West Cornforth Primary School is a historical school situated in West Cornforth, a village in the middle of the old South Durham coal field. The community which the school serves has high unemployment and many social issues. Nevertheless the school is progressive and ambitious; steeped in its own culture and full of character. The staff and pupils have worked very hard to bring you this web-site (with a little help from some friends - Dominic from Xenosys). We hope to use it to give you all a little more information about our school and what goes on  but, perhaps more importantly it will introduce our pupils to web technology; giving them a forum to express their creativity and celebrate their successes.

Internet Safety   A recent conference gave out frightening statistics about incidents involving children through use of the internet. Please make sure you know who your child is talking to online and be aware that they have access to the World Wide Web and that people with ulterior motives may be talking to them. If you need any help to ensure your internet is child safe then visit one of the following links by clicking its name.   C.E.O.P.C Parent Centre Child Care Link NCH
	Community events
	The school is involved in a number of Community Events. Remembrance Day The pupils join with members of the village to remember the people who gave their lives in war for others.

Aims of our school

The school aims, in partnership with home:

• To meet the spiritual, moral, intellectual, physical, emotional, social and cultural needs of its pupils, by creating a sensitive, caring and responsive environment.

• To provide a happy, welcoming, exciting and stimulating environment for all pupils to effectively learn and be encouraged to fulfil his or her potential.

• To enable all pupils to encounter a wide range of learning through activities, tasks and experiences that encourages them to reach their educational potential.

• To value each member of the school community as an individual in his/her own right.

• To help pupils foster a tolerance and acceptance of other races, religions and cultures.

• To help pupils acquire and develop self-esteem through recognition of individual worth.

• To help pupils to appreciate that courtesy, tolerance, fair-play and helping others are qualities to be valued.

• To help pupils gain in confidence and independence through the acquisition of knowledge, skills, understanding and attitudes relevant to the real world.

• To encourage participation and enjoyment of physical activities through individual and team-sports in order to develop personal and social awareness, encourage fitness, strength and stamina, teach co-operation and tolerance and gain confidence in personal ability