Our School Vision
‘We take our children on a journey of discovery, giving them aspirations and engaging them in lifelong learning.’
Our School Aims
The school aims are:
- to provide happy, safe, secure and stimulating surroundings with equality of opportunity and access for all;
- to help children to develop lively, enquiring minds, and the ability to question, to argue rationally and to apply themselves to tasks;
- to promote physical development through high quality PE and an extensive range of after school activities;
- to promote good hygiene and health and to develop each child’s respect for its own body;
- to provide children with access to information communication technology facilities;
- to ensure that each child acquires knowledge, skills and understanding in all areas of Early Years Curriculum
- to ensure that each child acquires knowledge, skills and understanding in all subjects of the National Curriculum and R.E.
- to ensure that each child has the opportunity to develop their creative potential;
- to offer each child Religious Education in accordance with the requirements of the Derbyshire Agreed Syllabus in order that every child acquires a reasoned set of attitudes, values and beliefs including a respect for and understanding of other people’s religious and moral values and ways of life;
- to encourage independence, respect and to develop co-operative and interpersonal skills by learning to share and work safely together;
- to develop in the children a caring and responsible attitude to the environment, both locally and globally;
- to forge links with the wider community, both past and present, by involving members of the community, their experiences and their artefacts, in history and geography lessons;
- to make the transition between home and school as smooth as possible and to promote the partnership of parents and school in order to support the child together;
- to satisfy the child’s individual needs in a loving and supportive atmosphere providing praise and recognition which celebrates success.