Mon Sep 6 2010

Aims and Values

Our Mission Statement

At Nettleham Infant School we care for the progress and development of each individual child. We work with parents to encourage our children to achieve high standards across the curriculum; promoting independence, initiative and a love of learning.  In this way we endeavour to lay a foundation upon which all future learning may securely rest.

Attendance and Behaviour Leaflets  (Click on the link)

Anti Bullying Leaflet (Click on the link)

Our Values

Our Mission Statement is supported by our values which underpin our work.

Create              Observe, compose and plan

Learn               Acquire, discover and find out

Achieve            Use, do and play

Be happy         Cheerful, helpful, successful and smiling

 Our Aims

At our school all staff seek to ensure following:

v     Provide a rich, stimulating and supportive environment for each child by;

Ø      Responding to the characteristics and needs of young children

Ø      Enriching our curriculum with the literature and arts, and through links with the local community.

Ø      Making opportunities for children to be independent and use their initiative.

v     Provide a learning programme structured to meet individual needs by;

Ø      Using assessments to inform our planning and teaching

Ø      Monitoring children’s progress.

Ø      Providing appropriate extension and support.

v     Ensure that each child develops self- awareness, self- discipline and a mode of acceptable behaviour that creates a set of values, sensitivity to and tolerance of others by:

Ø      Encouraging children to try their hardest in both their work and behaviour

Ø      Valuing children’s efforts and displaying their work.

Ø      Exposing children to cultures and traditions which are different to their own.