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School Aims and Objectives

GENERAL AIMS AND OBJECTIVES.

 

We believe that children will succeed through experiencing quality in:

  • a broad, balanced and challenging curriculum, sensitive to the needs of the individual
  • a secure, respectful, caring and stimulating learning environment
  • an enriching programme of extra-curricular activities and visits
  • a rich, varied and up to date range of learning resources
  • innovative teaching and an investigative approach to learning
  • an ethos of support, encouragement and challenge to succeed
  • learning partnerships between school, home and the wider community.

We demonstrate our commitment to working as a learning community by:

  • respecting the individual but working collaboratively towards common goals with shared learning outcomes
  • constantly monitoring and evaluating our progress – endeavouring to become a self-evaluating school
  • striving for continuous improvement in all that we do.

Our broad aims are:

  • to arouse children’s curiosity and foster a desire to learn about the world in which they live
  • for children to acquire knowledge, skills and practical abilities and the will to use them
  • to develop qualities of mind, body, spirit, feeling and imagination
  • to appreciate human achievements in art, music, science, technology, literature and sport
  • to help children understand the society and environment in which they live
  • to help children acquire and develop moral and religious values, and a respect for the beliefs and values held by others
  • to prepare for their adult lives at home, at work, at leisure and at large as consumers and citizens
  • to develop a sense of self respect, to develop the capacity to live as independent, self-motivated adults and the ability to function as contributing members of co-operative groups - each child will move forward in all these ways according to age and ability
  • to provide a framework whereby parents are kept informed about the progress of their children through:
  1. regular meetings where individual teachers meet individual/groups of parents
  2. a system of formal written reports from teachers to parents
  3. a knowledge among parents that teachers are accessible through the principal
  • to continue the good working relationships between all Staff, the Board of Governors, Education Authority, DENI, our neighbouring schools and with the community at large.

Specific objectives for our children are:

  • to read fluently and accurately, with understanding, feeling and discrimination
  • to develop a legible style of handwriting and satisfactory standards of spelling, syntax, punctuation and usage
  • to communicate clearly and confidently in speech and writing, in ways appropriate for various occasions and purposes
  • to listen attentively and with understanding
  • to learn how to acquire information from various sources and to record information and findings in various ways
  • to apply computational skills with speed and accuracy
  • to understand the applications of mathematical ideas in various situations in the home, classroom, school and the local area
  • to observe living and inanimate things, and to recognise characteristics such as pattern and order
  • to master basic scientific and technological ideas
  • to investigate solutions and interpret evidence, to analyse and to solve problems
  • to develop awareness of self and sensitivity to others, acquire a set of moral values and the confidence to make and to hold moral judgements, and to develop habits of self-discipline and acceptable behaviour
  • to be aware of the geographical, historical and social aspects of the local environment and the national heritage, and to be aware of other times and places
  • to acquire sufficient control of self or tools, equipment and instruments to be able to use music, drama and several forms of arts and crafts as means of expression
  • to develop agility and physical co-ordination, confidence in and through physical activity, and the ability to express feeling through movement
  • to foster an interest and gain confidence in using Information and Communication Technology
  • to include any other subjects which may form part of a future curriculum