Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School

It is important to us that every child develops their Catholic faith and reaches their full potential as they grow to be caring, responsible citizens. At Sacred Heart School ‘Every Heart is Sacred’ and with this in mind, the school community endeavours to reflect the love that Jesus has for us, and treat each other with the respect and kindness that we each deserve. This underpins the children’s development, socially, emotionally and academically and is evident whenever you meet a child at Sacred Heart.

Sacred Heart is an outstanding Catholic primary school where ‘Every Heart is Sacred’. The school offers a distinctively Catholic education based on our faith, our moral values and the pursuit of excellence in all aspects of our lives. This ethos drives all that we do, and all who choose to enroll their children at Sacred Heart.

At Sacred Heart it is expected that all members of the school community will reflect the love that Jesus has for us. We aim to ensure that all children achieve the highest possible standards in a creative, happy and secure environment. We value parents and carers as partners in education and involve them and the wider community in the life of the school. The school will grow and change but we remain true to our vision.The school is strongly supported by the parish community in moral, spiritual and practical terms.

Sacred Heart RC Primary School is a Catholic School in the trusteeship of the Diocese of Salford. It is a voluntary aided school. The Governing Body is the Admissions Authority and is responsible for taking all decisions on applications for admissions. The co-ordination of admissions arrangements is undertaken by the Local Authority. For the school’s year commencing September, the Governing Body has determined that the number of children to be admitted to Reception, Year 1,2,3 and 4 will be 45 and Year 5 and 6 will be 30.

The school’s role is to participate in the mission of the Catholic Church by providing a curriculum, including Catholic religious education and worship, which will help children to grow in their understanding of the Good News and in the practice of their faith. The school will help the children develop fully as human beings and prepare them to undertake their responsibilities as Catholics in society. The school requires all parents applying for a place here to understand and respect this ethos and its importance to the school community. This does not affect the rights of parents who are not of the Catholic faith to apply for a place here.

Children learn and develop in different ways. Teachers know and understand this and use different teaching styles to plan work at different levels in order to meet the needs of all pupils in their class. This is called “Quality First Teaching.” All pupils at Sacred Heart RC Primary School receive “Quality First Teaching” from their class teacher. Our aim is to provide the highest quality learning environment for your child and for them to achieve their full potential. All our classes are supported by teaching assistants and pupils are offered additional support or catch up programmes where needed. Some children also need support at break/lunchtime and we offer a range of pastoral groups to support a number of children who need different provision at lunchtimes or break times. At Sacred Heart RC Primary School the progress and attainment of all pupils is reviewed on a termly basis by the Senior Leadership Team, of which the School SENCo is a member.These termly pupil progress meetings help identify children who may need additional support to meet identified needs. The progress and attainment of SEND children is reviewed on a half termly basis to ensure provision is matched accurately to need.

Parents and Carers would be informed about their child’s general progress and targets through the twice yearly Parents’ Evenings and the annual school report. Parents and Carers of children with special educational needs/disability (SEND) would be invited into school by their child’s class teacher on a termly basis to review and discuss their child’s IEP (Individual Education Plan). In addition, Parents and Carers of children who have a Statement of SEND or a SEND Resource Agreement would be invited into school at least once a year for their child’s annual review meeting. If a child continues to have difficulty after intervention or has a high level of difficulty when they join our school, they may be considered to have special educational needs/disability (SEND) and are placed on the SEND register. This decision is made in partnership with Parents and Carers. Children with SEND have learning difficulties and/or physical disabilities which make it harder for them to learn than most children of the same age. They will need extra support or different help eg. modified tasks, extra time or breaks in formal assessments. School and other agencies can help most children overcome their difficulties quickly and easily. A few children will need extra help for some or all of their time in 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.