At Harris Primary Academy Benson we aim to make learning irresistible, ensuring our children develop a genuine life-long love of learning and that every child flourishes by delivering an enjoyable curriculum that allows all children to succeed academically, physically, emotionally, and socially.
There is plenty of time for fun and creativity throughout the school day and everything we do is underpinned by dedicated teaching of reading, writing, and maths. This combination means that our children become eager, confident, and imaginative learners.
Our children are at the heart of everything we do with the academy and it is our committed ambition to empower all our children to become compassionate, polite, ambitious, global citizens of the future.
Within school, pupils are actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment. As a school, we educate and provide boundaries for our pupils to make choices safely, through the provision of a safe environment and a creative curriculum. Our pupils are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and are advised how to exercise these safe examples of this can be seen in our e-safety lessons and instilling BLP into our classrooms. Our pupils are given the freedom to make choices and to take part in after-school activities.
Our core value of Respect ensures tolerance of those who have different faiths and beliefs. The Academy enhances pupils' understanding of different faiths and beliefs through religious education studies P.S.H.E. work visits to other schools in different settings to participate in celebrations such as Diwali welcoming visitors from other schools that are not predominately white British and enjoying a depth of study during themed weeks. The Academy takes part in many charity events, holds events like International days where parents are invited in to share their beliefs, traditions, and customs with the children thus helps our Academy to enrich and extend understanding. Through this, our pupils gain an enhanced understanding of their place in a culturally diverse society.
