HAPPY ACTIVE INSPIRED HEALTHY LEARNERS
Happy:
- Continuing to improve outdoor areas for play and learning, including the completion of our ‘Woodland Wonderland’ Infant Play Area and our outdoor classrooms for our Reception classes;
- Maintaining a bright and engaging learning environment throughout the school building;
- Looking to create new spaces for our learners to use within our premises;
- Reviewing and improving all aspects of our rich curriculum as we continue to evolve our teaching and learning;
- Improving the range of resources for teaching Science, Maths and PE;
- Providing every classroom with a range of new resources to enhance learning environments;
- Continuing to improve communication across the school, including weekly newsletters;
- Promoting mental health and wellbeing through the role of the Mental Health Champion and participation in local and national initiatives;
- After lockdown, re-establishing Pupil Leaders: Digital Leaders, Wellbeing Leaders, PATHS play leaders; EACH fundraising team, etc.
- Introducing new ideas and equipment for games and activities during play;
- Fundraising from our PTA.
- Continuing to improve the wildlife area;
- Promoting emotional literacy through PATHS;
- Promoting enrichment opportunities, e.g. sports and music;
- Including our Governors in the life of the school, with direct links between individual Governors and Subject Leaders.
- Establishing a strong feeling of identity and pride attached to Poringland.
Active:
- Using Specialist P.E. coaches to develop skills (children in Year 1-6);
- Using Sports Premium to upskill Teaching Assistants to teacher PE across the school;
- 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 once government guidance allows;
- Planning lessons that encourage active learning;
- Whole school themed days;
- 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;
- Finding innovative ways to continue with physical activity within the restrictions of COVID-19, e.g. yoga in the classroom.
Inspired:
- Organising exciting educational visits;
- Organising residential trips for older pupils (York and How Hill);
- Inviting visiting experts to inspire us all;
- Staff to collaborate with inspirational schools to learn new ideas, including VNET (e.g. professional communities);
- 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;
- Installing modern interactive whiteboards across the school and in the hall;
- Continuing to produce outstanding displays to maintain and inspiring learning environment;
- Exploring creative whole school projects/ideas;
- Experimenting with creative teaching methods;
- 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 the school grounds 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 pupils to voice their ideas opinions;
- 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.
Learners:
- Children who 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 their 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 across our rich curriculum;
- 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 see the purpose of their learning, and who can make links to the world around them;
- Children who always strive to learn more;
- Children who champion our Vision;
- Children who love P.E. and being active;
- Children who are proud of their school and local community;
- Children who succeed in their learning at Poringland.