Welcome to Gwladys Street Primary and Nursery School. We are a large, friendly two-form entry Primary School situated in the Walton area of Liverpool.
Vision Statement: "To provide the stepping stones for a successful future and fulfilling future with the Gwladys Street Family, celebrating generations of success".
We want our school to be one: where everyone has access to an engaging, creative and challenging curriculum that promotes a love of learning. Where everyone feels safe, happy, and secure in our learning community. Where everyone works in partnership with the wider school community. Where Golden Opportunities are provided in an Inclusive Setting. Where everyone respects each other and works as a team to achieve our GOALS. Where children develop lively, enquiring minds, self-confidence, and independence. Which promotes a healthy lifestyle and positive, spiritual, and moral values.
Gwladys Street C P and N School were visited by an assessor for the renewal of the Basic Skills Quality Mark. The assessor held discussions with the Headteacher, Deputy Head, Maths and English Subject leads a school governor, and a group of pupils. The assessor toured the school and was particularly impressed by Active Maths and the high standards the school is reaching. She was able to look at the school's assessment systems and a sample of children's books. We were very impressed by the group of pupils who spoke to the assessor as they were able to talk about how they use their maths skills in other areas of the curriculum and transferring their writing skills. Well done to all involved.
The School currently holds Basic Skills Quality Mark, Liverpool Healthy Schools Award, Science Quality Schools Award - Gold, Liverpool PE Award - Silver, Reading Quality Mark - Gold, Sainsbury's School Games Award - Silver, Wildlife Trust - Wildlife Friendly Garden Award - Gold, Liverpool Maths Counts Quality Mark - Silver, RHS - School Gardening Campaign - Level 3, The Big Wildlife Garden - Green Award, Woodland Trust - Silver, Liverpool Echo - Highly Recommended.
At Gwladys Street in years 1 to 6, we follow the Liverpool Local Authority plans which are linked to the New National Curriculum. The year groups have Block units to teach the skills of the National Curriculum through different genres for each year group.
Each unit builds up children's speaking and listening skills, reading and comprehension skills, and composition skills through the teaching sequence of:
- Immersion
- Analysis
- Writing
Children have the opportunity to embed their skills through Science and the International Primary Curriculum on an afternoon by reading and writing different text types.
Learning about other cultures and religions is an important part of our development. We are fortunate to have a variety of different faiths and beliefs in our school.
In RE this year, we are learning about Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Sikhism. We follow the Liverpool SACRE scheme. In RE, we do not just learn about religious practices and traditions, but also think about what part we play in our world and society. This gives us a great opportunity to be reflective.
During the Summer Term, the Nursery is taking part in an exciting project called ‘Building a Bridge of Books.’ The project will run for 6 weeks with each session lasting around 3 hours. It allows parents and children to come into school and work together with me to build an early love of reading.
The overall aim of the ‘Building a Bridge of Books’ project is to encourage and foster a love of books in young children. By taking part in this project, parents and carers are supporting their child’s development of early reading skills, including speaking and listening. It will also help to develop and expand children's skills within other areas of learning including Personal, Social, and Emotional Development and Expressive Arts and Design.
