New Moston Primary School

At New Moston Primary School the children learn from a wonderful team of staff and have plenty of exciting experiences for outdoor and indoor learning as well as a wide selection of after school activities.The ethos of the school is to provide children with creative and challenging opportunities and to enable each child to reach their potential. As well as academic achievement, we, at New Moston, celebrate and encourage our pupils' development into responsible and caring members of our community.

We regularly ask parents and carers for feedback to let us know their views of our school and where we may need to improve.For example, as a result of previous feedback we have changed the way that homework is set, making it more interactive for each pupil alongside their family; we have also reviewed our anti-bullying policy to ensure that all stakeholders know the definition of bullying and know our procedures for investigating any issues that are brought to our attention.

We are delighted with the results, especially as 93% of parents and carers would currently recommend New Moston Primary School to other families.We would like to thank the parents and carers whose children attend our school for their support; we are always striving to improve and this feedback lets us know how we are doing and informs our future practice.

At New Moston Primary School we constantly strive to deliver the highest quality Physical Education, sport and physical activity opportunities for all of our children. We value the positive impact that good health has upon learning and school life and are committed to meeting the physical, mental and social health needs of our children.

ICT and the related technologies such as e-mail, the Internet and mobile devices are an integral part of our daily life in school. This policy is will ensure that all stakeholders are aware of their individual responsibilities when using technology. E-Safety is a safeguarding issue not solely an ICT issue and all members of the school community have a duty to be aware of e-safety at all times, to know the required procedures and to act on them. This document aims to put into place effective management systems and arrangements which will maximise the educational and social benefit that can be obtained by exploiting the benefits and opportunities of using ICT, whilst minimising any associated risks. It describes actions that should be put in place to redress any concerns about child welfare and safety as well as how to protect children, young people and staff from risks and infringements. This policy complements and supports other relevant school and Local Authority policies. Please refer to appendices for additional supporting policies and information.

The Equality Act 2010 was introduced to ensure protection from discrimination, harassment and victimisation on the grounds of specific characteristics (referred to as protected characteristics). For schools, this means that it is unlawful to discriminate against individuals or treat them less favourably because of their gender; race; age; disability; religion or belief; gender reassignment; sexual orientation; pregnancy or maternity. Under the Act, the school is expected to comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED).Our Equalities Policy is in line with national guidance and contains information about how the school complies with the Public Sector Equality Duty. We also give guidance to staff and the wider school community on our approach to promoting equality. Our Equality Objectives reflect the school's priorities, our values and draw upon available data and other evidence. Careful analysis of this is undertaken in order to ensure that we are working to achieve improved outcomes for different groups.

At New Moston Primary School, we believe that it is every child’s right to achieve his/her full potential regardless of ability, gender, race or socio-economic circumstance. We recognise that although the majority of children should achieve this through the differentiated curriculum, there are some children whose learning or social and emotional mental health requires additional or different provision.

At New Moston Primary School we recognise the vital role that parents/carers have as educators and that they know their child best. We will therefore ensure that parents/carers are informed and involved at all stages and decisions.Informal and formal meetings will be held throughout the time the child is identified as having special needs. Parents/carers will be invited to regular review meetings, in addition to Parents’ Evenings, where they will be encouraged to contribute their views and help create new targets for their child.

All children on the SEND list are encouraged to be actively involved in setting targets and in reviewing strategies that work for them via review meetings. Pupils with an EHCP and/or Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties (SEMH) have an additional Pupil Profile document where they reflect upon and plan their provision according to their individual needs.There is strong liaison between New Moston Primary School and the previous and next phase of education. Additional supported induction visits are also arranged for some children. Records are forwarded to the receiving schools. Members of the SEND Team are relentless in gaining and sharing information regarding pupils with SEND so that a smooth transition can be achieved and their needs met.