Our school is a fully inclusive two-form entry community primary school, catering for pupils between 3-11 years old which is part of the London Borough of Lewisham and has places for 300 full-time pupils and 50 Nursery pupils. We believe that the primary years are an important time in your child’s life and are proud that our values and ethos permeate all aspects of our provision.
At Kender we provide quality education for all children, encouraging a trusting, caring partnership between home and school. We strive to achieve high standards in all areas of children’s learning, delivering a rich and challenging curriculum where each child can make the very best of their time.
We have a wonderful new building with interesting and varied outside learning spaces. We have an extremely dedicated and hard-working staff who are committed to the welfare and educational needs of all our children, and informed and supportive Governing Body, and a lively Friends of Kender, all of which actively support the school.
At Kender Primary School we are giving a great deal of thought to the values that we are trying to promote. Our school ethos is at the heart of everything we do. We regularly consider our core values and how the school sustains an ethos, which supports the children as reflective learners whilst securing teaching and learning of high quality. We are very much aware that society is faced with enormously complicated problems, which can make growing up a difficult process. As a school community, we believe the vision and ethos of the school should be based on a foundation of core values of:
- Respect
- Resilience
- Readiness
These will at times be addressed directly through lessons and will permeate the whole curriculum. They are the basis for the social, intellectual, emotional, spiritual, and moral development of the child. We encourage pupils to consider these values, thereby developing knowledge, skills, and attitudes that enable them to develop as reflective learners and grow to be stable, educated, and civilized adults.
Kender is a culturally rich and fully inclusive community school committed to providing high standards of learning for all children in an inspirational, stimulating, and supportive environment. Each child’s self-esteem is fostered by positive relationships with peers and staff, allowing children to develop their full potential academically, socially, and physically. We strive to have our parents, teachers, and community members actively involved in our children’s learning, developing successful citizens for the future.
- Maintain a happy, stimulating, and nurturing environment in which each child aspires to achieve his or her potential
- Build on the professional working partnerships between children, parents, staff, governors, and the wider community to further enhance the life and reputation of the school
- Develop each child’s ability to study, reason, question, and discuss across the school curriculum
- Maintain and develop high standards of behavior, effort, and attainment
- Ensure every child learns to think and act responsibly, respecting the needs and feelings of others
- Respect and celebrate cultural differences
- Provide all children with a stimulating and challenging environment
- Build on our whole school ethos which values learning and children’s achievement.
