Scholes Junior and Infant School

LEARNING THROUGH ENJOYMENT

• For all children to achieve their maximum potential enabling each child to have a high self-esteem.
• To create a stimulating and safe environment which promotes excellence and enjoyment through learning.
• To provide a balanced, flexible curriculum giving children a secure knowledge of key skills, particularly in Literacy, Numeracy, Science and Information Communication Technology.
• To build on each child’s experience and their knowledge of the world through delivery of the curriculum and to prepare them for citizens of the future.
• To be recognised as a friendly, open learning community where opinions of others are valued and acted upon.
• To encourage our children to become independent thinkers and learners in a rich learning environment and show that achievement and creativity can bring self-improvement.
• To promote good behaviour through a school culture based on respect for individuals and groups in an environment, where people are treated with equality, whether in terms of ability, gender, race, religion or culture.
• To build on the partnership between parents and school, encouraging shared involvement with their child’s education, personal development and acknowledging their crucial role in their child’s development.
• To continue to develop the role of the school within the local and wider community, establishing and maintaining links that are beneficial to all involved.