Banks Road Primary School

Welcome to our school. We are very proud to be able to share with you the wonderful opportunities and developments at Banks Road Primary School.

We pride ourselves on providing a happy, safe, secure and supportive learning environment where all children can achieve their highest potential. We work hard to foster a climate where all children, regardless of race, gender or disability feel secure and can grow in confidence and self esteem.

We have a kind, caring and dedicated team that nurture, motivate and encourage our children to be the best they can be. Our Banks Road’s Values: Respect, Friendship, Determination, Trust and Positivity underpin all that we do.

We believe that the partnership between school and home is an important part of a child’s development and we have an open door policy where parents are encouraged to come into school to talk about their child’s progress and development whenever they feel it is necessary. We know that children are happiest when home and school work together for their benefit and many opportunities will arise for you to be involved during your child’s time with us.

At Banks Road Primary School, we value all children as unique individuals and work hard to provide high quality education and care. We aim to provide the very best education possible to enable our children to be ready for the world that surrounds them.

Children are at the heart of our school. We know that our children only get one chance and so we are committed to developing our children to be the very best that they can be. We believe strongly that all children should be valued and taught in a positive and high quality learning environment in order to develop their talents, learning attitudes and character.

At Banks Road Primary School, children are valued as individuals and experience high-quality learning. All learning is relevant to the children’s lives and encourages strong home-school links. All children are supported to develop a deeper understanding of self, enabling them to grow into responsible members of society.

In addition to teaching children skills and knowledge, we consider that it is essential to teach children the following core values:

• Respect
• Friendship
• Determination
• Trust
• Positivity

The original school was built between 1904 and 1907 and was in use until December 1999. Whilst it was being built, the pupils were in a temporary corrugated iron building, which was near St Francis Church in Garston Village.

At Banks Road Primary School we offer our pupils a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum which meets the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum and the National Curriculum. It enables all pupils to reach their full potential and prepares them for their future success.

We teach the 2014 Primary National Curriculum using a subject based approach and make cross curricular links.Trips and outings are central to the children's learning experience. In addition to this they will have a series of memorable learning experiences, which may include inspirational speakers, key visitors to school, themed days, a recreated experience in school or hot seating a guest or fictional character. We use a range of teaching strategies that take into account the ways in which children learn in order to foster engagement, motivation and creativity.

Our curriculum alongside the Primary National Curriculum promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares pupils for the opportunities and experiences of later life.

Children learn through first hand, stimulating experiences across seven areas of learning, which include three prime areas and four specific areas:

• Personal, Social and Emotional Development
• Communication and Language
• Physical Development
• Literacy
• Mathematics
• Understanding the World
• Expressive Art and Design

Our Early Years curriculum is designed to equip our children with opportunities to explore, investigate and wonder in order to promote three characteristics of learning:

• Active Learning
• Playing and Exploring
• Creating and Thinking Critically

Both Nursery and Reception classes follow the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage, with both classes taught by a qualified teacher. High expectations and high quality teaching enables all children to develop and extend their knowledge and understanding, skills and abilities in a safe and secure learning environment.