Our school caters for children between the ages of 3 and 11
Values and Ethos
The ethos of our school is based on care, trust and honesty. The key values we hold are the consideration and feelings of others, respecting each other and a high appreciation and expectation of what we have around us.
Mission Statement
Alverton Community Primary strives to meet the needs of all children in our care. Learning to us is about children feeling enjoyment and confidence so that they experience greater opportunities and take a natural ownership to discover, challenge and be creative in all aspects of their learning. We aim to engage and capture the interest of children through our inspiring curriculum (International Primary Curriculum), which enhances key skills of development and has a strong emphasis on the international, social, emotional and physical attributes.
‘Our children love to learn and talk about learning’ Ofsted 2014 quoted
Children’s attitudes to learning are exemplary. Children enjoy coming to school because their teachers help them a lot.
Alverton aims to
We aim to help all children reach their full potential and raise standards through meeting needs. Offering an inspiring and motivational curriculum, which children enjoy, are challenged and can experience enriched inclusive opportunities.
We aim to ensure children have self- confidence and independence in learning and can apply key skills in literacy, mathematics and other subjects.
We aim to have children who care and consider others, developing strong social and emotional values and a clear sense of people’s ways of life and beliefs.
We aim to create an ethos of positive behaviours where children can flourish in self- confidence and can deal with or provide solutions to challenges and changes they may come across in life.
We aim to create an environment of equal opportunity where children can enjoy and have personalised programs of support to offer success and involvement from parents and the community.
British Values
Promoting British Values at Alverton Community Primary School
The DfE have recently reinforced the need “to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all schools to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.”
The Government set out its definition of British values in the 2011 Prevent Strategy, and these values have been reiterated by the Prime Minister this year. At Alverton these values are reinforced regularly and in the following ways:
Democracy:
Pupils have the opportunity to have their voices heard through our School Council. Every member of the school council is voted in by their class. The school council has regular meetings in school to discuss ideas which are then discussed with the Headteacher. The school council meet regularly with other schools in the cluster where ideas are shared. These meetings often result in changes being made from suggestions made by pupils.
Our school attendance policy involves rewards which the pupils vote on as a class group.
Children have questionnaires where they are able to put forward their views about the school.
The Rule of Law:
The importance of Laws, whether they be those that govern the class, the school, or the country, are consistently reinforced at Alverton through school assemblies and our Behaviour Policy.
Pupils are taught the School Rules, Playground Rules and Safety Rules from an early age .Pupils are taught the value and reasons behind laws, that they govern and protect us, the responsibilities that this involves and the consequences when laws are broken. Visits from authorities such as the Police; Fire Service; Lifeguards etc. are regular parts of our calendar and help reinforce this message.
Individual Liberty:
At Alverton, pupils are actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment. As a school we educate and provide boundaries for young pupils to make informed choices, through a safe environment and empowering education. Pupils are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and advised how to exercise these safely, for example through our E-Safety and PSHE lessons. Whether it be through choice of challenge, of participation in our numerous extra-curricular clubs and opportunities, pupils are given the freedom to make choices.
Mutual Respect:
Mutual Respect is at the heart of our values. Children learn that their behaviours have an effect on their own rights and those of others. All members of the school community treat each other with respect and this is reinforced daily throughout school.
Tolerance of those of Different Faiths and Beliefs:
This is achieved through enhancing pupils understanding of their place in a culturally diverse society and by giving them opportunities to experience such diversity. Religious Education lessons and PSHE lessons reinforce messages of tolerance and respect for others. Members of different faiths or religions are encouraged to share their knowledge to enhance learning within classes and the school. The children visit places of worship that are important to different faiths.