STANLEY ROAD COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL 'A CHILDRENS CENTRE'

							                        STANLEY ROAD COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
                                  ‘A CHILDREN’S CENTRE’




• Diverse School Community-Mainly minority ethnic heritage (Urdu, Pushto, Bangla, Somali)
  Also White British, Czech, Polish, Kurdish.
• The wider community experiences high Levels of deprivation ( poverty, social exclusion,
   low levels of formal education)
•School is a Resourced Provision for Hearing Impaired Learners and as a consequence of its
 expertise has an increasing number of learners with complex SEN.
•As a Children’s Centre provides a range of extended services.
•We relish the challenges posed by trying to raise standards in an urban setting.
                         STANLEY ROAD COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
                                   ‘A CHILDREN’S CENTRE’




                      United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
The convention gives children and young people over 40 substantive rights. These include
the right to:
Special protection measures and assistance
Access to services such as education and health
care
Develop their personalities, abilities and talents to the fullest potential
Grow up in an
environment of happiness, love and understanding
Be informed about and participate in
achieving their rights in an accessible and active manner
All of the rights in the convention apply to all children and young people without
discrimination.
                      STANLEY ROAD COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
                                ‘A CHILDREN’S CENTRE’




                           Developing Enquiring Schools

•RESPECTING RIGHTS , RAISING ASPIRATIONS, BUILDING ACHIEVEMENT
   (UN RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, SOLUTION FOCUSED PHILOSOPHY AND POSITIVE APPROACH TO
                              ETHICS, ETHOS AND BEHAVIOUR)

•RESPECTING EXISTING CULTURES WHILE BUILDING NEW CULTURES
                    (OFFERING NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES)

•CHALLENGING STEREOTYPES
                  STANLEY ROAD COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
                            ‘A CHILDREN’S CENTRE’




                      Developing Enquiring Schools

                             KEY STRATEGIES
•EARLY INTERVENTION-NO QUICK FIXES TO THE IMPACT OF DEPRIVATION
•CHILD CARE (NEW OPPORTUNITIES< CHALLENGES AND CLIENTS)
•EXCELLENCE IN PROVISION FOR VERY YOUNG CHILDREN
                      STANLEY ROAD COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
                                ‘A CHILDREN’S CENTRE’




                           Developing Enquiring Schools
                                 KEY STRATEGIES
•OFFER A RICH AND RELEVANT CURRICULUM FOR ALL LEARNERS
                                           -STANLEY UNIVERSITY
                                            -SCHOOL LINKING
                                           -PHILOSOPHY FOR CHILDREN
                                           -KEY SKILLS
                                           -OUT OF SCHOOL LEARNING
                                           -FOCUS ON ARTS AND CREATIVITY
                      STANLEY ROAD COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
                                ‘A CHILDREN’S CENTRE’




                           Developing Enquiring Schools
                                  KEY STRATEGIES
•OFFER A PEDAGOGY THAT ACTIVELY INVOLVES LEARNERS

                                             -FIRST HAND NOVEL EXPERIENCES
                                            -TASC APPROACH
                                            -LEARNING TO LEARN
                                           - WORKING WITH OTHERS
                         STANLEY ROAD COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL


                                ‘A CHILDREN’S CEN   TRE’
•   TASC stands for Thinking Actively in a Social Context.
•    Developed by Belle Wallace,
•   TASC is a well researched
      universal thinking skills
•    framework which empowers
        learners




•   Work independently yet within an inclusive school policy
•   Develop skills of research, investigation and problem-solving that can be used across
    the curriculum
•   Develop a positive sense of self as an active learner
•   Develop their strengths exploring and using the full range of their human abilities
•   Develop skills of self-assessment
                      STANLEY ROAD COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
                                ‘A CHILDREN’S CENTRE’




                           Building Enquiring Schools
                                KEY STRATEGIES
•LEADERSHIP AT ALL LEVELS-DEVOLVE RESPONSIBILITY WHEREVER POSSIBLE

•RECRUIT THE BEST PEOPLE -THEY EXIST IN ALL COMMUNITIES

•PROMOTE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & LEARNING FOR ALL PARTNERS
                     STANLEY ROAD COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL
                               ‘A CHILDREN’S CENTRE’




                        Developing Enquiring Schools
                               KEY STRATEGIES
•FACILITATE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT-BUILD TRUST & OFFER EXTENDED SERVICES
                          -HEALTH SERVICES
                          -EMPLOYMENT ADVICE
•ORGANISE FAMILY LEARNING –PHILOSOPHY FOR COMMUNITIES
                           -WEBSTER STRATTON TRAINING
•INVOLVE GOVERNORS AND BUILD COALITIONS