Our Approach

What is successful teaching?

Successful teaching starts from what the pupil already knows and draws on their experience and interests.

Successful teaching translates the school’s aims together with the requirements of the National Curriculum and Religious Education into clear learning objectives planned with regard to continuity and progress.

Successful teaching has the highest expectations of the learner.

Successful teaching celebrates success, provides motivation and emphasises active participating learning.

Successful teaching finds the time to nurture individuality, imagination and creativity.

Successful teaching uses effective assessment to monitor and evaluate its success.

What is effective learning?

Effective learning matches the needs of both the individual and society.

Effective learning is adaptable so that it can be applied in different situations now and in the future.

Effective learning provides the learner with skills and enthusiasm for further learning.

What is a learning environment?

To ensure effective use of resources all staff should:

Make full use of our extensive grounds and well-proportioned classrooms.

Have high standards of classroom management.

Teach the children how to take good care of the fabric of the school.

Provide appropriate well-labelled storage.

Teach the children how to look after and care for equipment.

Teach children how to use materials properly.

What is an effective assessment?

Assessment (and testing) provides us with the information that means we can evaluate our success as teachers, the quality of the content of our curriculum plans and the relative success of our school. Improving the quality and the use of this information is clearly central to raising standards of achievement. Effective assessment means:

For pupils – increased understanding about what has been learned, guidance about future progress, celebration of what has been achieved.

For teachers – giving information that will identify achievement, recognize strengths and weakness and help plan future work for the individual or group.

For parents/carers – clear communication about children’s achievement which will encourage involvement and contribution.

Pupils with Special Educational/Language Needs

The National Code of Practice helps us to assess when a child needs additional support. If we feel a child may benefit from special needs support we will always consult with parents. If you feel that your child has special needs please talk to your child’s class teacher. We have a part time English as an additional language teacher who supports children with language needs.