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To welcome parents as co-educators of their children.
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To provide an environment where discovery and experiment are key elements so that children can develop an understanding of themselves and their environment.
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To foster a moral and social conscience.
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To provide a happy, caring climate that fosters enjoyment of learning and allows children to work to the best of their ability and achieve high expectations.
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To help children to use language and numbers effectively, giving a high priority to the teaching of literacy and numeracy.
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To give value and status to a childs preferred language, encouraging and facilitating its use where and when appropriate.
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To value the childs home culture.
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To promote standards of excellence throughout all areas of the curriculum and a high standard of presentation.
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To foster a love and enjoyment of books as an integral part of language and literacy.
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To have a positive attitude to discipline through praise and rewards aiming to develop a high degree of self discipline.
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To maximize the various talent of the staff and to fulfill their individual potential.
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To utilize staff expertise to the benefit of the children.
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To ensure that marking will at all times be constructive and helpful, a diagnostic tool for the child and the teacher.
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To ensure that all pupils have the opportunity to develop reasoned attitudes, values and beliefs and show tolerance and understanding.
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To develop an awareness of human achievement so that children can begin to have some contribution that they can make to their own future.