The Arthur Terry School

Our school is a very special place. We want all of our students to feel cared for, loved, nurtured and developed in a supportive climate that strives to ensure they all reach their full potential. Academic success is extremely important, but so too is preparing our young people for a rapidly changing society and to become responsible, caring, tolerant individuals with a love for life and a belief that they should reach for the stars.

We have extremely high expectations of student behaviour and attainment and will never settle for second best. Young people only get one chance and we take our responsibility in educating your children extremely seriously. Our relationship and partnership with you as parents and carers is vital and we very much look forward to beginning that special journey together.

Our Aims are

• To create a stimulating environment in which individuals achieve their highest possible attainable academic standards through outstanding learning & teaching.
• To foster a culture of learning independence through the ‘Arthur Terry Learner’ philosophy.
• To work with, and then build upon the achievement of our partner primary schools.
• To maintain, a disciplined, enthusiastic, safe, happy and caring community.
• To broaden cultural and aesthetic horizons whilst celebrating individuality.
• To develop the whole child by creating a full programme of additional enrichment opportunities.
• To raise the expectation of all through mutual respect and shared responsibility.
• To develop positive, personal, social, moral and spiritual growth and respect for different beliefs and ways of life.
• To develop a partnership of parents, staff, students, governors and outside agencies working for everyone’s benefit.

“The Arthur Terry School is committed to providing outstanding teaching and learning in an environment that enables individuals to gain the highest possible academic and personal achievements. The school actively supports the development of social responsibility and self-worth.”

Our vision is to create outstanding, personalised learning and enrichment opportunities that develop our young people into confident, independent, lifelong learners, who are equipped with the qualifications and skills to make a positive contribution to the local community and beyond.

Planning has been undertaken, in line with the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership Curriculum Philosophy to provide students with a broad and balanced academic programme that enables students to follow the National Curriculum and study subjects from the academic core as well as subjects from the Performing Arts, Art, Design and Technology, Business and Computing.

Our provision is a coherent and carefully sequenced “knowledge engaged” curriculum based on the principles of cognitive science. There is a focus on development of literacy and the application of acquired knowledge to ensure children access the curriculum at a depth to ensure a deep and enduring understanding in discrete subject areas. The curriculum framework of cognitive education is planned to enable children to think independently and contribute positively to society and the wider world.

The content and experiences within in our curriculum are designed to accumulate and address the gaps in cultural capital of all our students in particularly the disadvantaged. Our extra-curricular offer supports our provision, with a focus within each subject on helping students to form stronger schemata for long-term retention of knowledge.