At Cherry Dale Primary School we have a vision which places children at its centre.
By providing a broad curriculum and quality teaching within a rich learning environment we aim to take the lead in promoting excellence in education and standards of achievement in order to prepare our children as positive participants in the wider world.

AIMS

We aim to promote high achievement and learning for life by working with children to:

• Develop enquiring minds and a spirit of curiosity.
• Be flexible and adaptable to the modern world.
• Have high self esteem – respecting themselves, others and the environment Be able to work independently and collaboratively.
• Achieve high standards in all areas of the curriculum.
• Seek to extend themselves socially, morally, spiritually and culturally.

MISSION STATEMENT

We believe that each child will succeed through experiencing quality in:

• A broad and challenging curriculum which is flexible in responding to the individual needs of the child.
• Equality of opportunity regardless of gender, race, disability or social class.
• A stimulating learning environment.
• A rich, varied and up to date range of learning resources.
• Innovative teaching and an investigative approach to learning.
• An ethos of support, challenge and encouragement to succeed by building on previous knowledge.
• An enriching programme of extra curricular activities and visits.
• Learning partnerships between school, home and the community.

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

• Striving for continuous improvement in all we do.
• Working collaboratively towards common goals.
• Becoming an Investor in People.