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We are very proud of our school ethos, “Success for Everyone” and take every opportunity to celebrate the success of all our school community. We are a specialist Infant and Nursery School with a strong commitment to Early Years education. We have approachable, professional, and committed staff dedicated and effective Governors supportive and caring parents, and great children! As a learning community, we are constantly striving to challenge and remove any barriers to learning that will prevent our children from getting the best start on their learning journey. We want our children to be caring individuals, successful learners, and active citizens. We are committed to making school the most enjoyable time we possibly can. Our curriculum is broad and balanced which supports children as they learn and grow as individuals through exploring their emotions, formulating opinions, and respecting those of others. It inspires and motivates children to achieve the best they possibly can by providing a range of exciting and challenging learning experiences. We have high standards in reading, writing, and mathematics and our excellent resources and facilities contribute to a very high-quality learning environment. Elizabeth Selby Infant School was built in 1976 as Lawrence Teesdale Primary School. It was built to accommodate children from two other schools. However, the school planners had not expected the falling school rolls to reverse, as they did, and the school has only ever accommodated Infant and Nursery, children. The name was shortened to Lawndale Infant School. We aim to provide our children with a wonderfully stimulating, supportive, and happy learning environment. Every child is valued and we take pride in knowing our children well, taking time to observe how they learn, and planning activities that will promote progress. Getting it right is crucial in providing the building blocks for their future. We believe it is essential that children obtain the key essentials that will support them throughout their time in education and prepare them to be active citizens. In the Early Years Foundation Stage-EYFS (nursery and reception) our children learn through play and engage in adult-led and child-initiated activities. Children have opportunities to explore and investigate, developing their social, communication, problem-solving, and creative skills both indoors and outside. We follow the EYFS Curriculum. This covers four main principles the unique child, positive relationships, enabling environments and learning and development, and the seven areas of learning. Within this, there are seven areas of learning which are communication and language, personal and emotional development, physical development, literacy, mathematics, expressive arts, and design and understanding the world. View full school