ASHCROFT INFANT AND NURSERY SCHOOL

Aims of the School:

To enable each child to reach his/her potential by offering a wide range of high quality experiences; To promote and provide good inclusive practice; To develop social awareness, group responsibility and empathy through the social context of learning; To provide first-hand experiences which enable children to acquire concepts and skills which will help them to understand themselves, their culture and the world in which they live; To develop children’s imagination and creativity by offering a wide range of experiences; To enhance self-esteem and the ability to value each person`s own worth through a caring, secure environment; To develop the natural curiosity that children exhibit about themselves and their world, and use their curiosity to foster positive attitudes to learning; To develop positive relationships between home, school and the community; To provide a broad, balanced, differentiated curriculum for all the children; To create a ‘feel good factor’, so that each individual feels good about themselves, about what they do and about the school.