The school has received a number of awards which reflect the high quality of our work. The school was graded 'Good' by Ofsted in its most recent full inspection. The children are rightly proud of their school and Year 6 delight in hosting tours for prospective parents several times a year.Valley Primary School is a member of the Connect Schools Academy Trust.
The vision for the school can be summarised as:-
Valley is a school where everyone works hard to ensure that the children are safe, secure, and part of a friendly caring community. We want children to be happy and excited about coming to school. We encourage them to learn, achieve and make progress and to develop knowledge, skills and understanding across a wide curriculum. We aim for pupils to thrive and develop the skills they need for life-long learning.
The Board of Trustees at Connect Schools Academy Trust delegates powers and duties to the Valley Primary School Local Governing Body, who then monitors, evaluates progress, and acts as a champion for the school in the community.
The role of the Valley Primary School Local Governing Body is to provide focused governance for the school at a local level.The Valley Primary School Local Governing Body monitors the school’s key performance indicators and acts as a critical friend to the Headteacher, providing challenge where appropriate.
The day-to-day management of the school is the responsibility of the Headteacher, who reports to the Valley Primary School Local Governing Body and the Connect Board of Trustees.The Valley Primary School Local Governing Body meets at least once a term to discuss issues and developments, review policies, the finances and make important decisions about the running of the school.
There are various committees and groups which oversee the running of different aspects of the school. Some committees meet at regular intervals and others meet as and when required. All groups report to the Valley Primary School Local Governing Body.The Chair of the Local Governing Body is William Mitchell.
There are two main standing committees which are:
There are other committees responsible for discipline of pupils and staff, the Headteacher’s performance appraisal, who meet as and when required. There is also a regular Building and Sites working party which oversees the School's estate and health and safety. Some Governors are appointed as points of contact for areas such as safeguarding, health and safety and special educational needs.Valley Primary School Local Governors are unpaid volunteers and are appointed or elected for four years.
Parent governors are elected by parents following an election; staff governors are elected by a vote by staff (both teaching and support staff); community governors are appointed by the Local Governing Body. Parent governors can stay to complete their term even if their child leaves the school.
Our school's curriculum is made up of all the learning and other experiences that staff plan for our children. The curriculum that we deliver at Valley is balanced and broadly based. We use UK National Curriculum for English and Maths and use the International Primary Curriculum for other areas e.g. history, geography and science. Music and sport are also strong aspects of our curriculum offer.
Valley Primary School is a busy place. Our general aim is to create a community where each child is helped and encouraged to become independent, happy, confident and to develop their capacity to learn throughout their lifetime.
We develop the whole child physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially. We work hard to ensure that each child feels safe, secure and happy and we support them and their families in promoting a healthy lifestyle. We work hard to instil a strong sense of community at Valley.
Our curriculum is not static as we constantly monitor, review and develop it to meet the needs of our pupils and their community. Our high expectations build on individual achievements and children are encouraged to improve on their previous best.
We are committed to the inclusion of all our learners. All children, including those with specific learning difficulties, the most able, those with physical disabilities and children with English as an additional language are nurtured through an extensive range of strategies, interventions and support.
Computing and E-Safety at Valley has been a development focus since March 2014 and is a key priority for us in 2015-16. Our goal is to embed the use of technology within the classroom, and make it a tool which teachers and pupils can use to enable and support independent learning.
Our computing journey began in 2014 when we sought independent advice and support from ‘9ine’ Technology Consultants. We acted on their advice, implementing the following:
A big part of our journey was working out how to effectively deliver the new National Curriculum computing syllabus. We are currently achieving this through the use of technology such as Espresso Coding and regular lessons about E-Safety and Digital Citizenship.
The computing syllabus is also covered by the International Primary Curriculum units of work. There are units that cover all aspects of computing and offer plenty of scope to embed more general ICT skills including internet research, online communication and collaboration, digital presentations and film creation in a wide cross curricular context.
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