At Dovers Green we aim to help every child to achieve their greatness by making excellent academic, personal, social and emotional progress so that they can thrive in the next stage of their lives. We want our children to leave Dovers Green with happy memories of their time with us and the confidence to pursue their dreams. We aim for our children to leave us as kind, caring, resilient and ambitious people who understand that, ‘We are all special and we are all different.’ 

It is our aim at Dovers Green to create a happy, caring and inclusive learning environment where all members of the school community have an equal opportunity to develop in confidence and strive to continually improve within a setting in which they feel valued and equipped for the next steps on the road to lifelong learning. 

We will do this by: 

• fostering respect for one another, the school environment and the local community. 
• having high expectations at all times of both behaviour and achievement, praising success and valuing the unique contribution of each individual. 
• teaching and emphasising the importance of values that underpin harmonious living in our society. 
• striving to ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of gender, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, beliefs and intellectual and physical ability. 
• using a variety of teaching methods to deliver a broad, balanced and creative curriculum through high quality teaching together with the provision of rich learning experiences, guided by the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum and the National Curriculum. 
• building on previous learning and providing learners with opportunities to engage in a range of practical and meaningful tasks that address different learning styles in the classroom as well as our outdoor environment including Forest School. 
• encouraging ‘risk’ taking and helping learners to understand that making mistakes is part of the learning process. 
• providing occasions for independent learning together with opportunities to communicate, to explore, to develop ideas and also work collaboratively. 
• taking all opportunities to develop positive attitudes and dispositions towards learning. 
• endeavouring to develop positive home/school links and actively involving parents in the life and work of the school. 
• liaising and working with other local schools and the community as a whole to provide the very best learning experiences. 

Nicki Starling

Headteacher