Quality First Teaching
We believe that the biggest difference we can make to provide aspirational futures for all children is in the classroom. Inspiring teaching, engaging learning, and adults who nurture children to be the best they can be. Our focus is to ensure that children have strong starts at the beginning of their school journey, make strong progress throughout, building to a strong finish and preparing them for success at secondary school and beyond.
Flourishing First 20%
Aspirational futures for all children so no child is left behind. We have a deliberate focus on disadvantaged children as individuals ensuring they are given the care and support to succeed and achieve along with their peers. We believe that if we get it right for disadvantaged children, then we get it right for everyone.
Curriculum
Over the past two years we have redesigned our curriculum to provide a strong foundation for children to learn and be inspired. A strong pedagogy for teaching and learning underpin our curriculum experience and carefully planned enrichment brings learning to life.
Challenge and Opportunity
We believe that education is more than just the taught curriculum. All children are encouraged to find what they love, discover their aptitudes and be challenged to make great progress, whatever their starting point. During their primary school journey, we provide a wide range of experiences and opportunities that allow them to grow as people as well as educationally. These involve events, trips, visitors and residentials, each one creating lifelong memories and enriching their school experience.
Professional Development
Our staff are our greatest asset in providing aspirational futures for all children in our care. We believe in building a culture firmly rooted in improving teaching and leadership through self-growth and continuous professional development, impacting positively on children’s outcomes.
Collaboration and Networking
Collaboration is a strength with our schools work closely together so that our expert teachers, leaders and staff can have a bigger impact on the most children. It reflects our commitment to working for and with our families and stakeholders. We are also committed to working with others outside of our Trust including our local communities, other schools and trusts, professionals and providers, local authorities and the DfE.
Well-Being and Accountability
For our children to flourish they need our staff to flourish too. We have a range of opportunities to support well-being including an Employee Assist package to provide a vast range of support for our staff, and their families. Everyone who works in our Trust plays an important role in ensuring aspirational futures for our children and hold themselves and each other to the highest standards.
Behaviour and Attendance
For our children to grow as amazing citizens and succeed in school we have high expectations of behaviour and learning. We work closely with families to ensure that children are in school and able to learn every day.