Mission Statement

A people place:

Learning together

 At West End   Primary School our vision is for our

children to be able to say……

We are confident with high self-esteem.

We are happy, healthy and active.

We feel valued and value others.

We are self-reliant.

We are good communicators.

We behave well and have a clear sense of right and wrong.

We are creative thinkers and ‘doers’.

We are able to make informed choices and decisions.

We are economically intelligent.

We enjoy learning and are motivated to succeed.

We know ‘How to Learn’.

We have ‘basic’ Literacy, Numeracy and Science skills.

We have developed ICT skills.

to develop as an emotionally intelligent school with a positive ethos, which reflects our commitment to high achievement, effective teaching and learning and the development of excellent relationships;

to encourage children to make healthy choices and take full advantage of an active PE curriculum;

to create and maintain an exciting and stimulating learning environment;

to ensure that children develop their abilities to think, speak and work creatively to enhance their learning;

to make links between curriculum subjects to ensure depth of learning;

to cater for the needs of individual children of both sexes from all ethnic and social groups, including the most able and those who are experiencing learning difficulties;

to promote children’s spiritual, moral , social and cultural development and prepare them for life;

to set high expectations for children based on sound assessment and target setting procedures;

to use music and performance to engage children in learning and develop their speaking and listening skills;

to ensure that children are enthusiastic and motivated to learn by using the most effective teaching approach, considering learning styles and developing accelerated learning techniques;

to ensure that children exceed expectations in English, Maths, Science and ICT;

to contribute to children’s attainment and personal development through links with the wider community;

to keep parents fully informed about the work of the school and enable them to support their child effectively; and

to encourage parents to support the work of the school.