Equal Opportunities

"Pupils feel safe, happy, valued and included." "The excellent commitment shown by staff enables pupils to understand and respect cultural diversity."

Ofsted report October 2008

The school aims to be an inclusive school, where equality of opportunity is a reality for all our children.

We work to foster the social and emotional growth of each child thoughout their school life and foster positive attitudes towards our multi-cultural society.

Children feel secure and know that they are valued. They are taught to appreciate the differences in others and encouraged to participate in all aspects of school life.

Students with Additional Needs

Respecting each child's unique personality, experiences, interests, strengths and weaknesses, we aim to maximise the development of our children and work towards realising their individual potential. Teachers mintir students progress and provide appropriate tasks to simulate, challenge and reinforce learning. Teachers identify children of exceptional ability as well as students who display greater difficulties in learning.

The individual needs of all children will normally be catered for within the classroom by the class teacher. On occasions, some children may require extra support, including those students who are statemented or have English as an additional language.

Booster Classes

Booster Classes are offered to children who have been identified by the Class Teacher as experiencing or having potential Literacy and Numeracy difficulties. Identification is made in relation to the BEnchmark Levels from the QCA Assessments.

Gifted &Talented

We are committed to an ethos of high expectation from all and we aim to develop the full potential of each child. We aim to provide quality learning experiences for our more able students which will encourage them to develop as confident and independent learners.

If you have any concerns, questions or information relating to your child's need for additional support, it is vital to communicate this to the school.

The needs of students who do not speak English as a first language are catered for by our bi-lingual staff within a classroom. The Deputy HEadteacher also works with teachers to support those who are at an early stage of learning English.