Bonneville Primary School Prospectus

Bonneville

Primary School

High achievement, an understanding of the world and a love of learning.

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Welcome to

Bonneville

Primary School

Bonneville is a two form entry primary school situated in Clapham, South London. The school reflects the community it is part of, with children coming from a wide range of backgrounds. This diversity is celebrated as a real strength of the school.

I feel very privileged to be the Headteacher of Bonneville Primary School and I am very proud of all that is achieved in our school community.

Together we promote high achievement, an understanding of the world and above all, a love of learning.

The school is organised into 8 year groups, Nursery – Year 6 with two classes in each year group.

Teachers and support staff are committed to delivering a creative and exciting curriculum which inspires children to learn. We place a high emphasis on developing children’s personal and social skills so that they are: Enthusiastic about learning Confident and proud Respectful of others

Bonneville is a friendly, happy and stimulating place to learn. We have a strong sense of community and we ensure that our children feel safe and nurtured.

Above all we want our children to have a variety of experiences during our time with us, to be willing to try new things without fear of failure and to become independent, confident and open minded young people.

I look forward to meeting you and hope your child will be happy in our school.

Ms Julie Hillman Headteacher

Enjoying Learning At Bonneville we believe in children’s entitlement to a broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum.

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e have a strong focus on literacy and numeracy as a basis for all learning. The curriculum is tailored to the children’s interests and reflects the multi cultural nature of our community. We promote an enjoyment of learning with as many first hand learning experiences as possible. Our curriculum is linked to enable children to deepen understanding and apply skills across areas of learning.

Educational visits, workshops, visitors and theatre groups extend opportunities for learning and enhance the curriculum. Getting a clear picture of how each child learns best is important. Well established procedures are in place to identify and meet children’s individual needs. Each child’s progress is carefully monitored so that appropriate action can be taken to help any child who might be struggling with a particular area of learning, to provide the more able with appropriate challenge and to help every child fulfil their potential.

“ Pupils find learning absorbing and fun.

In addition they are developing good learning habits and behaviour.� OFSTED

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Beyond the Curriculum Bonneville has a strong commitment to helping children adopt healthy lifestyles and we aim to make health, in its broadest sense, an integral part of school life.

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e have achieved Advanced Healthy Schools Status and Activemark Awards.

We encourage children to make healthy choices about their lifestyles. We are committed to ensuring that children are safe from bullying and discrimination and show respect within their communities. All children receive age appropriate personal and social development support, including high quality Sex and Relationships Education and Drugs Education. We also help children understand the importance of supporting their own community and the wider environment.

We offer an active and thriving range of clubs and after-school activities. A varied range of extra-curricular activities organised by enthusiastic staff provide additional opportunities to extend children’s experiences.

Large numbers of children are involved in sport, music and creative activities. We compete regularly in school sports partnerships.

We are a school that loves music. Children perform regularly in music events locally, and at venues such as The Royal Festival Hall. There is a range of opportunities for children to develop their musical strengths and talents – we offer instrumental lessons as well as the opportunity to belong to the school choir.

“ A strength of the curriculum is the wealth of extracurricular activities such as dance, choir, drumming and football.” OFSTED

“ The sharper focus on learning, in combination with the expectation of success and warm relationships, is fostering pupils’ confidence.” OFSTED

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Our School Community Bonneville is a strong community of children, staff, parents, governors and friends.

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e believe that partnership with parents is vitally important. The school provides opportunities to discuss each child’s progress and needs through regular consultations. Additionally, we provide an increasing range of opportunities for parents and carers to learn alongside their children through family learning projects.

As well as our enthusiastic and very dedicated teaching and support staff we have a large group of volunteers who visit the school regularly to provide additional support to children. We also have a very active and hard working parent association (FAB).

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Bonneville

Primary School Bonneville Gardens, Clapham, London SW4 9LB Tel: 020 8673 1183 Fax: 020 8673 8522 Headteacher: Ms. Julie Hillman Chair of Governors: Mr. Neil Salt

High achievement, an understanding of the world and a love of learning.