Saint Jerome Church of England Bilingual School

An aspirational, multilingual, multicultural education community that empowers everyone: to grow and flourish, to gain in knowledge, wisdom and skills and to translate the love of God for all people into words and actions. Our vision is to provide an excellent Church of England primary school education for all our children and to extend the opportunity for an excellent bilingual education beyond the private sector. This means:

• An inspiring curriculum
• An inspiring learning environment
• A relentless focus on communication in all its forms, in English and French
• Excellent achievement and progress in all aspects of the English National Curriculum
• An outstanding quality of teaching
• High standards of behaviour
• Christian values to develop character and foster a sense of belonging
• Children discovering and developing new talents and interests
• Nobody being left behind
• Reflective and resourceful learners
• Children who are personally, socially and academically ready for a smooth transition to secondary school and a successful future
• Excellent sports provision
• Children who are confident about their own identity and feel connected to the local, national and international community to which they belong

St. Jérôme Church of England Bilingual School is funded by the British government and our curriculum is based on the English national curriculum and enriched by our Christian ethos and cross curricular bilingual approach. The first academic priority of the school is to make sure that every child makes excellent progress in English, maths and science. However, we are confident that through our bilingual approach, our children also learn to speak, read and write in French.

Children join our school with a wide range of home languages which we believe contributes to the richness of our community. Our innovative curriculum and approach to communication allows all children to make progress whatever their starting point in either English or French.

At St. Jérôme Church of England Bilingual School, a Christian ethos and a multi-cultural, multi-lingual approach go hand in hand. We promote integration amongst all people of all different cultures and backgrounds, both within the school and in the wider community. Learning Francophone cultures and customs give children a second way to see the world and help develop them as engaged global citizens.

Within the vision of the school, the beliefs and practices of other faiths are respected. Religious Education reflects the diversity of the local community and promotes reflection and spiritual, moral and cultural development.