Yeading Junior School

Welcome to Yeading Junior School. A successful, dynamic, happy and safe learning environment where children thrive. We hope you enjoy exploring this website. It is a window into the wonderful things that happen here!

We are a warm and vibrant school at the heart of our diverse community and are proud of the education we offer our children and our successes. We believe passionately that a great education is one of the most precious gifts a child can receive. We want our children to enjoy their learning and we achieve this in an environment which fosters the character virtues we hold dear: Resilience, Teamwork, Compassion, Respect, Volunteering, Pride, Curiosity, Reflection, Dignity and Determination.

Underpinning all we do is a belief that every moment a child is in school must be used effectively. If time is wasted it is lost forever and cannot be given back, therefore, our structures and policies are designed to maximise learning potential spent in school. Our excellent staff team are committed to ensuring the highest expectations for each and every child and this is supported through nurturing a love of learning, encouraging independent thinking, making learning memorable, varied and inclusive and developing skills and knowledge for life.

Our aims are to assist each pupil to fulfil their own potential both academically and socially and to create a caring environment where pupils are valued for who they are, not just for what they can do. We have an array of systems and people in place to assist us from Learning Mentors to Peer Ambassadors.

At Yeading Junior School we believe it is vitally important that pupils have a voice. We have an elected voice box which is used as an opportunity to promote and teach about democracy and the electoral process. The representative from each year group meets with the learning mentors at the school regularly. In this way concerns and ideas can be communicated between pupils and staff. Once a term representatives from the voice box meet with the Head to discuss wider issues

At Yeading Junior School, Character Education is at the heart of learning and threaded through the curriculum as well as the school culture and is a part of every day school life.Through Character Education the school engages in tailored projects which provide an important vehicle for children to develop. Character Education incorporates a range of activities and projects – embracing volunteering for a charity, caring for someone in the community, campaigning or fundraising for a specific cause.

The curriculum is carefully planned to both motivate and challenge all children. The subjects of the National Curriculum are approached in an interesting and stimulating manner and are supplemented by learning which ensures the all round development of the individual child. Teachers maintain high and appropriate expectations of behaviour and achievement from each child at all times and expect parental support in this. Children are currently working in mixed ability groups within the classroom.

Children at Yeading Junior School are encouraged to be independent learners and thinkers. We invite children to select their own task to complete after the input by the class teacher. Children are provided with a selection of tasks with varying difficulty.

Teachers encourage children to demonstrate their learning and depth of understanding through the completion of the chosen challenge. Children at our school enjoy the element of choice and strive to be challenged. Children receive scaffolding and support to achieve success in the tasks set.Teachers plan their work in year groups bearing in mind the children's previous progress and ability. There is a mixture of individual, group and whole class teaching depending on the activities involved. There may be several kinds of activity going on at any one time.

At Yeading Junior School there are a number of extra-curricular clubs and opportunities where children are given the freedom to make a choice to participate. This programme helps to inspire young people's dreams and aspirations to reach their potential and encourages integration and fulfilment. It generates self-confidence and self-esteem that enables children to take responsibility for their.