Our AIMS Within Teaching, Learning and the Curriculum

1.1 To ensure equal opportunities for all.
1.2 To foster positive attitudes and to value learning.
1.3 To provide a broad and balanced curriculum appropriate to all children?s needs.
1.4 To broaden and enrich children?s learning.
1.5 To ensure continuity and progression
1.6 To have high expectations and to foster independence in learning.
1.7 To seek to improve performance.
1.8 To help children to develop skills for life.
1.9 To provide accessible, quality resources.
1.10 To provide a stimulating environment.

B. These Aims will be fulfilled by:
* Reviewing and applying our Equal Opportunities policy.
* Taking a positive approach to teaching.
* Making learning purposeful to develop confidence, motivation and raise self esteem.
* Planning the learning outcomes for each child, allowing for differing levels of abilities and appropriate entitlement.
* Offering a wide variety of opportunities, including spiritual, moral, social and cultural, along with extracurricular activities.
*Planning activities that challenge and stimulate; to develop a positive attitude to learning, a desire to work with commitment, enthusiasm and enjoyment to the best of their abilities.
* Developing and implementing policies and schemes of work
* Continuing to develop links with other schools for fluent transition.
* Establishing a self servicing classroom.
* Giving responsibility.
* Giving structured choice and guiding pupils? decision making.
* Assessing and recording pupils? progress.
* Monitoring progress, setting targets and evaluating success.
* Developing good speaking and listening skills and literacy.
* Developing good numeracy and problem solving skills.
* Planning for accessibility of resources within limitations of the building.
* Monitoring, maintaining and updating resources.
* Encouraging children to learn from the world around them in order to promote their own security, happiness and success.

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