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At JRCS we are committed to providing a safe, supportive and happy learning environment for our students. We will support all students in the pursuit of and progress towards their chosen goals by providing the highest standard of teaching and pastoral support. Our motto “Success for All” underpins everything that we do at the school and puts the students’ achievements at the center of our vision. We commit to the highest academic standards combined with a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular activities aimed at enhancing the opportunities offered to all our students. If you live in Barking and Dagenham and you would like a school place for your child (aged between 4 and 16), the Admissions Team within the Borough of Barking and Dagenham will need to process your application. Life at the JRCS is about more than just benefiting from well-taught lessons. We are committed to providing a wide range of opportunities for our students outside lessons. We also actively encourage students to get involved in developing the out-of-school hours learning program by getting them involved in bidding for the out-of-school activities that they want to do. The next bidding round takes place in the summer term. During the third week in September, we hold a clubs fair at lunchtime in Boothroyd Hall which gives students and teachers the chance to meet and talk about what activities are available out of school hours throughout the school year. Students are encouraged to run stalls about each club alongside teachers. This is a great opportunity for year 7 students and students new to the school to find out more about the wealth of extra-curricular activities available at JRCS. We also offer an extensive program for enterprise education and careers education guidance. We have an extensive range of extracurricular clubs and opportunities for students outside the taught curriculum including five days where we collapse our timetable to enable students to participate in exciting enrichment opportunities both in school, trips into London, and abroad. Our ‘Power of Words’ activity opens up a range of opportunities for all students to develop their literacy skills. From the ablest to those who join us needing extra support with their literacy, we believe that every student has the right to leave JRCS equipped with the necessary literacy skills to thrive, both in their academic careers and in life beyond secondary school. School support is organized by the Assistant Headteacher/Induction Coordinator who devises a program of induction. This begins in the Summer Term when the NQT induction fortnight is held. We try to ensure that all NQTs receive an intensive program, including meeting key staff and receiving information important for the start of the term such as registration duties, etc. However, the majority of this time is spent within the structure of the individual departments. The Assistant Headteacher/Induction Coordinator will organize the termly reporting of the NQTs’ progress to the Approving Body. The Assistant Headteacher/Induction coordinator will also process the final report assessing the completion of the induction period. Major developments have taken place at JRCS over the past three years in terms of teaching and learning. We are proud that we make decisions and policies based on research and evidence. We are willing to innovate and try new ideas. Researching best practices in teaching and learning we saw that the most successful schools use in-house publications to promote and share best practices. As we strive to become a school recognized for the innovative and rigorous approach we take to teaching and learning our staff jumped at the chance to become involved in our teaching and learning magazine, “Learning to Fly”. Newly Qualified Teachers must be fully supported during their first year of teaching. The School provides an induction program for all NQTs in conjunction with Heads of the Department and the Senior Leadership Team. Our school is involved in a variety of different international projects. Throughout the years JRCS has been involved in the Comenius Project on sustainability with partner schools in Spain, Germany, Denmark, and Belgium. This year we will be part of an exciting new project called Erasmus+ and we will be discussing the topic of migration with various partner schools in Europe. This is a great opportunity for our students to understand many of the issues going on around us and any solutions we can bring. We are involved in “work the world” where we send some year 10 students to another country for their work experience in June. We will be part of an exciting project called “Rivers of the world” in September where we are part of a project with other schools around the world which studies the importance of the main river of our country through art. The list of different exciting new projects keeps on extending! We constantly raise awareness in pupils on important international events such as “human rights day”. View full school

Marion Richardson Primary School is a happy, safe and successful place of learning and we are committed to building a long and productive relationship with you. We are committed to excellence in as many fields as possible and we believe this is best achieved when we all work together in partnership. We aim to give your child every opportunity to achieve the highest possible standards in everything they do. We are committed to offering an exciting and creative curriculum with a wealth of different experiences and opportunities to learn and flourish. We expect the highest standards of behavior from our pupils and a commitment from pupils to try as hard as they can in any given field. In return, we will provide many opportunities for trips, sporting activities, the arts as well supporting your children to achieve academic excellence. We have a deeply held set of values shown in our school vision statement. Particularly, we believe that children need to leave our school with skills in reading, writing and maths skills that will equip them well for the next stage in their education as well as in life beyond school. Our aim is that children at Marion Richardson Primary School will become confident, lifelong learners. We have strong parental groups, workshops, trips, and social activities to support you – the parents and carers – in supporting your child in the best way possible. Marion Richardson is an inclusive school. We aim to foster a school culture of respect and belonging so that all children can learn about themselves and accept individual differences. We are committed to providing an appropriate and high-quality education for all our children. As an inclusive school, we have high aspirations and expectations for all children to achieve their best and become confident young adults that lead happy and fulfilling lives. Our school is part of a rich and diverse community that aims to respond to learners in ways that take into account their varied life experiences and needs. We are a happy, caring school that endeavors to overcome any barriers to learning to ensure full participation in school life. At Marion Richardson, we teach units from the International Primary Curriculum. This is a cross-curricular, thematic approach, consistent with recognized good practice. In our curriculum planning, we always endeavor to ensure that activities are matched to the individual needs, development, and ability of the children. View full school