Salisbury Primary School

Salisbury school is housed in a Victorian building full of history and character. Our community is rich in culture and diversity where everyone feels comfortable, valued and important. We provide enjoyable continued learning for pupils, staff and parents. Our motto is simple: “Enjoy, achieve, be healthy and happy during this phase of your learning whilst preparing for your future education.”

As a school we will effectively build a calm, caring, stimulating, organised learning environment that promotes, inspires and celebrates the cultural diversity reflected in our school community.

We aim to accomplish this by

• Encouraging children, staff and parents to draw upon their life experiences and thereby sharing these with others.
• Providing a progressive and socially inclusive school within the community.
• Planning a broad and balanced curriculum that reflects changes in education and society and meets the individual needs of our children.
• Promoting high self-esteem, respect and teamwork through effective partnerships.
• Equipping children to reach their maximum potential by encouraging self-motivation and self-progression.
• Fostering an ethos that reflects a happy, friendly and positive learning environment for all pupils, staff and parents.

Salisbury Primary School is inclusive and aims to meet the needs of every pupil.We recognise the importance of quality teaching and that some pupils will, at some stage, require a more personalised approach to enable them to meet their potential. We want our school to be a safe, secure and happy environment where children feel valued and are able to access a balanced, relevant and stimulating curriculum. We value our relationship with other local schools and work together to provide the best possible outcomes for the children and young people in that partnership. We will work within the requirements of the latest SEN Code of Practice.

We believe that home and school should work together in partnership to provide the best possible outcomes for each child. Parents and carers are encouraged to take an active involvement in school life; for example, supporting home learning, attending meetings, coffee mornings and helping out with events and activities. We ask parents and carers to share relevant information from home with us and we aim to provide information about each child that is helpful and clear. This will include regular progress reports, access to support from other professionals e.g. School Nurse, Family Support Worker and information relating to individual plans.

Through our curriculum, extra-curricular activities, teaching and learning, Salisbury Primary School will promote British values. By doing so, we will ensure that all learners understand the values that have traditionally underpinned British society. The teaching of these values will promote cohesiveness within our school and community. We will prepare pupils for life in England where the population has an increasingly rich diversity of backgrounds, origins, beliefs and cultures by promoting the values on which our society has been built. By teaching pupils these values we will help all to become good citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Through our work and partnerships pupils will gain a good understanding of the values that underpin the privileges, rights, responsibilities and duties of citizenship. We will equip young people with the knowledge, skills and understanding to make a positive contribution to the harmony of our local and national community. We will develop responsible young people who support and positively value community cohesion. This policy will make a key contribution to the school’s positive ethos. The head teacher and Governing Body will assess the impact of this policy and monitor its operation. It should be viewed in conjunction with the school’s other policies especially the Race and Equality Policy. Equal Opportunities Policy, Citizenship Policy and Behaviour Policy.