Salehurst Church of England Primary School

About the School

The building, in the village of Robertsbridge next to Salehurst, was opened in 1988 and is light, spacious and welcoming. It includes seven classrooms, library, hall, ICT suite, activity areas and entrance area. The extensive grounds include a sports field, pond, play area and willow shelter. We have close links with our parish church, St. Mary’s, Salehurst, where we hold various school services throughout the year.

Attitudes & Values

At Salehurst School we nurture positive attitudes such as self-confidence, self-discipline, caring for others, generosity and friendliness.
We promote these attitudes by:

Celebrating pupils’ achievements and praising them regularly
Nurturing a ‘love of learning’
Setting a good example of behaviour
Giving pupils appropriate responsibility
Giving clear rules which are understood and positively reinforced
Providing a tidy, well organised environment
Taking pride in our school
Encouraging a team spirit and caring for one another

Aims

We aim to provide a rich, challenging curriculum with an emphasis on ‘Excellence and Enjoyment’ that enables all children to reach their full potential. We aim to develop self-reliant, responsible young people with a healthy respect for others and for their environment. In addition to academic achievement, we aim to engender honesty, fair play and good citizenship. As a village school we aim to foster the children's involvement in the life of the community. We encourage parents to feel involved in the life of the school so that we may work together to prepare the children to become confident, worthwhile members of society.

As a church school, we aim to develop children’s knowledge and understanding of the Christian faith and foster a love of and respect for God and His creation. We believe that all that happens in our school, the pastoral care, education and community life, has the potential to speak of God’s loving care for each and every one of us. There is an act of worship, which includes prayers and a hymn or spiritual song, each day for all the children. Children learn about other religions in R.E. lessons and we believe that all religious faiths and cultures can work together in a spirit of mutual understanding and respect.

Organisation

There are currently seven classes at the school, which are organised into separate year groups:

Reception	Foundation Stage	Age 4-5
Class 1	Year 1	Age 5-6
Class 2	Year 2	Age 6-7
Class 3	Year 3	Age 7-8
Class 4	Year 4	Age 8-9
Class 5	Year 5	Age 9-10
Class 6	Year 6	Age 10-11

For the majority of time during the week, children will stay with their class teacher. However, we do have a part-time teacher (3 days a week) who provides cover and teaches music to each class in the school.

Session Times

THE SCHOOL DAY
8.50am	School gates open
9.00am-10.35am	Session 1 (including Registration and Assembly)
10.35am-10.50am	Break
10.50am-12.20pm	Session 2
12.20pm- 1.15pm	Lunch (12.00 for KS1)
1.15pm- 2.15pm	Session 3 (including Registration)
2.15pm- 2.30pm	Break
2.30pm- 3.30pm	Session 4
3.30pm	End of school day.

We strongly recommend that pupils walk to school whenever possible. This gives the opportunity for physical exercise and alleviates traffic congestion around the school.
Details of our Walking Bus are available from the school office.

Inclusion

At Salehurst School, all pupils are valued equally as we believe each child is entitled to experience success by having their needs met and supported. This includes gifted and talented children as well as those with special needs. Different levels of support are given to different pupils and there are regular reviews led by our Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO). The school’s Special Needs Policy is available on request from the school office.

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