Message from the Co-Headteachers

On behalf of all the children, staff and governors at Medlock Valley Primary School, we would like to welcome you to our website.

Our website is a very important tool in celebrating all that we do here at Medlock Valley Primary School and is vital for communicating with parents, carers and visitors as well as providing information about our various policies, practices and procedures.

We are all extremely proud of our school. Our professional and committed staff work hard to provide the best possible education for our children and every child in our school matters. We pride ourselves in delivering an ambitious and relevant curriculum that challenges, motivates and inspires all children to strive for excellence and develop a love of learning. Our ‘core values’ of Respect, Equality, Aspiration, Compassion and Honesty are at the heart of everything we do and we endeavour to create a culture where all of our children fulfil their personal, social and academic potential in preparation for life after Medlock Valley Primary School.

We believe that we have created an environment of learning that explores the interests and talents of all children, enabling them to take part and engage with a breadth of academic, creative, sporting and artistic experiences. We value and support the passions, potential and individuality of all our learners so they can expand their horizons and reach high levels of achievement. We use a variety of therapeutic approaches and strategies to promote the emotional health and wellbeing for all our learners. This philosophy, along with the Intent of the school, is at the heart of all decisions we make in relation to all children.

We believe that children learn best when parents take an active part in their learning. Parents are partners in the education of their children and we greatly value their contribution. Therefore, we’d like to say a big thankyou to our parents in anticipation of their support.

Our website will give you lots of useful information and our social media posts provide a ‘flavour’ of what we are doing. However, a visit to the school will tell you much more about us. We look forward to welcoming you if are able to do this.

Joanne Backhouse and Michael Ball