Vision

Our vision is to create a school where every child and adult has self-belief and the opportunity to be the best they can be, fostered through a sense of belonging, of being valued and with respect for individuality. We will be defined by who we are and what we do.

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Curriculum

In this school we aim to work as a team, to respect, trust, listen to, support and care for one another.

We expect those who work here to aim for the highest standards of personal conduct, to be hardworking and flexible.

In our dealings as adults with children we aim to be positive, encouraging and inspirational and to demonstrate the highest standards of professionalism by:

• Planning, preparing and delivering a broad and balanced curriculum.
• Regularly reviewing what we do and trying to improve.
• Managing our time and resources effectively
• Maintaining good communication with parents.

We seek to provide a curriculum, delivered within a stimulating working environment, which enables all pupils to demonstrate their abilities and talents in a variety of ways and to achieve their very best.

In our work with children, we aim to:

• Provide an exciting, broad, balanced curriculum related to the children’s interests and their individual needs
• Ensure the requirements of the national curriculum and Norfolk’s Policy Statement are met
• Develop a secure, supportive and friendly environment, based on a firm and fair approach to discipline and behaviour, which is applied consistently throughout the school.

Standards

At the schools we want one culture to which all members of the school community contribute. It is a culture of high standards and high expectations.

Achievement

We want all pupils to achieve their academic potential. In order to support them we assess current levels of attainment and set challenging targets for improvement.
We want our pupils to take pride in their successes.
We aim to ensure that the quality of teaching motivates pupils to work hard and enhances learning.

Behaviour

We expect our pupils to behave well at all times, to treat each other with respect and enjoy helping each other.
We also encourage our pupils to celebrate the success of other pupils.

Attendance

We expect pupils to attend school regularly and be punctual. We seek the support of parents to ensure this.

Members of staff will do all that they can to support pupils in all aspects of school life and will show they value their efforts by giving encouragement and praise and by using the school’s reward system.

Community

We believe all members of our school community: pupils, parents, teaching and support staff, governors and neighbours; are important and by working in partnership we will achieve our vision and become a centre of excellence.

Student Council

We want pupils to play an active role in our school community and to this end we have a school council where they are involved in expressing views on a range of issues and influencing decisions about school life. The pupils also vote for their own House Captains.

Parents

Parents have a vital role to play in school. Whether discussing pupil progress at Parent’s Evenings, helping to organise social and fund raising events as part of our Parents’, Teachers’ and Friends’ Association, enjoying one of our many concerts or just dropping by to share concerns or ideas, you will be most welcome.

A school full of smiles

White Woman Lane School is a happy school where pupils can enjoy a rich variety of learning experiences both within and outside the taught curriculum.

The majority of pupils perform in the variety of concerts held throughout the year. We have a school orchestra and choirs. A large number of pupils play musical instruments and have lessons.

Pupils have the opportunity to work as individual in P.E. or compete in teams within the school or locally between schools. We enjoy success in football, netball, korfball, athletics and cross-country.

Through our extra-curricular clubs we have been able to offer coaching in football, netball, korfball, cross-country, athletics and cricket. The choir, orchestra, drama and art clubs are also offered as regular extra-curricular activities.

In order to achieve our vision

We Aim To:

• educate each pupil to develop as a whole person – intellectually, morally, emotionally, spiritually, socially and physically;
• treat pupils as individuals with equal regard;
• nurture, enable and encourage pupils to achieve their potential, to do their best at their own pace, working in partnership with their parents and carers;
• provide a positive learning environment;
• ensure pupils feel stimulated, safe and secure;
• develop thinking skills for learning;
• build pupils’ confidence/self esteem and encourage them to believe they can;
• ensure that pupils know they live in a fascinating world and it is an enriching experience to learn about it;
• encourage pupils to develop responsible attitudes and become more independent;
• encourage pupils to develop as citizens to take their place and play part in their local community and in society;
• ensure pupils are well equipped to understand society and develop an understanding and acceptance of other cultures;

British Values

British Values