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After discussion and the completion of a questionnaire relating to values and shared beliefs, the following summarises Heathcote Staff responses.

At Heathcote Primary School we value:

The well being of all children

• Opportunities for all children to succeed
• A diverse range of teaching approaches
• Respect for ourselves and others
• Team work in planning, learning and teaching
• Individual difference
• School community/school partnership
• Life long learning
• A happy and safe learning environment

At Heathcote Primary School we share the following beliefs:

• Every child is every teacher's responsibility
• Every child has their own talents
• Every child has the right to learn
• Every child is an individual with their own learning style
• Every child can take control of and accept responsibility for their own learning
• Every child can achieve their personal best
• Multi-age groupings enhance learning
• Team teaching and planning optimizes outcomes for children

At Heathcote Primary School our curriculum reflects our shared values and beliefs by:

Delivering an Integrated Curriculum that caters for individual talents and interests and ensures success

• Ensuring that children have many teachers throughout the week
• Team planning of Units of Study that cater for different learning styles
• Providing opportunities for table group work that fosters teamwork and higher order thinking skills
• Diverse open-ended questions encourage the use of different thinking strategies