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We are extremely proud of our school and hope your child or children will be very happy with us. Camrose is an average size primary school with a Nursery. As a Rights Respecting school our ethos is built around the rights of our pupils and the importance of being respectful and considerate towards each other. We also believe that we can only achieve the best for our pupils by working closely with parents and carers. Our School Vision Courteous, Considerate Young Adults Aspirational, Ambitious Pupils Motivated, Independent Learner Respectful, Inclusive Learners Opinions and Ideas Valued Safe, Stimulating, Welcoming Environment Enthusiastic, Passionate, Highly Skilled Staff. We will ensure that every child develops into responsible, active citizens through the encouragement of respectful, positive behaviors. We will enable every child to reach their full potential through a stimulating, challenging curriculum, appropriate to each individual's needs and rewarding their efforts. We will have high expectations and pursue excellence to build the confidence and self-esteem of all pupils. We will instill a caring attitude that respects the beliefs and abilities of all within the school and wider community. We will value and respect the opinions and ideas of all stakeholders. We will create a safe and stimulating environment that reflects our values and promotes a sense of self-worth and community. We will promote and share life-long learning through high-quality continuing professional development for all staff and by developing a learning culture throughout the school. Camrose Primary School is committed to building successful partnerships between the home, school, and the wider community. It is a place where everyone’s opinions are valued and respected and where our pupils develop a sense of responsibility, self-esteem, empathy for others, and independent thinking skills that will enable them to become active, global citizens. The importance of Laws, whether they be those that govern the class, the school, or the country, are consistently reinforced throughout regular school days, as well as when dealing with behavior and through school assemblies. Pupils are taught the value and reasons behind laws, that they govern and protect us, the responsibilities that this involves, and the consequences when laws are broken. Visits from authorities such as the Police Fire Service Local Magistrates etc. are regular parts of our calendar and help reinforce this message. Within school, pupils are actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment. As a school, we educate and provide boundaries for young pupils to make choices safely, through of provision of a safe environment and empowering education. Pupils are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and advise how to exercise these safely, for example through our E-Safety, Religious Education, and PSHE lessons. Whether it be through choice of challenge, of how they record or participation in our numerous extra-curricular clubs, pupils are given the freedom to make choices. We believe all children at Camrose Primary School have entitlement to learning experiences that will enable them to achieve their maximum potential. At Camrose, diversity is highly valued and children are encouraged to develop mutual respect and tolerance of each other and to believe that there are no limits to individual effort and achievement. We follow the London Borough of Harrow Guidelines for Learning Support in line with the National SEN Code of Practice for the identification and assessment of Special Educational Needs. Children who are identified as having Special Educational Needs may be supported on an individual basis, in small groups, or within the class through the differentiation of the curriculum. The ‘Good to be Green’ scheme is an effective way of promoting positive behavior, rewarding those pupils who consistently behave appropriately, and is a means of being able to track those pupils who find it harder to meet the school’s respectful behavior expectations. (see Behaviour Policy). Every child starts their day on a positive note with a green card displayed in their pocket of the Class Chart. The card says- ‘It’s Good to be Green!’ and the children soon learn to associate being on Green with a feeling of having done the right thing. If they are still on Green by the end of the day, the child ticks their name on the class chart. If during the day, in lessons, or around the school, a child has to be warned of inappropriate behavior or has broken a school rule, then an Amber Warning Card will be displayed over the top of the Green card. The warning gives the child the opportunity to reflect, consider and review their behavior. If a child is already on an Amber Warning Card, and they have to be told again of inappropriate behavior, then there are consequences. The Good to be Green Behaviour system is for monitoring and responding to behavior in class, in assembly, and at school events. It is not for the playground. The objective is for each child to stay green all week. Children who stay on green for 80% of the week receive a certificate from the teacher. A display board shows the pupils who have remained on Green all week and their achievement is celebrated during our fortnightly Celebration assembly. -
Welcome to Bruce Grove Primary and Nursery School. We are a busy but friendly two-form entry school that caters to Nursery to Year 6 children. Our students come from a wide variety of cultures with a great many children speaking a second language. Over recent years the progress made by our children has been very good although we are continually striving to improve. Our School Aims are: To enable every pupil to reach their full potential. To prepare all pupils to embark on a happy and successful life. To achieve this we believe they need: Self-motivation, self-discipline, self-confidence, and independence. A sound grasp of the basics of Literacy and Numeracy and the ability to express themselves clearly. The ability to work with others. The ability to respect themselves, their peers and develop as good citizens. To develop a moral understanding of their actions and choices. To have a good standard of manners, presentation, and personal hygiene. At Bruce Grove Primary School, we have developed an engaging and inspiring curriculum that will ensure children have high-quality learning experiences to develop their skills and become lifelong learners. Children in our Nursery and Reception Classes form our Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). This is a separate curriculum for children in this stage of school. It is planned to enable each child to explore the world in the ways that best suit them. We believe that children are active learners who learn through their senses, through investigation, experimentation, listening, watching, social interaction, questioning, and exploring. Your child is a special and unique individual and will be encouraged to develop their confidence, skills, and talents in these early years of education. Our Nursery prides itself on providing a safe and caring environment that offers the children both the opportunity to have fun and learn at the same time. The children have the opportunity to play, learn, experiment, and explore both inside and outside of the Nursery. We are learning to write and count all of the time in many different and fun ways. We also have an area for writing and reading, numbers, puzzles and games, painting, role play, building, sand and water, the list goes on. Pop in and have a look for yourself. Our goal is to enhance and embellish this curriculum, whilst maintaining a strong emphasis on acquiring the basic tools vital to early schooling. Every day is an adventure and a time of discovery. However, we carefully structure the work to help children develop their skills and relationships to enable them to reach their Early Learning Goals milestones by the end of the Reception year. We recognize that not all children develop at the same speed, or in the same way, so we differentiate accordingly allowing our more able children to achieve very high standards. By observing all children at work and play we can continuously assess progress and attainment. We maintain a profile of each child's development. At Bruce Grove Primary we use the Read Write Inc (RWI) program to get children off to a flying start with their literacy. RWI is a method of learning centered around letter sounds and phonics, and we use it to aid children in their reading and writing. Reading opens the door to learning. A child who reads a lot will become a good reader. A good reader will be able to read more challenging material. A child who reads challenging material is a child who will learn. The more a child learns, the more he or she will want to find out. Using RWI, the children learn to read effortlessly so that they can put all their energy into comprehending what they read. It also allows them to spell effortlessly so that they can put all their energy into composing what they write. Bruce Grove Primary is a culturally diverse school and we are proud to celebrate and promote our different backgrounds and beliefs. Our school motto is ‘Unity is Strength’. The ability to respect themselves, their peers and develop as good citizens is at the core of our aims and values. At Bruce Grove, children learn and reflect that their behavior choices affect their rights and those of others. The Bruce Grove Benchmarks form part of our school ethos and behavior policy in particular being ‘Respectful and Honest’. Pupils are part of discussions and assemblies related to what this means and how it is shown. Respect for others is reiterated through our classroom and learning rules, as well as within our behavior policy. -
Hampton Wick Infant and Nursery School is a small school where every child is cherished and expected to achieve the best that they can about their education and social development. We promote a rich curriculum with a strong emphasis on the arts and, as a forest school, we make excellent use of our outdoor learning resources, in particular, a large conservation area – The Wilderness – which is attached to the school. Positive partnerships across and beyond our school are a key feature: relationships are valued and seen as an essential part of each child’s development. Our school enjoys a long-standing tradition of reciprocal, positive, and purposeful links with parents, carers, staff, and governors. This is reflected in the quality of relationships with children. We have positive philosophies which we believe help the children learn well today and prepare them for their future lives. Children enter our Nursery classes in the September after their third birthday. There is a registration procedure for admission to our Nursery but it is not possible to guarantee each child a place. Names can be registered with the school after the child’s second birthday. We are a three-form entry school with 90 reception places. Children will join a Reception class in the academic year in which they become five. It is the responsibility of the child's parents/carers to ensure that registration forms are completed and returned to the school swiftly. Forms returned after the closing date will be processed as late applications. Schools are not informed by the Local Authority of the names or number of children in their catchment areas. If you feel that your child is not ready to start school in the September following their fourth birthday, you can either arrange for your child to attend part-time until they reach statutory school age, or defer the date your child is admitted to the school until later on in the Reception year. If your child’s entry is deferred, the school must hold your child’s place and not offer it to another child. The latest your child can start school is at the beginning of the summer term. If you wish to defer your child’s entry, you will need to confirm this with the primary school where your child has been offered a Reception place. You also need to confirm this with the early learning provider so that your child can continue to receive their free early learning entitlement. All Richmond maintained schools have a similar approach to meeting the needs of pupils with Special Educational Needs and disabilities and are supported by the Local Authority to ensure that all pupils, regardless of their specific needs, make the best possible progress in school. All schools are supported to be as inclusive as possible, with the needs of pupils with a Special Educational Need or Disability being met in a mainstream setting wherever possible, where families want this to happen. All schools with Reception children have undertaken a statutory ‘baseline screening’ with children. We have done the same for our Nursery children, trialing the screening a year before we are required to introduce this. For our Early Years Foundation Stage children and practitioners, this has been through the use of observations and everyday tasks in school from which data has been entered onto an IT-based program. This information is gathered and sent off (as required by law) so that a national picture of where children start in Reception can be ascertained. This data will provide teachers with a class-wide profile as well as information on each child. This will support teachers at forthcoming consultations in providing individual feedback but will also support staff in terms of looking to see where any possible gaps in provision may be which can then be addressed. Phonics Screening for Year 1 will continue. This will be the 4th year of testing. Phonics is high profile in schools and also with Ofsted. Again, staff will feedback to parents/carers from all classes about their child’s phonic development. Please remember to look under the ‘For Parents/Carers' tab on the school website, then Curriculum where you can access resources to support your child. From September 2015, schools in England are expected to develop their ways of assessing the progress of children against the revised National Curriculum. For us, this means Years 1 and 2. With the absence of levels, all schools are creating their systems and procedures, often individualized to each school. Our school is doing the same: we have explored options and come up with a system that tracks what children apply, know, and can do and plots this against a rising scale which then indicates whether a child is beginning, emerging, expected, or exceeding in terms of the National Standard, i.e. the curriculum expectations of their age. Again, staff will be able to talk with parents/carers at Consultations about how their child is performing in terms of the levels of understanding of the curriculum. Please bear in mind that children have only just started the Year 1 or Year 2 curriculum so please allow time for your child to make progress during the year! Please also bear in mind that we are just getting to grips with the system ourselves. -
Shibli National Nursery School was founded in the year 2005. It is an English medium Co-educational Independent school affiliated to CBSE with affiliation number 2132297, with classes Nursery/KG/LKG, I to XII, and has a General affiliation which is valid up to 31/3/2021. It is located in the Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh and is currently being managed by the The Azamgarh Muslim Educational Society, Uttar Pradesh. It is presently under the principal -administration of MISS FATMA ZAHRA, with a total of 14 staff members. There are a total of 27 rooms, 3 Labs, and 1 Library present in the school. The nearest railway station is Sathion and it is 5 KM far from the school. You can find other information about the school in the tables below. NATURE OF THE SCHOOL Category of School Co-educational Medium of Instruction English Types of School Independent LOCATION OF SCHOOL Nearest Railway Station Sathion Distance in KM 5 Nearest Police Station SathionMubarakpur Distance in KM 1 Nearest Nationalised Bank Union Bank of India Distance in KM 1 ENROLLMENT OF THE STUDENTS Class No. of Section No. of Student Nursery/KG/LKG 0 0 I 01 40 II 01 40 III 01 40 IV 01 40 V 01 40 VI 01 40 VII 01 40 VIII 01 40 IX 0 0 X 0 0 XI 0 0 XII 0 0 Labs and Rooms Details Total Rooms Total Lab Total Libraries Small Room Medium Room Large Room School Area (in Sq m.) Play Area (in Sq m.) 27 3 1 2 0 0 7670 600 Labs and Rooms Details Room Number Size Length (in Ft.) Breadth (in Ft.) Class Room 10 25 20 Composite Science Lab 01 30 25 Physics Lab 0 0 0 Chemistry Lab 0 0 0 Biology Lab 0 0 0 Maths Lab 01 25 20 Computer Science Lab 01 25 20 Home Science Lab 0 0 0 Library 01 30 20 Other Rooms 05 20 15 Bio-Tech Lab 0 0 0 PARTICULARS OF TEACHING STAFF Staff Number Trained Untrained NTTs 0 0 0 PRTs 7 7 0 TGTs 5 5 0 Librarian 1 1 0 PTI 1 1 0 PGTs 0 0 0 *Vice Principal/Supervisor/Head Master/ Head Mistres 0 0 0 Physical Size Area of Campus (in sq. Mtrs.) 7670.00693492 (in Acres.) 1.8953 Built up Area in (in sq. Mtrs.) 1850 Whether the School at one site or two site NO Area of Playground (in sq. Mtrs.) 3500 SANITARY CONDITIONS Type of W.C and Urinals flush No. of Urinals/Lavatories Separately for Boys 08 No. of Urinals/Lavatories Separately for Girls 08 Potable Water yes Has Certificate about health and sanitary conditions, drinking water and fire safety of the school has been obtained from the competent authorities of the area? yes LIBRARY FACILITIES Total No of Books 1675 Periodicals 10 Dailies 04 Reference Books 1050 Magazine 08 SPORTS & GAMES Swimming Pool No Indoor Games Yes Dance Rooms Yes Gymnasium No Music Rooms Yes Hostel No Health and Medical Check up Yes -
We are one of the largest infant schools in Hillingdon with 480 children between three and seven years of age. We have a very busy and successful children’s center which offers support, advice, and a variety of services for our parents, families, and community. We have a large team of terrific teachers and superb support staff. We work hard to make our school a beautiful place and are very proud of the quality of our learning environment. We place learning at the center of our school. We aim to encourage children in their strengths, whilst supporting them to embrace new challenges. Our school philosophy is to provide our children with the best possible all-around education in a safe caring and loving environment. We aim to create a culture where thinking and learning flourish. We hope to lay good foundations for future learning so that our children can become full and active members of society. ‘Across the school the curriculum is outstanding’. At Yeading Infants, we continuously endeavor to “sow the seeds of success” which we do very well by working with parents to nurture our children through these four very important years of education. We are an ambitious school and believe in success for all. Our school Achievement Awards include The Basic Skills Quality Mark, The National Healthy Schools Standard, International Award, Active Mark for PE, Eco Flag, and Investors in People status. At Yeading Infant and Nursery School, these values are regularly promoted through high-quality teaching, a rounded program of assemblies, and a positive behavior policy that allows pupils to develop and demonstrate skills and attitudes that will allow them to participate fully in and contribute positively to life in modern Britain. At Yeading Infant and Nursery, children are actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment. As a school, we educate and provide boundaries for young pupils to make informed choices, through a safe environment and an empowering education. Children are given the freedom to make choices, for example, whether it is through the choice of challenge, how they record their work, or by choosing to participate in our numerous extra-curricular clubs and opportunities. Part of our school ethos and behavior policy has revolved around core values as recommended by Jenny Mosley’s Golden rules which promote ‘respect’ and ‘working together. During the academic year, children have been part of discussions and assemblies related to what this means and how it is shown. The school’s vision and aims promote respect for others and this is reiterated through classroom rules and school expectations, as well as our behavior policy. Yeading Infant and Nursery School is a highly diverse school. We actively promote diversity through our celebrations of different faiths and cultures, many of which are represented at our school. Religious Education lessons and PSHE lessons reinforce messages of tolerance and respect for others. Members of different faiths and religions are encouraged to share their knowledge to enhance learning within classes and the school. View full school
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Our school is a happy, stimulating, and caring place and we expect high standards of behavior and good manners throughout the school. We endeavor to provide memorable experiences for our children. We continually encourage our children to explore, create and develop a real love of learning. We would be pleased to show you around Whiteheath Infant and Nursery School, for you to feel the friendly atmosphere here, allow you to see the children as they work and play together. We inspire, grow and recognize our achievements together”. Our school is: A safe and happy place to learn A vibrant community where we respect one another An inclusive environment where we develop a love of learning A place where everyone is challenged and their unique qualities are valued A setting where we develop logical and creative thinking Pupils are very happy, polite, welcoming to visitors, friendly, enthusiastic, caring towards each other and they behave very well around the school, in their lessons, and on the playground. They speak very highly of their school and its staff, for whom they have great respect and they know that they are listened to and cared for. Pupils enjoy learning and they explain how the teachers encourage and challenge them and make learning fun. There are opportunities for pupils to take on roles of responsibility in the school including the school council and the eco-warriors. We differentiate our teaching so that all children gain access to learning. All teaching takes into account the different abilities and maturities of the children. Every class has daily access to Teaching Assistants who provide individual and small group support. Teachers use a range of teaching styles and strategies. They ensure their teaching supports visual, auditory, and kinaesthetic learners (i.e. children who learn better by ‘doing’). The children work in a variety of ways including whole class teaching, group or pair work, individual teaching, collaborative learning, and ‘circle time’. As a ‘Thinking School,’ we aim to work with the children to build a toolbox of thinking strategies that will promote success in their learning. To help the children develop a positive approach to learning we teach Habits of Mind such as persevering, communicating with clarity, and striving for accuracy. Here's Mind maps are a set of visual tools we use for organizing ideas and information. De Bono’s 6 Thinking Hats helps the children to think in different ways for different tasks. Philosophy for Children develops a community of inquiry where questions are valued and explored. Good behavior is necessary for a happy, well-regulated school, where staff and children respect each other and effective learning and teaching can take place. We help our children to learn to be kind, helpful, understanding, and tolerant of others. We also encourage them to show self-discipline, a sense of responsibility, and self-confidence. Good behavior is a vital component of this and there we have a set of principles to ensure we can meet this aim. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We have very high expectations of behavior. We expect all staff, pupils and their parents to take collective responsibility for maintaining these high standards. At Whitehead Infant and Nursery School, we believe that each person is special. We believe that all children should have their needs identified, monitored, and addressed. This will ensure any child with SEN (special educational needs) will have the best possible educational experiences to support their level of learning within a broad and balanced curriculum. View full school
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On behalf of the Governors and my fellow staff, we offer a warm welcome to Whitchurch Primary School & Nursery. We take pride in our diverse and inclusive community and are committed to ensuring that every child is valued as an individual, and where parents and families as equal partners in all aspects of school life. At Whitchurch we have the highest expectations of all our children, both academically – our pupils consistently achieve well above national expectations – and socially. We place great emphasis on their personal, social, and emotional development by fostering caring attitudes, thoughtfulness, mutual respect, self-discipline, and self-confidence. They are encouraged to be creative, independent thinkers, to undertake areas of responsibility, and to grow as leaders. Our approach to learning is highly personalized, driven by our passionate team of staff who place great emphasis on ensuring the needs of every child are met, their abilities understood and their aspirations encouraged. We provide a calm, focused, and mutually respectful environment, one that is conducive to purposeful learning and creates a safe and supportive atmosphere for all. Our enriched curriculum seeks to prepare our pupils for life as responsible citizens by promoting British values whilst cultivating a global perspective of the challenges facing us in the 21st Century. Pupils often develop and use their entrepreneurial skills to support their school and local community as well as contribute to worthwhile national and international causes. We deliver the highest possible standards across all areas of school life. Our pupils enjoy learning because we make learning fun and exciting by providing a wide range of opportunities to satisfy their hunger to learn to help them achieve and ultimately exceed their potential. At Whitchurch, the child is the center of all we do. Our aims are: To create an exciting and challenging atmosphere, where children with enquiring, imaginative, and creative minds become independent learners. To maximize the use of technology to support learning in all areas of school life. To create a community that enables children to develop self-knowledge and self-esteem, so that they grow as confident, articulate, and responsible citizens and individuals. To provide a welcoming environment for all in the school community, where the motivation to learn will be enhanced by the partnership between home and school. To provide opportunities for children to gain maximum personal achievement. To develop in each child respect and care for one another and a tolerance and understanding of other races, religions, and ways of life. To help children acquire a broad understanding and appreciation of the natural and made environment. At Whitchurch, we center children’s education around not only their academic progress but their progress as individual people and citizens. We offer a wide range of experiences and activities that, combined with our general school policies and aim, promote each child’s personal development of the core values needed to be a successful and valuable member of our society. We believe in educating the children in our care to be good citizens and to develop the skills they need to have a successful and productive life. We celebrate the immense cultural diversity in our school and community through visits, assemblies, and more whilst holding in the center what it is to be a British citizen. We provide a broad and balanced PSHE, Citizenship, RE, and SMSC curriculum which explicitly teaches the children the importance of democracy, rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect, and tolerance of those of different faiths. We are committed to keeping Whitchurch's children safe and happy for them to grow and flourish to their full potential in all aspects of their lives. If you would like to know more about our Safeguarding work here at Whitchurch please visit our safeguarding page. View full school
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We are a Nursery and Pre-Preparatory school for children aged two to seven. We have a long-standing reputation in our community for providing the very best in early years education. Our dedicated and experienced team strives to ensure that all children in our care flourish within a happy and nurturing environment, giving a firm foundation to the start of their educational journey. Set within two beautiful Victorian houses, The Villa retains the feel of a family home and is welcoming, light, bright, and specifically designed for children. Our outdoor space is unique for the area and gives children the freedom to play and run around, greatly enriching their learning experience. Our aim is for The Villa to be a ‘home from home for the children in our care and this is particularly true in the Nursery where many of our children are learning to separate from their families for the first time. Children at The Villa learn through play and activities which stimulate their natural curiosity in an atmosphere of encouragement and praise. The Villa Nursery has been rated Outstanding by Ofsted and our curriculum is carefully planned to meet the guidelines of the Early Years Foundation Stage. We nurture an enthusiasm for knowledge and aim to develop each child’s confidence in their ability to become successful learners. Each child has a designated key worker who, in partnership with parents, responds to the needs of each child. They learn how to solve problems, make decisions, experiment, predict, plan, and question in a range of contexts. The Nursery provides the ideal preparation for school as children are encouraged to explore their creativity and imagination, make friends and share in a fun and caring environment. This area is fundamental to successful learning. Children are provided with different situations where they can follow instructions and communicate effectively with each other, within a stimulating and language-rich environment. Listening to stories and rhymes is an important part of every day. The children learn to sit quietly and discuss the stories afterward, re-telling them in their own words and talking about their experiences. Our Values: Caring & friendly environment Self-esteem & confidence Good behavior Education & care Encouragement & praise Personal Development Communication Our pre-school children also have the opportunity to participate in French and Spanish lessons. This allows the children to explore the use of different languages and cultures. The Villa Pre-Prep is a small and friendly school with children joining us for Reception, Year One and Year Two. We believe that school should be a positive, happy, and stimulating experience where the needs of each child are respected. We recognize that the early years at nursery and school are a crucial period of development in childhood and as a result, our guiding ethos is one of support and care. At the same time, we equip children with all the tools they need educationally, emotionally, and socially as they prepare to leave us at age seven. Children at The Villa benefit from our high teacher-pupil ratio which gives us the freedom to extend and enrich the curriculum and study topics in greater depth, with a key focus on pastoral care. Every child is treated as an individual, and we have an open and honest approach to communication with parents. We achieve excellent results by remaining true to our beliefs and supporting every child to develop talents and passions to excel in the classroom and their future learning journey. Pre-Preparatory Scholl Values: Meeting potential Excellent teaching Self-confidence & independence Enthusiasm for learning Reception builds upon the curriculum covered in the Nursery and is the final year of the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum. We take a cross-curricular approach to inspire the children and promote deep and memorable learning. We use a themed approach, with key texts at the heart of our themes and with outings to inspire and motivate learning. We have a creative approach to learning in Year 1 and 2 whilst also covering the skills of the National Curriculum. With small class sizes, we can provide the children with broader learning experiences that promote curiosity and enthusiasm. The Villa opened in 1997 as a small nursery with just ten children on the ground floor of Studley Villa, as it was originally known. Increasing numbers gradually led to the conversion of the first floor into nursery classrooms and in 2001 The Villa expanded further upwards and the Pre-Preparatory school was born. In 2012, in a bid to meet the growing local demand for nursery places, The Villa expanded to include our adjacent property at 56 Lyndhurst Grove, thereby doubling the number of places available. The building underwent a huge modernization. Architect-designed, the building retains only its original façade with purpose-built, ultra-modern, well-lit, spacious classroom facilities at the rear. Our team in the Nursery now cares for 124 children daily and we teach approximately 48 children in the Prep-Prep. The Villa attracts many families from the local area, mainly through word of mouth. Demand for places at The Villa continues to be exceptionally high which is testimony to our success in supporting pupils as they take their first steps in their early year's education. View full school
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Here, at The Minster Nursery and Infant School, we never forget that your child is a unique and sentient human being with the unknown potential to achieve amazing things. We are passionate and determined to do all we can to work with you to ensure the brightest future for your child not just for the time that your child is with us, but to help him/her on his/her way to having the best choices at 16, 18 and beyond. We place a high value on relationships to honor one another as though we, each of us, our sons and daughters of the King of kings. We ensure that everyone is valued and celebrated regardless of race, gender, age, disability, religion, or socio-economic background. Underpinning our ethos are four main principles: empathy, unconditional positive regard, honesty, and a non-judgemental approach. The mix of these ingredients means that our children have hope and can believe that bright futures are theirs to claim. These are the perfect conditions for optimum growth and progress. Although we are a big school, we have a ‘small school’ feel. We know that your child is not a stand-alone unit or a walking pack of ‘results data’. Your child belongs to a family unit that is often complex. This is why we have a Family Liaison Officer who is available to work with you through life’s ups and downs to help you provide the best childhood for your child. We have an exciting program of refurbishment in the school so that your child can learn, grow and develop in beautiful and comfortable surroundings. At The Minster Nursery & Infant School we aim to develop every child, intellectually, creatively, physically, emotionally, socially, morally, and spiritually, through the values of the Christian faith: By providing a happy, healthy, safe, and stimulating environment in which learning takes place. By providing a happy, healthy, safe, and stimulating environment in which learning takes place. by promoting, developing, and supporting a positive partnership between all children, families, staff, governors, and the wider community. by teaching a broad, balanced, challenging, engaging, and inspiring curriculum that extends the children’s interests and responds to their individual needs. by providing varied opportunities for imaginative and creative expression both individually and collaboratively. by providing opportunities for exploration and appreciation of our world near and far. by building an inclusive community of reflective and responsive learners that ensures equality of opportunity. by building an inclusive community of reflective and responsive learners that ensures equality of opportunity. by promoting understanding, acceptance, and respect for the religious, moral, and cultural values of each individual, and a concern for the needs of others. by recognizing and celebrating the achievements and joys of all children, families, and staff. As a school, we feel our Christian ethos complements the government’s requirement of ensuring that key British Values are taught. In reflecting the Christian ethos of our school, we create a caring and secure atmosphere, encouraging our children to be unique, creative, independent individuals, open-minded, and respectful of themselves and others in our school. Through initiatives such as Many Cultures One Family, we encourage cohesion by celebrating the children’s different cultural heritages and promoting peace and harmony as we work alongside each other in school and the wider community. View full school
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The Hall School & Nursery is situated in a charming listed building The Grange Country House on the Rickmansworth Road in Northwood. The school provides a cozy and homely atmosphere in which the pupils (aged 1 – 7 years) feel happy and comfortable to learn and love education. Our class sizes are small so that every child can expect one-to-one attention and teaching, daily. We have specialist teachers for PE, Dance, French, and Music. We have various classrooms, ICT, and art rooms as well as a soft surface playground, outdoor sports arenas, and beautiful gardens for the pupils to enjoy. Each term the pupils go on educational school trips and enjoy taking part in school performances, events, and parties. The Hall School is the right setting for the child. Children are born to learn and are naturally inquisitive. The Hall School aims to provide a stimulating environment in which our enthusiastic teachers act as exemplary role models from which the children learn. Often children’s early learning ability is underestimated but we believe that, with the right approach, anything is possible. At The Hall School, children work in small groups, with a dedicated teacher and progress at their rate. By liaising with parents, individual needs and learning styles are identified, such that every child can achieve both their academic and social potential. The Hall School is a multi-faith and multi-cultural school where all staff and pupils show respect and care for one another at all times, regardless of race, color, ability, or creed. Because The Hall School knows that every single child is different, it offers each of its pupils – from Preschool through to 7+ – an individualized approach to education. This enables each pupil to have an agreed focus, set by their teacher or key worker in partnership with the child’s parents so that every pupil is encouraged to achieve their own personal best by identifying their particular learning needs. Targets are reviewed termly and discussed with parents at every parent interview. Class sizes are small to ensure children are taught at their own pace and that we can differentiate effectively to engage every child. Various learning styles are used to challenge each type of learner and to promote an inquisitive nature. The Hall School curriculum has been developed over several years to give the children an advance in academics alongside varied and interesting topics all promoted through fun-based activities and experiences. The Hall School uses a positive praise system to help establish a respectful and encouraging environment. Children are praised for their positive behavior, achievements, and social empathy prompting peers to follow this lead. The older children are encouraged to make good choices and to self-solve problems during the day. Merit badges are awarded weekly for those children that demonstrate friendly and positive behavior. We recognize that parents are the most important people for children’s early development. Close working between the school and parents is vital for supporting children’s learning. We aim to ensure regular communication with parents, keeping them informed of their child’s progress and involving them when setting individual education plans. We invite parents to join us at the beginning of each academic year to share the curriculum, structure, and working methods of each class and ensure that parents can fully support their children’s learning in the home environment. Teachers are available daily to discuss any needs as they arise as well as the regular parents' evenings and end-of-year reports. The Hall School strives to create strong links with a variety of organizations within the local area. The school works closely with the Hillingdon early years advisory team, service providers, places of worship, local shops, charities, and more. In doing so the children are given a chance to gain practical knowledge of the world around them, where they live and how a neighborhood works together. We also try to emulate this community spirit through our parent and pupils relations, with regular opportunities to get together and share achievements and ideas. View full school
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The school was established in 1931 by the Dominican Sisters to serve the needs of the new parish of Burnt Oak and the existing parishes of Edgware and Kingsbury Green where no Catholic schools existed. We celebrated our eightieth anniversary in 2011 and created a Prayer Garden, in the playground, to mark the occasion. The Annunciation Catholic Infant School is a two-form entry school with a maximum of 232 pupils on the roll (180in school and 52 Nursery pupils). 91% of Nursery pupils transfer to Reception classes in September with some pupils remaining on the waiting list for places. In September 2017, 70% of Reception pupils will have attended our Nursery and 30% of pupils will join our school from other Nursery settings mostly within Barnet. Two-thirds or more of our pupils come from the Burnt Oak Parish which is one of the most deprived areas in Barnet. The school continues to have an excellent reputation within the local area and has been consistently outstanding in all Ofsted inspections We share a commitment to the task of Catholic education based on Gospel values of love and respect for all. The diversity of our school community gives us ample opportunity to value and celebrate the languages and cultures of the children and develop an understanding of what constitutes British Values. Respect for one’s own and others’ cultural background underpins relationships and behavior We are a community of children, parents, teachers, governors, and priests belonging to the parishes of Annunciation, St. Anthony's, and SS Sebastian and Pancras. As a Catholic school, Christ is at the heart of our community, where everyone is valued and loved. We acknowledge the importance of our partnership with parents, parishes, and the wider community. We value the role played by parents and their involvement in the education of children and the work of the school. We are an inclusive school offering excellence and enjoyment in learning and teaching, a place where every child is special and where every child is encouraged to do their very best. We aim to deliver a creative curriculum, delivered by a highly skilled, caring, and professional staff. We continue to strive for excellence in all we do. We always remember, however, that our children are cherished for what they are, not for what they may be able to accomplish. As a Catholic school, we stress the centrality of Religious Education within the curriculum. Our school ethos is based on caring, sharing, kindness, and forgiveness and we aim to help the children develop a personal relationship with God. We recognize the importance of a strong partnership between home, school, and parish. This is encouraged through shared worship through the celebration of the Eucharist and class assemblies and liturgies to which parents are invited. We follow the ‘Come and See’ Religious Education Programme throughout the school. There are also many opportunities during the day to help the children discover and appreciate the beauty and mystery of God’s world. In 2011 we established our Prayer Garden, which was blessed by Cardinal Vincent Nichols, as part of our eightieth-anniversary celebrations. Our school ethos and Behaviour Policy incorporate the value of respect, and pupils have been part of discussions and assemblies related to what this means and how it is demonstrated in our school. Our school rules and aims promote respect and tolerance for others and this is reiterated through our classroom and learning rules, as well as our Behaviour Policy. We aim to enhance pupils’ understanding of their place in a culturally diverse society and by giving them opportunities to experience some of these differences. Assemblies and discussions involving prejudices and different forms of bullying have been followed and supported by learning in RE and PSHE. This has been celebrated through our ‘Other Faiths Weeks.’ Pupils are also encouraged to understand and reach out to communities who are less fortunate than themselves and each year raise significant amounts for charity, demonstrating their respect for those who live in very different circumstances to ours. View full school
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Education at Sunrise Primary and Nursery Schools is a harmonious balance between academic guidance, creative expression, and inner growth, to develop the highest potential in every child. Based on a synthesis of the UK National Curriculum, Montessori methods, and Neo-Humanist principles, our curriculum provides varied activities that allow for self-directed learning. Our holistic approach nurtures the all-around development of the child: body, senses, emotion, intellect, creativity, and spiritual awareness. We cater to children between ages 2-11. However, from November 2017 and until further notice, we are not able to offer 2-year-old places at our Tottenham Nursery. The Tottenham Primary School opened in 1987 and the Nursery in 2005. In 1998, Sunrise purchased a piece of land in County Clare, Ireland, and expanded our scope of operation with Sunrise Farm. Sunrise is part of a worldwide movement known as Neo-Humanist Education, the aim of which is to encourage a universal human society. The interaction of different cultures in our London schools enriches the children with an integrated outlook. We feel that our children are our most precious resource and that by providing them with a holistic base for life we can help bring about a bright, more enlightened future. Great importance is given to the daily circle. Circle time creates a family feeling of togetherness, a chance to share and listen, to sing and dance joyfully. It is a special morning time celebration where the magic and the true heartbeat of the school can be experienced by all from the youngest nursery child to the oldest children and by the teachers as well. Practicing this meditation in circle time each morning develops the children’s concentration and awareness and most importantly, Ives them a direct experience of their own inner life. The children learn to be still and feel love. Before meditation time we dance and sing kirtan with our eyes closed and our arms reaching upwards in a gesture of openness, a willingness to receive positive energy from the universe. Such meditation and ideation develop in the children a sense of security and peace within themselves and a feeling of love for the universe to which they belong. After this quiet time, the children can listen to a story, enact a drama or have a learning moment. Circle time helps to develop each child’s intuitive, creative and spiritual capacity. Sunrise Primary School and Nursery provides Spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development (SMSC) which includes the promotion of Universalism which also includes the incorporation of British values by Enabling students to develop their self-knowledge, self-esteem, and self-confidence. Enabling students to distinguish right from wrong and to respect the civil and criminal law of England. Encouraging students to accept responsibility for their behavior, show initiative, and understand how they can contribute positively to the lives of those living and working in the locality of the school and to society more widely. Enabling students to acquire a broad general knowledge of and respect for public institutions and services in England. Encouraging further tolerance and harmony between different cultural traditions by enabling students to acquire an appreciation of and respect for their own and other cultures. Encouraging respect for other people. Encouraging respect for democracy and support for participation in the democratic processes, including respect for the basis on which the law is made and applied in England. The school aims to take pupils to at least one place of interest per academic term as part of the British values learning curriculum. At Sunrise, we strive to awaken in the children a joy of learning and a thirst for knowledge that will remain with them all their lives. Imaginative play, games, and stories enhance instruction and the Montessori approach nurtures motivation and concentration. Yoga exercises, sports, and a vegetarian diet encourage a healthy and coordinated body. Music, arts, dance, and drama provide scope for Sunrise children to discover their expressive skills and a deep appreciation of the arts. Through gardening, nature studies, and care for animals, true ecological consciousness is awakened in the children who come to feel themselves as part of Nature. At Sunrise, the children practice a simple form of meditation. Feeling love within each day develops a direct experience of the inner self and a feeling of oneness with others and the world around. Sunrise’s unique curriculum imparts character-building values – integrity, moral courage, self-confidence, self-reliance, and a spirit of service. View full school
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We believe children learn best when they are enjoying themselves, and when what they study is targeted to their needs and interests. We build a new and creative curriculum designed around engaging topics. Our school ethos is around helping children to grow into successful, happy, and kind people. Individuals who feel part of society, understand their role in the world, and have attained the academic successes, social skills, and behavior to prepare them for life after Stroud Green - in secondary school and beyond. Building strong relationships with parents and families is also an important aspect of our work and ethos. The school sits at the very center of the community, offering the services to families that they need to support their busy lives. We have therefore opened a new nursery offering places to children from 1 to 4 years old. Stroud Green is a two-form entry primary school in Haringey North London. Our school aims to give you an insight into the school, as well as providing regularly updated information for the whole school community. At Stroud Green, we believe that children deserve - and thrive on - excitement in their learning. We have an engaging creative curriculum, where topics are based on the interests and experiences of our children. This is designed to encourage them to take ownership of what they study, to make it more engaging, and to inspire a life-long love of learning. School Motto: "Believe & Achieve". Stroud Green Primary School, part of a richly diverse community, is a place where all children flourish in a safe, happy, and stimulating environment. We are keen to support our children in many aspects of their life to become confident and resilient young people. We want our children to: Develop academically, creatively, physically, socially, and emotionally. Enjoy a broad, balanced, and enriching curriculum. Strive for high levels of educational achievement. Know that achievements are recognized and celebrated. We underpin this with an environment where: Personal responsibility, self-esteem, and concern for others is developed Cultural, social, religious, and other diversities within our community are recognized, valued, and celebrated Children feel secure, know what is expected of them, and understand that they will be supported in meeting life’s challenges Statement of Equality: Everyone has rights and responsibilities. Everyone has equal value to “ourselves”. Everyone in school is valued and treated fairly. We respect each other's cultures, languages, ethnicity, appearance, age family, intellectual ability and aptitude, talents, and religious beliefs. We will not tolerate anyone who disregards these values through sexism, racism, or bullying in any way. Stroud Green is proud to be an inclusive school. We are committed to achieving the best for all students. Inclusive education means removing barriers to learning and giving children the best start in their lifelong learning. We believe it is good for all children to be educated together. At Stroud Green Primary School we believe wholeheartedly in a broad, balanced, and creative curriculum. We know that children learn best when they are happy and engaged in their learning. We have a topic-based curriculum and children learn everything through a topic that changes half termly. Once a year we have child-initiated topics. At Stroud Green Primary Early Years Foundation Stage is the term used for the education of children in our Reception Classes. Technically 'Early Years Foundation Stage' encompasses Nursery and other ‘pre-school’ placements and is completed at the end of the year in Reception when children move into Key Stage 1 or Infants. (This comprises Years 1&2, whilst Key Stage 2 covers Years 3-6). At Stroud Green, our first aim is to settle the children happily into the school, as happy children are ready learners. To this end, the early days in Reception will largely mirror pre-school provision and children will move gradually towards more formal work over the year. Well-planned play is a key way in which young children learn with enjoyment and challenge. Through play, children explore and investigate learning experiences that help them make sense of the world, without fear of failure. However, there will be many children who are ready to work in a more structured way as the year progresses. We aim to challenge all the children and provide them with a range of opportunities and teaching strategies to extend their learning. View full school
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At Strand on the Green Infant and Nursery School, we offer an active and exciting curriculum for 3-7 year age range where children learn through a balance of child-centered play and teacher-led sessions, setting them up to be independent and successful learners in our linked Junior School and beyond. Our inspirational and talented teaching team provides an environment that nurtures a love of learning, inquiry, creativity, teamwork, and unity. Every child is encouraged to achieve the highest standards possible, in an atmosphere where all success, great or small, is properly celebrated. Progress for all children in basic skills is excellent, no matter their starting points and we are proud of our academic standards. We recognize the importance of developing young children's spoken language and understanding and this is reflected in our emphasis on active learning through play in the Early Years. Our Swan Centre provides specialist teaching and a structured environment for children with Autism who are also able to successfully access sessions in the mainstream school with support. Our curriculum is truly broad and balanced, with a strong emphasis on supporting children to be happy, healthy, and motivated, able to work collaboratively with others, and rise confidently to challenges in life. We offer a range of sports activities including PE taught by specialist staff and the daily mile run by KS1 children most days. Music and creativity are promoted through a themed curriculum approach and families can also opt for paid individual instrument tuition if they wish. We are uniquely situated, tucked away in Strand on the Green, within a stone’s throw of the River Thames in Chiswick. We utilize that locality to the full, with regular educational visits out of school. We work hard on providing high-quality learning environments inside and outside including two lovely Early Years outdoor learning areas, a ‘field' and a Forest School area. At Strand on the Green Infant & Nursery School, our aim is for each child to achieve his/ her full potential, academically, socially, physically, creatively, and spiritually. This will be achieved through a partnership with staff, pupils, parents, governors, and the wider community. Our curriculum takes into account that each pupil is an individual with a mixture of talents and needs. Through our curriculum, we aim to nurture and develop this potential for each individual. Our school affords high priority to numeracy, literacy, and the ability of pupils to express themselves fluently and confidently. In all subject areas, recognition is given to the importance of first-hand experience and practical tasks in the acquisition and application of knowledge and skills. As a school, we are not committed to anyone's approach to teaching and learning but to using a range of techniques to achieve our mission. Our children are active learners and everyone is challenged or supported to engage with the curriculum. We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage and the National Curriculum but have tailored this to suit the children living in our community and to reflect our local environment. For example, visiting local places of worship and learning through outings to the Gunnersbury Museum and Kew Gardens. These visits are all integral to our curriculum. Some of our visits such as the Science Museum, The National Gallery and West Wittering are further afield. Teachers make learning relevant and exciting, for example, there is always a purpose given to Writing. Outdoor learning is valued as much as indoor learning Nursery and Reception work in outdoor learning areas and all children have the opportunity to learn through a ‘Forest Schools Programme’ and learn social and physical skills at playtime and lunchtimes. By making sure lessons are fun and engaging, we aim to foster a 'love of learning so that children approach their tasks with enthusiasm and confidence. Teachers' expectations of what each child is capable of achieving are very high and learning is structured, relevant, and stimulating to meet the needs of each child. At the same time, pupils are encouraged to set their high standards and to learn to appreciate success. Children are encouraged to be independent and are offered a variety of child-initiated learning as well as teacher-directed tasks. We are proud of the outstanding behavior demonstrated by the children at Strand Infants. We believe in the provision of a high-quality curriculum, with exciting and engaging activities combined with high expectations for learning and behavior at all times. We encourage all adults and children to use positive language and manners, demonstrating respect and trusting relationships. Our Behaviour Policy is followed calmly, positively, and consistently by all staff. Parents and carers work in partnership with the school, celebrating the good news about behavior and working through any challenges together. View full school
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Every child is entitled to a good education, with equal access to knowledge, skills, opportunities, aspirations, diversity, and life chances. Your child deserves the very best from this school and we will seek to provide this in many ways, the most important of which are consistently well-taught lessons taken from a well-planned curriculum, in an environment where the well-being, happiness, and safety of every child is paramount. Teachers and school staff cannot do this on their own. When a school community does this together excellent results can be achieved. This includes parents and carers supporting their children at home, by encouraging learning, good behavior, and high expectations. With this community effort, you can see your children reach their full potential. On behalf of the staff, governors, and most importantly the children, I would like to warmly welcome you to our friendly and successful school that is at the heart of our local community in Edgware, in the London Borough of Harrow. Stag Lane Infant and Nursery School are proud to be a newly expanded four-form entry school with a large nursery. The new extension and internal building work currently taking place will provide much-improved teaching spaces with five new classrooms, a Studio, larger playgrounds/sports spaces, an improved kitchen, and a new Welfare room. We celebrate being a school that teaches children from a very wide range of abilities and backgrounds. In addition, we are privileged to be a national designated Teaching School leading the Harrow Teaching School Alliance. Our large and diverse infant and nursery school, with its many different languages, cultures, and religions, work effectively together to provide a very wide range of exciting, learning opportunities for all our children, in an energetic, happy and caring environment. At Stag Lane, we inspire and nurture lifelong learners through effective teaching and learning whilst at the same time providing rich and truly enjoyable experiences. Our school motto is Forever Learners: Achieving our dreams. We are committed to developing a passion for learning in all who attend our school. We want every child to see themselves as learners and to become a thinking, active and effective member of our ever-changing global community. Each child will have a personalized program of learning matched to their own: Understanding Experience Abilities and talents Rate of progress We will encourage them to develop: Initiative Responsibility Confidence Competence Respect for each other We will stimulate and challenge. We will create practical opportunities where children can explore and develop skills and understanding. We will ensure that the children are working in a secure, safe, and cheerful environment. We will develop a close partnership between home and school. We are at the heart of our community, providing a vibrant future-oriented learning environment inspiring all to become caring, responsible twenty-first-century global citizens. Our learners are encouraged to achieve highly, embracing life-long learning in a safe, secure, and supportive environment. View full school
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At St. Cuthbert's we do value relationships with our community and especially our parents in a strong partnership that has and will continue to support all of us to provide the best possible for all who come to our school. We work extremely hard to create a community spirit and very much hope you will choose to become part of it. Our Core Values: Honesty, Teamwork, Kindness, Tolerance, Commitment. The staff of the Federation has collaborated closely to devise a new and inspiring Creative Challenge Curriculum. This creative curriculum has been implemented to improve further the quality of our teaching and learning, with a strong emphasis on the challenge for all our children. The Creative Challenge Curriculum has a themed approach. The staff has devised themes that we feel “speak to our children, our parents and our wider school community”. Core Values are embedded within our teaching and learning and formally planned for throughout the academic year. Through these themes, children can appreciate the links between subjects, which further develop their understanding. We have reflected our changing world with themes like “Going Global”, and our commitment to our teaching of modern foreign languages with our theme “Viva Espana.” Our communities are celebrated in the theme “In My Liverpool Home.” At our schools, we strongly promote self-respect for all in our school irrespective of race, creed, or gender. Care will be taken to ensure that resources do not present stereotypical images, rather role models from diverse backgrounds and cultures reflecting the multi-ethnic nature of our society. The Federation of St Cuthbert’s and St Sebastian’s Catholic Primary Schools value the diverse ethnic backgrounds of all pupils and families and undertakes a variety of events and lessons to celebrate these. We are fully committed to preparing our children for life in modern Britain promoting fundamental British values. 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. Underpinning all of this is a range of curriculum topics that have strong links to our Core Values. Our 2 years olds through to Year 6 explored themes of diversity, respect, and tolerance within our Creative Challenge Curriculum topic of World War 1. This is linked with the World War 1 Centenary year and culminated in a service of remembrance in November for our pupils, parents, and wider school community. This year, so far, children have recently celebrated the longest-reigning monarch in British History Queen Elizabeth II and we will continue to celebrate events and projects such as the Rugby World Cup where the ideal that sport is bringing together all nations with a common ethos and values. Our International Schools Award reflects the high profile of our appreciation of different languages and cultures. We are committed to the teaching of MFL, including the teaching of both Spanish (& in previous years Mandarin) across our schools. Some children and staff undertook the role of ambassadors for our school, city, and country by attending and presenting workshops at the International Headteachers Conference in Asia. In addition, October 2015 sees our European dimension being continued with staff training in Santander as part of Continuing Professional Development enabling them to share educational philosophies, strategies including the teaching of Core Values with our European colleagues. Daily, our schools undertake daily assemblies that uphold traditional values of empathy, respect, and tolerance which are reflected within the displays within our learning environments. These British Core Values are taught within core subjects, SEAL, PSHE, RE, and Collective Worship, through the introduction of ‘Philosophy for Children’ sessions and more recently holistically through class teaching and on a more general level, the school undertakes daily assemblies which uphold traditional values of empathy, respect, and tolerance. View full school
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St. Teresa’s has a warm, caring Catholic ethos that is central to the work and life of our school. We believe that all children are entitled to receive a high-quality, creative education that emphasizes the importance of developing key skills as well as the whole child through the arts, the teaching of thinking skills, encouraging independent learning, and exploring the Gospel values. Every pupil at St Teresa’s should leave knowing God’s love and being able to show God’s love. We want them to have enjoyed their learning thoroughly, always giving 100% and achieving the very best that they can so that they are ready for the next part of their lives. We have the highest expectations of our children achieving their best in a safe, secure and happy environment. We expect outstanding behavior, hard work, and respect for everyone. We promote a culture of positivity and the children are rewarded for their ‘can-do attitude to school and life. At St. Teresa's we are constantly striving for excellence. We are passionate about improving children’s life chances by giving them a love of learning and a drive to succeed. Our vision for St Teresa’s is one of excellence in all areas, not just in academic capacities. We want to ensure that every child who comes here makes excellent progress at their level and leaves with positive and happy memories of school that will last a lifetime. St Teresa’s is committed to ensuring the welfare and safety of all our children in school. We believe that children have a right to learn in a supportive, caring, and safe environment which includes the right to protection from all types of abuse where staff are vigilant for signs of any child in distress and will follow school and local authority policy to address any issues. At St. Teresa’s, we endeavor to help each child to develop spiritually, socially, aesthetically, and academically to make school a place where children can learn to work and play together and accept responsibility for making choices whilst growing together daily in the knowledge and love of God and the teaching of the Church: and all things to give witness to Christ. Treat every person with equality of esteem and respect and dignity due to a child of God. Strive for all pupils regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic background to achieve the highest possible standards in their learning, make good progress and be committed to closing the gap of attainment for all vulnerable groups of pupils. Strive to achieve equality of opportunity for all, adults and pupils, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic background. View full school
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Every day in school is focused on learning and developing a love of learning. We hope our website will provide you with a flavor of the many wonderful opportunities and experiences offered in our school, and also give you the information needed to support your child’s educational journey. We are a Catholic Primary School in the heart of Kingsbury, clear in our beliefs and values, and the importance of Jesus Christ in our daily lives. Our Mission Statement underpins all we do: “Following Jesus’ footsteps, and inspired by St Robert Southwell, we work hard, aim high and treat everyone with honesty and gentleness” Our school is a thriving community that is well supported by parents and the Parish. There are many opportunities for us to work and celebrate together, including assemblies, concerts, coffee mornings, curriculum workshops, and fundraising events. We are immensely proud of our school and our very hardworking, enthusiastic children, with their wide range of individual talents. We are blessed to have extremely hardworking and committed staff who are ambitious for all our children and are wholly committed to achieving excellence for every one of our children, by providing the best learning opportunities each day. It is a tremendous privilege to lead such a wonderful community and to be part of your children’s learning journey, and work with you in preparing them for their future. At St Robert Southwell, Learning is central to all we do and is our core purpose. We approach learning in exciting, enriching, and creative ways, to engage, inspire and enthuse our children. We believe the curriculum should be relevant to children’s life experiences should inspire and engage them in their learning, while enabling them to work collaboratively using their imaginations. The aim of our curriculum is for pupils to have the requisite skills to be successful, independent, and motivated learners, in readiness for their next stage of education. In September 2016 we launched our ‘Creative Curriculum’ which is planned around the development of knowledge, skills, and understanding using content from the National Curriculum, under broad and engaging themes. The purpose of our Creative Curriculum is to ignite curiosity, nurture fascination and imagination while developing skills and providing a knowledge base for our children. Our Creative Curriculum has English and Maths at its core links are made to ensure children are engaged, motivated, and stimulated in all areas of their learning and subsequently make progress across the board. The general aims of our school are: To help and complement the exercise of the educational rights and duties of the R C family to cultivate the intellectual, creative, and aesthetic values of the child to help the child develop a lively enquiring mind, the ability to acquire information and to question and argue rationally, and the will to apply themselves to tasks and physical skills To help children develop the ability to make correct use of their judgment, will, and emotions To promote in the child a sense of values To encourage just attitudes and inner discipline To develop the children’s knowledge of their own culture and the culture and background of others, so that there will be a mutual understanding between people whatever their race, religion, and ways of life To help children understand the environment in which we live and the interdependence of the individual groups and nations To help children appreciate human achievements and aspirations in art, music, science, and technology To help children acquire knowledge and skills relevant to adult life at home, at work, and leisure. For the achievement of these aims St. Robert Southwell School strives: To provide a stable, caring environment conducive to study and learning in an atmosphere in which the love of God is shown in all aspects of school life To directly instruct children in the Roman R C Faith and to support the parish in preparing children for the reception of the sacraments To provide a wide curriculum that will develop the intellectual and physical skills of the child and enable them to use their particular abilities, talents, and interests to the full To give good emphasis to the skills of numeracy and literacy to seek close co-operation from parents so that the values taught and respected at home and school are the same To encourage the child to play a full part in parish life by contributing to parish worship and parish projects To recognize that the child is living NOW and not just for the future and that children should be happy now, purposeful, and able to contribute to the society around them now. View full school
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At St Mary's Primary Academy we work together to create excellence within a democratic British society. We encourage children to achieve their full potential in terms of academic attainment and personal, spiritual, and moral development. We aim to achieve this within a Christian ethos, which encourages respect for and understanding of different faiths and cultures. St Mary’s School serves a varied and interesting neighborhood with the pupils and their families representing a rich diversity of cultures, beliefs, and languages. The school draws upon its many cultural groups to enrich the curriculum. The school is firmly committed to equality of opportunity and this is apparent in all aspects of life within it. St Mary’s School is a church school by the foundation and is a converter academy. Its governors include representatives of the parish, the Diocese, parents, teachers, and the local community. The pleasant and attractive school site comprises a two-story main building which includes a nursery class and four mobile classrooms. Altogether the site accommodates twelve classes of infants and junior pupils and a fifty-two place part-time nursery class. The school encourages a good rapport with parents, governors, the local community, and neighboring schools. Parents are welcome into school and are asked to take an active part in their child’s learning and celebrate their achievements. Over the years we have supported several other primary schools with Leadership and Management support. We have supported schools outside of Birmingham Local Authority such as two schools in Bristol. In addition to this, we have supported schools within the Birmingham Local Authority. St Mary's Academy serves a varied and interesting neighborhood with the pupils and their families representing a rich diversity of cultures, beliefs, and languages. The Academy draws upon its many cultural groups to enrich the curriculum. The Academy is firmly committed to equality of opportunity and this is apparent in all aspects of life within it. St Mary's Academy is a church school by the foundation and is a converter academy. Its governors include representatives of the parish, the Diocese, parents, teachers, and the local community. View full school
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We are a Christian school that serves a diverse community and works in partnership with parents to develop the whole child. This is a very important time for the school as we attempt to improve the flow of information to all our parents as well as helping you to harness opportunities to further the learning of your children. Our passion is to educate the whole child. We value the importance of academic excellence but we seek excellence in all spheres of life whether that be spiritual, artistic, sporting, or service to the community. We achieve this by having a dedicated team that works closely together to understand the strengths of all our children and crucially welcome the partnership of parents to ensure we are successful with all our children. One of the advantages of being in a small school is that core understanding and partnership is so much easier to foster – we say that as someone whose previous role was in a 3 form entry school where that was very difficult to achieve. We look towards innovations to create a mindset of constant improvement and also are fiercely protective of the good things that we already do. We believe that working in partnership to develop the whole child is our core mission and this is why we have developed our curriculum which links as many different subjects into one core learning quest per half-term. This enables us to think of our reading and writing priorities as we are learning about science, history, geography, etc. rather than teaching them in isolation. Some subjects such as maths remain outside of this unless there is an obvious link. In the last year alone we achieved quality marks for International School Status, Geography, Science, and Inclusion for which we have been recommended to become a center of excellence. At St. Luke’s we are embarking on a new curriculum. Each class will have a topic that will last for each half term. There will be six topics across the year, each with a various focus. The topics have been designed to link the various topics that are taught across each year group in science, geography, history, and citizenship. These subjects will provide the stimulus for work in literacy, art, and DT. All work will be placed within one book which will showcase the child’s ‘learning journey through each topic. Our ‘whole child’ approach means achieving a fifth ‘Green Flag’ in our eco status that places us in the top 100 schools in the country for a sustainable approach to ecology. It also means us attaining the ‘Gold’ standard for our participation in a borough sports tournament and the co-ordinator of sports asking us the question, ‘How are you outperforming schools that are much larger than yours?’ The answer is the passion for sporting development within the staff several of whom have coached top-grade children’s sport and some have done so in a professional capacity. This approach runs parallel with a determination to open up new sports to our children which saw our KS2 children taking part in fencing, lacrosse, and archery last year in addition to the more obvious core sports. Our staff is working incredibly hard to keep improving this wonderful school that has a thread of service and excellence going back 150 years to our original covenant to serve the people of this area: a covenant that is cherished and protected by our governing body. View full school
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At St James the Great, we seek to create a supportive and friendly environment where each child has the opportunity to develop the highest possible level of achievement fulfilling their academic, moral, physical, and spiritual potential in a climate of tolerance of individual differences where the Gospel values permeate daily life and we strive to use our skills and talents for the good of all. As a church school, we very much value our close working relationship with our feeder parishes of St Bartholomew's, Norbury, and St Andrew's, Thornton Heath, and the support we receive from parish clergy in providing strong chaplaincy provision for the school. This parish partnership is further strengthened through the home school partnership that also exists, this is integral to the success of our pupils. We are very fortunate in having a supportive Governing Body, dedicated Parents Association and, of course, a particularly skilled and committed staff along with hardworking children. Our school, as a place of learning, belongs to the parish communities of Thornton Heath and Norbury and exists to educate children of the community, with the gospel values, traditions, and beliefs of the Catholic Faith at the center of its ethos, whilst recognizing and understanding the individuality of “faith journey”. Taking account of National Curriculum requirements, the school will provide a framework within which all pupils are enabled to develop to the highest possible level of achievement, their academic, moral, physical, and spiritual potential. It will foster a respect for self and others in a climate of tolerance for individual differences, whilst recognizing the importance of striving for excellence and of enhancing children’s transition to responsible adulthood. St. James, the Great School aims to: make prayer, worship, and liturgy real educational experiences, contributing to the development of the faith of everyone in the school. provide a framework within which all children are enabled to develop the highest possible level of achievement fulfilling their academic, moral, physical, and spiritual potential. create links between home, parish, and school which prepare children for their future life. help children to develop positive relationships through example. ensure that the curriculum provides a Catholic setting in which children can grow in understanding and acquire knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values. provide support and development in a school that looks to Christ as the basis of its existence, for all staff and parents as well as children. The school will provide a framework within which all pupils are enabled to develop the highest possible level of achievement fulfilling their academic, moral, physical, and spiritual potential. Staff and governors are committed to providing a nurturing learning environment in which children with all types of needs from all kinds of backgrounds can thrive. The school community works together to provide for the emotional, social, physical, and academic needs of all children. This SEN information report plans to identify how this happens for children with special educational needs. St James the Great Primary School has been accredited with the Inclusion Quality Mark. View full school
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Welcome to St Francis de Sales Catholic Infant and Nursery School. Our Infant School is an exciting place to be, full of outstanding children, enthusiastic, dedicated staff, and lots of wonderful surprises. We believe that Every Child Matters and learning at our school is fun and exciting, challenging and rewarding. We offer a warm and caring environment that enables children to feel safe and secure as they grow, learn and develop. The foundation of our success is happy children working hard in surroundings where they are valued and value others. The first years in school are the most important and can shape children's attitudes to learning and school long after they leave us. We hope by the time the children leave our Infant School they will have developed a good sense of self-worth and a stimulated mind so that they are happy and motivated as they continue on their journey through education. We are extremely proud of our Infant School and are always pleased to show prospective children and parents around so that you can see our school first hand. At our school, we aim to walk and pray with Jesus as a Christian family. To do this, we will: provide a warm welcome to all, be kind and loving to each other as Jesus taught us, help and support each other, bring the values from the Gospel to life within our school family, celebrate the diversity and talents of all members of our community. Inspire a love of learning in all. To do this, we will: provide an exciting, stimulating, and inclusive learning environment that both challenges and supports learners, provide a broad and balanced curriculum that encompasses and enhances social, intellectual, emotional, physical, moral, and spiritual development, promote active, independent skill-based learning, enable everyone to reach their full potential and develop to the best of their ability, provide opportunities for everyone to realize their dreams, recognize their gifts and raise self-esteem and self-confidence, learn about and respect other faiths and cultures. Work in partnership with our families, parish, and the wider community. To do this, we will: work with parents and support them in their role as first educators, promote and encourage positive links between our school and the parish community, use our talents to enrich the lives of others, and encourage active participation in community and school events, engage with the wider community through educational trips and welcome visitors into our school, recognize the wider community as an extension of our school family by, for example, participating in charitable events. The Early Years Foundation Stage provides children with a wide and balanced curriculum it encompasses learning for children in both Nursery and Reception and underpins how children learn through exploration, play, and engagement. There are seven areas of learning that make up the early year’s curriculum. The Prime Areas: Personal, social, and emotional development Communication and language Physical development The Specific Areas: Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the World, Expressive arts, and design. The children are taught through topics based on the Lancashire Scheme which has a focus each half term on one or more foundations subjects: Music, Geography, History, Art, and DT along with Science, English, Maths, and PE. The children are taught through a combination of discreet teaching and collaborative, investigative learning within Continuous Provision Areas where they are also able to practice the skills taught independently. We follow the “COME AND SEE” curriculum which is recommended by the Liverpool Archdiocese. The children also learn about two different faiths each year e.g. Islam and Judaism. This helps them to appreciate the multi-cultural society in which we live and become aware and appreciate cultures and religions other than their own. We aim to teach the year group expectations for English that are set out in the English Curriculum within the National Curriculum 2014. The curriculum is divided into Reading, Writing, with Spoken Language underpinning both. Spoken language underpins the development of reading and writing. The quality of language the children hear and speak is essential for developing their vocabulary and grammar and their comprehension for reading and writing. We aim to ensure that the children gain confidence and competence in spoken language and listening skills. The children are taught to decode words by sounding out the phonemes in a word and blending those sounds to say the word. They will be taught the speedy recognition of familiar words, also tricky and common exception words, words with unusual spelling patterns. Great emphasis in the teaching of Phonics continues from the Early Years into Key Stage 1. View full school
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As your children embark upon their formal education we take to welcome you to St Cecilia’s Catholic Infant and Nursery School. This is a heart–rending time for parents as you hand your children, possibly for the first time, into the care of someone else. We, at St Cecilia’s, hope to work in partnership with you in nurturing and educating your children. Your children will be happy in school when they are confident in the knowledge of a working partnership, based on mutual trust and understanding, between home and school. St Cecilia’s Catholic Infant and Nursery School strive to be a family community, inspired by the teachings of Christ where each individual is valued, nurtured, and encouraged to reach their full potential. We aim to create a welcoming environment and foster a meaningful Catholic ethos that involves the home and parish community in the life of the school. We aim to provide a child-centered broad-based curriculum that enables children to fully develop their talents, gifts, and skills. We aim to nurture confidence and self-esteem. We aim to inspire curiosity and encourage empathy for the global family communities. The Foundation Stage includes the Nursery and Reception years of a child’s education. It is a distinct stage and important both in its own right and in preparing children for later schooling. The Foundation Stage places emphasis on how children learn and engage with their learning journey through: Playing and exploring Active learning, Creating, and thinking critically. There are seven areas of learning that make up the curriculum. The Prime areas: Personal, social, and emotional development, Communication and language, Physical development. The Specific areas: Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the World, Expressive arts, and design. To ensure a broad and balanced curriculum, activities follow the children’s interests wherever possible. Throughout the year a variety of topics and themes are introduced to the children as appropriate. Children are provided with opportunities to learn outdoors and all children can engage in planting and growing activities in our thriving Nursery allotment. At St Cecilia’s we are committed to ensuring the children in our care have time, every day, to explore their learning both indoors and outdoors with knowledgeable, interested, and enthusiastic adults. The Key Stage 1 curriculum covers Years 1 and 2 and provides a balanced and broadly based program of study which helps to promote the spiritual, moral, cultural, and physical development of pupils. The children are taught topics that may be Science/ Geography/History based. From this literacy and maths, activities will be taught. Personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education is a planned, developmental program of learning through which children and young people acquire the knowledge, understanding, and skills they need to manage their lives now and in the future. As part of a whole-school approach, PSHE education develops the qualities and attributes pupils need to thrive as individuals, family members, and members of society. During KS1 learners gradually build on the skills, attitudes and values, knowledge, and understanding they have started to acquire and develop during the Early Years/Foundation Stage. PSHE education offers learning opportunities and experiences which reflect the increasing independence and physical and social awareness of learners as they move through the primary phase. They learn skills to develop effective relationships, assume greater personal responsibility, and keep themselves safe. The school's PSHE curriculum reflects national expectations and supports all of our children concerning their physical, emotional, and social development. It also promotes their understanding of their rights and responsibilities as members of a wide range of communities. View full school
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“Every member of the school is unique in the sight of God. Our community is based on living the Gospel Values and leading our children towards a lasting belief in the Catholic Faith. We provide the highest quality education to enable children to reach their full potential and be thoughtful, compassionate, and effective citizens.” The children at St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School benefit from a stimulating and rewarding experience enriched by a wide variety of extra-curricular activities, sporting/musical success and community involvement, enthusiastic and committed staff, and a strong supportive partnership with parents. We will develop every child’s core skills of literacy and numeracy, as well as their talents and abilities, independence, and creativity We are a school committed to providing an excellent education, where the Gospel values of the Catholic Faith underpin our efforts to provide a quality education for all. We welcome parents into the school and are fully committed to a true partnership between your child, home, parish, and school. Our board of dedicated governors brings a wide array of skills, knowledge, and experience to the school. The governors, committed to ensuring that we get the best for the children, play a full and active part in the life of the school. The Pupil Premium (PP) is an allocation of funding provided to schools for supporting specific groups of children who are vulnerable to underachieving. These include children who are entitled to Free School Meals (FSM), those looked after by the Local Authority (LAC), and the children of Armed Forces personnel (AF). At St Augustine’s we are firmly committed to ensuring that all children regardless of their background are entitled to meet their full potential both academically and pastorally. The governors, who are representative of the school community, have overall responsibility for the school. The Bishop appoints Foundation Governors (they act to protect the distinctive nature of this Catholic school). The Local Authority and staff have representatives and other governors are elected by parents. The Governors visit the school and each governor has an area of particular interest or responsibility. Their guidance is paramount to the school’s stability and success. View full school
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St Alban’s is a one-form entry CE Primary school with Nursery. As a church school, we serve the diverse local community and pride ourselves on our supportive and inclusive ethos which reflects our school motto of “Faith, Hope, Love”. It is our aim that every child leaves St Alban’s like a confident, independent, and enthusiastic learner, with strong personal aspirations and determination to succeed. The staff team works incredibly hard to help every child achieve the highest standards that they can during their time with us. We want our children to do their very best so that they are well prepared for the next stage in their education. We are a community in which every person is valued and respected in his or her own right. We are therefore an inclusive Church school, welcoming children from all faiths as well as those from no faith background. Our daily Collective worship invites all our children to participate and allows space for personal reflection and personal prayer. We celebrate all the Christian festivals and feast days as well as the key festivals of other world faiths represented in the school community. We work in close partnership with our parish church of St. Alban’s the Martyr. Our Hope in God leads us to have hope and confidence in the individual: We believe that every child can be successful and achieve during their time at our school and beyond. We value experiential learning. We promote purposeful talk. We go on many visits linked to our topics to enhance our learning and experiences. We challenge our children through our teaching, to have high aspirations for their lives and aim to inspire them to want to learn and to become responsible citizens. As a Church School, firmly rooted in the teachings, values, and spiritual life of the Church of England, we aim for all children to be successful, independent learners and effective decision-makers. We value the individual and are committed to inclusive education, equal opportunities, and respect for all. In partnership with governors, parents, and the local community we strive to deliver a broad and balanced curriculum that promotes high achievement for all children, developing within the individual self-confidence, motivation, aspiration, and the ability to work with others. For our vision to be a reality, we believe: All children and adults must feel safe, happy, supported, and motivated to learn. Learning must be exciting, fun, and challenging for all involved in the process. All children must be allowed to reach a high standard of personal achievement, through the effective teaching and learning of key skills. All children and adults must feel a sense of belonging and self-worth. All children and adults must learn to be part of and contribute to the wider community. View full school
