Beddington Infants’ School offers a uniquely immersive learning experience. Our provision is designed to meet the needs of the children in a natural, home-like environment. Learning opportunities are meaningful, related to real life, and incorporate the interests of our children. Our vision is encapsulated in The Seven Gifts of Beddington Infants’ School.
The first thing you will notice when you visit the school is that the buildings and outside spaces are designed to offer your child a range of structured opportunities to develop the skills and attitudes of a motivated independent learner. Learning happens everywhere.
Staff and families support children’s learning so that they have a genuine thirst for knowledge and are self-motivated to achieve. Their developing understanding of the learning process and the pride they experience when they make progress inspires them to take their Next Steps. Every member of staff is dedicated to the best possible outcomes for each child – the children know it and respond accordingly.
Once families join us they know that it’s the warm relationships between staff and families, staff and children and children and children that make the school a place where children thrive. There are many opportunities for families to spend time in the learning environment with their children throughout the year. These opportunities enable families to see how settled and productive their children are at school.
As professionals, we continually reflect on our provision. All members of staff are involved in our regular self-evaluation. There are a real drive and passion amongst the staff to keep improving. We consult research that has been carried out internationally and nationally. We also carry out our research so that we can develop our provision to meet the needs of our children.
Our aim is that children are active participants in their learning, rather than having education forced upon them. Over the past few years, we have made a series of small adaptations to our provision which has resulted in a school where children thrive as individuals. While maintaining a strong focus on every child’s right to make strong academic progress, we support children in learning to think, to take responsibility for themselves and their learning, to find out who they are, to develop concepts of themselves as writers, mathematicians, musicians, artists, scientists, gardeners, etc. Working in genuine partnership with our families, our children stand tall and proud because they know who they are.
The children are our greatest support in getting our provision right. We consult them regularly and their ability to reflect and suggest accurate Next Steps for themselves, each other, and us never ceases to amaze us. Many years ago, we removed our expectations of what young children can achieve. We asked ourselves ‘what if….?’ Every day the children surprise us.
We believe in a truly inclusive provision. We appreciate that everyone is unique and, therefore, special. Through pastoral care and our innovative curriculum, we ensure that every individual child feels a valued member of our school community and is fully involved in every aspect of our provision.
