Bellfield Junior School

Bellfield is a caring school, that works hard to ensure the children feel safe and valued so that they can achieve their very best and become independent and confident learners. Indeed, we are often complimented by visitors and other professionals about the behaviour of the children and the 'feel' of the school. The Staff and Governors work so hard to provide a stimulating learning environment for the children, working in partnership with our families and the local and global communities. We enjoy the support of families, believing that children can only reach their full potential when home and school are working together.

Our mission statement is shown on the banner above. Simply, we believe that the partnership between school and families is the most important one for our children to succeed. To succeed, we aim to create a stimulating learning environment for the children, creating a caring school where the children are safe, feel valued and can achieve their best.

Our Ethos:

To value children as individuals; celebrating their achievements and supporting their individual needs within a framework of equal opportunities.
To encourage self-discipline, the acceptance of personal responsibility for their own behaviour and to be caring and sensitive to the needs of others and the environment.
To provide opportunities for social, moral, spiritual and cultural development so that the children become responsible citizens, valuing and respecting their own and other cultures.

Our Curriculum:

To deliver the education programme as defined in the National Curriculum in an exciting and relevant way that motivates the children to learn and raises expectations of achievement.
To ensure the acquisition of techniques and skills so that children become literate and numerate.
To provide a broad and balanced curriculum that creates learning opportunities, which provide for the all-round growth of the individual child.

Our shared vision is to create a stimulating learning environment for the children in partnership with parents and the wider community. We believe Bellfield is a caring school where the children feel safe, valued and can achieve their very best.

We aim to deliver the education programme as defined in the National Curriculum in an exciting and relevant way that motivates the children to learn and promotes high levels of achievement and good behaviour. It is our intention to provide a broad and balanced curriculum that creates learning opportunities which provide for the all-round growth of the individual child in addition to ensuring the acquisition of the basic skills in Reading, Writing and Mathematics preparing our children for life and the world of work.

The effective Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural development of the child is integral to our planned programmes of work. Our aim is to prepare our children for life in modern Britain, enabling them to become active and responsible citizens in society. We encourage the children to become involved - to look after their environment and to help others.

We are constantly exploring ways to enrich and enhance the curriculum for the children. We have undertaken an extensive review of the curriculum to take account of National Curriculum 2014. This review has given us the opportunity to revisit our core principles and values and to ensure close links between the curriculum and the school’s system of assessment. It is clearly set out what pupils are expected to know, understand and do in each year group.

A number of after school activities are organised to develop specific aspects of the curriculum, for example sport, drama and music. These activities are optional and parental permission is sought.

At Bellfield Junior School the children are expected to value each other, the fundamental values of democracy, the rule of law and individual liberty. Negative attitudes regarding racism, sexism, disability and any other discriminatory practices are unacceptable at our school.