HAPPY ACTIVE INSPIRED HEALTHY LEARNERS
Happy:
- Continuing to improve outdoor areas for play and learning, including resurfacing and repainting the infant playground;
- Redecorating and refreshing other areas of the School, e.g. the school hall, the staffroom, the infant playground, classrooms, the entrance foyer and office;
- Developing the courtyard into a learning area;
- Experimenting with new teaching initiatives and strategies;
- Improving the range of resources for teaching Science;
- Continuing to improve communication across the school;
- Promoting mental wellbeing;
- Developing Pupil Leaders: Digital Leaders, Wellbeing Leaders, PATHS play leaders; EACH fundraising team, etc.
- Introducing new ideas and equipment for games and activities during play;
- Improving the toilet facilities for staff and for children.
- Fundraising from our PTA.
- Establishing the wildlife area;
- Promoting emotional literacy by embedding PATHS across the school;
- Increasing opportunities for pupils to represent the school including sports and music ;
- Continuing to receive support from our Governors.
- Establishing a strong feeling of identity and pride attached to Poringland.
Active:
- Introducing new Specialist P.E. coaches to develop skills (children in Year 1-6)
- Promoting outdoor and adventure activities (e.g. Whitlingham)
- Promoting inter-school competition by entering a range of tournaments (tri-golf, cross-country, tag rugby, tennis, netball, basketball, cricket, athletics);
- Organising regular fixtures for football and netball;
- Planning lessons that encourage active learning;
- Whole school themed days;
- Improving outdoor spaces, e.g. infant playground.
- Introducing new equipment to play with at break times;
- Ensuring that there is new equipment to deliver the PE curriculum;
- Ensuring that there is a range of extra-curricular clubs;
- Establishing a pupil voice from the school council ‘Sports team’ .
Inspired:
- Organising exciting educational visits;
- Organising residential trips for older pupils (York and How Hill);
- Inviting visiting experts to inspire us all;
- Staff to visit inspirational schools to learn new ideas;
- Sharing assemblies with inspirational themes;
- Creating outdoor learning facilities to inspire our learners;
- Introducing new games and sports to play outside;
- Improving Computing facilities and introducing new technologies;
- Introducing new learning resources;
- Improving the main entrance of the school to welcome and inspire us all;
- Continuing to produce outstanding displays and corridors;
- Exploring creative whole school projects/ideas;
- Experimenting with creative teaching methods (e.g. team teach);
- Inspiring fundraising events from the PTA;
- Promoting inspirational experiences such as singing at the O2 Arena.
Healthy:
- Continuing to teach children and adults about healthy living;
- Continuing to learn how the brain operates when learning;
- Continuing to understand the link between a healthy body and healthy mind;
- Exploring new ways to become a healthy school;
- Continuing to develop school hall for active lessons;
- Promoting healthy break time snacks and packed lunches;
- Working with parents to raise awareness of healthy lifestyle;
- Developing active lessons that engage body and mind;
- Improving the toilets for adults and children;
- Creating displays that promote our healthy ethos around school;
- Supporting a school council group who assist with input and ideas;
- Improving opportunities to learn to cook healthy food at school;
- Ensuring that the work/life balance of our staff is healthy;
- Encouraging out of school interests for children and adults;
- More opportunities for parents to engage in their children’s learning;
- Continuing to organise PTA events such as the Colour Run.
Learners:
- Children who continue to enjoy coming to our school;
- Children who are healthy and mentally well;
- Children who love challenge and adventure;
- Children who are used to being taken out of comfort zone;
- Children who have opportunities to inspire them;
- Children who are active in their learning;
- Children who compete against other schools;
- Children who excel in Computing;
- Children who eat healthily;
- Children who help keep the building clean and tidy;
- Children who understand their emotions and feelings;
- Children who respect each other and the staff at all times;
- Children who understand why the are learning;
- Children who always strive to learn more;
- Children who participate with our Vision;
- Children who love P.E. and being active;
- Children who are proud to be at this school;
- Children who succeed in their learning at Poringland.