Callowell Primary School's

Ethos and Values

Callowell School takes pride in children's achievements and is a friendly, welcoming school with committed and caring staff. We recognise that education is in a period of change, and we are determined to face this challenge with enthusiasm and care for the individual child.

 

There are currently six full-time and five part-time teaching staff, including the Head teacher. Nine Learning Support Workers work closely with the teachers, supporting children with special needs and their learning in literacy and numeracy.

We believe that education is a partnership and that we can only achieve the best for your child(ren) by close co-operation between home and school. We hope you will share with us in making this period of life for your child(ren) both happy and fulfulfilling, so we see it as vital that we have good communication between teachers and parents.

The school actively promotes sport, music, drama, and art so that each child receives a creative, enriched education, developing their enjoyment of these areas.
The school undertakes all the normal primary school sporting activities and competes with other schools at football, netball, swimming, athletics and cricket. Callowell has regular sessions at the local swimming pool and currently all juniors have the opportunity to learn to swim.

 

Education is a partnership and we actively encourage parents to be as involved as much as possible in all areas of school life. This is your school and we want you to feel an important part of it.
	Parents help in various areas of the school. In classes directly supporting the curriculum in the school and assisting with reading, clubs, environmental projects, Forest School, etc. If you have a particular skill or interest and would like to help in classes or in any area of school life, please contact the school office.

If you have a message or a question to ask, you are welcome to call in before or after school. If you need a longer time to talk with either the class teacher or the Head Teacher, a mutually convenient time will be arranged.

We arrange a number of ways for parents and staff to keep in touch:
* A parent consultation evening in the Autumn/Spring terms.
* A letter at the beginning of each term summarises the work to be covered by your child’s class.
* Regular newsletters.
* This website's news page.
* Open evenings and curriculum based events.
* An annual report at the end of the Summer Term.
* Regular Assemblies where achievement awards are presented.

 

Every day there is an act of worship in school. School assemblies are led by the Headteacher, School Staff, Whiteshill Church, visitors and the children.

We aim to provide a broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum, meeting the needs of the National Curriculum and the children.
The National Curriculum consists of the following 'Core' subjects:
English; Maths; Science; I.C.T.; R.E.
and the following 'Foundation' subjects:
Music; Design Technology; History; Geography; Art; Physical Education; P.S.C.H.E. (SEAL)
We also incorporate the following cross-curricular areas:
Equal Opportunities & Environmental Issues.

 

A range of extra curricular activities are available mainly for Key Stage 2 children. The activities vary slightly from term to term so that children have an opportunity to develop a broad range of interests.
	During the last academic year, clubs that have taken place have included: Art; Athletics; Cookery; Craft; Drama; Football; Gardening; Gymnastics; Kwik Cricket; Netball; Origami; Rounders;  Years 5 & 6 have an opportunity to go on a residential trip.

All children at Callowell School are given equal opportunities to participate in all school activities and have equal access to all areas of the curriculum. Copies of our multi-cultural and equal opportunities policies are available in the school office for parents to view.

To see a full list of our policies, click here.

 

We are proud of the behaviour of our children, particularly the protective attitude of our older pupils towards their younger counterparts. Children are expected to conform to accepted standards of behaviour (learning is best achieved in a well disciplined atmosphere). Children are encouraged to be tolerant towards their fellow pupils and to respect the rights and property of others. We aim to maintain, in our school, an atmosphere where courtesy, mutual respect and consideration for others is of paramount importance.