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We are a diverse, vibrant learning community committed to providing the best possible education for all of our children, nurturing and teaching them in a Christian environment. For us, our children must be offered as many experiences as possible to ensure that they are well equipped to succeed in today’s rapidly evolving society. This also means forming sound and positive relationships built on mutual trust. Our staff is all here to support the children – investing in tomorrow’s workforce and citizens ensuring they are academically, socially, and emotionally prepared for the future. Our expectations are consistently high not just from ourselves as educators but also of the children and families who make our community. John Keble is a unique school. We are a Church of England school with a strong Christian ethos, committed to ensuring that each student is known as an individual, develops the knowledge, skills, and personal qualities to lead successful and fulfilling lives, and is empowered to do so. The School Motto is “Give us understanding that we may live.” As a community, we want to be the very best school for our students, one which ensures that each student experiences a challenging learning journey. We work together to create a reflective, creative and vibrant atmosphere in which all our students may thrive. Our community is based on strong relationships that are built, maintained, and celebrated. This also means that when conflicts arise, differences are discussed openly and relationships are repaired. The school was founded over 100 years ago by the Sisters of the Church to provide local children with a good education based on Christian principles. We seek to perpetuate the Sisters’ vision by applying these founding principles daily and by ensuring that the children know they are loved, unique and special. John Keble School prides itself on its wide, rich curriculum. Students receive high-quality teaching which meets their needs. The curriculum is engaging, relevant, stimulating, and inspiring. We encourage independent learning and self-reflection to prepare our students for a future we cannot see, supporting them as they learn to problem-solve, think and develop confidence in their unique abilities. Music, PE, and Spanish are taught by specialist teachers, ensuring high-quality opportunities for all. Alongside the variety of curriculum subjects, there is a wide choice of after-school clubs that interest students. These have a high take up and they are extremely popular. Our academic results are good. At the end of Year 6 (Key Stage 2) in 2017, 67% of children reached the Nationally Expected Standard in reading, writing, and maths. This is higher than both the Brent Average (61%) and the National Average (61%). Further details of our performance data are presented under the 'statutory information' section in 'about us'. At John Keble School, we feel a deep responsibility to nurture and develop core British values that can guide our lives and be shared and expressed by everyone – regardless of faith or belief. These guide our school community, helping to form character, spiritual awareness, and self-esteem and are firmly based on the commandment of Jesus to ‘love your neighbor,’ and to treat others as we would expect to be treated. John Keble School places great emphasis on developing children who value and respect themselves and others, who love learning, and have a deep sense of fairness and social justice. As a school community, we seek to promote reflection about children’s own beliefs and faith and to encourage their interest in and respect of other religions and faiths. As a Church of England school, we aim to anchor these values in the Christian faith through our collective worship and whole school ethos. View full school

Immanuel, a highly respected, over-subscribed, diverse, and thriving Primary school set in the heart of Streatham. Our vision – fondly known as “The Immanuel Way” - is to prepare children for life-long learning, valuing the uniqueness of every child and providing for their needs within the context of Christian values, a safe and secure environment, and a world-class curriculum. We are committed to high academic standards, high expectations, and high aspirations which drives our belief in “Excellence for all. Excellence from all.” We endeavor to nurture our children, to enable them to grow in their faith, become high academic achievers, develop enquiring minds, and take responsibility by being global citizens. Our role, in partnership with parents, is to build the foundations for a successful education, to enable each child to discover the joy of learning, to help them to fulfill every aspect of their potential, and to encourage their growth into effective citizens, ready to play their part in the world and their community. We are a school that has a sharp focus on Safeguarding and keeping our children safe. We actively promote our Christian Values and British Values throughout our curriculum. Immanuel and St Andrew Primary School have been a center of excellence as a provider of education, within the community, for over 150 years when the Victorian congregation of Immanuel Church built the school to educate the children of South Streatham. At Immanuel, we aim to prepare children for life-long learning, to value the uniqueness of every child, provide for their needs within the context of Christian values, a safe and secure environment, and a world-class curriculum. As a Church school, we are committed to high academic standards, high expectations, and high aspirations which drive our mantra “Excellence for all. Excellence from all.” We encourage and highlight the key values of Love, Respect, Perseverance, Peace, Forgiveness, Kindness, Thankfulness, Honesty, Trust, Courage, Hope, Joy, and Friendship. We encourage the children to adopt values that will leave the world a better place because of what they will be able to contribute. We endeavor to nurture our children, to enable them to grow in their faith, become high academic achievers, develop enquiring minds, and take responsibility by being global citizens. Our role, in partnership with parents, is to build the foundations for a successful education, to enable each child to discover the joy of learning, to help them to fulfill every aspect of their potential, and to encourage their growth into effective citizens, ready to play their part in the world and their community. At Immanuel, we all work together to nurture and challenge each child through our tailored provision. We have high expectations of learning and behavior and regularly celebrate achievement, collaboration and effort. Our enriching curriculum provides a broad range of inspirational learning experiences both inside and outside the classroom. We engage children in their learning through interesting and relevant topics, reinforcing the skills and qualities necessary to develop their character, sense of community, and spirituality. We encourage children to take responsibility for their learning and behavior, promoting independence through exploration, questioning, and decision-making. As members of the school community, children work collaboratively and are encouraged to take on roles and responsibilities in the classroom and across the school. They participate in a wide range of school events and activities which support their all-around development and provide them with opportunities to model our Christian Values. View full school

The holy trinity is a busy but friendly school, with lots going on. This website aims to give you a taster of the school, as well as providing up to date information for parents, pupils and the wider community. We are a school with high expectations and high standards. We have high expectations of the children, whether that is applying themselves to their learning in the classroom, having good manners with everyone they meet, or when taking part in one of the many opportunities outside the classroom. We value perseverance, hard work, and a positive attitude. We instill the qualities that will prepare our children for success here, at secondary school, and well beyond. As a staff, we have high standards as well. We constantly ask ourselves ‘Would this be outstanding for my child?’ We strive to say ‘Yes to this question in everything we do. We are a Church school, with a family atmosphere. It is a school where every child is known as an individual and where our Governing Body and supportive parents play a central role in helping us to achieve what we want for our children an outstanding education. At Holy Trinity, we are determined not only to ensure that every child receives what is their fundamental right: a good education, but the right education for that child. We passionately believe that every child deserves an education that is broad, rich, and deep. Our curriculum is underpinned by the framework of concepts and skills identified in the Rights Respecting Schools program. These concepts and skills are explored and developed through the themes that make up the curriculum. The curriculum is organized around half-termly themes. By teaching the core subjects of English and Science within the context of these themes, we create a coherent, stimulating, and engaging curriculum. Non-core subjects including Art and Design, Design Technology, Geography, History, and Computing are also taught within the themes, providing context and encouraging deeper learning and understanding. View full school

At Hampstead Parochial, we strive to ensure that every child that joins us is secure and happy but more than that, we want them to enjoy learning, contributing, and achieving while they are with us. We value children of all skills and abilities and we provide an environment where they can fulfill their potential and grow into responsible, confident, and active young adults. We offer a rich and fulfilling teaching and learning environment in the center of Hampstead, one of London’s prettiest villages a stone’s throw from both the High Street and Hampstead Underground station. At Hampstead Parochial School, we are incredibly proud of our history and ethos as a Church of England primary school. In this section, you can read all about the ethos we hold dear, a potted history of the school, and our commitment to upholding Christian values. Hampstead Parochial School aims: To do everything we can to ensure that each child has the best education possible by providing excellence in teaching and learning To inspire in all children a love of learning and the desire to continue to learn To look after the safety and well-being of our children, in mind and body, by caring for each other and learning together To uphold and promote Christian virtues and beliefs by maintaining daily acts of Christian worship and teaching Christian spiritual and moral values To respect other religions and cultures and foster good relationships within the community Hampstead Parochial School is a Church of England Voluntary-Aided primary school that offers a distinctly Christian education in an inclusive environment where we encourage all children and young people to learn, enquire and grow. The distinctive nature of our approach to education can be found in our explicit Christian values such as collective worship, a grounded Christian ethos, and in our Religious Education. Children and staff of all faiths and none are welcome at our school and we aim to promote understanding and tolerance between those of different faith traditions. ‘Church schools should nourish Christians in their faith, encourage those of other faiths and challenge those of no faith’ As a community, we have identified six values that are woven into the very fabric of the school which we expect all members of the school community – students, staff, governors, and clergy – to model: Friendship Compassion Forgiveness Respect Responsibility Koinonia View full school

At George Carey Church of England Primary School, children are at the heart of everything that we do. We pride ourselves in our child-centered approaches and the pupil's voice is valued. We are located within the Rivergate Community Centre at the heart of the Barking Riverside development an area that continues to grow. As such we are at the center of this new, rich and diverse community. We deliver much of the curriculum through a cross-curricular topic-based approach using Cornerstones. Specific details of what that means for each year group can be found on the Cornerstones part of the website. Mathematics is generally taught separately and independently from the topics of the Cornerstones. As a Church of England Primary School, much of our teaching is explicitly Christian and we promote Christian values throughout all that we do. We follow the Diocese of Chelmsford R.E. curriculum. Children learn about other world religions as well as Christianity, promoting tolerance and understanding between people of all faiths and also those with no strong religious beliefs. We believe that the curriculum should be rich and stimulating and that children should be excited and engaged in their learning. Learning does not necessarily have to take place within classrooms and we aim to exploit the learning opportunities offered by our grounds and in the local environment. The most important underlying principle of a curriculum is to help children learn. We believe that a successful curriculum is brought to life by high-quality teaching, inspirational learning activities, and opportunities to listen and plan for the developing interests and motivations of children. Cornerstones Curriculum is delivered through a range of inspirational yet rigorous learning projects. These are based on the National Curriculum but bring learning together in new and exciting ways. Each project combines different strands of learning so that children learn more holistically and start to challenge themselves and learn problem-solving skills as they create truly fantastic learning opportunities. Science should be fun and practical with hands-on activities, using scientific vocabulary and theory as to how, why, where, and when. We want the children to be motivated to ask questions of a scientific nature and to have the opportunity to experience science firsthand, in line with the National Curriculum. Science is integrated into our Cornerstones Curriculum. This enables children to meet science in the context of a wider topic. For more information on the specific content of our science curriculum please see the Wider Curriculum page or ask a teacher. The agreement sets out the school’s commitment to your child and the action parents should take to support us. We take seriously our responsibility to offer your child a good education and so the agreement also outlines the school’s roles and responsibilities and contains the key principles, rules, and expectations by which the school operates. The SLT and Governors at George Carey Church of England Primary School have planned to use the Sports Premium this year to enrich the P.E. curriculum for a large number of children using the Sports Premium. The funding represents £10.00 per child plus £16,000. This complements additional money from the overall school budget, which is used to provide a wealth of sports and physical activities for all children. We believe that the funding should be used to involve and interest children in a variety of physical activities and the aim is for children to take up sports and games for the long term, which in turn will give them good attitudes to exercise and help to make them more active, stronger, leading to better health and fitness. The development of the Rivergate community was first conceived approximately 20 years ago as part of a plan to develop the Thames Gateway to the East of London along the North bank of the Thames. This has been one of the biggest development projects in Europe. Opened in September 2011, the school, along with the Rivergate Centre, was the first community building completed within the new development. The school is named after George Carey, a former Archbishop of Canterbury, who was born and raised in Dagenham. Lord and Lady Carey formally opened the school on 27th March 2012. George Carey School was set up as a Voluntary Aided School within the Diocese of Chelmsford under the umbrella of the Church of England. The school was designed and conceived as a community facility that could work in partnership with the Rivergate Centre. The school was first open to pupils on 12th September 2011 with 250 pupils on roll and a staff of 35. Since then we have grown to over 600 pupils with a staff of 90, and we are still growing. We had an Ofsted inspection in October 2012 after just 13 months of being open. It was a major achievement to achieve an overall grade of ‘good’ after such a short period. We are now looking to the future and have set a strong ambition towards ‘outstanding’ provision shortly. View full school

A warm welcome to Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School. We are a joint denominational school, the first in the country which was conceived as such and built to provide education for the children of Croxteth Park and fulfill the wishes of both the Liverpool Diocese and Archdiocese for a joint church school. We are proud of all our achievements. We are particularly proud of the success that the school community has found in working together showing understanding, sensitivity, and respect for each other's religious traditions. In March 2014, we were inspected by both the Catholic Archdiocese and the Church of England Diocese under a Section 48 Inspection and graded outstanding in all areas. We are committed to delivering a challenging and creative curriculum fit for the 21st Century Learner which fully embraces new technologies and a global dimension. In addition to following a National Curriculum, we are also a Centre of Excellence for French and offer a range of extracurricular activities including choir, guitar, violin, brass, woodwind instruments, orchestra, football, basketball, netball, cross country, fencing, and judo. We aim to help all children reach their full potential and to become balanced and socially competent individuals equipped to meet the demands of the adult world and have a real sense of responsibility towards others. The school sees itself as part of the local community. It views education as a partnership between home, school, and parish and we strive to encourage close and friendly relationships. Every effort is made to create and maintain a partnership that is beneficial to our children. We believe that we can only achieve the best for your child by close co-operation between home and school, with an opportunity for you to share in your child’s education. We are always available to talk to you about aspects of your child’s development. We concern ourselves with all areas of your child’s welfare and progress and we hope that you will share with us in making this a successful period in your child’s life. We are committed to creating a school based on the values of the Gospel, in which the traditions of the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches are valued and affirmed by the whole community. Developing an inclusive environment where the individual talents of each member of the school community are valued and nurtured. Fostering within the school community, a sense of commitment and responsibility, respecting others and oneself. Delivering a broad and balanced curriculum which both challenges and supports the diverse needs of individual pupils and prepares them for the demands of the 21st Century. Promoting an ecological awareness and responsibility through developing concern and care for God's creation. We aim to prepare our children for all the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. Our curriculum is balanced and broadly based and promotes each child's spiritual, moral, cultural, mental, and physical development preparing them to be responsible and active citizens in future years. The curriculum at Emmaus School is determined by the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum, the National Curriculum, Liverpool City Council Curriculum Guidelines, the Archdiocese and Diocese guidelines for Religious Education, and the school’s subject policies. At Emmaus School, British values are promoted in much of what we do, not least during our Collective Worship and Religious Education. Gold School Games Award is a government-led awards scheme that recognizes schools for their commitment to the development of physical education and sporting competition. The award of the Gold Mark is the highest award available and an indication of our commitment to school PE and sport. Good Diabetes Care in School Award. The Diabetes UK, Good Diabetes Care in School Award is a proud badge of recognition that sends out a message of competence and confidence in the school's management of medical conditions such as diabetes. Liverpool Reading Quality Mark. In February 2015 we were awarded the Gold Standard - the highest standard for this award. The Dyslexia Friendly Award is awarded to schools who can demonstrate that they are ‘dyslexia friendly’ in four areas 1) Leadership and Management, 2) Teaching and Learning 3) The Classroom Environment, 4) Partnership and liaison with parents, carers, governors, and concerned parties. View full school

In all we do we aim to display... Love, Kindness, Joy, Self-Control, and Faithfulness. Our Christian values permeate the life of the school. As we go through the day the children and adults aim to live out these values, deepening their meaning and showing them in many practical ways. We ensure that diversity and difference are celebrated. Each week we spend time together as a school celebrating those children who have particularly shown these values in their attitude and behavior at school. We celebrate the children being punctual and having overall good attendance too and a prize is given for best punctuality and also best attendance. The Reception classes follow the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum. Your child will mostly be taught through games and play. The areas of learning are: Communication and language Physical development Personal, social, and emotional development Literacy Mathematics Understanding the world Expressive arts and design We follow the National Curriculum 2014. The curriculum has been mapped out across Years One and Two and each term we follow a topic that helps to scaffold the learning. Children develop quickly in the early years, and early years practitioners aim to do all they can to help children have the best possible start in life. Children have a right, spelled out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, to a provision that enables them to develop their personalities, talents, and abilities irrespective of ethnicity, culture or religion, home language, family background, learning difficulties, disabilities or gender. This guidance helps adults to understand and support each child’s development pathway. Children are born ready, able, and eager to learn. They actively reach out to interact with other people, and in the world around them. Development is not an automatic process, however. It depends on each unique child having opportunities to interact in positive relationships and enabling environments. From Reception to Year 2 we use a wonderful resource called Numicon which enables the children to build an understanding of the concept of number. We use the Letters and Sounds scheme for teaching phonics. We find this a systematic program and a great basis for teaching children the phonics children require for reading and writing. We use our teaching expertise and other resources to bring these lessons to life whilst following a format for teaching that enables all children to make progress. We use several reading schemes and a series of books. For Guided Reading in class, we plan mainly from the Rigby Star and Big Cat series of books. The Religious Education at Dulwich Village C of E Infants' School is an integral and vital element to the curriculum. It is best summarised through the words from the Southwark Diocese Board of Education: "Religious Education (RE) is not just an academic subject, but, lies at the very heart of the curriculum and has an important role in reflecting and conveying the distinctively Christian character of the school. The Religious Education at Dulwich Village C of E Infants' School is an integral and vital element to the curriculum. It is best summarised through the words from the Southwark Diocese Board of Education: "Religious Education (RE) is not just an academic subject, but, lies at the very heart of the curriculum and has an important role in reflecting and conveying the distinctively Christian character of the school. View full school

Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School is a voluntary controlled primary school catering for boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 11. This primary school is a Church foundation and the Trustees legally own it. It is controlled by the Local Education Authority, which has full financial responsibility for its maintenance. Dame Tipping C.E. Primary School caters to boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 11. It has the capacity for 105 pupils: 15 in each year group. Our school has a real family feel pupils, staff, governors, and parents know each other well and support one another. Pupils are encouraged to take an active part in school and community life. This enables them to become confident individuals and have a sense of responsibility towards others. Within our small community, we provide a nurturing, inclusive learning environment. With faith in our hearts, we encourage each unique individual to reach their potential. Our core Christian values are Perseverance, Friendship, Truthfulness, Compassion, Respect, and Forgiveness. These are referred to and understood by all members of the school. They are the basis of our Collective Worship and our Behaviour Policy. At Dame Tipping C E School we offer an inclusive, broad, and balanced curriculum which is designed to give children the knowledge and skills to prepare them for the next stage in their education. Meaningful links are made across curriculum areas and children are encouraged to follow lines of inquiry that interest them through their topic work. Religious Education is taught in the school following the agreed syllabus adopted by the London Borough of Havering. The content of the syllabus reflects the fact that the religious traditions in this country are the main Christian. The content is not based on the teachings of any particular denomination. Pupils will be made aware of the teaching and practices of other principal religions. View full school

The Church of England School of the Resurrection is a unique school close to the city of Manchester. As a Church of England School, we believe that everyone is made and loved by God our belief and trust in Jesus Christ underpin all that we are and do. Christian values are at the heart of our community and our relationships with one another. We are proud that our SIAMS inspection grades us as outstanding. All members of our community experience Christianity through the life of the school as well as through the taught curriculum by the statement of Entitlement made by the Church of England in July 2011. All our staff work to ensure that our children have access to a high-quality education. The use of an introductory WOW experience supports us in ensuring that all children’s curiosity is awakened and that learning is exciting and memorable. Our curriculum is enhanced by our use of the creative and performing arts. We are a school with a single class entry of 30 children and a slightly larger Nursery class. In our Nursery, we can take 39 children. If places are available, we can offer a January intake. We accept children who are 3 years old. You will find a copy of our Admissions Policy in the Parents' section of our website, listed under Policies. Occasionally, spaces become available in other year groups. Missy Elliott, in the school office, will be able to advise which classes have vacancies. Application forms are available from the school office. Should parents wish, their child's name may be put on a waiting list and we will advise them should a place become available. We take the safeguarding of children and staff very seriously. Through our teaching, school ethos, and procedures, we work to ensure that children are kept safe during the school day and also through our teaching learn how to keep themselves safe. We are supported by the Manchester Safeguarding Team, our school nurse and we take advantage of the support offered through the Healthy Schools Network, Child Line, and PSHE networks. We fund a Caritas worker for one day a week who will also provide support for vulnerable children. In the last school year, we reviewed our PSHE curriculum and are now implementing a policy that reflects the needs of today's children. We deliver regular e-safety training to children. There will be opportunities for parents to attend E-Safety training. In recognition that we share a responsibility to prevent radicalization, the Leadership Team has undertaken accredited Prevent training and cascaded information and procedures to staff. All school staff has access to training provided by Manchester Children's Safeguarding Board in association with the Virtual College. It is not school policy for medication to be administered by staff during the school day, although parents may come into school to give their child medication. We recognize and make an exception for those children who have a long-term medical need. If a child has medical needs that necessitate the administration of medication during the school day, an individual health care plan is created with the support of the school nurse. An appointment with the school SENDCo and Miss Dytor would be made to do this. Miss Dytor is our Senior First Aider in school. She supports the school by managing the care of our children with medical needs and ensuring that training is up to date. The school health practitioners visit the school and have given support to the school in the management of epilepsy and diabetes. We are committed to providing the best education that we can for all our pupils, according to their needs. Our philosophy is built upon the firm belief that all adults and children are valued for the rich diversity they may bring in terms of race, culture, age, gender, faith, or background. Within our inclusive ethos, we do not tolerate bullying, harassment, or unlawful discrimination of any kind. We ensure that all staff and stakeholders of the school understand and meet the expectations as set out in the Equality Act. We monitor the progress and the access of those children who are from vulnerable groups to ensure that we are successful in our efforts to be inclusive recognizing that sometimes we need to be proactively selective. Games support the development of many of the skills that are important in learning for example the building of attention and concentration skills, resistance, and often memory. Board games played as a group however small do much to develop life skills such as the ability to take turns, to win or lose graciously, and to relax as part of a group. Many commercial games can be modified to support specific learning. We believe that reading is the key to successful learning in all areas of the curriculum. Our aim is for children to be able to read for information and pleasure. To encourage children to become independent readers, we use a range of strategies where pupils receive individual, small group, and class tuition. We would appreciate your co-operation and support in encouraging your child to become a better reader. Learning to read is like trying to crack a code. Children should be encouraged to look for different clues to help them understand what they are reading. Learning individual words is important, but they are aiming to work out the full message. View full school

All Saints’ is a small, friendly Church of England primary school providing a safe and nurturing environment in which children can flourish as they grow into caring, compassionate, and responsible individuals. We believe that by providing the right support all our children can achieve high educational standards. Through a balance of encouraging hard work, promoting independence, and applauding success School helps the children to develop the academic skills and emotional strength to enable them to overcome future challenges. All Saints welcome children of all backgrounds and abilities and embrace cultural diversity and difference whilst always maintaining our core values. We promote Christian values as we believe they provide an invaluable foundation for life. All Saints strive to develop the closest possible partnerships with childrens’ parents, All Saints’ Church, and the wider community. For a copy of the school's motto, mission, and ethos statement, School have a long history of encouraging parental involvement in all aspects of our children's development as, not only is it proven to be the most important factor in a child’s future success, but we believe it plays a vital part in creating All Saints’ family atmosphere. The reconstituted governing body is clear about the strengths and weaknesses of the school. Governors have worked closely with the London Diocesan Board for Schools to commission a review of their work. As a result, they have increased their skills and plans to hold the school to account for its effectiveness. They have a clear handle on pupils’ performance and the steps needed to improve further. Governors challenge leaders about the outcomes for different groups of pupils and records of minutes show a thorough and urgent approach for the school to move forward quickly. The school has robust systems in place to secure the well-being of pupils, including those in the early year's provision. Inspection evidence confirms that when concerns arise, leaders deal with them thoroughly. For example, in 2016, when concerns were raised about safeguarding arrangements linked to pupils leaving the school, measures were taken immediately, and leaders commissioned an audit. The review confirmed that safeguarding arrangements are effective. The audit led to the leadership team reviewing and strengthening risk assessments, particularly about vulnerable pupils. Other minor adjustments included improving supervision in the playground. The school diligently carries out investigative checks of all staff before employment, and all checks meet requirements. The school is up to date with recent statutory guidance such as ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education, September 2016. As a result, the staff knows the steps to take if there are safeguarding concerns in real about or a member of staff. Training is comprehensive and covers all of the key priorities related to sexual exploitation, children missing education, safer recruitment, and the ‘Prevent’ duty. Senior leaders ensure that they review these safeguarding matters regularly and provide updates. Designated staff undertake appropriate training. They ensure that safeguarding information is prominently displayed around the school for pupils should they need to talk to someone about their concerns. The school curriculum provides pupils with good coverage on how to stay safe. OrganisOrganizedops that include drama and visiting speakers, increase pupils’ awareness of how to keep safe online and protect themselves from abuse. Teachers make sure that there are good opportunities for pupils to practice their writing and reading skills. For example, pupils carry out research assignments and show that they can collate materials from different sources accurately. Furthermore, weekly focused writing in the ‘writers workshop’ across the school, and the ‘read and tell’ approach in Year 1, have begun to make a difference to pupils’ writing. Teachers support pupils well to write at length and structure their work. There is a good emphasis on pupils using a cursive style and writing. Evidence shows that the quality of pupils’ written work is much improved but there is more to do about spelling, and using technical skills accurately. Children enter Reception with skills below those typically expected for their age group. Children have better skills in physical development but there are weaknesses in their communication, literacy, and language. Nevertheless, by the end of Reception, most make good progress in all areas of the early year's curriculum because the quality of teaching and learning is purposeful and stimulating. Good-quality teaching and high expectations of what children can achieve ensure that children achieve well each year. The school still has more work to do to ensure that teaching is of consistently high quality for pupils to make rapid progress. This is to enable pupils to meet the demands of a more challenging curriculum and national tests. Leaders have done much to raise expectations of what pupils can achieve, and evidence indicates that pupils are now making better progress. These are linked to teachers’ good classroom management and pupils’ positive attitudes to learning. During whole-class teaching, not all teaching assistants work well with pupils. This affects the quality of support and helps that pupils need to make better progress. Pupils routinely take part in self-assessment, which helps them to identify how well they understand the skills they are learning. They adopt a mature approach when discussing their work. However, teachers do not habitually reinforce editing, drafting, and proofreading to develop pupils’ writing skills. As a result, pupils do not readily identify errors in their work until they receive feedback. Teachers are not always consistent in checking that different groups of pupils have a good grasp of specific skills before moving on to the next stage of learning. View full school

All Saints’ is a thriving community situated in the middle of the heath and in proximity to London. Our families lie at the heart of our school community, representing the vibrant and diverse mix of cultures who live here. We view our school community as a family which works in harmonious partnership to provide new and exciting opportunities for our children to become active learners. We are proud to be a Christian school with a mission to “educate the saints of today for the world of tomorrow” and a vision for every child to let their light shine. This translates into our children being nurtured as unique individuals with skills and talents which we seek to identify and promote through activities both within the school and beyond. Our ambition is to make sure every child is equipped with the skills they need to succeed as they progress on to secondary school and the wider world. In our pupils, we develop resilience and the tenacity to be successful in their goals and to grow into happy, healthy, ambitious individuals. With strong family values, we nurture our children to become proud of themselves and to uphold our Christian values exemplifying the best of British Values in their attitudes and behavior. Through collective worship and daily activities, we encourage children to develop spiritually and to be reflective learners. Our website aims to give you an insight into the rich and varied opportunities that the children experience, the dedication of the whole school community to support the children’s learning in and out of the classroom, and the fun we have along the way! We are committed to providing a caring, friendly and safe environment for all of our children so that they can learn in a relaxed, secure, and happy atmosphere. We aim to promote equal opportunities by: Providing a framework so that each child can develop a sound Christian basis for his/her life in a rapidly changing multicultural society and a developing world Promoting respect and self-esteem for each person as an individual Regarding all our children as being equal Encouraging a caring, disciplined, educational environment catering to the individual needs of all our children Dealing with any form of discriminatory behavior through the School's Behaviour Policy and Disciplinary Procedures Ensuring that the buildings and site of the school provide equality of access and present no barriers to access. Our Home-School Agreement states that together we will: ensure that the Christian ethos of love and care is reflected in all we do promote high standards of work and behavior support the values and ethos of the school encourage good relationships and mutual respect within the school community recognize and value our diverse cultural backgrounds to create a safe and bullying-free environment. Jesus taught us to treat everyone else as we would like to be treated. In All Saints’ School, we value everyone and have agreed that this is how we will behave. Class rules are agreed with the children at the beginning of the school year and are based around: Being kind, helpful, and polite Working hard Looking after property Listening to people Being honest View full school

All Saints Carshalton, Church of England Primary School is a very happy, high-achieving school where we create an exciting and stimulating learning environment that provides our children with confidence, enjoyment, security, and success. Our ethos is rooted in our nine Christian values: Faith, Love, Hope, Forgiveness, Trust, Friendship, Respect, Peace, and Courage. We accept children for who they are and help and support them to develop their confidence, self-esteem and to consistently give their best. This is achieved by ensuring that they use their skills to as high a level as possible in an atmosphere that encourages them to know themselves and accept each other as individuals. Our strong and committed staff team, help all children develop lively enquiring minds, good personal relationships, and the knowledge and skills to equip them for the future and the ever-changing world in which we live. To successfully achieve this we encourage self-discipline and tolerance for others. We value the strong partnership we have with parents and work hard to maintain it. We believe that parents are instrumental in their children's development. All Saints School aims to provide a high standard of education within a Christian community where every person is valued as an individual. Working in partnership, staff, governors, parents, and carers will: Through worship and by example and encouragement, promote Christian ideals./li> Inspire all pupils to develop enquiring, creative minds and a love of learning, so they may achieve their potential in all areas of their development. Provide a welcoming, secure and stimulating environment enabling all pupils to feel valued and safe. Encourage all pupils to show mutual respect and develop consideration for themselves, others, and the environment as responsible global citizens. Motivate all pupils to have high but appropriate expectations of their achievements and behavior and support others in theirs. Work as a team to improve and manage the school effectively. View full school

Visitors often tell us that in everything we do, and everything we say, our Christian ethos of peace, love, and care permeates throughout the school. They comment on happy, confident children engaged in their learning. We take great pride that children feel safe and secure and that education, strengthened by our faith, is the vehicle with which children can achieve their full potential. Our school is further strengthened by partnerships and collaborative working relationships. We enjoy working closely with other schools, both locally and further afield with the churches that make up the Deanery with extended services supporting the whole family, provided by our Children’s Centre. We have a very supportive and hard-working group of governors who are highly skilled and an extremely effective team of parents who successfully run the PTFA. Together, we strive to provide our children with the very best learning opportunities. At the Deanery we enable our children to achieve academic success through a rich, diverse, and inclusive curriculum. We provide many opportunities for our children to be motivated and enjoy learning through educational visits, residential activities, and a variety of visitors who bring different experiences of life. We work closely with our local schools and the family of churches within our diocese, celebrating the festivals in our Christian calendar. It is important to us that every child is valued and their talents, skills, and unique qualities are recognized. We believe in developing the whole child and actively promote and encourage a healthy lifestyle. At the Deanery we believe everyone thrives in a happy, secure, and caring environment. It is an essential part of our Christian ethos that peace, love, and caring for others should be the core values that everyone respects and agrees with. We do this through the teaching of Jesus. We believe that education, strengthened by our faith, is the vehicle with which children can achieve their full potential. At the Deanery we aim to provide opportunities and experiences for everyone to learn and develop their social, creative, and academic skills within a motivating and stimulating environment. We aim to:- Foster an environment that is enriched spiritually, morally, and socially through the Christian faith. Value each child as an individual, regardless of faith, ability, gender, or ethnicity. Nurture children to be polite, respectful, and considerate towards one another. Offer a range of opportunities and experiences to develop their confidence, self-esteem, and independence. Encourage each child to fulfill their potential within all areas of the curriculum. Promote knowledge and understanding through a secure, stimulating, and enriched environment. Create a broad educational experience that is enriched both morally and spiritually through a partnership with staff, governors, parents, the local community, parishes of the Deanery and Birmingham Diocese. To enable each child to value themselves and have aspirations for the future. To recognize everyone’s place in the wider community. View full school

TASIS England nurtures intellectual curiosity and emboldens each learner to flourish as a principled, open-minded, and compassionate member of a global community. Welcome to TASIS England, an international school and community near London where the aspirations and potential of every student are fostered, nurtured, and challenged. The School is dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge through curiosity and encourages each student to take responsibility for the learning process. Programs that promote the development of character, a commitment to community service, and an appreciation for beauty provide educational opportunities beyond academics. Our Upper School International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme and Advanced Placement (AP) exam results are consistently strong, and our students are well-prepared both academically and emotionally to go on to study at some of the best universities in the world. Thank you for your interest in TASIS The American School in England, a learning community in which students are challenged by the academic program, welcomed by their new peers, and engaged in a host of sports and activities that promote their well-being. Ideally situated on a beautiful campus in Surrey, the School provides the dual benefits of a safe environment within easy reach of all that a vibrant and dynamic city like London has to offer. Whether you are entrusting us with the education and care of your child as a boarding student or you are a family relocating to the UK, the importance we place on developing enduring relationships throughout our community results in a caring and supportive environment. We are amazed at how well the faculty and staff at TASIS England balance the challenge of a rigorous curriculum with the care provided by our pastoral support programs. Boarding students arriving on our campus find a network of support provided by their House Parents, teachers, and advisors that will help them settle in quickly and feel “at home” within our campus community. They soon develop friendships as they live, learn, and socialize with other boarding and day students. If you are moving to the UK, your family will be personally supported with a wealth of information by our parent groups and assigned a buddy family to ease your transition and help you navigate the difficulties inherent in any relocation. The more quickly you and your children get settled, the sooner you can enjoy all that our School has to offer. TASIS England inspires a passion for learning throughout our day and boarding programs. Your children will be encouraged to take ownership of their learning and to contribute to their community. At TASIS England they will gain independence, responsibility, respect, and a sense of creativity through the development of relationships that will transcend their time at our School. Quite simply, we are developing the leaders of the future by going above and beyond in every aspect of school life. Your children will benefit from and contribute to our school, not only by excelling in academics, but also by developing the attributes of compassion, empathy, respect, and gratitude. We invite you to join the TASIS England family and gain from and contribute to, our community of learners. View full school

St Stephen's is a thriving school situated in the heart of Stockwell. The school exists to serve its community by providing education of the highest quality within a Christian framework of values and beliefs. This is a school that celebrates its diversity and one whose Christian ethos ensures a genuinely inclusive and collaborative approach. I am proud to be leading such an enthusiastic and committed team of teachers and support staff who are so dedicated to the children in their care. The primary long-term goal for the School & the Children's Centre is To nurture, inspire, empower and expect every child to achieve their very best in life, work, and the community. As an inclusive, Christian school and Children's Centre, we will nurture, inspire, empower and expect every child to achieve their very best in life, work, and the community. We do this through: Creating a safe and welcoming environment with a relentless focus on achievement. A determination that no child is left behind. A commitment to working collaboratively with families and the community. We aim to improve the school and the Children's Centre by using our Christian Values. These values stand for a distinctively Christian understanding to shape all aspects of leading and learning. It never deviates from setting high expectations and raising aspirations. St Stephen's benefits from very strong links with the local church and children's center and this positive and powerful partnership further extend the distinctive Christian character of the school. St Stephen's, South Lambeth is an inner-city church with about 60 adult members and 30 teenagers/children. The church membership reflects the diversity of the local community. Our morning services are lively, child-friendly, and relaxed. They include age-specific groups for the children and teenagers. Our part-time youth Pastor leads the work with our teenagers. The London branch of Fegans Child & Family Care is based at St Stephen's. A team of trained workers offers help and support to children and families in the community around North Lambeth. The church has several midweek 'Growth Groups' meetings in church and homes enabling members to put their growing Christian faith into practice in their everyday lives. There is a very strong community ethos in the school and local charitable organizations benefit from this sense of mission. Pupils also understand their responsibility to the wider world and, during a term in which they focused on the Christian value of compassion. View full school

St. Saviour’s was established by the National Society in 1865 for the education of children in the parish of Poplar guided by the principles of the Church of England. We have at our heart the spiritual and moral wellbeing of all our pupils, striving for excellence whilst not being elitist, keeping the faith whilst remaining inclusive in serving a multicultural community. We aim to provide good education to enable every child to flourish in their potential as a child of God. At St Saviour’s we promote independent learners children who want to explore, discover and find out more. To enable all children to achieve their best, we use a range of strategies to include all as part of our community. We aim to challenge and stretch all our pupils so that they fulfill their potential. Our Aims: To be a safe, happy, caring community of learners. To help all individuals regardless of their race, gender, or disability to acquire the skills and knowledge needed to achieve or exceed their full potential in a rapidly changing world. To promote the Christian faith whilst developing an understanding of and respect for a wide range of religious values, languages and cultural traditions, and different ways of life. To encourage an enjoyment of life-long learning, curiosity, creativity, and perseverance. To foster the virtues of hope, honesty, friendship, fellowship, justice, endurance, and reverence. To encourage positive parental and community involvement. To promote healthy lifestyles including social, emotional, and mental wellbeing. To provide a curriculum that is inspiring, progressive, broad, and balanced. To celebrate achievement in all fields. To promote our partnerships within our community in Poplar and beyond. Inclusion is a strength of the school because, over the last five years, children with additional needs and/or disabilities have achieved significantly better than those nationally. We are successful because our dedicated staff personalizes learning for our children. Regular assessment and prompt identification allow us to ensure that no one slips through the net. There is a national change to the SEN Code of Practice which focuses on positive use of language, changes to the way children are classified, and a greater awareness of needs. This is currently at the draft stage and we are looking at how we will implement this in our school. We are committed to the development of the whole child through the provision of a progressive thematic curriculum that nurtures and celebrates children’s skills and talents. We aim to develop their wider personal skills through enrichment activities including trips that are linked to our personalized themes. Through consistently good or outstanding teaching that inspires and motivates pupils to be lifelong learners and make a positive contribution to society becoming responsible local, national and global citizens. St. Saviour’s is a Church of England School. For our children to grow up as caring citizens of the future, there is a commitment to faith within the school. Our framework for Religious Education is based on a syllabus organized by the headteacher with the approval of the Governors and the Diocesan Board of Education. The framework ensures that the key world faiths are included so that our children learn to appreciate the Golden Rule of treating others as you would like to be treated, common to all belief systems. View full school

St. Philip's is a Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School situated in the Hulme area of Manchester located near to Manchester city center and the universities of Manchester. St Philip’s Church of England Primary School is a Voluntary Aided school. Admissions to an Aided School are the responsibility of the Governors, in agreement with the Diocesan Board of Education and the Local Authority. The Governing Body is the admission authority for the school, and the school is required to act by the School Admissions Code. The admissions process is coordinated by Manchester City Council (the Local Authority) and the school liaises with the Local Authority on admissions issues. The published admission number agreed for admission to the Reception Class is 30. If no more than 30 applications for admission to the Reception Class are received, all applicants will be offered places. 26 children may be admitted to the Nursery Class. (Please see the separate notes below on arrangements for Nursery admissions. A separate application must be made for any transfer from the Nursery class to the Reception Class in the Primary School.) Responsibility for admissions is delegated to the Governing Body Admissions SubCommittee. The school will admit all children having a statement of special educational needs or an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) in whose statement or EHCP the school is named. Parents may seek a place for their child outside of their normal age group, for example, if the child is gifted and talented or has experienced problems such as ill-health. In addition, the parents of a summer-born child may choose not to send that child to school until the September following their fifth birthday and may request that they are admitted out of their normal age group – to reception rather than year 1. Parents requesting admission out of the normal age group must put their request in writing, addressed to the Headteacher at the school, together with any supporting evidence that the parent wishes to be taken into account. The governing body will make decisions on requests for admission outside the normal age group based on the circumstances of each case and in the best interests of the child concerned. This will include taking account of the parent’s views any information provided about the child’s academic, social and emotional development where relevant, their medical history, and the views of a medical professional whether they have previously been educated out of their normal age group and whether they may naturally have fallen into a lower age group if it were not for being born prematurely. The governing body will also take into account the views of the Headteacher. When informing a parent of their decision on the year group the child should be admitted to, the governing body will set out the reasons for their decision. Where the governing body agrees to a parent’s request for their child to be admitted out of their normal age group and, as a consequence of that decision, the child will be admitted to a relevant age group (i.e. the age group to which pupils are normally admitted to the school) 4 the local authority and governing body must process the application as part of the main admissions round, unless the parental request is made too late for this to be possible, and based on their determined admission arrangements only, including the application of oversubscription criteria where applicable. The governing body must not give the application lower priority on the basis that the child is being admitted out of their normal age group. Parents have a statutory right to appeal against the refusal of a place at a school for which they have applied. This right does not apply if they are offered a place at the school but it is not in their preferred age group. The overriding principle at St. Philip’s is one of nurture rather than punishment. Various levels of behavioral strategies operate within the school at any one time, ranging from those concerned with classroom management and ethos, to those relating to an internal exclusion for a fixed period. At St. Philip’s we always respond sensitively and professionally to the needs of particular individual children. Throughout each day the expectation is that every member of staff will endeavor to adopt a positive attitude towards all our pupils. The class teacher uses a time-out card, which informs the partner class teacher of the time that the child is to remain in that class. Occasionally a class teacher may feel that another year group would be more appropriate this needs to be arranged between the class teachers, before the removal of the child. The child will remain in the designated room for a fixed period (stated on the Removal from Class Slip) so that they might reflect, before returning to their class, showing that they have modified their behavior appropriately. There should be a place in each class for a child to sit and reflect (this is not on the floor). Parents/carers will be notified when there has been a repetition of unacceptable behavior, verbally or via a letter, and the matter discussed at the earliest opportunity. Naturally, subsequent positive feedback will also be given as and when appropriate. View full school

The Federation of St John’s & St Paul’s Whitechapel CE Primary Schools was established in September 2014. The schools have a shared vision to provide a learning community that is caring, inclusive, and supportive with a distinctive Christian ethos, and where every child is a valued member. We believe that every child is an important individual and we strive to ensure that each day is a day for your child to learn new skills and develop their potential. We have high expectations and are ambitious for our children to succeed. We believe that people learn in a variety of different ways and that teaching should reflect this. We provide a rich and varied learning environment that enables our children to succeed and flourish now, in their next stage of education and the wider community. We aim to: Offer a secure and caring environment. Recognize and develop each individual’s strengths and talents. Enable children to become confident, resourceful, enquiring, and independent learners. Foster children's self-esteem and help them build positive relationships with other people. Develop children's self-respect and encourage children to respect the ideas, attitudes, values, and feelings of others. Show respect for all cultures and, in so doing, promote positive attitudes towards other people Enable children to understand their community and help them feel valued as part of this community Help children grow into reliable, independent, and positive citizens. Offer a broad and balanced curriculum catering to individual needs regardless of race, creed, gender, or disability within the National Curriculum requirements. Of course, we prioritize the teaching of English, mathematics, and the other areas of the curriculum, but we place great importance on instilling the skills and attitudes that will equip our pupils as they continue their education, and their lives, in a world where the future is so unpredictable, skills and attitudes such as confidence, self-esteem, resilience, determination, collaboration, decision making, and creativity. The staff at both schools have high expectations we are extremely ambitious for our pupils to succeed. We ask the children to work hard and try their best in all things. They do and they are the real strength of our school. We want our children to be happy here as we believe happy children learn. Our staff works extremely hard to ensure our pupils get a high-quality education. Our results highlight the good work that is carried out. We want our children to grow up learning how to be good citizens and contribute to society knowing that they have a big role to play. Furthermore, we want our children to learn about being healthy – we are one of a small number of schools in the borough that provide lessons on cookery and nutrition. We even have our chicken coop and beehive. St John’s and St Paul’s Whitechapel Church of England Primary School provide a caring, inclusive and supportive community, with a distinctively Christian environment and ethos, of which all children and staff are valued members. We have high expectations and are ambitious for our children. We believe that people learn in a variety of different ways and that teaching should reflect this. We provide a rich and varied learning environment that offers our children and staff every opportunity to succeed and flourish, now and in the future. At St. Paul's we know that our relationship with the parents and carers of our children is incredibly important. We recognize it as an essential factor in helping to develop the holistic learning of the children at our school and a way of engaging with our local community. View full school

St Paul’s Cray CE Primary School is a small Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11. The children enjoy a stimulating environment with a wealth of resources within large classrooms. We also have a maintained nursery within purpose-built early years setting and large beautifully kept school grounds. The children are encouraged to take care of these alongside their class allotments. Our motto “Aspire, Believe, Learn, Achieve” is at the heart of our school ethos and policy. Our vision for every child is that they shall know “life in all its fullness” (John 10:10). We educate the whole person so that they shall embody and understand our deeply Christian approach to delivering an outstanding education with excellence in all areas at its core. We nurture in them a love of learning as we develop knowledge, skills, wisdom, and a confident determination to achieve. We prepare them for future life in the community as citizens filled with hope and aspiration, able to overcome bad experiences and take every opportunity to flourish. We foster within them respect and a belief in others and themselves and the love of God to ensure that human dignity is valued. All schools must promote basic British Values, defined by the government as democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance for those of different faiths and beliefs. At St Paul’s Cray CE Primary School we have respect and cultural tolerance at the heart of our mission statement. Our Christian ethos and our creative and inclusive curriculum are key to helping children understand and respect these British Values. Outlined here are some of how we help prepare our pupils for life in modern Britain. Our curriculum introduces democracy and explains it in age-appropriate ways. From a practical point of view, pupils have opportunities to share their opinions and have their views considered, for example during class discussions and circle time and through Pupil Voice and the School Council which meets half termly. The School Council provides a forum for children from years 2-6 to be represented and to put forward suggestions and influence decisions. The election of members is carried out entirely by pupils’ votes, reflecting the British electoral system. Children understand that school rules exist to keep everybody safe. Our behavior policy ensures that the school is calm and ordered the place to provide the best environment for learning. Our Golden Rules have been developed in consultation with pupils, staff, and parents. There is a clear system of rewards and sanctions. When rules are broken, as well as activating the appropriate sanction, staff take time to discuss with pupils the impact of their actions, how they can make amends and what behavior is required to avoid future punishment. Children are also taught to respect the rule of law and their responsibilities in the wider context of life beyond school. Regular talks and visits take place to reinforce this, for instance, talks from the local police, Bromley Life Bus, and Junior Citizens sessions. Junior Road Safety Officers are also actively involved in promoting rules around road safety. Throughout the curriculum, children learn about rights and responsibilities in society. They are encouraged to develop independence in their learning and to make choices within a supportive environment. They are helped to make these choices safely through PSHEC teaching and e-safety guidance. From their earliest years in school, children learn to respect the traditions and beliefs of others. Our Religious Education syllabus explores a variety of religions and cultures and the themes of mutual respect and tolerance are also developed in the PSHEC and SMSC curriculum. In addition, these values are reinforced by the modeling of respectful behavior by staff. This is backed up by our policies on behavior, PSHEC (which includes anti-bullying and relationships), and inclusion and equality. As a Church of England school, we provide a caring Christian setting within which all our chill. View full school

St Michael’s C of E Primary School is a two-form entry school that also has a 26 place Nursery Unit within the Early Years Foundation Stage. It is also part of the Bachelor Multi Academy Trust. The school is located in Bartley Green, towards the southwest of Birmingham City Centre. The history of St Michael's School goes back further than that of most Birmingham schools. The school started life as a Sunday school in 1840, becoming Bartley Green Church of England day school in 1844. Here some fifty pupils were taught by one untrained mistress. Our current school building is in an excellent state of repair timberland an inspirational environment in which to learn. In addition, there are extensive outdoor spaces for the children to enjoy. When a child begins their education at the school they will most likely begin in the Nursery before moving into Reception. The Early Years Foundation Stage offers a very wide variety of experiences and opportunities for pupils to express themselves and learn. Our outdoor environment is one of a kind in Birmingham and allows children to explore all areas of the outdoors in a safe but exciting way. Developing pupils’ personal, social and emotional skills are vital and the dedicated team of early year’s staff ensures pupils’ needs are met every day, resulting in good rates of progress. Pupils very quickly develop into confident, independent learners that are well prepared to move into Year 1. In Key Stage 1 a high emphasis is placed on the development of basic skills as this is crucial to success in reading, writing, and mathematics. However, we ensure that pupils receive an exciting broad, and balanced curriculum, and therefore the wider curriculum is something of which we are very proud. In Key Stage 2 the focus on developing pupils’ skills in Literacy and Numeracy and across the curriculum remains a high profile. In addition, pupils continue to receive an exciting curriculum that is creative, fun, and full of interesting and vibrant learning experiences pupils learn to play musical instruments and learn to swim. The school employs a sports coach to facilitate a variety of activities at lunchtime and organize after-school clubs and competitions. Our trophy cabinet is full! Our vision for St Michael’s is that by working together all children Enjoy and Achieve. We have ‘Faith in Learning’ and always ensure that the individual child is at the heart of everything we do. Our vision for St. Michael's is that working together all children Enjoy and Achieve. St. Michaels aims to: Enable all children to value faith Promote positive, personal qualities Work together as a community Encourage children to become self-motivated and achieve to the best of their ability in all that they do. At St. Michael’s we believe it is important to develop core values by which to live and which help to develop a moral and spiritual awareness. We seek to explore the meanings of the core values and their significance through daily acts of Collective Worship. The gifts of friendship, trust, hope, forgiveness, compassion, and peace are the values we want our children to leave with. Whilst these gifts are inclusive of human values, we try to anchor them into the Christian faith by relating them to the Bible through stories and readings. We attend services at St. Michael’s and All Angels Church at the beginning of every term and to celebrate Harvest, Remembrance, Christmas, Easter, and our Leavers' service, at the end of the school year. Families are welcome to join us for these occasions. We are proud of our strong 'Values Curriculum' at St. Michael's C of E Primary school as everything is underpinned by our school values. It is a school-wide expectation that every member of our team conducts themselves with pride and models these values for others. Values-led learning is enhanced and developed through Personal, Social, Moral, and Health (PSHE) education but it is interwoven into everything we do in our school community, aiming to have any aspect of spiritual, moral, social, or cultural reflection in every lesson. We believe that this deepens self-confidence, appreciation, empathy, respect, and understanding of others every day. Here at St. Michael's, we believe that children learn and flourish when they feel safe and secure, but most of all when they are having fun! We provide an exciting curriculum that allows all children to achieve their greatest potential. Our ultimate aim is for our children to be well prepared to be good citizens within the 21st Century. View full school

St Michael at Bowes Church of England Junior School, in the London Borough of Enfield, caters for children aged between 7 and 11. We provide a safe and stimulating environment in which children develop their academic, physical, spiritual, moral, social, and cultural lives. Within the school’s Christian environment, we aim to give each child an understanding and respect for their tradition and faith and to encourage them to value those of others. We recognize and value our rich linguistic and cultural diversity and endeavor to ensure that each child can excel and have the skills, independence, and initiative to become good citizens. St. Michael at Bowes is a Rights Respecting School where children are taught their rights according to the United Nations Conventions of the Rights of a Child (UNCRC) – this key principle underpins the whole school. St Michael at Bowes is a Church of England school, reflecting Christian values. We believe that every child should have a happy, safe, secure and disciplined environment so that all children may thrive and reach their full potential. We are committed to an environment that reflects our Christian values and provides equal opportunities for all members of the school community. We strive for continual progress and development to improve standards, raising attainment, and enhancing the quality of learning and teaching. We believe that children should be happy, enjoy coming to school, take away with them happy memories, and be able to make good friendships with other people. Our school values, firmly rooted in Christian values, underpin all the work we do as a school. Our pupils learn what each value means and why it is so important. They also learn how to demonstrate each value in their daily lives. Our Aim: To make sure our children always have good manners, behave well, and have a smart appearance. To encourage our children to be more confident and believe in themselves and what they can achieve, so they can develop knowledge, skills, and care for others. To help our children to become independent learners, always asking questions about the world around them. To teach our children to accept and show respect for other peoples’ views, beliefs, and cultures, to have respect for themselves, and to know they are important and special. To make sure parents, governors, staff, and the community all work well together to give our children an environment in which each child can reach for the stars and achieve their targets. View full school

St Matthias a one-and-a-half form entry Church of England Primary School with a Nursery. The children in our care range from three to eleven years old. We are one of eight schools within the Primary Advantage Federation which is in turn overseen by Executive Head Sian Davies. Orlene Badu, our Headteacher, leads teaching and learning in the school and is supported by a strong Senior Leadership Team. They act as the point of contact for parents, children, and staff. Many of our children join St Matthias in the Nursery, aged three. A place in the Nursery does not guarantee a place in the main school but children meeting the Local authority’s entry requirements will move on to the reception where they will be joined by children new to the school. St Matthias is governed by Hackney’s admission procedures. Full details of the admissions criteria and a copy of the admission form for Reception are available on the Learning Trust website. St Matthias is responsible for nursery admissions, due to new legislation’s all schools across the country can only offer 15 funded hours for free. If you would like to see if you are eligible for 30 hours of free funding. St Matthias believes that our children have to be supported to achieve and prepare for their lives ahead. Our Christian ethos is underpinned by the principle of ‘Love Thy Neighbour’. We offer a consistent approach to learning to ensure the children have the skills to apply to a variety of situations. Every year, our students elect two people from each class, who can speak on their behalf. As school councilors, their role is to listen to every child fairly, offer support and advice and give feedback to adults as to how elements of the school could be improved. Our curriculum is revised annually as it is designed to inspire and motivate pupils while providing for their academic, moral, physical, creative, personal, and social development. Children learn through a careful balance of specific teaching programs and a topic-based approach. From the Foundation Stage through to Key Stage 2 we recognize the importance of making links across the curriculum. Lessons are designed to ensure pupils acquire knowledge and skills and have opportunities to practice and apply their skills in a range of contexts. We encourage co-operative work, talk, discussion and above all, enjoyment as vehicles for learning in all subjects. The school carefully monitors the progress of each pupil. Children’s work is assessed formally and informally at appropriate stages. Clear targets are set for improvement and these are shared with the children. Teachers and support staff are continuously monitoring and evaluating children’s progress through marking and observations. Children are encouraged to play an active part in assessing their progress and set targets. We use these assessments to provide appropriate work and to provide additional support if necessary. St Matthias provides a safe and happy environment for all of our children and staff to learn, develop and excel in their academic and social education. We believe that our children have to be supported to achieve and prepare for their lives ahead. Working together with their families, we will instill the values and care needed to ensure they become responsible, confident, and capable members of society. Our Christian ethos is underpinned by the principle of ‘Love Thy Neighbour’ and children are encouraged to love themselves and others to ensure respect for all and the right to knowledge. We believe all children must have the necessary skills and attitudes to equip them for an unknown but prosperous future, that allows them to make positive choices about their own lives. We offer a consistent approach to learning to ensure they have the skills necessary to apply to a variety of situations. Early years education provides the building blocks for a child’s success at primary school. Children in the Nursery and Reception classes have a wide range of opportunities to help them develop socially, learn new skills, and practice them in a safe, vibrant and happy environment. Children learn through playing, exploring, experimenting, and talking. Staff carefully prepare a range of learning opportunities for indoor and outdoor learning all year round. The staff in Nursery and Reception classes work closely together to plan a wide range of learning opportunities. Children are also allocated a key worker with special responsibility for monitoring learning and wellbeing throughout the day. Children move into Key Stage 1 when they are five, at the end of their reception class year. We are careful to ensure a smooth transition into year 1 by building on their experiences and achievements in the Foundation Stage. Children in Key Stage 1 have a daily literacy and numeracy lesson but continue to learn through a topic-based approach. The children have their own playground space where they can mix with other children of other ages. Children move into Key Stage 2 when they are seven, at the end of year 2. Our children are taught life skills that help them to understand wider issues such as tolerance and citizenship. They are encouraged to take on greater responsibility for their learning and development. Children are increasingly made aware of learning goals and areas for development. Children in Key Stage 2 continue to have a daily literacy and numeracy lesson. We are a group of schools working together because we believe our schools can gain many benefits from working collaboratively. We have committed to a shared responsibility to the wider school community, the provision of good quality education, and the improvement of life chances for pupils in the community beyond that of our schools. Teachers, support staff, school leaders, and governors have added expertise in working alongside colleagues to improve provision and outcomes for our pupils. View full school

Welcome to St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, where our high expectations for learning, behavior, and responsibility enable our children to believe and achieve. Our small, friendly, Church of England school is a diverse one-form entry school close to Upper Street in Islington. We are proud of our friendly, welcoming, and nurturing ethos, which is underpinned by Christian values and beliefs. With our fun, Creative Curriculum, and the strong care, guidance, and support we provide, St Mary’s is an exciting and inspiring school to learn and grow. We embrace positive partnerships with parents, as we strongly believe that together we can empower our children to be enthusiastic and resilient learners in life, daring to believe and to achieve. Together we Aspire and Believe, Together we Achieve’ is embodied in our school Vision Story ‘The Three Gold Leaves’. We are proud of our 300-year heritage and Christian beliefs and values that underpin our nurturing, respectful, and collaborative ethos here at St Mary’s. At St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, we place Christian beliefs and values at the heart of all we do. Whatever we do, we aim to follow Christ’s example of respect and love". At St Mary’s we aim to deliver the National Curriculum in a fun, inspiring, and inclusive way, whilst also ensuring our Christian values are at the heart of everything we do. At Mary’s we’ve developed and enriched, fun, and engaging curriculum, designed for our children, which will allow them to be successful as they move into the next stage of their life. We actively teach the skills, knowledge, and resilience children need to prepare them, not only for the next stage in their education but also for life. We actively teach the skills, knowledge, and resilience children need to prepare them, not only for the next stage in their education but also for life. Here at St Mary’s, we also strongly believe that learning doesn’t always take part within the classroom walls, so we have made it a mission of ours to extend learning to as many different places as we can. As an inner-city school we try to utilize all the space we have within the school (for growing, pond-dipping, or keeping small animals), as well as extending our learning and giving all our childhood experiences of museums, galleries, nature, adventurous activities, theatres and much, much more. At St Mary’s we learn our phonics in a fun and active way. We have 20 minutes phonics sessions every day and enhance this further by splitting our EYFS and KS1 classes into smaller groups, so all children can have focused and targeted support to help them achieve their best. Our phonics is also linked to our Reading scheme in EYFS and KS1, so children have the opportunity to practice the sounds they have learned in real books, creating a love for reading. At St Mary’s we know the children need to have an opportunity to discuss and reflect on their thoughts and feelings. Every week we have ‘circle time’. On our smart classroom carpets, we provide a chance for everyone to sit in a circle, so that everyone can be seen, and take turns to share and discuss our ideas as a class. This is our ‘safety circle’, where children have the opportunity to speak openly and honestly, knowing that nothing will go outside the circle. Often we will start with a few games to warm us up, then we follow the circle rules so that everyone has the chance to speak. This leads to a SEAL or PHSE aspect of learning. Each half term the whole school has a new SEAL (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning) theme. This theme is then linked with a PHSE topic taken from the scheme of work recommended by the Local Authority. PSHE education is a planned program of learning through which children and young people acquire the knowledge, understanding, and skills they need to manage their lives. The school was formed as a charity school for poor children in 1710, at a time when only rich children went to school. The pupils were taught in a large room above the west porch of St. Mary’s Church on Upper Street. View full school

St Mary’s is a one-form entry Church of England Primary school with an open admissions policy. We are incredibly proud of our school, where our exceptionally well-behaved, motivated, and enthusiastic children respond with excellence to the high expectations and aspirations from our passionate and committed staff team. As a small school, we place huge value on building a close-knit community, where we can meet the needs of local families and support one another. Everything we do is founded on our strong Christian ethos, where every individual is loved, valued, and respected as a child of God. We are blessed with a fully refurbished school building and abundant outdoor space to inspire the children in their learning and play. We would like our Year 6 children to leave St Mary’s having achieved their academic potential, being physically fit and active, and able to treat others as they would wish to be treated – respecting the uniqueness and the dignity of every individual. It has been recognized for many years that the peculiarities of Hampton – a river boundary and on the edge of the borough – meant that the local authority primary schools were not able to accommodate every child in their nearest school. The need for a local school was part of the case for St Mary’s Hampton Primary School Hampton. Published Admission Number (PAN): 30 at Reception. We will admit a child with an Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP)1 which names our school as the one they wish to attend, even if the school is oversubscribed. We will be part of the Local Authority’s (LA) process for allocating children to schools. Places will be allocated within iv and then v by home-to-school distance, measured by the shortest route and/or maintained footpath from the property to the pedestrian school gate. All distances will be measured using the Council's geographical information system. The starting point for our school’s curriculum is the National Curriculum. We ensure that the National Curriculum is taught and we aim to go beyond this by increasingly offering a wider range of activities to enhance and enrich the children’s interests and stretch their abilities. Our school has a specialism in Arts and Music, and the opportunities for these areas are targeted throughout our provision. This is within the everyday planning for teaching and learning in the classroom, and beyond through enrichment provision. Our school’s curriculum is based on four cornerstone principles. These have been developed with all the staff and shared with governors and are underpinned by the values embodied in the school’s mission statement. Early Years (reception) has a one-year program that teaches the same essential skills required each year though the precise nature of each theme is adjusted according to the interests, abilities, and diverse nature of each cohort. The main curriculum drivers will be the same throughout each key stage which in turn enables shared learning and extension of learning in a broad direction. We publish our long-term overview for the year on the website but it is subject to some change and review as it is a dynamic plan, responding to the interests of the children and the events of the world around us. The purpose of assessment is to inform both the learner and the teacher of the next steps to improve and progress. Assessment at St Mary’s is an ongoing process that takes place in each lesson. This is known as ‘assessment for learning – the teacher feedback and encourages the child to reflect upon what he or she has learned and how to improve next time, and also to value what has been achieved. We measure progress more formally every half term (six times a year) against criteria within the National Curriculum. Teachers are experienced and able to see when a child requires more support or is ready to move in after each lesson, and the half-termly checkpoint serves to draw together this information. Teachers work with the local authority (Richmond and Kingston) and local schools to validate their judgments as good practice. We aim to create a fully inclusive school that offers pupils an excellent education. Our priority is to serve the community, whilst drawing on Hampton’s unique heritage and beauty to enhance learning and nurture a sense of community spirit in the children we teach. We believe in doing so, we will help develop rounded, happy, successful children. Our curriculum and teaching ensure that children of all abilities, faiths, and backgrounds are fully included, encouraged to develop, and given access to all activities. Our recognition of the uniqueness of each child arises directly from our Christian values everyone is created in God’s image. We fully support children with special educational needs, including the ablest. We encourage and challenge all children of all abilities and needs. The Headteacher will oversee inclusion. It is our priority to ensure recognition of all children’s particular learning strengths/needs at particular times as well as those with specific longer-term learning requirements. We firmly believe that children need to be happy to learn, and then their strengths and needs can be identified. This is the key to them achieving their full potential. Early assessment will help us to create individual learning targets. In keeping with the National Curriculum, we will assess children termly, and use the formal end-of-year tests to monitor and respond to their progress. By tracking learning performance regularly, and consulting with the Inclusion Coordinator, staff will respond quickly to children’s needs, as they arise. We will encourage children and parents to take ownership of their progress, adopting a collaborative approach and encouraging parents and carers to engage with the process of reviewing learning targets. In our case, St Mary’s Church, together with local parents, volunteers, and the LDBS (the London Diocesan Board for Schools, which already runs 149 C of E schools in London) is setting up a new school to serve the families of Hampton and Hampton South in particular, through the Free Schools program. As with all Academy Schools and Free Schools, there will be an Academy Trust which will enter a Funding Agreement with the Department for Education (DfE) before the school opens. This means that funding for the school will be provided by the DfE rather than the local authority. View full school

St Mary’s is an inspiring and creative school that fosters a love of learning as well as developing skills for life. We strive to enhance every child’s moral, spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical well-being and celebrate every child’s gifts. As a faith school, we hold love at the center of all we do. This and the following values reflect the ethos of our school. Our school values of love, respect, courage, truth, and hope are things that we can all identify with regardless of our faith or backgrounds. Our vision is that every child in our school reaches their full potential and that they leave St Mary’s with skills for life. We hope that embedding a love of learning, will support them on their journey as they develop into young adults, positively contributing to society and being model citizens. Application for admissions can be made from January before the child reaches his/her third birthday on forms available from the school office. A parent who wishes their child to be admitted to nursery class will complete an application form and the school’s supplementary form when requesting a place under criteria 3 and 4, available from the school office. The School does not have any specific units or facilities for pupils with particular special needs and there are no specific facilities for pupils with physical disabilities. The school consists of several interlinked buildings, on various levels. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff (including supply staff, volunteers, and governors) must ensure that they are aware of school procedures. St Mary’s Primary School carefully considers all aspects of safeguarding and has the following systems in place to support this to ensure that the safety of all children is paramount. The internet has changed all of our lives. However, as well as opening up lots of positive opportunities it also comes with its challenges. There are many more things that we now need to be aware of. You might wonder what your child is doing online you might wonder whether what they are doing is safe. To help you be as good a parent online as you are offline, we suggest that you look at the website below for some useful tips. The PTFA is a group of parents, school staff, and friends who give time voluntarily to organize fundraising activities for the school community. The members also act as a point of contact for other parents and carers, who may wish to raise concerns or put forward ideas to help improve the school and its environment. The primary aim is to use the funds raised to provide ‘extras’ for the school. The parents of the school vote for yearly fundraising priorities and the school gives a ‘wish list’ of items they feel would benefit the children. For example, last year Friends of St Mary’s bought the outdoor tables and benches, amplifier and music equipment, and annual book bags for the nursery class. At St Mary’s we want all children to have the opportunity to experience the breadth of clubs and extra-curricular activities available. To support families we are currently offering some funded places per club for children who are eligible for the Pupil Premium Grant, on a first-come, first-served basis. Children will be eligible for one place per school year. Please see Ms. Kennedy at the school office for further information. School Council is made up of elected representatives from years 1 to 6. Elections take place in January of each year. School Council has taken part in lots of exciting projects this year, including attending a Road Safety Conference and taking part in judging competitions in school. Our digital leaders are self-motivated children with a strong interest in technology. They help us to keep growing and improve our Computing Curriculum by researching and reviewing new apps and software. They also support other children and adults in the school to develop their computing skills. We have a Catering Operations Manager from Ashlyn’s who oversees and ensures that all food produced meets the Governmental Nutritional Standards as well as the Food Based Standards. the catering company that develops our menus, sources the ingredients and train staff. Ingredients are locally sourced and where possible organic and always environmentally sound. View full school