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Ladypool school is located in the heart of Sparkbrook, Birmingham, and is successful in raising standards and providing good quality education in a safe and happy environment. What you will find at Ladypool are enthusiastic and well-behaved, smart pupils who strive to do well in everything they do. Our staff is a professional, committed team who work hard to be the best practitioners in their field. They build very good relationships with pupils which ensure they are happy to come to school all the time. We are lucky enough to have outstanding provisions for our parents. Our wonderful Parent Support Advisor works tirelessly to meet the needs of our whole community. The community room is a hub of excitement with classes of all types and a technology learning zone. The school serves a multi-ethnic community in Sparkbrook. Expectations of staff and pupils include respect and support for our families and their backgrounds, especially those who may not be able to communicate well in English. We are committed to raising standards by having the highest expectations of pupils in terms of their work and behavior. We aim for success, transformation, ambition, and respect. Our school improvement plan objectives for 2016/2017 include a continuing focus on raising standards in reading, writing, and mathematics with an emphasis on speaking and listening. We have a focus on curriculum redesign and timings and to implement the ‘Creative Curriculum’ in the afternoons. Ladypool School strives to turn out well-rounded, curious, articulate, confident, and happy individuals who are well prepared for the 21st century and BEYOND. Our school motto is: Together Everyone Achieves! At Ladypool Primary School we are committed to serving our community and surrounding areas. We value the diverse ethnic backgrounds of all pupils and families, therefore, we undertake a variety of events and lessons to celebrate diversity. We have found this approach to be enriching for all parties as it teaches tolerance and respect for the differences in our community and the wider world. We encourage admissions from all those entitled to education under British law regardless of faith, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, political or financial status. We are a school for ALL. Within school, pupils are actively encouraged to make good choices, they know that they are in a safe, secure, and supportive environment. As a school, we educate and provide boundaries for young pupils to make choices, through the provision of a safe environment and empowering education. Pupils are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and are given advice and have opportunities to discuss how to exercise these safely, for example through our E-Safety, PSHE, and RE lessons. As a school welcoming pupils and families from across the globe, mutual respect is at the heart of our values. Pupils learn that their behaviors affect their rights and those of others. All members of the school community treat each other with respect. Ladypool serves a highly diverse community of cultures and faiths. We place a great emphasis on ensuring all pupils take part in a broad range of multicultural celebrations throughout the year. We enhance pupils’ understanding of their place in a culturally diverse society, giving everyone opportunities to experience, discuss and share their faiths and beliefs. We place a great emphasis on the responsibility that all pupils have in our school to ensure all newcomers to our school are made to feel welcome, safe, and secure. At Ladypool Primary School we believe that our curriculum should be broad, balanced, and promote learning as well as personal growth and development. This includes not only the formal requirements of The National Curriculum, but also the numerous extra-curricular activities that the school organizes to enrich children’s skills, capability, confidence, and experience. The curriculum at Ladypool is enriched by our strong ethos based on respect, equality, and diversity. We are committed to developing the whole child. At Ladypool we encourage our children to be creative, physically active, and academically challenged. View full school