Moston Lane Community Primary School

At Moston Lane we promote and celebrate the love of learning, high aspirations and standards. The school believes that everyone can achieve. However, there may become a time in your child’s education where they need some additional help or support for some or all of their time at school.

At Moston Lane we embrace new technology to enhance your child’s learning. The school is dedicated to ensure your child is safe when using technology online and e-safety is embedded in the children’s education. We want our parents and children to improve their own understanding of e-safety issues so they can learn to use the internet safely and responsiblyIf you would like to register your child for a place in our Nursery, please call into the school office to collect an application form. We will contact you during the summer term, before your child is due to start nursery, to let you know if your child has been offered a place. We do not admit children on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.

If you are allocated a place at Moston Lane Nursery this does not guarantee a reception place at Moston Lane Primary School. When your child is due to start Reception you will be contacted by Manchester City Council who will give you details of how to apply on-line. You must apply to Manchester City Council before the deadline, which is usually in the January after your child has started Nursery.

School places for children in Reception to Year 6 are dealt with by Manchester City Council’s Admissions Team. Our planned admission number is 60 children per year group. We cannot admit children to take us above that number, unless under the direction of the Local Authority. When you apply for a place, your child will be placed on a waiting list. This is managed by the Local Authority, to ensure fair access for all children. If a place becomes available, it will be offered to the next child on the waiting list. If you wish to appeal for a place at Moston Lane this must be via the Local Authority Integrated Admission team.

You know your children best and we want to ensure that we are providing your children with the best experiences possible at Moston Lane. If your child has developed a personal interest in something, please come in and share this with staff as we will try to provide your child with the opportunity to explore this interest at school. For example, if they have enjoyed looking for minbeasts at the weekend we could plan for learning experiences linked to Spring.Your child may have visited somewhere over the weekend and if we are aware of this we can plan for opportunities for your child to share their experiences and enhance their learning further. Anything you feel your child is particularly interested in or has enjoyed doing/visiting, please tell a member of our staff team and we will try to incorporate this into our planning. This process is ongoing throughout your child’s time in our Foundation Stage.

High quality P.E. and sport for all children at Moston Lane develops their enjoyment of sport and physical activity by promoting a passion for lifelong physical activity through shared interests with other children, schools and clubs within the community. All children receive at least 2 hours of P.E. and sports activities each week. We also provide extra opportunities where ever possible.

Extra curricular performance has been outstanding in recent years. School sports teams consistently compete in the latter stages of citywide competitions. Moston Lane attended the annual Manchester P.E. Conference which was held at the Armitage Sports Centre on Thursday 20thOctober. We were delighted to be one of five primary schools in Manchester to be awarded a trophy for ‘Outstanding Commitment to PE and Sport 2016’. The Moston Lane football team were also Manchester Schools winners in 2012/13, and children competing in the citywide cross country finals in the same year are now representing local running clubs. Our children make us proud by being good sportsmen; gracious in victory and humble in defeat.Physical Education and games are an important part of the curriculum at EYFS, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. Moston Lane recognises that all healthy children have a need to be active and fit. Sport and P.E. will give our children a positive outlook on health and, furthermore, it will develop important ‘life qualities’, such as strength, resilience and agility.Children at Moston Lane have the opportunity to compete in a number of sports, including: football, tag-rugby, netball, handball, hockey, basketball, tennis, cycling, swimming, cross country running, athletics, badminton, gymnastics and rounders.

At Moston Lane Primary School we seek to develop children’s understanding and appreciation of ICT and the way it impacts on our lives. We believe it is essential to provide opportunities in all National Curriculum subject areas for children to develop their ICT capability and to use it to support their learning. ICT makes education accessible to all, irrespective of learning styles and individual needs. At Moston Lane ICT education is provided in a safe, happy and disciplined environment to stimulate and challenge both pupils and staff.

Teaching and learning in the computer suite will be based with an emphasis on whole class activities. New knowledge or skills will be taught by the teacher to the class and these will be reinforced by the class activities using the computers. There will be lessons where the teacher is repeating a skill in order for the children to understand it or to further their knowledge.