Welcome to Kingsteignton School.

At the core of our school is the belief that success rises from the culture of the school and from the happiness and wellbeing of both pupils and staff. We don’t learn (or teach) well if we are unhappy or unwell. That means everybody playing their part in showing respect, kindness and support to each other but also making sure that we remember to look after ourselves as well both physically and mentally.

Success within a school is also about changing children’s lives for the better and that means modelling and acting out the behaviour and values by which we would like everybody to live. It should be about wonder and astonishment, excitement and risk, challenge and support, enterprise and adventure and every child should feel happy to come into school and privileged that they are able to access a motivating and inspirational curriculum with staff who value and nurture each child so that they want to learn and achieve beyond their expectations.

We believe that there is no contradiction between order and discipline and a belief that a school should be full of laughter and joy. Visitors always comment on the calm and serene atmosphere of our school and the respect children show to each other and to the adults in school. This is achieved by actively celebrating the positive and quietly but firmly discouraging the negative.

Attainment and progress are of course important in improving children’s life chances but, ideally, they should grow naturally from everything else that is happening in school.

We are a dementia friendly school and the principles and values we promote here at Kingsteignton School will go a long way in positively impacting on how our children live their lives into the future and their ability to deal with dementia with compassion, respect and understanding.

Mr L Goodenough

Headteacher