Cherry Lane Primary School

Cherry Lane is a happy caring school where hard work and good behaviour are expected. We encourage children to develop their talents and seek excellence in all that they do. We expect our children to support each other and to celebrate each other’s achievements.

The life of the school is driven by enthusiasm and a desire to achieve. We aim to bring learning alive, making it exciting and stimulating. We want to give our children a thirst for learning that continues with them throughout their future school experiences and life.

We believe a strong partnership between school and parents is essential in providing the best possible education for your child. In this partnership.

The school will ensure that

• All children have equal access to learning and a broad and balanced curriculum.
• Parents are made to feel welcome and clearly informed of the teaching and learning programme.
• There are regular opportunities to find out how your child is progressing.
• Parents are given early indication of any problems with their child’s work or behaviour.
• There is secure, caring and stimulating environment in which each child will develop his/her unique potential, academically, spiritually and morally.

The children will ensure that they

• Are properly equipped and dressed ready to work hard.
• Behave well, being respectful and caring of others.
• Take care of the school and the belongings in it
• Do their best in everything they do.
• Tell the teacher if anything is worrying them.

We are confident that with a talented team of both teaching and non-teaching staff we can provide a smooth transition for any child joining the school and strive to meet the needs of all.

High quality teaching, positive learning and accurate assessment are at the heart of our school ethos, and our inspiring, enthusiastic and dedicated staff are committing to providing this for every child.

We have a programme of weekly professional development for all teachers. This is delivered in-house, supplemented by occasional sessions drawing on wider educational expertise.

We have the highest expectations for every child, not just to achieve strong academic results, but also to become highly successful learners.

We aim to provide rich learning experiences that allow every child to master basic skills, discover and develop talents, deepen interests, learn to relate to others and succeed in ways they did not imagine possible.

Our school provides a balanced and broad curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of the pupils in our school.
We aim to ensure that pupils at our school are given the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences to equip them for adult life.

All children will study the subjects of the National Curriculum. The core subjects are English, Mathematics and Science. Within each key stage there is a daily maths and literacy lesson. Literacy learning comprises of speaking and listening, reading, writing and phonics and spelling.

Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) is taught as a discrete subject in class, through half termly assembly themes and across the curriculum. Through PSHE pupils learn how to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to keep themselves healthy and safe, prepare for life and work in modern Britain. Empathy, understanding and positive relationships are highly valued and strongly promoted.
Our curriculum will, of course, emphasise knowledge and understanding but, of equal significance, will be the teaching of skills, including basic skills like communication and numeracy. Children find learning new skills exciting. They are motivated by applying them creatively and independently across their studies and in life beyond school. In addition, we will teach and develop key life skills (e.g. healthy eating, staying safe, positive lifestyles).

Classroom learning will be integrated with a planned programme of exciting and motivational school trips, school journeys and extra-curricular events, including before and after school, lunchtimes, weekends and holiday clubs. The curriculum will be further enriched by inspirational visits from special guests such as artists, poets, scientists, dancers, actors and musicians. We aim for each major thematic project to include a school trip or a visit from an expert guest. These special events will be stimulating catalysts accelerating immediate learning while simultaneously heightening expectation for learning yet to come.

Children’s achievements and successes are celebrated through class and school assemblies and curriculum weeks and days. We encourage children to become independent and confident in both their work and social development.

Year group curriculum coverage for each half term is listed in the long term plan found on each class page. Each half term the year groups will add a topic web which includes greater detail about curriculum coverage for that half term.