Aims and Values

To provide a broad, balanced and appropriate curriculum
To encourage positive, personal, spiritual, social and cultural attitudes
To guide each pupil towards achievement of their potential in all areas
To provide activities promoting a healthy and active lifestyle, improving skills competence, independence and confidence
To provide opportunities for pupils to experience, integrate and achieve in communities beyond that of Westcroft
To encourage professional development and expertise of all staff in order to ensure high quality teaching and learning

To provide a positive, safe and stimulating learning environment for all our pupils.
To provide appropriate, meaningful and enjoyable learning experiences, that suitably challenge individual pupils and give opportunity to experience success.
To involve pupils in their learning process, sharing learning goals and resultant outcomes.
To enable pupils to acquire skills, knowledge and understanding from a broad spectrum of National Curriculum and extension activities.
To encourage and develop the use of thinking skills.
To acknowledge and reward achievement, attainment and good behaviour.
To inform and involve parents in their children’s learning.
To teach, promote and encourage good and effective citizenship.
To encourage pupils to express preferences and communicate need.
To increase pupils’ awareness and understanding of their environment and the world.
To give pupils the skills to interact with a wide range of people and function as independent citizens.