Dovecot Primary School

Dovecot Primary School is a friendly and happy school. We provide a safe and supportive environment, where all children are valued as individuals and, regardless of their ability, are fully included in school life.

We endeavour to ensure that our children receive the best possible care, teaching and resources expected in a thriving modern 21st century school.

Our vision is to provide a safe, stimulating environment, where the teaching and learning enables every individual to reach their full potential. We achieve this through our Mission Statement of ‘Learning together, growing together.'

We strive for excellence in all areas of school life. We deliver a broad and challenging curriculum which is rich in opportunities and enables all children to reach their potential. Children are at the centre of our school and our team is dedicated to the education and wellbeing of each individual. We are a safeguarding school. We aim to engage and motivate our children so that they can experience the joy of discovery, the excitement of solving problems and the magic of creativity. Our children feel secure and valued and we take pride in their work and achievements. We expect high standards of behaviour and promote good relationships which provide a framework in which our children can grow into confident, conscientious and responsible members of society. Our school lays the foundations for lifelong learning and future success in life through high expectations. We recognise the pivotal role our school plays in developing community cohesion, creating opportunities for all and building strong and positive relationships within the community.

At Dovecot Primary School we take very seriously our responsibility to prepare children for life in modern Britain. We ensure that the fundamental British Values are introduced, discussed and lived out through the ethos and work of the school. All curriculum areas provide a vehicle for furthering understanding of these concepts and, in particular, our RE (Religious Education), PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) and SEAL (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning) lessons provide excellent opportunities to deepen and develop understanding. Children embrace these concepts with enthusiasm and demonstrate a good understanding of their application to their own lives.

The school makes considerable efforts to ensure children have exposure to a wide experience beyond their local community during which these concepts are shown, through for example, sporting events, a range of visits and residential trips. We aim to nurture a strong rooted values-based understanding which gives them an excellent platform for embracing difference.

Our curriculum follows the National Curriculum with subjects being taught both discretely and as part of carefully planned ‘contexts’. Within these ‘contexts’ we carefully incorporate key skills as well as subject specific skills which are applied across the curriculum plan to give an holistic approach to learning, sometimes led by children’s interests, whilst at the same time ensuring the development of individual subject skills and knowledge.

A wide variety of teaching methods are used, which are designed to give children the chance to learn in different ways. Children are taught as a whole class with both group, paired and individual work also widely used.

Dovecot's curriculum encompasses a variety of learning opportunities that your child will experience whilst at school. It is planned with clear progression and cohesion to make learning experiences relevant and meaningful.

The framework of the National Curriculum is the basis on which learning is organised; National Curriculum subjects are sometimes taught separately, at other times we adopt a more thematic joint approach.

We consistently aim to build on the child's previous learning experiences and engage them in a level of work that is appropriate to their needs.