SCHOOL PROSPECTUS
Welcome to Wincanton Primary School
We believe that a happy child is a successful one so we work together to present a curriculum that is exciting, challenging and enjoyable. We are committed to ensuring that every child feels valued and to providing personalised learning and high quality teaching.
By working in close partnerships with you as parents, we endeavour to ensure that all pupils have an excellent start to their education.
THE SCHOOL
By working in close partnerships with you as parents, we endeavour to ensure that all pupils have an excellent start to their education.
THE SCHOOL
Our school was built in 1896 and first opened its doors to local children in January 1897. The school is well supported by the community in Wincanton and the surrounding villages. Our links with the community are important to us and we are pleased to welcome many voluntary helpers and visitors to the school.
OUR SCHOOL AIMS
Wincanton Primary School provides a caring environment where, in a stimulating and purposeful atmosphere, learning can flourish. We aim to support the children in
Our school’s core aims, which support this statement, are to believe that we can and we will:
• keep children’s learning and overall development at the heart of all our thoughts and actions
• provide challenges in every area of each child’s development
• set high but realistic expectations for all
• promote and maintain an ethos which nurtures independence and self-esteem
• promote mutual respect and a shared responsibility for others
• provide a safe, happy, purposeful and supportive school environment
• provide equality of access and opportunity
• extend strong and productive partnerships with parents and the wider community
• provide a broad, balanced and well-resourced curriculum.
Learning Together, Learning for Life.
Our school’s core aims, which support this statement, are to believe that we can and we will:
• keep children’s learning and overall development at the heart of all our thoughts and actions
• provide challenges in every area of each child’s development
• set high but realistic expectations for all
• promote and maintain an ethos which nurtures independence and self-esteem
• promote mutual respect and a shared responsibility for others
• provide a safe, happy, purposeful and supportive school environment
• provide equality of access and opportunity
• extend strong and productive partnerships with parents and the wider community
• provide a broad, balanced and well-resourced curriculum.
Every Child Matters
In our school, every child is special. We place great emphasis on the development of each child as an individual – their emotional and physical well-being, their cultural, moral and social development and achieving their academic potential. We want your child to be able to voice their opinions, to be good citizens and to care for their school, their community and the environment.
We believe in a system of positive rewards and every week we celebrate achievement throughout the school with our medal and certificate assembly. Children can work together in their house teams to achieve points and are also rewarded individually through our smiley face cards.
We are a family school and establishing a positive home-school partnership with all our families is a vital part of our work. We will regularly keep you informed of your child’s progress, discussing their strengths and areas for development and suggesting ways in which you can help at home.
We are a family school and establishing a positive home-school partnership with all our families is a vital part of our work. We will regularly keep you informed of your child’s progress, discussing their strengths and areas for development and suggesting ways in which you can help at home.
YOUR HELP AT HOME IS VITAL TO YOUR CHILD’S HAPPINESS
AND PROGRESS AT SCHOOL.