1. 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.

2. We will encourage all pupils to have the following AIMS:-

2.1 the ways in which students' achievements are appropriate to the pupils' age, development and capabilities;
2.2 the ways in which pupils respond with confidence, independence and enjoyment;
2.3 the ways in which pupils respond to a variety of situations;
2.4 the ways in which consideration and respect are shown for others;

2.5 the respect that is shown for property and the environment.
These AIMS will be achieved by:-
* Providing opportunities for every child to succeed.
* Showing caring, understanding attitudes ourselves.
* Positively reinforcing good behaviour.
* Being consistent with rewards and sanctions.
* Being seen to be fair.
* Listening with an open mind.
* Being approachable and responsive.
* Teaching children respect by setting good examples.
* Giving opportunities for team work.
* Giving pupils the opportunity to make choices.
* Giving responsibility.
* Establishing a safe, non threatening environment, in which they feel they can take risks.
* Giving a clear understanding of our expectations.
* Being seen to be fair and positive.

3. Our AIMS for Staff and Governors

3.1 To provide a quality education for all pupils.
3.2 To work co-operatively as a team, valuing and respecting each other.
3.3 To have effective, open communication
3.4 To have informed and involved staff and governors who are receptive to new ideas.
3.5 To develop professional relationships.
3.6 To have the opportunity to develop professional skills and expertise.
3.7 To have staff and governors who are accountable.
3.8 To provide a quality, cared for, safe working environment.
3.9 To provide value for money

These AIMS will be achieved by:-
* Ensuring the quality of teaching, relationships and the environment.
* Planning and working in teams.
* Providing structured systems of communications.
* Keeping up to date with current educational thinking.
* Utilising strengths and supporting each other?s needs.
* Sharing expertise within and between schools.
* Ensuring the opportunity for professional development.
* Encouraging the development of self-confidence, self-discipline and self motivation.
* Having equal access to resources
* Questioning, justifying actions.
* Sharing responsibility for maintaining and securing the environment.
* Deploying resources effectively.
* Monitoring expenditure, progress and success.
* Evaluating the outcomes of our plans.

4. Our AIMS in relation to Parents and the Community

4.1 To value the partnership between home and school.
4.2 To foster good relationships with the local community.
4.3 To promote the school in the community and the community in the school.
4.4 To work co-operatively as a team, valuing and respecting each other.

These AIMS will be achieved by:-
* Developing with parents the partnership in educating their children.
* Providing the opportunity for parents to have a say, about the overall development of the school through consultation.
* Developing contacts with local pre-school children.
* Forging industrial/business links.
* Sharing expertise and further developing links with local schools.
* Continuing to develop links with local groups.
* Encouraging and welcoming parents and the community to contribute to school life.
* Being approachable and receptive, open minded and interested.
* Ensuring good communication: listening as well as informing.
* Sharing expertise.