Telferscot Primary School

We all hope you enjoy having a look at our website and taking a peek into what we offer at our school. We pride ourselves on being a village school in an urban environment and hope that when you visit us and our website you see and feel what makes the difference at our school. Our staff and children are happy and engaged and we put family life, learning and the creative journey at the heart of everything we do. We are always busy and involved in learning and exploring – from around our school, on the common next door or out and about in London. Come and join us and be a part of our life long learning journey and become a member of the Telfer-family!

We pride ourselves on being a village school in an urban environment and hope that when you visit us you see and feel what makes the difference at our school. Our staff and children are happy and engaged and we put family life, learning and the creative journey at the heart of everything we do. We are always busy and involved in learning and exploring – from around our school, on the common next door or out and about in London. Come and join us and be a part of our life long learning journey and become a member of the Telfer-family! At Telferscot we have a set of principles for learning which underpin everything we do.

These are to

• Encouraging children to reach their full potential
• Engaging interest and a love of learning through our vibrant curriculum
• Equipping our children for their journey through life
• All learners have full access to a range of opportunities
• Working together in the spirit of community
• Developing positive self-esteem and the skills for success

In order to achieve these principles for learning all children will

• Be polite and co-operative
• Understand and show respect for themselves, the needs and rights of others and the environment.
• Feel valued, confident and be self motivated.
• Take some responsibility for their own learning and be self disciplined.
• Contribute fully and show commitment to the school and society.
• Achieve their full potential across the curriculum.
• Develop appreciation and respect for own and others cultural and spiritual background.
• Have a positive attitude towards work and themselves.
• Feel included and supported in order to make individual choices in their lives.

Our school has a commitment to providing a broad and balanced curriculum that meets the guidelines set out in the National Curriculum and Early Years framework.

Our School Curriculum follows all the requirements of the National Curriculum but we are proud to offer a much broader curriculum than that, making the most of many and varied opportunities in London and around the country to broaden and enrich the curriculum for our children. The emphasis is on British Life, Society and History.

The National Curriculum provides the school with the outline of knowledge, skills and understanding that we are required to cover in school. We choose to teach much of this through creative, cross-curricular themes where children will learn different strands of the curriculum from a range of subjects, all within one common theme for a term. The curriculum has a strong commitment to equal opportunities, diversity and multi-cultural values and ensures that all children enjoy success and high standards.

We aim to teach our curriculum in an engaging, interesting and stimulating way primarily through a thematic approach. The school runs a framework of study that is based on the individual subject guidance and our commitment to topic work that makes links between subjects. In planning learning for children, every teacher ensures that learning is fully embedded in real life skills that promote lifelong learning.