Vision Statement

Our vision is to develop well-rounded and positive individuals with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to make meaningful contributions as global citizens. We aim to provide our children with high-quality learning experiences to ensure academic and personal success as critical-thinkers, with the resilience and empathy to meet the challenges of a complex and ever-changing future. We want our children to be the very best they can be, realising their worth and achieving their true potential.

Our Cultural Capital Promise

The National Curriculum defines cultural capital in three parts:

• the essential knowledge to be an ‘educated citizen’
• an awareness of the best that has been thought and said’
• an appreciation of human creativity

At Parkinson Lane, we proudly draw upon the best of our dual heritage whilst valuing the best that all humanity has to offer.

Cultural capital is what nourishes the human spirit, inspires awe, cultivates character, and refines the emotions.

 School Aims

• Maintain outstanding status with Ofsted and be recognised as standing out from the outstanding within the local authority and beyond. 

• Maintain and refine our teaching and learning focus to enable teachers/staff to maximise the learning potential of all children of all abilities incorporating Individual Educational Plans for children with Special Educational Needs and specifically tailored programmes for most able children.

• Maintain a broad and balanced curriculum that is relevant to the children and community that embraces the philosophies of excellence and enjoyment by providing children with “out of their ordinary” life experiences.

• To continue to empower children to have a voice amongst decisions that directly affect them. This will be channelled through the school and its associated community at every opportunity.

• Maintain and refine an enriching and secure learning environment which allows all children to thrive and feel safe.

• To encourage all of our children to find a positive place in today’s society to:      
• recognise there are many aspects and variations of culture
• encourage our children to become citizens of the world
• recognise and respect different views and opinions of others
• recognise the cultural capital and learn adopt Universal values

• Participate in and encourage children to do their homework and ensure physically emotionally and spiritually they are at their prime to partake in all school activities.
• Form a strong committed governing body able to lead, monitor the school enabling it to stand out from the outstanding whilst being pro-active in setting a range of challenging targets to enable our children to achieve their potential on a national basis.

Parkinson Lane CPS aims to provide a high-quality education for all of our pupils by ensuring that:

The Curriculum

• Caters for the Individual needs of our children and ensures quality and access to all pupils.
• Is broad and balanced, covering all areas of learning.
• Is stimulating and interesting.
• It has relevance and meaning to pupils within our community.
• Subjects and cross curricular links are well planned, taught, assessed and children continue to make progress throughout the whole school.

The staff

• Share a team spirit and work together towards the achievement of shared goals.
• Are valued, supported, well-motivated, happy, flexible and have positive attitudes to our children, parents, community and other colleagues.
• Have clear roles and know what is expected of them.
• Have the opportunities to share expertise, and access to training and development.

The children

• Work together to make the school a happy and safe environment.
• Strive to reach their potential and are eager to learn.
• Respect and value themselves and others.

The parents and the community

• Work in partnership with the school to support the development of their children at home and at school.
• Are valued in the daily life of school and in special events and activities.
• Participate in and encourage children to do their homework and to go to bed at an appropriate time.

Governors

• Form a strong committed body.
• Are visible in school life.
• Are pro active in setting and monitoring targets.
• Understand relevant issues.
• Plan for the future, including succession planning to ensure staff have the skills and capability to step up to senior leadership roles if required.
• Are informed and informing to school, parents, and the community.

Management

• Are dynamic in leadership, motivating and encouraging to staff and pupils.
• Are approachable to children, parents, Governors and other staff.
• Have a clear vision of where the school is heading.

Building

• Is maintained in a safe, warm and hygienic condition.
• Is aesthetically pleasing and welcoming to all.
• Is equipped with adequate spaces to enable a modern-day curriculum to be delivered.