run through all areas of school life. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children. We teach our children how to keep themselves safe in school, outside school, and within the ever-changing world of technology. We work to provide an environment where children feel safe. We ensure that the children know that there are adults in our academy that they can talk to with any concerns or difficulties and their concerns will be taken seriously and acted upon as appropriate. We are committed to working in partnership with our parents and carers and our wider community. We work in school and with our parents to always have the best interests of our children at our heart. We work to maintain an open and respectful dialogue with our parents, carers, and other partners to benefit the children. Our community room is open daily to encourage parents and members of our local community to come and work with us in supporting our children. We also work to develop the 'school within the community and work with our partners in the Academies Enterprise Trust cluster and other Local Authority partners and businesses to achieve our aims. Building trust, working together, and keeping our vision for the school and our children is always at the forefront of our planning, discussions, and decision making. We are here for our children it is our responsibility to do our best for them, to care for their needs, and to support our parents and carers in the enormous and exciting task of raising young people in an ever more complex and global society. We know we have a privileged place in that process and our promise to our parents, children, and other stakeholders are that we will do our best for each child and use our resources wisely to achieve our goals. At Four Dwellings Primary Academy, we are committed to delivering a complete and cohesive curriculum that allows for opportunities to use and apply various skills and a variety of contexts thereby deepening and evolving pupil’s understanding over time. We believe that a primary curriculum should be broad and balanced, and should allow the pupils to experience a wide range of activities. We have achieved this by creating a thorough Curriculum document that promotes links between subjects and has trips and experiences built into it. Curriculum content is taken from the new National Curriculum in England 2014 document. English and Maths are taught with a focussed approach in discrete lessons and then these key skills are then applied within other contexts when teaching the Foundation Curriculum. Our Religious Education Curriculum is taken from the Birmingham Agreed Syllabus for RE. View full school

"Foulds is an inclusive, welcoming, and caring school with respect, tolerance, acceptance, friendship, and empathy at the heart of all we do. At Foulds, we believe in high expectations and high standards across the curriculum for all children. We offer an inclusive, broad, and balanced curriculum which ensures that we give as many opportunities as we can for all our pupils to succeed. Not only do we challenge our pupils to do their best academically but we offer plentiful opportunities for success in other areas, particularly sport, music, and the creative arts. If your child has an iota of talent, be it sporting, musical or other, we do our best to help them find it and develop it! Most importantly, we ensure that Foulds pupils leave with the skills, confidence, knowledge, understanding, and attitude that they need to move on successfully to their next stages of learning." Children bring their own special experiences with them when they start school, which they are encouraged to share. By learning from each other, they help to extend other pupils’ learning. By encouraging them to work and learn with each other, we are preparing them for their role as citizens in the wider world, of secondary school, work, and recreation. The well-resourced classrooms, all on the ground floor, are arranged around the main hall. The reception classes are housed in a self-contained Reception unit joining the older main building. The school site also contains a library and a Computer suite containing fifteen internet-linked computers. Each KS1 and KS2 classroom also benefits from a high-speed broadband connection, an Interactive Whiteboard, and a set of netbooks/laptops. The Infants and Juniors have well-equipped playgrounds. The Byng Road playing fields, a short walk away, are used for Sports Days. At Foulds, we value each member of our school community and aim to meet that individual’s needs. In class, this means that we take care to ensure that all children can learn by supporting them and/or challenge them as appropriate. As a staff, this means that we believe in the benefits of teamwork, learning, and supporting each other so that we are all constantly developing our skills and expertise. As part of the team around each child, we ask all staff and families to sign the Home-School Agreement. All children have an equal entitlement to be taught the curriculum and we work hard to adapt our teaching methods and resources to the learning needs of individual children in our care. Sometimes extra teaching help or classroom assistant support may be made available for a particular child, but normally the class teachers, together with the Special Needs Co-ordinator, plan a program that is tailored to a child’s needs. Of course, learning can take place outside of the classroom, and the local community is an invaluable source of expertise and experience. At Foulds, we try to enrich the children’s learning through visits. Either the children go out to visit a site, museum, organized event, etc., or individuals or groups from outside the school visit the school. Children in Year 6 have the opportunity of going on a residential visit called our School Journey. They can participate in adventurous activities and fieldwork that cannot be provided in school and they also gain immense personal and social benefits from being together in such a situation. Several clubs are run by independent organizations on the school premises after school e.g. sports, Spanish, and Art. Details of all these are available either via the school newsletter or from leaflets positioned outside the school office. Children are encouraged to behave in a polite and considerate way at all times and to develop a sense of responsibility and self-discipline. The ethos of the school will support the individual regardless of race, social or religious differences. As part of a Rights Respecting School, we all work to respect other people's rights so that we don't impact negatively upon them. Children are taught to behave well both in and out of school and online. E-safety is an important part of the curriculum, and all members of the school community are asked to sign an Acceptable Use Policy. View full school

Fortismere is a high achieving, dynamic, mixed foundation secondary school, and is highly regarded by the local Muswell Hill community that it serves. We have a strong focus on outstanding progress and attainment for all of our students, as well as cultural enrichment. Each year, more than 1500 students compete for a place at our sixth form, which has 450 places. There is an impressive range of subjects to study, including traditional A levels, and subjects like Further Mathematics and Economics. We also have an excellent further education program, where students are mentored to apply for Oxbridge, Russell Group, and Ivy League universities. In the last three years over 50 Fortismere students have taken up places at Oxbridge and medical school. Our examination results are outstanding but we are never complacent and each year we seek to raise attainment and ensure outstanding progress for every student from the time they join us to the time they leave. At GCSE, results over the last two years have been consistently above 85% in terms of students gaining five or more A* to C grades. Maths and English have been consistently high in the 80+% range. At A level, 65 to 72% of students' grades are A* to B grades. We believe that outstanding progress and attainment will be achieved by constantly challenging and raising aspirations, insisting on the highest standards in terms of attendance, punctuality, and behavior, providing the right support and teaching strategies, and timely, well-planned interventions. We place great importance on traditional values in terms of courtesy towards and consideration for others, respect, and acceptance of others’ differences. We are also passionate about our learning and seek to instill the importance of each day as another opportunity to learn and develop at Fortismere we intend to make the saying ‘Scarpe Diem a reality. Fortismere will continue to be an outstanding, popular and successful school. It will win hearts and minds through adding value to its students and staff, playing a key role in its wider community, and leading innovative practice that impacts nationally and internationally. We will share this vision and be committed to contributing to a dynamic learning environment that results in a significant and measurable year-on-year improvement in all key stages. Fortismere will have an active mind, a finger on the pulse, and a big heart. Aims of the school: That all students are of equal concern. That the curriculum should provide all students with insights into those attitudes, concepts, skills, and bodies of knowledge compatible with the above aims of education. That all will be able to reach their full potential through the curricular and extracurricular activities of the school and that this process should be carefully monitored. That the school will promote self-discipline and empathy for others, both within the school and the wider community. That the school will welcome the involvement of parents/carers and the local community in the life of the school. That these aims will be achieved by a free and open dialogue between the constituent groups associated with the school. Our intention at Fortismere is to provide a curriculum that is broad, balanced, and coherent. Our ambition is to develop young people that are well educated, well qualified, and who are capable of benefiting from and contributing to society when they leave Fortismere. Modern lives require people who can think and act independently. We endeavor to provide a curriculum that will provide pupils with the skills, knowledge, experience, and imaginative understanding for a lifetime of learning and enjoyment, as well as an awareness and respect for moral values and the community. Our history began in 1879 when William Brown founded Tollington School. Tollington School went through several changes, before becoming a mixed grammar school in 1958. In 1983 we became Fortismere School. More recently, in 2007, we became a foundation school, as well as taking on joint specialist status in maths/computing with music, and a second specialism in modern languages. View full school

The Oakbridge federation consists of Forster Park Primary School and Ridgefield Primary School two schools that share the same unwavering aim - to ensure that we provide the best start in life for our students. Formed in 2013, the federation has been delivering an exciting, rounded education, which challenges and supports. Together, we give children the knowledge and resilience they need to succeed. Forster Park is a place for learning first - with a big dash of fun thrown in! Every day, we work to build the skills, knowledge, and drive essential for all our children to be the best they can be. Our values instill respect, energy, creativity, ambition, teamwork, and a sense of adventure into the school community, whilst our commitment to an excellent education means our children have the stepping stones that enable them to move forward in their learning - leading to lifelong success. Our schools are committed to equality both as an employer and a service provider: We make every effort to ensure that everyone is treated fairly and with respect. We make every effort to ensure that our schools are a safe, secure, and stimulating place for everyone. We recognize that people have different needs, and we understand that treating people equally does not always involve treating them all the same. We recognize that for some pupils extra support is needed to help them to achieve and be successful. We make every effort to ensure that people from different groups are consulted and involved in our decisions, for example through talking to pupils and parents/carers, and through our Junior Governors. We make every effort to ensure that no one experiences harassment, less favorable treatment, or discrimination because of their age any disability they may have their ethnicity, color, or national origin their gender identity, or reassignment their marital or civil partnership status being pregnant or having recently had a baby their religion or beliefs their sexual identity and orientation. Our 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. View full school

Forrester High School will strive to ensure that all young people have access to tailored learning pathways that meet the needs of all our learners. We will work closely to ensure our learners know how to progress their learning. This will enable them to gain the skills, experiences, and qualifications they need to achieve a successful, positive, and sustained destination on leaving school. Our school aims to provide all of our learners with a positive experience and we want to make learning fun and exciting for our students. We are committed to establishing the school as a center of excellence within our community and seek to challenge all of our young people to make the most of the learning and extra-curricular opportunities available to them. Most importantly, we want them to enjoy their learning. We will provide the highest quality learning experiences in a supportive and caring environment. We want to make every student's experience unique. One which is tailored to individual student's needs enabling them to achieve their full potential. We are proud to say we are the first City of Edinburgh Council secondary school to achieve this award! At FHS we constantly strive to improve our curriculum, as well as our extra-curricular opportunities, to provide the best possible experience for all our young people. The school will now continue to work towards Level 2 of the award, by which point we will have children’s rights firmly and sustainably embedded in every aspect of school life. We can only achieve this by working together – staff, parents, and pupils. This is a school at the heart of its community and we want to draw on the rich resources available to all of us to ensure students have a stimulating, rewarding, challenging, and enjoyable time at school. We want to work in partnership with you to ensure that together we develop young people who are fully equipped to deal with the challenges they face when they leave school and have the motivation and determination to succeed in their chosen path in life. When reviewing or creating any new policies or services within our school, we give due regard to all protected groups and consider whether any individual or group might experience a particularly positive or negative impact. We keep a record of this and where necessary we take steps to reduce any negative impact. We actively encourage all our young people to participate in school and extra-curricular activities including our student council. We take positive action to make sure that the diverse school population is represented in all aspects of school community life. The school day at Forrester High School doesn’t end at 3.30 pm when the bell rings. It continues past this, with a huge range of extracurricular physical activity and sports clubs on offer, Monday through to Friday and even some lunchtimes. The clubs are open to everyone from S1-6 and are mainly an opportunity to have fun, participate in different activities, and stay fit, although there is the opportunity to enter competitions and festivals for some sports. Where possible, the clubs also have links with sports clubs in the local community, providing opportunities to participate beyond school as well. View full school

Forres Sandle Manor School (FSM) is an independent preparatory day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 3 to 13, situated in the small town of Fordingbridge, Hampshire. Set in beautiful grounds on the edge of the New Forest, our School’s location was recorded as far back as the Doomsday Book. Today, we provide a holistic, rounded education that prepares children for the next stage of their education and adult life. “At Forres Sandle Manor School, we strongly believe that happy children succeed. This ethos underpins everything we do and creates a community of children who are confident, eager to learn, brave enough to take risks, and caring for each other. At a time when young people’s peace of mind is being eroded by a range of external pressures, we aim to create an environment where children can just be children, with the freedom to find and explore their passions. Our innovative new Saturday morning enrichment activities, focused on children’s creative and personal development, are a great example of this. As a non-selective school, we believe that the richness of our community is its variety, and we support all children, wherever they sit academically, to achieve their potential. We’re proud of our high flyers and scholars who are nurtured and stretched through our Able Child Programme, but we’re also bursting with pride for the children who overcome challenges to achieve their goals, and our excellent Learning Centre provides tailored support for children who learn differently. Despite being a school with a predominant focus on the pastoral – or perhaps because of it – our pupils excel academically. Last year, 100% of our leavers won places at their first-choice senior schools. We aim to create an atmosphere where to excel is not just acceptable, it’s cool! Our Able Child program identifies the ablest children in each subject area, every year, using class performance and test scores, and ensures that they are given extension activities that will challenge and stimulate them. Besides, we offer targeted acceleration through our scholarship and 11plus workshops. We also recognize that not everyone learns at the same pace or in the same way. Experienced staff in our Learning Centre provide individual support to help children who are struggling with literacy or numeracy as well as helping them in the classroom so that they can take part in a full and rich curriculum. We see learning differences as temporary stumbling blocks rather than barriers, and we encourage all our children to aim high. We see education as a partnership between school and home, and keep parents regularly informed about their child’s progress through termly and half-termly reports, year group reviews, and twice-yearly parent-teacher meetings, as well as informal feedback. View full school

Foresters is a small, friendly well resourced, primary school. We have 12 classes including a nursery and children come to school-aged 3 and stay with us until they are 11. We have a large committed staff with many years of experience. The school is very lucky to have 4 classes where children with autism are taught and they not only contribute to the caring ethos of the school but bring in resources and expertise that help support children in the classes. We are committed to ensuring our children achieve high standards in all areas of the curriculum whilst ensuring that the school takes notice of and adheres to all national and local policies and guidance concerning Safeguarding Children and young people. Our school is a modern single-story building with an Early Years Foundation Stage Unit. We are fortunate to have a dedicated music teacher, library, OT room, sensory room, computer suite, a well-equipped playground including a trim trail, and a wonderful sports pavilion. Disabled toilet facilities are available in the school. Access to the playground and playing field is via steps or a ramp. We believe in educating the 'whole child and have a wide and diverse curriculum that is not only focused on academic achievement but life skills, sport, and the arts. Much use is made of the extensive school grounds and the children are given a wide variety of experiences both within the school day and through extracurricular activities. These include regular educational visits (much use is made of free transport within London) and clubs/teams such as football, tag rugby, badminton, basketball as well art, cookery, computer, gardening, and music. Foresters is an inclusive school where: We provide a secure environment in which each child is encouraged to become a confident, independent learner through a broad and balanced curriculum. We value children as individuals and encourage them to take responsibility for themselves and others. We recognize the importance of parental involvement and encourage partnerships with the home and the local community. We aim to teach our curriculum in an engaging, interesting, and stimulating way, primarily through a thematic approach. We use the Cornerstones Curriculum. The Cornerstones Curriculum is a creative approach to learning. It ensures that your children learn most creatively and become involved in what they are learning. Cornerstones is based on the Four Cornerstones of Learning: Engage, Develop, Innovate, and Express. These Cornerstones provide a consistent philosophy for learning throughout the school. At Foresters, we ensure that we provide all children with a happy, caring, and safe environment in which they can learn. By providing security and continuity we hope to develop self-esteem, self-discipline and encourage children to become independent learners. We aim to promote an environment where children feel safe and secure and where they show respect for themselves, their families and peers, their surroundings, and all adults. Children model what they see and we believe all adults should lead by example. We encourage adults on the school premises to display positive, polite, and considerate behavior towards others at all times. View full school

Foresters is a small, friendly well resourced, primary school. We have 12 classes including a nursery and children come to school-aged 3 and stay with us until they are 11. We have a large committed staff with many years of experience. The school is very lucky to have 4 classes where children with autism are taught and they not only contribute to the caring ethos of the school but bring in resources and expertise that help support children in the classes. We are committed to ensuring our children achieve high standards in all areas of the curriculum whilst ensuring that the school takes notice of and adheres to all national and local policies and guidance regarding Safeguarding Children and young people. Our school is a modern single-story building with an Early Years Foundation Stage Unit. We are fortunate to have a dedicated music teacher, library, OT room, sensory room, computer suite, a well-equipped playground including a trim trail, and a wonderful sports pavilion. Disabled toilet facilities are available in the school. Access to the playground and playing field is via steps or a ramp. We believe in educating the 'whole child and have a wide and diverse curriculum that is not only focused on academic achievement but life skills, sport, and the arts. Much use is made of the extensive school grounds and the children are given a wide variety of experiences both within the school day and through extracurricular activities. These include regular educational visits (much use is made of free transport within London) and clubs/teams such as football, tag rugby, badminton, basketball as well art, cookery, computer, gardening, and music. Foresters is an inclusive school where: We provide a secure environment in which each child is encouraged to become a confident, independent learner through a broad and balanced curriculum. We value children as individuals and encourage them to take responsibility for themselves and others. We recognize the importance of parental involvement and encourage partnerships with the home and the local community. We aim to teach our curriculum in an engaging, interesting, and stimulating way, primarily through a thematic approach. We use the Cornerstones Curriculum. The Cornerstones Curriculum is a creative approach to learning. It ensures that your children learn most creatively and become involved in what they are learning. Cornerstones is based on the Four Cornerstones of Learning: Engage, Develop, Innovate, and Express. These Cornerstones provide a consistent philosophy for learning throughout the school. At Foresters, we ensure that we provide all children with a happy, caring, and safe environment in which they can learn. By providing security and continuity we hope to develop self-esteem, self-discipline and encourage children to become independent learners. We aim to promote an environment where children feel safe and secure and where they show respect for themselves, their families and peers, their surroundings, and all adults. Children model what they see and we believe all adults should lead by example. We encourage adults on the school premises to display positive, polite, and considerate behavior towards others at all times. View full school

Forestdale Primary School is a special place that provides a calm, purposeful learning environment in which we build on children’s current successes to provide the best learning opportunities possible. Our committed and professional team support and facilitate exciting experiences which enthuse, engage, and challenge our children’s learning and promote excellent behavior. We strongly believe in the importance of parent partnership and believe that the link between home and school is integral to your child’s success. We have high expectations and strive to achieve excellence for all. We develop a passion for learning and equip our children with the independence to become life-long learners. We strongly believe in the importance of parent partnership and believe that the link between home and school is integral to your child’s success. We have high expectations and strive to achieve excellence for all. We develop a passion for learning and equip our children with the independence to become life-long learners. We are a forward-thinking school that has seen much-sustained improvement. Through our research and development projects, we aim to inspire all our stakeholders to work with us on our journey to become outstanding. We look forward to welcoming you to our school. At Forestdale Primary School high standards and creativity are central to our ethos. We have created a carefully devised skills-based curriculum that honors children’s creativity and makes learning exciting and relevant for every child. The learning at Forestdale is vivid, real, and meaningful with many first-hand experiences and opportunities. We aim for our children to take on responsibility and have ownership of their learning, think for themselves, and be creative they celebrate one another’s cultural diversity and learn about their different faiths and traditions. This is based on their prior learning experiences. We aim to take our children on a journey so they can reach the stars. We provide: A curriculum where every child can find their true talents. Learning in real-life situations- opportunities to negotiate, resolve conflict, problem-solve, and think for themselves. No limits on learning. We take children to unknown worlds. A curriculum that provokes lines of inquiry- the children ask the questions. An environment that develops pupils’ spiritual, moral, social, and cultural developments. Pupils with a strong sense of right and wrong and use various techniques to resolve peacefully any disputes that may arise between them. At Forestdale, British values are reinforced regularly through the opportunity for pupil's voices, close links with the community, and collective worship. Pupils engage with the values and understand their implications for making choices about their attitudes and responses. Through reflecting on the values pupils discover what it means to be good citizens. View full school

Forest School knows its pupils and knows itself. It puts the individual child at the center of all it does and promotes a clear set of values, which underpin the Forest culture. This is a humane, open-minded school with both feet on the ground, in which the pupils’ all-around personal development is outstanding and academic attainment is high. It is, above all, a happy school that understands the rich inter-relationship between the curricular, the co-curricular, and the pastoral. We benefit from a tremendous location: on the very edge of north-east London, a city school surrounded by ancient forest, safe but not secluded, and within a diverse, dynamic community. There is boldness in the School’s character, a readiness to be forward-thinking and adaptable, with pride in what we are and excitement for what lies ahead. Seeing the School for yourself and meeting our pupils and staff is the best way to learn more about us and our culture. At Forest School, we value: Excellence The thriving development of young people A culture of friendship Our location, our communities, and our heritage Our diamond structure: the best of both worlds Our aims derive from these values: For every pupil to achieve the very best of which they are capable For every pupil to develop into the fullest and best version of themselves For every pupil to contribute to the success and happiness of the School community For every pupil to acknowledge with pride the School’s place in the community and history For every pupil to benefit from the opportunities of single-sex teaching and pastoral care within a co-educational environment. Boys and girls flourish in our environment. Our approach to a child’s educational experience is markedly different in many ways from other schools. We are a vital component of an all-through school which teaches pupils up to the age of 18. View full school