Drury Primary School

Ysgol Gynradd Drury a coeducational school for children aged 3 to 11 years. This information is correct at the time of publication, but as changes occur, we will provide you with the relevant up to date information.

The welfare and safeguarding of the children in our care is always uppermost in our mind and we believe in close co-operation between home and school. Many visitors to our school comment on the warm welcome they receive and the politeness and maturity of our pupils. Out last inspection report that it is a warm, friendly school which provides a happy and secure learning environment for its pupils. It provides pupils with a good quality education, they progress well in their learning and achieve good standards.

Our aims are:

• To foster an ethos that promotes children’s confidence, self discipline, independence and self-esteem.
• To promote equal opportunities, racial harmony and concept of citizenship.
• To develop key skills through an enriching curriculum which is broad and balanced with opportunities for extra- curricular experiences.
• To encourages a healthy lifestyle.
• To foster respect for others, their property and the wider world and raise awareness of industry and the importance of sustainable development.
• To maintain strong home/school links
• To raise an awareness of the welsh culture and encourage the use of the language.

Our curriculum is broad, balanced, differentiated and relevant to the need of the each individual. We have high ecectations of all our pupils, recognising differing skills and abilities so helping to prepare them for full and responsible lives. We employ a variety of teaching methods as we recognise that children have different preferred learning styles. Children may work as groups, pairs or individuals and are encouraged to be responsible and to take pride in their work. We value our skills based curriculum which places great emphasis on practical, enquiry led learning in which children are encouraged to explore things for themselves and to become aware of how they are leaning new skills and gaining new knowledge.