Our school has a growing reputation for the quality of its extra-curricular and outdoor learning opportunities.  School teams win many local and regional competitions and often participate at a national level.  In addition, several children compete at a regional or national level in their sports outside of school.  Our school field hosts a Bushcraft area where children enjoy lessons with our instructors as well as an after-school club.  We also have an extensive number of music opportunities with several peripatetic music teachers teaching children and performances that showcase the children’s’ talent.  There are a number of performances each year, notably Nativity plays and the Year 6 Leavers’ Performances. 

At Woodlands, our purpose is to support a child’s development in several ways: 

• Academically, through high-quality classroom teaching which is backed up by effective, targeted additional learning support; 
• Socially, through opportunities to volunteer for positions of responsibility in the school (playmakers, lunchtime ambassadors and prefects) and through inter-year group links such as the year 6 buddies; 
• Emotionally, through our PHSE programme, Jigsaw, our focus on Restorative Justice and our supportive staff team; 
• Physically, through excellent PE teaching, sports competitions and activities at lunchtime or after-school. 

As part of the Creative Education Trust, we take part in a number of trust competitions each year and have a proud record of winning many and always competing well.  Whilst the outcome is important, the process by which we get there is of far greater importance. 

Ed Pearson-Shaul 

Headteacher