Our school endeavours to help each child establish a solid foundation of Christian values, knowledge and understanding upon which all future learning can be built.  Children learn best by being actively involved in a happy school community, and we strive to achieve this.  To this end our vision is:

Inspiring our children to learn in a happy, safe and creative environment based on Christian Values, enabling them to fulfil their unique potention; to be the Best Me They Can Be.

As we achieve this aim, our young people will:

• Be successful independent learners
• Have the skills and understanding to develop nurturing relationships
• Achieve highly and make good progress

We believe that children make the best progress when home and school work together.  We place great value on the happy and successful parternship between home and school.  Educating your chld is a shared responsibility and we hope that the whole family will become involved with our school community.

Together we will:

• Develop confidence and promote a love for learning
• Support children to achieve their best
• Work to achieve the best for the whole school community
• Encourage children to make positive behaviour choices
• Encourage children to understand the importance of a healthy lifestyle, including diet and exercise
• Celebrate children's success and also help them develop resilience in order to deal with difficulties
• Promote children's safety and welfare by reporting any concerns

Partnership and Connections

We place great value on the happy and successful partnership between home and school.  Educating your child is a shared responsibility and we hope that the whole family will become involved with our school community.

The School will:

• Provide a caring atmosphere where children can learn while feeling confident and secure
• Teach effectively, providing a broad and balanced curriculum where children are encouraged to do their best and achieve high standards of work and responsibility.
• Provide a strong foundation for lifelong learning
• Achieve high standards of learning and behaviour
• Develop children's independence and responsibility for their own learning
• Provide the support, guidance and enrichment needed to enable your child to achieve
• Facilitate smooth transitions through the school and on to Secondary School
• Encourage children to believe in themselves, feel valued and support their spiritual, moral, cultural and social development
• Teach every child to develop a positive attitude to others, regardless of gender, race, culture, belief, sexuality, values, age and need
• Strive to ensure equality of access and opportunity
• Listen to the views of parents, carers and children
• Take all steps to ensure the children's safety
• Discuss any concerns about a child's learning or behaviours with parents/carers
• Keep parents/carers informed about the curriculum and school events
• Inform parents/carers about learning and progress through the school year
• Encourage all children to become active members of the community and help them see that they can have an impact on the workd around them.

The family will:

• Help my child to develope a positive attitude towards learning
• Attending meetings with school staff to help my child progress and achieve success in their learning
• Be positive about my child's education
• Take an active and supportive interest in my child's learning and encourage my child to complete home learning activities, read regularly and to learn their times tables and spellings.
• Support the aims and values of the school through helping my child to develop self discipline and take responsibility for their actions
• Trust that the is school working in the best interests of my chld
• Encourage my child to become independent and take responsibility for their actions
• Discuss any concerns I have with the school following the correct procedures
• Ensure my child attends shool and is on time each day.  I will notify the school if my child in unable to attend by 8.30am on the morning of their absence
• Make arrangements for the safe collection of my child from school at the appropriatr time
• Ensure my child wears school uniform, has appropriate clothing for PE, Forest School and does not wear jewellery other than small sud earrings if ears are pierced.
• Enusre my own behavoiur whilst in school grounds demonstrates respect fo others and is a positive example for children
• Park safely in an appropriate place when delivering or collecting my child completing with any road or safety markings or notices
• Keep the school updated with my address, contact numbers, email address and emergency contact numbers
• Inform school of any changes to circumstances that may affect my child whilst in school
• Monitor my child's use of computers, electronic games and social media to promote internet safety
• Respond to letters and emails returning parental admission slips, payments and other consent forms within time limits.
• Use sQuid to pay for all school meals, visits and uniform.

The children will:

• Do their best in learning, play and behaviour
• Listen to what others say and try to make the best learning and behaviour choices
• Take responsibility for their own actions
• Be polite and considerate to others
• Care for the school environment and resources given to support their learning
• Be a good ambassador for the school
• Share their worries with someone at school who can help.

Children's Rights

• I have the right to play with my friends, being kind, helpful and gentle.  I respect others' rights to play with their friends.  Article 15
• I have the right to share my ideas and opinions and I respect the ideas and opinions of others.  Article 12
• I have the right to learn and I respect others' right to learn by using positive words and behaviour.  Article 28
• I have a right to be treated fairly and I respect fairness and justice for others.  Article 37
• I have a right to be kept safe from things that could harm me and I respect other people and their property.  Article 19