On behalf of the children, staff and Governing body, I would like to offer you a very warm welcome to King’s Meadow Academy.
As Headteacher, I am very proud of all that we do here at King’s Meadow. Our values that everyone here holds dear are simple: we want children to be kind and motivated so they aspire to do their best and, ultimately, achieve! As well as being determined to showcase our ambitious and exciting curriculum, our priorities this year will be focussing on the following:
- Communication and Parent Partnership: Working together with you to support every child as a school community;
- Behaviour and Personal Development: Focusing on ensuring every child feels safe and supported to make the right choices;
- Inclusion: Embracing the diversity at our school to ensure we put the right things in place to provide meaningful learning opportunities and;
- Celebrating Success: Recognising every step of achievement and celebrating this to promote the well-being of every child.
These priorities above may seem obvious, particularly in the current climate but we truly believe in developing and nurturing each and every child by knowing them and their families personally and by showing them what’s possible within education and the wider world.
We are extremely lucky to have a fantastic staff team within school who dedicate themselves each and every day to delivering a relevant, engaging and innovative curriculum, enabling children to uncover a world of possibilities – inspiring each and every child to reach true academic excellence. By continuing to embrace the role that our school plays within the wider community; fostering positive partnerships with parents both inside and beyond the walls of the school and out, even further, into the surrounding communities, we aim to foster an ethos that is truly centred around every individual that we are lucky enough to have on roll here.
Our curriculum vision is as ambitious and is it is simple. We know that learning requires a change to long-term memory. To this end, our school curriculum is designed to ensure that our children experience a wide breadth of study and have long-term memory of an ambitious body of knowledge. By the time a child leaves KMA to embark on the next stage of their education, they are equipped with the academic skills and knowledge and have developed the personal attributes needed to enable them to progress well in their educational journey.
Teamwork is a strong theme that runs throughout our school. Effective primary education is a partnership between children, staff and parents and we look forward to working with you to ensure your child is valued as an individual and has a safe, happy and successful time with us.
We hope that our website, Class Dojo stories and Twitter pages provide you with the information you require. You are always welcome to arrange a visit and the children would be delighted to show you what makes King’s Meadow such an inclusive and rewarding school experience.
Mr Gough
Headteacher
Our promise to you
✓ We will greet you each day.
✓ We will ask about you.
✓ We will really listen to you.
✓ We will smile at and with you.
✓ We will laugh with you.
✓ We will greet you each day.
✓ We will ask about you.
✓ We will really listen to you.
✓ We will smile at and with you.
✓ We will laugh with you.
Your promise to us
✓ I will be the best I can every day.
✓ I will be as awesome as possible.
Moving forward together
At King’s Meadow Academy we aim to provide all our learners with endless possibilities and a deep self-belief. We will facilitate opportunities and spark the imagination, making learning inspirational and relevant to the needs of every individual.
Democracy
Children have many opportunities for their voices to be heard. We have a school council which meets regularly to discuss issues raised in class. The school council is able to genuinely effect change within the school. The council members for each year group are voted in by their class and then become part of a wider Waterton Academy trust Parliament.
Rule of Law
The importance of Laws, whether they be those that govern the class, the school, or the country, are consistently reinforced throughout regular school days, as well as when dealing with behaviour and through school assemblies. Pupils are taught the value and reasons behind laws, that they govern and protect us, the responsibilities that this involves and the consequences when laws are broken. Visits from authorities such as the Police and Fire Service help reinforce this message.
Individual Liberty
Within school, pupils are actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment. As a school we educate and provide boundaries for young pupils to make choices effectively, through the provision of a safe environment and empowering education. Pupils are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and advise how to exercise these safely. Whether it be through choice of challenge, of how they record, of participation in our numerous extra-curricular clubs and opportunities, pupils are given the freedom to make choices.
British Values
The Department for Education state that there is a need “to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all schools to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.”
Individual Liberty
Within school, pupils are actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment. As a school we educate and provide boundaries for young pupils to make choices effectively, through the provision of a safe environment and empowering education. Pupils are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and advise how to exercise these safely. Whether it be through choice of challenge, of how they record, of participation in our numerous extra-curricular clubs and opportunities, pupils are given the freedom to make choices.
Mutual Respect
Part of our school ethos and behaviour policy revolve around values such as ‘Respect’, and pupils have been part of discussions and assemblies related to what this means and how it is shown. We promote respect for others and this is reiterated through the work in the playground, classroom, learning skills and on the sports field. The pupils know and understand that it is expected that respect is shown to everyone, whatever differences we may have.
Tolerence of those different faiths and beliefs
Our value of respect ensures tolerance of those who have different faiths and beliefs. This is achieved through enhancing pupils understanding of their place in a culturally diverse society and by giving them opportunities to experience such diversity. Assemblies and discussions involving prejudices and prejudice-based bullying have been followed and supported by learning. Members of different faiths or religions are encouraged to share their knowledge to enhance learning within classes and the school. Through this our pupils gain an enhanced understanding of their place in a culturally diverse society.