Green Dragon Primary School

LEARNING THROUGH ENJOYMENT

• For all children to achieve their maximum potential enabling each child to have a high self-esteem.
• To create a stimulating and safe environment which promotes excellence and enjoyment through learning.
• To provide a balanced, flexible curriculum giving children a secure knowledge of key skills.
• To build on each child’s experience and their knowledge of the world through delivery of the curriculum and to prepare them for citizens of the future.
• To be recognised as a friendly, open learning community where opinions of others are valued and acted upon.
• To encourage our children to become independent thinkers and learners in a rich learning environment and show that achievement and creativity can bring self-improvement.
• To promote good behaviour through a school culture based on respect for individuals and groups in an environment, where people are treated with equality, whether in terms of ability, gender, race, religion or culture.
• To build on the partnership between parents and school, encouraging shared involvement with their child’s education, personal development and acknowledging their crucial role in their child’s development.
• To continue to develop the role of the school within the local and wider community, establishing and maintaining links that are beneficial to all involved.

We aim to develop and support pupils and each other so everyone is: 

•  Motivated to do their best and reach their full potential 
• Self-aware and confident, appreciating their own strengths and areas of development 
• Polite, respectful, sensitive and compassionate to the needs of others 
•  Enthusiastic and inspired to learn 
•  Resilient and resourceful, able to persevere when tasks are difficult and are determined to succeed 
•  Able to assess and take risks, working creatively and divergently to solve problems 
• Able to work independently and as part of a team 
• Able to appreciate the uniqueness of growing up as part of Green Dragon community as well as seeing themselves as part of a wider local, national and global community 
• Socially, emotionally, aesthetically, morally and culturally aware 
•  Able to celebrate diversity and promote inclusion; understanding that bullying and racism are unacceptable
• Aware of how to keep themselves safe in the real world and via cyber communications 
• Able to take the opportunity to act or play musical instruments and perform in front of others 
• Environmentally aware and understands the need to make responsible choices 
• Aware of the need for a healthy, balanced diet; know where food comes from and have the opportunity to grow, nurture and cook as part of the school curriculum 
• Able to take part in enterprise projects and understand finance 
• Able to develop leadership skills and have their voice listened to as part of the decision-making processes for the school 
• Aware of the need to keep fit and healthy, develop good sportsmanship skills and have the opportunity to take part in competitive sports 
• Having talents spotted, supported and being given opportunities to widen their horizons 
• Able to support others via charity and fundraising events 
• Working in partnership with pupils, parents, staff , governors and the wider community