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Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School is a one-form entry primary school with a nursery and when full, will cater for children between the ages of 3-11 years old (Nursery to year 6 inclusive) serving the local community in Mill Hill, North London. The school is committed to the practice of Modern Orthodox Judaism. The school opened in September 2011 and was excited to be one of the first new Free Schools that year. For our first two years, we were located in temporary accommodation and moved to our permanent site in September 2013. There are currently 218 pupils of mixed gender, on roll (including Nursery), 117 are boys and 101 are girls. There is very little mobility, for example during 2015-2016 three children left to go to other schools. The proportion of children eligible for Free School Meals is below average (0.4%), as is the proportion of children from ethnic minority groups (7.3%) and the proportion who speak English as an additional language (6.4%). The proportion of pupils with SEN is below average (6.4%). Our approach is founded on the belief that the curriculum should be child-centered, based on practical, hands-on, and concrete experiences, so that each child can build his/her knowledge, skills, concepts, and attitudes through understanding. We use a thematic topic-based approach as a vehicle to teach all areas of the curriculum and develop basic skills. We follow the National Curriculum and the IPC (International Primary Curriculum). We offer excellent standards of care, guidance, and support and a high-quality learning environment to support all learners equally. The school upholds an ethos of high expectations which provides children with challenging opportunities where they acquire skills, knowledge, and confidence that can be applied to all future learning experiences. These opportunities encourage respect, self-belief, excellence, and enjoyment and prepare our pupils for the next stage of their education. To achieve this we strive to provide a school environment that will be secure, stimulating, supportive, and memorable, whereby each child feels valued as part of our community and encouraged to achieve their full potential. Rabbi Yitzhak Shochet is the School’s Honorary Principal. He is now in his 23rd year as Rabbi of the Mill Hill United Synagogue. A respected writer and broadcaster, Rabbi Schochet can often be seen on TV or writing in Jewish and National Newspapers. He is a regular visitor to the school providing supporting and encouragement to staff and pupils alike. We are honored to have Lord Levy (of Mill Hill) as our Patron. Following a hugely successful career in the music industry, Lord Levy became an integral part of the Blair Government serving as the Prime Ministers Special Envoy to the Middle East for over a decade. Lord Levy holds many communal roles and is particularly known for his Presidency of Jewish Care and JFS. Lord Levy is a regular visitor to the school. View full school

Eton was founded by King Henry VI in 1440 and lies just across the river Thames from the pretty Berkshire town of Windsor most famous for its royal castle. Throughout its history, Eton has been one of the leading independent schools in the UK and it continues to provide a stimulating all-around education, coupled with academic excellence. Eton is a boys’ boarding school with around 1,300 pupils. Our pupils join at the age of 13 (with a few joining in the sixth form) and continue right through until they are 18. Ours is a modern, forward-thinking school that embraces new opportunities within teaching and learning. Tradition remains important and still shapes some of our guiding principles, but it is a willingness to innovate which has seen the school thrive for almost six centuries. We offer an excellent sports and activities program enabling boys to identify and develop their skills and strengths, within a supportive environment. We welcome talented boys, whatever their background, and can offer significant levels of financial support (up to 100% of full fees). If you’re considering sending your son here please do come and visit and experience Eton for yourselves. At Eton, we take this responsibility extremely seriously. We care about the individual and pride ourselves in the warmth of a community in which all our pupils feel valued. We live in exciting and fast-changing times and this means that providing an outstanding, progressive and well-rounded education is more important than ever. Of course, examination results matter, and at Eton our pupils consistently achieve excellent results in all areas of the curriculum, giving them access to the top universities in the UK and overseas. However, this is just one aspect of an Eton education, and pupils are supported to show ambition both within and beyond the classroom. School should be fun and happy children are more likely to be successful. We see it as our responsibility to bring out our boys' talents, to broaden their interests, and to develop their personal qualities. To do this we aim to foster confidence, perseverance, tolerance, and integrity to enhance communication skills to embrace creativity to encourage teamwork, and promote an open-minded and outward-looking mentality so that boys are ready to make a positive contribution to their wider community. Tradition is important here and still shapes some of our guiding principles but we seek to build on the past while looking to the future. This is and will remain, a forward-thinking school that enthusiastically embraces innovation and new opportunity. View full school

Essex Primary School is a 4-form entry primary school in Manor Park, East London. Up to 120 children are admitted into each year group. There is also a 156 place Nursery so the school can cater for 996 children aged 3 to 11 years. On the main, our children live in the local area. However, we do admit children from the wider community, providing places for children who are unable to attend their local school. The school was built in 1977 for three forms of entry. In recent years it has undergone an extensive redesign and rebuilds providing an excellent academic environment with specific facilities for the teaching of art, technology, music, and ICT. The school also has four large playgrounds, which have recently been updated and improved to include grass and garden areas. We will soon open a brand new Resourced Provision in 2013, focussing on delivering a specific educational program for children identified with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The Resource Provision will have a state-of-the-art learning and teaching environment with high-quality staff that is well trained to meet the exceptional needs of these children. At Essex Primary children are nurtured as well as educated. Pupils feel justifiably proud of their school, which is shown by the way they receive newcomers and care for the school’s reputation. Our pupils give with a kind heart and raise money enthusiastically for others. Our children are encouraged to share their learning with others, a practice modeled by an excellent team of teachers and support staff who are always ready to share their expertise. At Essex Primary School, we value each member of our community as an individual. We challenge every one of us to achieve our full potential in a safe and caring environment. We use the following strategies to ensure high-quality education at Essex Primary: The delivery of positive, caring, and focused leadership from the senior leadership team. The whole staff team supported in working together to grow pupil confidence. The whole staff team having high expectations of pupils' social, behavioral, and academic performance. The offer of well-planned, exciting, and challenging teaching that develops lively, enquiring, and open minds in our pupils. The creation of stimulating and attractive learning environments in which our pupils can take pride. The fostering of a calm, secure and purposeful working atmosphere that nurtures good self-esteem and positive self-image in all our pupils. The promotion of respect for other people and their property. The commitment to work in partnership with parents, governors, and the local community to enrich opportunities for our pupils. At Essex Primary School, we take the duty of care towards our pupils very seriously. We seek to provide a school environment where all children are safe, secure, valued, respected, and listened to. All staff and visitors have an important role in safeguarding children and protecting them from abuse and are made aware of their responsibilities whenever they enter the school. At Essex Primary school we fully support Newham Council’s policy on Inclusive Education, which encourages all children to work together in the same type of school. Since 2013, our school has been pleased to offer a dedicated Resourced Provision for children identified to be at the lower end of the autistic spectrum. We take pride in giving children identified as having special educational needs the opportunity to achieve to the best of their ability. This means our children have access to a varied curriculum that meets their individual needs. When children have speech and language difficulties, learning difficulties, or sensory or physical difficulties, we may consider referring them for external assessment and advice. The professionals we use include educational psychologists occupational therapists speech and language therapists physiotherapists and specialist teachers for sensory impairments. At our school, children of all ethnic groups and at all stages of learning English are included in mainstream classes. Teachers are supported by our dedicated Ethnic Minority Achievement (EMA) team. These are specialist teachers whose work ensures equal provision for all children, regardless of culture, color, race, ethnic background, and language skills. At Essex Primary School we believe in the equality of all, irrespective of age, sex, race, religion, class, or ability. We believe all children should have equal access to the curriculum, which should provide learning opportunities, and which are available to all. We aim to provide quality education and create an environment that reflects the local and wider community. The whole ethos and practice of the school should promote tolerance, understanding, and the well-being of all. View full school

A unique family of independent schools for boys and girls. Welcome to the ESMS family of independent schools for children aged 3-18 in Edinburgh. Together with our schools have been turning out world-class boys and girls for over 150 years. We offer a co-educational Junior School, single-sex but closely twinned secondary education for boys and girls, and a co-educational Sixth Form. ESMS also offers flexible Boarding options from age 10 in Dean Park Boarding House. Find out more about our history below, as well as information on staff vacancies, our contact details, and our term dates. The story of ESMS is the history of three separate institutions. In 1694, the Scottish businesswoman and philanthropist Mary Erskine founded the girls' school that would bear her name. Melville College was founded in 1832 and Daniel Stewart's College in 1855. The three institutions formally united in the 1970s and by the turn of the 21st century they had developed into the largest family of independent schools in Europe. Find out more about our schools’ unique histories by viewing our History Timeline below or browsing our Digital Archives. ESMS is a unique family of independent schools for boys and girls in Edinburgh offering Nursery, Primary and Secondary education. Children are taught together from Nursery to Primary 7 after which they then enjoy the benefits of single-sex but very closely twinned senior education before joining together again in a co-educational Sixth Form. At the ESMS family of schools, we pride ourselves on our holistic approach to education which means that we place as much emphasis on opportunities and activities outside of the classroom as we do on what happens in class. We offer over 300 clubs and societies as well as wide-ranging opportunities in sport, music, and drama, outdoor education, trips, and community involvement, all to help your child discover their talents, learn or explore something new, have fun and make new friends. View full school

Ernest Bevin College is a successful and thriving community school in Tooting, South London with 900 boys aged 11-16 and a co-educational Sixth Form with 375 students. The college was awarded STEM Assured status in 2016 in recognition of the excellence in teaching STEM subjects which include Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths, Computing, and Art. We also specialize in sports and many boys go on to represent the school at the local, regional and national levels. We pride ourselves in offering a multi-cultural working environment for all our students and our dedicated, professional staff work closely with parents to support their son's education. In 2015 we consulted pupils, staff, and all members of the college community on what our shared values are. A consensus was reached on the shared Bevin Values which are as follows: Respect Tolerance Opportunity Resilience Happiness Sixth Former, Rubel, made the video below about one of the Bevin values: RESPECT The curriculum at Ernest Bevin embraces everything the students experience at school. Our fundamental aim is to meet the individual needs of all students across the full prior attainment range by delivering a differentiated and supported curriculum that has high expectations, encourages active learning, delivers academic success, develops practical skills, and builds self-worth. More specifically, the chief aims of the education provided by lessons, extended work, and enrichment activities are as follows: To help all students to achieve their full potential in all areas of learning and experience, through a broad and balanced curriculum that is differentiated according to the varying prior attainment and motivational needs of the students. To help all students secure the maximum possible success in public examinations. To help students to develop a wide range of attributes that gives them advantages in their chosen careers and aids them in the development of their learning throughout their lives To encourage students to regularly participate and compete in sports at all levels from beginner to the elite national level and develop all of the skills that come with that participation To help students to acquire a wide range of physical and practical skills and to help them utilize those skills in a variety of different contexts To engender in students a love of learning for its own sake, helping them to recognize the pleasure and enjoyment that can be gained from the acquisition of new knowledge and understanding and the development of new skills To help students to develop such qualities of character and personality will help them to take their place as active citizens in a pluralistic, multicultural, democratic society To help students to develop an awareness of moral values, to recognize the existence of moral values other than their own, and to respect the moral values implicit in the ethos of the school To help students to acquire knowledge and skills that will contribute to their development as mature adults, helping to prepare them for their future lives at home, at work, at leisure in continuing education and society To create a curriculum that allows for progression and continuity within and between key stages and which is coherently implemented and organized To facilitate equality of access to the curriculum for all students To teach the curriculum through a wide variety of teaching styles and the creation of learning situations appropriate to the needs of the students To create an environment that is conducive to learning, where students feel free to adopt a positive attitude towards their education and where all forms of success and achievement are recognized and celebrated To ensure that students gain as many formal extra-curricular qualifications as possible from their work including sports coaching badges, practical music examinations, Basic Food Hygiene Certificate, ECDL, ASSE, ASDAN, HPQ, Duke of Edinburgh, and other similar qualifications. These qualifications will be delivered based on the advantages they bring to our students regardless of which qualifications count on national league tables. The EBacc suite of qualifications will continue to be at the core of our curriculum which is borne out by our excellent results in these subjects. However, we also continue to ensure that our students have full access to other subjects in the broader curriculum. Also, we work to ensure that all students follow a curriculum appropriate to their needs, regardless of the impact on national league tables. We also aim to give our students every advantage when entering the world of work by taking every opportunity to promote vocational skills. This is achieved not only through the subjects taught but also by ensuring that all opportunities are taken to teach these skills including extra-curricular clubs, competing in elite sports, CCF, work experience, educational visits, visiting guest speakers, and sector specific careers talks. View full school

At Erith, we all want to make a difference to the life chances of the students in our care. Not only have we done well in terms of examination results but also in a huge range of other activities, which develop the “whole child”.We care passionately about sport, both individual achievements and team competitions, and creativity through art, music, dance, drama. We care about enriching children’s lives through school day trips and longer journeys which improve students’ understanding of particular subjects as well as developing vital personal skills. All of these go beyond exam grades and cannot be measured in league tables. Children in our school make good progress. They gain new skills, knowledge, and confidence, as they move from year to year in preparation for adult life. We work in a culture of success and achievement – set in a positive ethos of a firm, fair and caring staff the success of the school is down to the hard work of many teams of staff at the school the teachers, the support staff, and the Governing Body. These teams will work very hard for you and your children. There has been an Erith School serving the local community for over 100 years. We are proud of our heritage, however, we do not stand still and have ambitious plans for the future. Erith School is not a Local Authority Maintained School this ceased when Erith School became a self-governing school, firstly as a Foundation School and then as a new-style Academy. In other words, the Governors are in charge – working in partnership with teachers and support staff, parents, and the local community. Self-governance means that the Governors take on a greater strategic role in determining the direction and development of the school. At Erith School, we firmly believe that we have the strength in our Governing Body, in our senior staff, and in our teachers and support staff to do this successfully. We now enjoy greater autonomy, a sense that our destiny is in our own hands. The Curriculum offered at Erith School for all our students is broad and balanced and provides them with an opportunity to study a wide range of different subjects. We believe that good teaching, underpinned by a strong curriculum and an effective approach to delivering SMSC (spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development) will enable our students to become well-rounded and confident young people who are prepared for life in a multi-cultural, modern Britain. Erith School has an inclusive approach to education for all students, including More Able & Talented students. We believe that all students should be given opportunities to fulfill their potential. We recognize that in our school these students will have a wide range of needs and might not present themselves as able students. Students will have opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities to enhance their knowledge or to acquire new skills through Master Classes, Summer Schools, trips, and online activities. Support for students who participate at a high level in sport is also available. View full school

Epsom's reputation as one of the UK's leading independent schools is built on the character, attitude, and application of its pupils. Great schools are about the creation of community and the personal development of all who contribute to them. In 1855, Dr. John Propert established this College to assist the orphans of medical families to an education that developed the whole character pupils received free housing, clothing, and schooling as an expression of Propert’s altruism. In recent times, the academic advancement of the College has received wide public recognition, a sister school has been opened in Malaysia and a Lower School launched triumphantly in 2016. A belief in the breadth of an education unites this community. We want our pupils to live happily and fulfilled lives, we want them to find a passion for things that will matter to them, we want them to experience challenge and achievement, and an attachment to the life of the mind. Pupils learn every minute of every day and the setting of our 85-acre estate presents pupils with beauty unawares, the rolling Epsom Downs provide space in which to develop, with central London just 15 miles away on the horizon. As a community, we recognize that pupils find success and achievement in a host of different ways and personal successes are to be gained at many levels of experience. The breadth of opportunity at Epsom, the passion and commitment discovered, the values learned, transforms our pupils and instill a belief that they can make a difference in society. Each year, for the past five years, Epsom has posted record exam results, making us the top-performing independent co-educational school in Surrey. We sit proudly in The Telegraph’s Top 100 Independent Schools for GCSE and A-level results, and 20th in The Times’ GCSE rankings for independent co-ed schools. View full school

Our English Martyrs’ School community aims to follow the example of Christ, in welcoming, recognizing, fostering, and developing each individual, as a unique and special gift from God with value and dignity. Our vision is for excellence in learning, in terms of both achievement and progress. English Martyrs’ Catholic Primary School provides a broad, balanced, and challenging curriculum to enable each pupil to develop all those attributes and skills for lifelong learning: Excellence and initiative, confidence and self-esteem, discipline and dedication, a generosity of spirit, integrity, and honesty, creativity and imagination and an understanding of their spirituality. We work closely with our parish church, linking the church with our school through R.E. and Holy Communion classes. Every week Reception, year 1 through to year 6 attend Church, we have whole school mass at the beginning of term and end of term, as well celebrating Holy Saints days. English Martyrs’ School vision is for excellence in learning, in terms of both achievement and progress. It provides a broad, balanced, and challenging curriculum to enable each pupil to develop all those attributes and skills for lifelong learning. Our Core Values are: Faith Respect Responsibility Compassion Wisdom Fairness At English Martyrs’ Catholic Primary School we support our children to understand and experience the five values: Democracy The rule of law Individual liberty Mutual respect Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs Our children experience democracy at work through the working of our School Council. At English Martyrs’ Catholic Primary School we value our pupils’ voices. We consider what being a good citizen is. We access support from organizations such as ChildLine, and the NSPCC to help our pupils understand their rights, respect, and tolerance. We also support various charities, some chosen directly by the pupils and others chosen by the school, which enables us to consider in more detail mutual respect and tolerance. We hold an annual “Anti-Bullying Week” this is an opportunity for our pupils and parents to consider what is bullying (including cyberbullying), why people bully, and how to deal with it. In Religious Education (R.E.) pupils learn about the catholic faith and other major faiths and beliefs. We celebrate a range of key festivals across the year and look at the similarities and differences and how this impacts people’s lives. Through our Geography curriculum, we take the opportunity to explore other cultures from around the world and we encourage our pupils to see the world from different perspectives. From September 2014 all primary schools will be following a new National Curriculum in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Except for Year 2 and Year 6, where we will continue to follow the 2013 curriculum. The children in the Nursery class will be learning about joy and sorrow. They will begin to understand that we are capable of hurting others and that we should always try to be kind to each other. They will learn that we can say sorry when we hurt someone but we need to ask Jesus to help us to do this. They will also begin to learn that Jesus forgave those who hurt him and know that we can forgive other people when they hurt us. View full school

We are immensely proud of our school. It is a model community a place guided by the Gospel and its values, where we celebrate achievements, where mutual respect is practiced, and where parents and carers are seen as valued partners in building the foundation of life-long learning. All that we achieve, we achieve with your support. Our expectations are high and our children always aspire to achieve their very best and enjoy the many opportunities and challenges offered to them. They are polite and well-mannered and are a credit to the school. Our caring and dedicated team of staff understand the importance of valuing each child and ensuring they progress effectively, both academically and socially. We believe English Martyrs Catholic School offers a rich and varied environment within which all children will believe they can achieve and succeed in all their endeavors. We follow the National Curriculum in Key Stages 1 and 2, and the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum in Nursery and Reception. In RE we are guided by the Religious Education Curriculum Directory for Catholic schools. Our curriculum includes the experiences and activities we provide to educate the whole child. It is designed to develop an enjoyment of and commitment to learning as a means of encouraging the best possible progress and the highest attainment for all pupils. It aims to develop pupils’ sense of identity through knowledge and understanding of the spiritual, moral, social, and cultural heritage of our diverse society to enable them to think creatively and critically, to solve problems, and to grow into responsible citizens. The time allocated to the teaching of Religious Education is 10 percent of the total curriculum time. Staff is encouraged to avail of the training opportunities provided by the Diocese of Westminster to enhance their knowledge and understanding of Religious Education. Religious Education also happens through prayer, collective worship, a celebration of Mass, and hymn singing. We gather together for Liturgical prayer and Liturgical Dance. Parents are invited to attend all celebrations and services and share in the various religious experiences provided for children and families by the school. Every child has the right to access the same curriculum. The school is committed to the provision of specialist support for children with special needs and employs a dedicated Special Needs & Disabilities Co-ordinator (SENDCO). Meetings are held each term to check and review the needs of pupils in all classes. We receive specialist support from the Local Authority’s ‘Support for Learning Services’ who provide support teachers for pupils with specific learning needs. Children who do not speak English as their first language receive extra help from our English Additional Language co-ordinator and part-time specialist teacher. This EAL team provides language and other curriculum support for parents and pupils so that pupils have full access to the curriculum throughout KS1 and KS2. The School’s Learning Mentor is allocated to work with pupils so that they may achieve their full potential. Parents are always consulted if their child is to be referred to the School Psychologist or Learning Mentor. Parents are consulted to help identify children’s individual educational needs in line with the Disability Discrimination Act. The school ensures that any child who may have special needs is identified and provided with the correct program of work and support. Children who require special help are provided with Individual Education Plans (IEP’s) and may be referred to the School Psychologist or Support Teachers for further assessment. In English Martyrs School children are provided with an environment that allows them to participate in a range of activities that will benefit their physical wellbeing. Specialist teachers provide a variety of P.E. lessons and a range of after-school coaching sessions including gymnastics, games, dance, and football. Children develop an appreciation of the benefits of cooperation and teamwork and come to understand the advantages of exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle. Children are encouraged to participate in a range of sports activities during playtimes to further develop PE skills. View full school

Enfield County School, a well-established girls’ school in the center of Enfield with a tradition of high achievement and academic success. Our aim is for every girl to have an outstanding education that will equip her with the resilience to deal with the demands that life makes of her and enable her to take her place in society as a well-educated, confident, caring, and compassionate young woman. Enfield County values of Respect, Responsibility, Equality of Opportunity, Cooperation, and Generosity of Spirit support our nurturing ethos. A strong sense of purpose, shared by teachers, support staff, and governors ensures these values continue to develop and imbue all aspects of school life. We have high expectations of all of our students, including excellent standards of behavior, crucial to a successful learning environment. Our students are given positive encouragement to achieve in a variety of ways - socially, academically, personally, and creatively. This enables them to develop self-discipline and the knowledge and skills to be able to make confident and responsible choices both now and in the future. We aim to create a supportive school community, one that has a safe and inclusive learning ethos and prepares all students in terms of qualifications, values, and skills to live and work in a global community. Our values are very important to us and it is expected that all who work and study at Enfield County School will ‘buy’ into them. It is for this reason that they are widely published and referred to throughout the school year in assemblies and at Information Evenings and Induction Days. They are also part of the pack sent to all job applicants. We know our self-worth, developing self-respect while respecting others, having respect for our own and everyone else’s learning, as well as respect for the environment. We take personal responsibility for our work, our learning, our duties, indeed for all of our actions and for following school procedures. We ensure justice, fairness, and equality of access to all school experiences. We work together for the common purpose of the wider community. We create an atmosphere of kindness, trust, and forgiveness within the school community. View full school

A warm welcome to Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School. We are a joint denominational school, the first in the country which was conceived as such and built to provide education for the children of Croxteth Park and fulfill the wishes of both the Liverpool Diocese and Archdiocese for a joint church school. We are proud of all our achievements. We are particularly proud of the success that the school community has found in working together showing understanding, sensitivity, and respect for each other's religious traditions. In March 2014, we were inspected by both the Catholic Archdiocese and the Church of England Diocese under a Section 48 Inspection and graded outstanding in all areas. We are committed to delivering a challenging and creative curriculum fit for the 21st Century Learner which fully embraces new technologies and a global dimension. In addition to following a National Curriculum, we are also a Centre of Excellence for French and offer a range of extracurricular activities including choir, guitar, violin, brass, woodwind instruments, orchestra, football, basketball, netball, cross country, fencing, and judo. We aim to help all children reach their full potential and to become balanced and socially competent individuals equipped to meet the demands of the adult world and have a real sense of responsibility towards others. The school sees itself as part of the local community. It views education as a partnership between home, school, and parish and we strive to encourage close and friendly relationships. Every effort is made to create and maintain a partnership that is beneficial to our children. We believe that we can only achieve the best for your child by close co-operation between home and school, with an opportunity for you to share in your child’s education. We are always available to talk to you about aspects of your child’s development. We concern ourselves with all areas of your child’s welfare and progress and we hope that you will share with us in making this a successful period in your child’s life. We are committed to creating a school based on the values of the Gospel, in which the traditions of the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches are valued and affirmed by the whole community. Developing an inclusive environment where the individual talents of each member of the school community are valued and nurtured. Fostering within the school community, a sense of commitment and responsibility, respecting others and oneself. Delivering a broad and balanced curriculum which both challenges and supports the diverse needs of individual pupils and prepares them for the demands of the 21st Century. Promoting an ecological awareness and responsibility through developing concern and care for God's creation. We aim to prepare our children for all the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. Our curriculum is balanced and broadly based and promotes each child's spiritual, moral, cultural, mental, and physical development preparing them to be responsible and active citizens in future years. The curriculum at Emmaus School is determined by the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum, the National Curriculum, Liverpool City Council Curriculum Guidelines, the Archdiocese and Diocese guidelines for Religious Education, and the school’s subject policies. At Emmaus School, British values are promoted in much of what we do, not least during our Collective Worship and Religious Education. Gold School Games Award is a government-led awards scheme that recognizes schools for their commitment to the development of physical education and sporting competition. The award of the Gold Mark is the highest award available and an indication of our commitment to school PE and sport. Good Diabetes Care in School Award. The Diabetes UK, Good Diabetes Care in School Award is a proud badge of recognition that sends out a message of competence and confidence in the school's management of medical conditions such as diabetes. Liverpool Reading Quality Mark. In February 2015 we were awarded the Gold Standard - the highest standard for this award. The Dyslexia Friendly Award is awarded to schools who can demonstrate that they are ‘dyslexia friendly’ in four areas 1) Leadership and Management, 2) Teaching and Learning 3) The Classroom Environment, 4) Partnership and liaison with parents, carers, governors, and concerned parties. View full school

Situated in the heart of Walthamstow, we are a Christian school, seeking to serve our diverse and vibrant local area. We welcome children of all faiths and no faith to our caring and friendly school community. Having opened as a new school in September 2012, we received our first ever Ofsted report in September 2014. The report acknowledges the school to be good with outstanding features. We are excited about building on this strong foundation as we seek to move to outstanding in all areas. Comments from the report include: Outstanding leadership by the headteacher, leaders, and governors has established a good school within a short time. Provision for pupils’ spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development is excellent. It is embedded in the subjects taught and in the ethos of the school. Teaching is good because the staff has high expectations. Pupils make good progress. The school’s work to keep pupils safe and secure is outstanding. The school is a caring and nurturing place in which pupils behave well and get on well with each other. Pupils and adults care for and respect each other. There is a clear vision for further improvement and a strong determination to bring this about. We have outstanding children at our school and we are very proud of them. They can be pleased to read Ofsted’s report and to know that their excellent approach to school has been acknowledged. With such fantastic children and a strong school community we know that, by God’s grace, Emmanuel Community School will go from strength to strength. Emmanuel Community School is a Christian school. Its Christian ethos is at the heart of its mission to serve the local community. The school welcomes children of all faiths and none whose families value Christian education. We aim to provide for children’s moral, social, cultural, and spiritual development. We instill in our children positive attitudes to learning and children are encouraged to take responsibility for their actions. The school is a friendly, welcoming, and culturally inclusive community where pupils show a strong awareness of the needs of others. School Ethos & Values: Provide a safe, secure, and stimulating learning environment in which children can enjoy learning and develop positive relationships with others. Deploy a range of teaching styles to meet the needs of different learners. Insist on high expectations of attainment and behavior. Involve parents and carers in our school life and develop strong links with the local community. Celebrate all achievements. Provide experiential learning outside of the classroom at every opportunity. Give children opportunities to voice their ideas and opinions, thus ensuring that their voice is heard and listened to. Encourage an understanding of the meaning and significance of faith and promote Christian values of love, acceptance, tolerance, and good citizenship. Become highly motivated independent learners who achieve high standards. Develop an understanding of the responsibilities involved in living as part of the family, school, local and wider community. Respect and care for the environment and world we live in. View full school