Shoreditch Park Primary School

Achievement, progress, challenge, inspiration and enjoyment are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to providing children with the very best education to ensure that each child reaches their maximum potential and develops a lasting love of learning and sense of curiosity in the world around them.We know that children who feel respected and proud of themselves will learn best. Both achievement and perseverance are celebrated and recognised.

Children are eligible to start Nursery in the September after they have reached three and a half years. You can apply to the school once they are two and a half by completing an application form and returning it to the school office with official proof of address, dated within three months and an official birth certificate. A general application form can be collected from the school office. Places will be allocated towards the end of the spring term, prior to your child starting in September. If your child was born between 1 September 2012 and 31 August 2013, they are due to start primary school in September 2017. n-year admissions are applications made for school places outside the reception class intake and Year Six transfer to secondary school in September each year.To make an in-year admission to Shoreditch Park School parents/ carers must complete a in-year transfer and send the completed form to Hackney Learning Trust.

We know that children who feel respected and proud of themselves will learn best. Both achievement and perseverance are celebrated and recognised. We aim to deliver excellent education by providing a stimulating, rich and relevant curriculum which balances the rigorous teaching of core skills and knowledge with creative and imaginative opportunities.

We believe in our role in shaping future communities and aim to ensure our children leave here as happy, successful individuals – sociable, thoughtful, confident, and equipped with the skills they need to do the best they can in their immediate environment and the wider world. Our expectations of the children and the adults within the school are high. We foster a welcoming, safe, disciplined environment where all children, families and all other members of our school community are treated with tolerance, kindness and respect.

The curriculum at Shoreditch Park Primary school is constantly shaped and refined to ensure it meets the needs of our pupils. Learning is linked across the curriculum to enhance the children’s experiences and to facilitate a context focused skills based curriculum.We champion a holistic approach to learning and children are encouraged to reflect on themselves and their conduct as learners to support them in their learning journeys here at Shoreditch Park and beyond.

Teaching children to read and write independently, as quickly as possible, is one of the core purposes of a primary school. These key skills not only hold the keys to the rest of the curriculum but also have a huge impact on children’s self-esteem and future life chances.

We love reading at Shoreditch Park Primary School and linked with our Power of Reading Project we like to make sure that every classroom from Nursery to Year 6 has a well stocked and inviting Book Corner. In our Book Corners you can find everything from newspapers to poetry, non-fiction to fairy tales and picture books to classic popular fiction. In all year groups, we encourage children to be reading at home every night.

Sharing a book together with your child is bonding, relaxing and gives you the opportunity to escape into another world with your child. Reading for pleasure will help develop your child’s vocabulary, communication, concentration, empathy and imagination. Whether this is sharing books by reading together (when children are in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and 2 this is crucial) or beginning to read more independently, we advise that all children read for 20 minutes a day.

In Reception, Year 1 and 2 we encourage parents to practice the phonic sound cards at home with their child. These are available to buy from the school office. Most importantly of all, in all year groups, we encourage children to be reading at home every night. Sharing a book together with your child is bonding, relaxing and gives you the opportunity to escape into another world with your child.Reading for pleasure will help develop your child’s vocabulary, communication, concentration, empathy and imagination. Whether this is sharing books by reading together (when children are in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and 2 this is crucial) or beginning to read more independently, we advise that all children read for 20 minutes a day.

Child Protection is part of Safeguarding: it refers to the activity that is undertaken to protect individual children who are suffering, or are likely to suffer, significant harm. Shoreditch Park School recognises that new technologies have become integral to the lives of children and young people in today’s society, both within schools and in their lives outside school. Children and young people have an entitlement to safe internet access at all times. However, the accessible and global nature of the internet and variety of technologies available mean that we are also aware of potential risks and challenges associated with such use.

On behalf of Shoreditch Park PTA we would like to send a warm welcome to all Pupils, Parents/ Carers, Teachers and Friends of Shoreditch Park.We are fortunate at our school to have PTA that is an integral part of the school community. We have transformed the Shoreditch Park Parents’ Committee into an officially recognised PTA. Last year we have raised just over a £1,000 which will be spend on equipment and resources to enhance our children’s education experience and KS1 playground.

Our PTA is about much more than simply fundraising. We want to provide closer links between home and school and it is an excellent way to bring staff, parents and friends together socially in support of the school, working towards a common goal. It is fun too - just ask any of the Committee members or PTA helpers. Obviously, as in any organisation, we have experienced some challenges but we believe that with the continued support of parents and staff, our PTA will succeeded in its efforts.