Playing, Learning, Growing...Together we can

Aims and Values

We aim to:

· Provide a happy, caring and safe environment for all
· Develop positive attitudes to learning producing a happy and confident
school community
· Encourage children to have high self-esteem enabling them to make
appropriate life choices within a changing world
· Promote children's respect for themselves, others and the environment
· Promote and achieve the highest possible standards for each individual
both academically and socially
· Work in partnership with parents ensuring that they and all members of
our community feel valued

We will achieve this through:

· Recognising that children learn in a variety of ways
· Valuing and including each individual and responding to their needs
· A commitment to high quality teaching and learning
· Opportunities for staff development and training
· Providing a broad and balanced curriculum
· Providing a well planned, collaborative structured curriculum
· Providing stimulating and challenging learning experiences
· Providing technological experiences for all children
· Rewarding and celebrating success
· Providing positive role models
· Providing high quality multi-cultural experiences for all children
· High expectations of behaviour through a fair and consistent approach
· Providing "reachable" targets to develop confidence
· Enhancing the school and providing a welcome environment
· Providing age appropriate, accessible and stimulating resources
· Developing a pride in our school
· Forging and maintaining positive links with the wider community

Therefore High Down Children are:

· Happy and confident learners
· Respectful of themselves, others and the environment
· High achievers both academically and socially
· Caring individuals with high self esteem Back to top