About Yealmpton Primary

Welcome

As Head Teacher I believe in the Yealmpton family and am passionate in my commitment to making the school develop and grow. My team all work hard to develop and promote effective relationships with parents and we are all passionate about making the Yealmpton Primary School family a happy one. The children are our most precious resource. The focus of school is always on the children and decisions are made with their wellbeing and progress always at the forefront.

We all have an ambitious drive to secure high-quality teaching and learning to meet the needs of all learners, raising attainment and achievement. The priority is to ensure there are high expectations for staff and there is a relentless focus on improving teaching and learning and the implementation of the Yealmpton Curriculum. We believe in the curriculum as the gateway to knowledge acquisition. A rich, ambitious and carefully sequenced curriculum is at the heart of allowing children to flourish and succeed. Such a curriculum is the entitlement of all children. As a team we have a clear and ambitious vision for providing high-quality education to all pupils, linked closely to the school vision and shared values, which are a golden thread through all aspects of school life. We all work hard to grow and embed a positive mind-set in school, not just with children but with all the Yealmpton family.

'Being the Best you can Be - the BEST version of you' is our school motto and is at the heart of our ethos and positive ‘can-do' approach to learning.

Curriculum - Culture - Community

Curriculum, Culture and Community are the foundations behind everything we do in school.

 We aim to develop:· 

• Curriculum - Successful learners who achieve high personal standards and make progress through developing their skills, knowledge and personal qualities 

•          Culture - Confident individuals who have high self-esteem, foster good relationships, respect others and care for their community

•          Community - Responsible citizens who show values of responsibility, respect, co-operation and understanding about their contribution to society
  

Our school values are our 5 Bees

Bee Kind, Bee Fair, Bee Positive, Bee Respectful, Bee responsible

Our teaching approach works with promoting our key values. This creates a strong learning environment that enhances academic achievement, and develops the children’s social and relationship skills that last throughout their lives. Our 5Bs facilitate the development of knowledge, skills and attitudes that enable our children to develop as successful learners, confident individuals and responsible citizens. The positive learning environment is achieved through the positive values modelled by the staff throughout school. It develops the children’s social and emotional well-being and equips them with social and relationship skills, intelligences and attitudes to succeed at school and throughout their lives.

We believe the curriculum is the most important vehicle for raising attainment and achievement in school. It is a process, not a product that we continually strive to develop through collaborative design of content, choice and sequencing. The acquisition and retaining of knowledge to long term memory is of paramount importance. To achieve this, we use the 4 Cs -

Consistent, Coherent, Connected, Challenge

We use these as golden threads for our curriculum design.