Abbey Hey Primary Academy

Our school is a friendly, happy place where everyone is valued and recognised as an individual. We believe that every child has the ability to shine given the right care and support and that our similarities and differences are things we celebrate with pride.

The life of our school is driven by our core values of Respect, Confidence, Enthusiasm, Creativity, Ambition, and Determination. We aim to make learning exciting, stimulating and fun giving our children a thirst for knowledge, a belief that anything is possible and strong foundations from which they can build their futures lives upon. Working together in partnership, we know your child will grow to become the best that they can be at Abbey Hey Academy.

At Abbey Hey, we are committed to bringing out the Best in Everyone. We will do this with a creative and relevant curriculum which will inspire and motivate pupils to become the best that they can be. We will nurture and support our children and equip them with the skills they need to become confident, determined and respectful young adults who have exciting and ambitious aspirations for their futures.

Abbey Hey pupils will achieve academic excellence though a curriculum which teaches them essential skills for life such as cooperation, teamwork, resilience and respect both for others, their environment and themselves. We understand and value the importance of the local community and recognise the positive impact it has on school life. Working together in partnership, ultimately leads to, ‘The Best in Everyone’.

At the Abbey Hey Primary Academy, the curriculum is specifically tailored to meet the needs of all our children. We aim to offer our children the best educational experience possible in order to prepare them fully for the lives they are going to lead. All young people are individuals and our curriculum recognises that; we want our curriculum to be exciting, interesting, innovative and engaging so that children are curious, inspired and enjoy learning. We believe that the curriculum we offer should fire children’s imaginations and be challenging yet enable all children to feel success, no matter what their ability or interests. It should promote in children a self- belief and confidence which will enable them to reach their full potential.

Our curriculum extends beyond the formal requirements of the National Curriculum as we recognise that this is only part of what children require. Of paramount importance within our curriculum are the values, skills and abilities we feel our children will require to take their place in the world; these will enable our children to be compassionate and driven leaders of our future. Our curriculum is designed to provide a rich and varied programme of activities and learning experiences to meet the needs, interests and aspirations of all learners, within and beyond the school day. It is underpinned by a clear whole school vision within our mission statement and set of curriculum drivers. These characteristics define our curriculum and support the work we do. Our drivers are areas that we value as a school; they give focus to learning opportunities and are embedded throughout teaching and learning and developing the child as a whole.

Across Abbey Hey we have been learning about E-Safety. In Year 6, the children created E-Safety Power Point presentations.The school ambassadors then took part in an E-Safety assembly for the whole school.

Safeguarding children and young people means protecting them from abuse or neglect, getting the right support in place as early as possible and creating an environment in which children and young people feel safe and healthy.Ensuring our children are safe is our key responsibility. We work as a team to develop children's awareness and understanding of being safe. At Abbey Hey we take the welfare of children in our care very seriously. Our staff and governors have been trained on safeguarding in line the the keeping children safe in education document and have taken part in 'prevent'.

Ensuring our children are safe and that their individual needs are met is our key responsibility. We work as a whole school team to develop children's awareness and understanding of being safe and we make the provision for children with special education needs and disabilities a top priority across the school. Below are the staff who have a key responsibility for these areas.

It is very important that everyone stays safe whilst online. The internet is a great place to learn and communicate with other people. If you have any concerns about anything online please speak to a relative or teacher. We have provided a link to the CEOP site on our school website, it is packed full of information for children and parents / carers.

Over recent years, the use of technology in both school and the home has increased greatly. Whilst this has massive positive impacts on learning, there are risks associated with children using the internet more widely and for that reason we place great importance on the teaching of e-safety at school. Children are taught about e-safety in their Computing lessons from when they first start school and we develop their knowledge and understanding as they move further up the school. Whilst we do all that we can to ensure the safety of children on the internet, it's essential that parents continue this at home. We have a Parent's Zone for staying safe online with advice and information for what you can do at home as well as a Children's Zone with links to useful websites for children to develop their understanding of how to stay safe online.