Every Child Matters
Be Healthy
  • Fruit during break time
  • Milk available during break time
  • Water
  • Excellent healthy eating school meal service
  • Innovative, well balanced programme of PE
  • Extensive extra curricular programme
  • An active playground
  • Pupils involved in decision making
  • Sun screen policy
Outcome
Achieved Healthy Schools Award and nominated for Teaching Awards.

Stay Safe
  • Health and Safety Policy
  • Child Protection policy, procedures and practise in place
  • Lone worker policy
  • Safety and security of the building
  • Safe and welcoming school for all.
Outcomes
Health and Safety reviews with governors and staff.
Health and Safety is part of induction procedures.
Pupil evaluations indicate children feel safe and secure.
Make a Positive Contribution
  • Golden Rules formulated by children
  • Active school council
  • Regular programme of pupil interviews –
  • Friday Teach with the Head Teacher
  • Annual parent questionnaire
  • A vibrant school environment
  • All children generate their own targets
  • Close links with partnership schools

Outcomes
Thriving school council that influences decision making
Excellent partnership links
Ofsted – “very good behaviour”
Children with a sense of pride in the school’s achievements
Children fully involved in self-assessment

 

Enjoy and achieve
  • Dynamic staff who embrace change and encourage aspiration
  • Teachers who the LEA recognise as good role models
  • Foundation Stage regarded as a “flagship for the county”
  • Innovative curriculum
  • Opportunities to learn about the world beyond Watlington
  • Opportunities to learn through the arts
  • Opportunities to learn from visiting experts.
  • Opportunities to experience residential and other visits.
Outcomes
Investors in People
Artsmark Gold
Healthy Schools
Global partnerships in Africa and Japan
The Comenius project – links in Poland and Germany
The Watlington Partnership of schools
Lead network school Oxford Brookes University
Achieve economic well being
  • Links with local businesses
  • The development of entrepreneurial skills
  • Links with charities
  • Innovative maths curriculum

 

Outcomes
Sponsorship
The £10 challenge – mini enterprise projects
Substantial amounts of money raised for local and global charities
Problem skills taught in a practical and appealing way
Ofsted Outstanding 2007/2008
Healthy Schools
Arts Council England: Artsmark Gold
Investor In People
Eco Schools Award
Activemark
British Council International School Award
International Schools Award