Timberley is a Fully Accessible Mainstream (FAM) Academy that is committed to inclusive education and meeting the needs of all children. We see our children as individuals and strive to fulfill not just their academic potential but their personal, spiritual, social, moral, and emotional development through an exciting and stimulating environment. We envisage Timberley to be a hub of the community. Our school farm, Forest School and Community Kitchen provide our pupils and parents with opportunities not offered by other schools in the area. Our successful Stay and Play gives our parents time to meet other parents in the area, whilst keeping their little ones entertained.
The curriculum which we provide is broad, balanced, challenging, and relevant. It is designed to develop not only each child’s full academic potential but also to help them to develop as well-rounded individuals that show care, compassion, and respect to everyone in our school and the local community. Our curriculum does not end as the school day ends. We have plenty of opportunities for the children to participate in a wide range of clubs run by the Academy staff and outside providers who volunteer their time generously and also a thriving breakfast club and tea club.
At Timberley we aim to provide children with opportunities to prepare them for adult life. These opportunities came from an ethos and curriculum that provides maximum learning opportunities for each child, no matter what their particular needs may be. Our aims are:
- To create a happy, caring, and stimulating school environment, helping children to understand that courtesy, good manners, and consideration for others are very important qualities.
- To provide children with opportunities to achieve high academic standards with particular regard to the requirements of the National Curriculum, but with emphasis on helping children to use language and number effectively, developing an ability to apply skills and communicate with others.
- To provide children with opportunities to develop a growing self-confidence, leading to independence.
- To help children develop an enjoyment of physical, creative, and spiritual activities.
- To help pupils appreciate the world around us and the part they need to play in its continued wellbeing, particularly within their local environment and community.
