At Mission Grove, our motto is Respect yourself Respect others. We are a four-form entry school with over 850 children on roll. Mission Grove is a very friendly school where children are encouraged to become confident, caring, and articulate. We provide a calm and happy atmosphere and set high standards of respect, courtesy, hard work, and achievement for all children and adults.
We believe that children learn best when they feel valued and respected. Mission Grove has high expectations of all children and staff and high standards of teaching and learning. We aim to provide a friendly, supportive and purposeful community, which values all its members. We are very proud of the social and cultural diversity at Mission Grove and we welcome the richness that this brings to our school community. This diversity is reflected in our teaching, our policies and procedures, and the school environment.
We use a theme-based curriculum to ensure a fun and engaging curriculum for all, to motivate the children’s desire to learn. The curriculum is broad and balanced. We enrich the curriculum through a wide range of educational visits, and by drawing upon the local and wider community. We recognize that we are living in a technologically advancing world and we aim to prepare the children adequately for this. Parents are encouraged to become actively involved in their children’s learning. We have many ways of utilizing your skills and talents!
At Mission Grove, we give the children as many firsthand experiences as possible. We supplement the curriculum with specialist sports coaches, a french tutor, and creative and expressive art tutors. “The curriculum is interesting and engaging. It is enlivened by a wide range of stimulating visitors and trips.” OFSTED
We ensure teaching and learning of the highest quality. At Mission Grove, we understand that the biggest influence on a child’s education is the adults working with them. We feel to provide the world-class education that our children deserve we must have world-class teachers and support staff.
All of our staff develop their skills and seek training to help all children to achieve to their full potential. We believe that children make maximum progress in learning due to good planning, high-quality teaching, informative assessment, and record keeping. We set targets, monitor and track pupil progress.
