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Our vision

We come to school to learn, explore and grow. In our small community, we all work together to make a better school, make connections and to prepare for our future. Values of love, kindness, hope and peace help to guide us on this journey.

Our school song, One more step along the world I go, celebrates all that we do.

Our aims

  • To provide high quality education that enables all pupils to reach their full potential
  • To inspire a love for learning
  • To support pupils to become confident, independent, and well-rounded people ready for the next step of education and for life
  • To develop pupil’s understanding of right and wrong, respect for others, sense of personal responsibility, and politeness
  • To provide opportunities for pupils to explore and develop beliefs and values, including those of the Methodist Church and of Britain
  • To work together – staff, pupils, parents and the wider community – to achieve shared goals

What do the pupils say?

  • ‘We come to school to learn, to get ready for secondary school and to get ready for the future.
  • ‘School builds up our confidence.’
  • ‘Every child is unique and is known by the teachers. They know our strengths and the things that we need help with.’
  • ‘Everyone is valued. We’re so small. We’re all friends.’
  • ‘Everyone is noticed, appreciated and congratulated.’
  • ‘The Christian Values help us through our lives. One smile can help someone else. Before you know it, everyone is happy.’
  • ‘The Christian Values help me at home too. I’ve done things differently, like helping out more.’

One more step along the world I go

1.
One more step along the world I go,
One more step along the world I go,
From the old things to the new,
Keep me travelling along with you.

Chorus
And it’s from the old I travel to the new;
Keep me travelling along with you.

4.
Give me courage when the world is rough,
Keep me loving when the world is tough.
Leap and sing in all I do,
Keep me travelling along with you.

Chorus
And it’s from the old I travel to the new;
Keep me travelling along with you.

2.
Round the corners of the world I turn,
More and more about the world I learn.
And the new things that I see,
You’ll be looking at along with me.

Chorus
And it’s from the old I travel to the new;
Keep me travelling along with you.

5.
You are older than the world can be,
You are older then the life in me.
Ever old and ever new,
Keep me travelling along with you.

Chorus
And it’s from the old I travel to the new;
Keep me travelling along with you.

3.
As I travel through the bad and good,
Keep me travelling the way I should.
Where I see no way to go,
You’ll be telling me the way I know.

Chorus
And it’s from the old I travel to the new;
Keep me travelling along with you.

 

Our curriculum

  • Is ambitious for all learners
  • Provides interesting, relevant, enjoyable and exciting learning experiences
  • Is broad and balanced, providing distinct subject based learning
  • Is carefully planned to ensure rigorous, progressive and sequenced lessons
  • Covers all of the National Curriculum
  • Is adapted and strengthened to cater for the needs of our pupils locally, and to make the most of learning opportunities here

Learning priorities for pupils in our catchment include: