Godinton Primary School Information

Godinton is a very special school, with a strongly held ethos. The fundamental principle of this ethos is a belief that children must receive a fully rounded education, which provides them with the opportunity to succeed wherever their strengths and skills may lie, and which ultimately develops happy and confident children, who possess the attributes they will require to succeed in adult life. We are not simply preparing children for SATs assessments - we are preparing them for their life ahead. Mastering the core curriculum subjects of literacy and mathematics is fundamentally important to a child's future success and we work extremely hard to maximise children's progress in these two areas. We pay great attention to ensuring that all of our pupils achieve the level of success of which they are capable in literacy and mathematics. We have rigorous systems to ensure that every aspect of teaching and learning in these areas is as effective as it can be and allows the greatest possible academic progress for our pupils. Literacy and numeracy are key fundamental skills which all pupils must master if they are to succeed in life. However, we are also firmly of the opinion that a primary school must provide children with the opportunity to experience as wide a range of activities as possible and consequently we will not sacrifice art, music, PE, modern foreign languages or the development of a moral and social conscience in our children in order to concentrate just on the core subjects and exam results. We place great value on the importance of a broad curriculum, which we take every possible opportunity to enrich with visits, visitors and cultural experiences. We see the very wide range of enrichment activities which we offer at Godinton as a fundamental aspect of the fully rounded education we strive to deliver for our pupils. We believe that if children are exposed to as wide a range of educational experiences as possible, they will all have a greater opportunity to succeed. Not all children are gifted with ...