“We are a learning community promoting the Gospel values of mutual trust, care and respect”
AIM 1
To be committed to honesty and responsibility in all relationships.
• The school has a very good relationship with parents/carers –effective and variety of ways of communicating
• Governors, Management staff treat each other with mutual respect and look to support one another in all aspects of school life
• Home/School agreement – Staff, parents, children all agree to fulfil their responsibilities. Clear expectations of behaviour of allOzzie’s way
• All members of school community have responsibilities.
• Atmosphere created for honesty through teaching, praise, highlighting examples of honest behaviour throughout school
• Code of conduct – respect for all – Ozzie’s Way, Ozzie’s Champions, Top Table award.
• Good communication with school/parents/children – spirit of openness, parent interviews, interims, prompt liaison when needed, EYFS blog and newsletter. Staged approach from Key Stage leads. X (formerly Twitter), Seesaw, Parent texts/emails,
• Children given responsibilities throughout school, pupil voice, school/Eco councils, prefects, Well-being Warriors, class monitors, Reading Champions, Sports Council, self-assessment –responsibility for own learning
• Children encouraged to be honest about thoughts and feelings via questionnaires, EYFS – happy/sad tree
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• Performance Management – developmental/supportive process leading to continued professional and personal developmentcoaching ethos, including Teaching Assistants
• Children and staff are all ambassadors promoting St Oswald’s value and ethos wherever we are
• Pupils understanding of Sacrament of Reconciliation and importance of reconciling in everyday life – Key Stage 2 end of day prayer – Act of Contrition
• Strong links with PTFA – enhancing subjects, school environment, etc
• Remembrance Book – links with the parish – open throughout the year
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“We are a learning community promoting the Gospel values of mutual trust, care and respect”
AIM 2
To provide a rich, stimulating and exciting text based curriculum which challenges every pupil to achieve
• Learning outside of the classroom – Use of school environment, fields, small Early Years outdoor area, faith garden, trim trail, wild flower area, outside kitchen garden.
• Use of the local environment – Library, Jubilee Park, Skitters wood, St Oswald’s and St Thomas’ Church, local businesses, recycling points, local banks, The Brick Stadium, Ashton Leisure Centre, local high schools St Edmund Arrowsmith, Robin Park Arena, Leigh Sports Village
• Educational Visits – Chester, Liverpool, Legoland Manchester, Theatre, Transport Museum, Bridgewater Hall, Southport, Knowsley Safari Park, Blue Planet Aquarium, Robinwood Venture Holiday, Blackpool Zoo and City centre, Christ the King and Anglican Cathedral, Ashton Library, Gullivers Splashzone, Gullivers World, Liverpool Museums, Crocky Trail, Crucial Crew, Turnpike Art Gallery, Lowry art gallery
• Visitors to school – Bishop Tom, Deacon Paul, Ann Angel, Wigan Fire Brigade, Parents sharing expertise, Governors, Theatre companies, Ashton Festival visitors, Acorn Farm, Chinese musicians, Wider Opportunities Music, Curious critters, poets and authors, Wigan Athletic, Wigan Warriors, Imelda Shirley music, Pop project, Rock Kidz, Dog’s Trust, Deacon Justin Malewezi, Bikeability, Alex Winstanley – Happy Smiles, Grandad Wheels, Music teachers, Pirate Dan, Madame Mazou, CAFOD representatives – Angela Corcoran,
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• Extra-Curricular Activities –Gymnastics/dance club – Wigan Warriors, Performing Arts, Choir, Volleyball, Football – Mr Little, , Rainbows, Multi Sports – Wigan Warriors/Athletic, Karate, Judo, Gardening Gang, Year 6 Booster classes, Archery
• Pupil Involvement – School council, Reading Champions, Eco council, Celebration of the Word monitors, planning and delivery of Celebration of the Word, Well-being Warriors, Faith in Action Team, Live Simply – Faith in Action Team, Sports Council, book monitors
• Events – Sports day, enterprise week ready for the real world –Summer Fair, concert performances, assemblies, whole school assemblies, St Peter & Paul events – school celebrations, World Book Day, National Poetry Day, Ashton Festival events, Y6 transition events, charity events, Bingo Singalong, Ozzies Got Talent, other Faith events, Choir activities, Cafod activities – Big Lent Walk, Wopps Guitar, pupil performances for parents and wider community, PTA evens throughout the year, Summer and Christmas Fairs, World Mental Health day, Zoom Authors, ESafety, EYFS newstarter days and visits,
• High expectations of all pupils – in R.E, core and non-core subjects for an inclusive approach to all groupings eg SEND, MA, gender, disadvantaged pupils. Additional support/interventions to ensure individuals of all abilities achieve potential. Using children’s interests, working with outside agencies Speech & Language, Ed Psych – behaviour support, counsellors, EYFS interventions, whole school sparkletime, Dana – Play Therapist
• Classroom Environment – Purposeful interactive displays, programme of refurbishments, well resourced – all areas of curriculum, reading areas, library, Intervention rooms, medical/nurture room
• Children are clear about their learning – and how they can achieve in long and short term:- progress meeting, learning journey files, assessment strategies, throughout the curriculum all pupils application of skills – specific focus on basic skills. Seesaw. Topic pages, medium term plans and knowledge organisers in all children’s books.
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• Pupils without home ICT access – provision for use of school equipment. A variety of ICT equipment available for children to use. Printed homework and Monster Phonics books.
• Information for Parents – Whole school long term plans on school website, Information for each class in R.E, topic and all separate subject areas on website so that parents can further support pupils to achieve their potential, homework timetable, reading records on seesaw, parent interviews, assembly visits to class, drop in sessions Autumn term, Parent workshops and meetings – New to Y6, Newstarter and RE (To Know You More Clearly) meetings, Phonics workshops – EYFS and Key Stage 1. Wednesday Word, X (Formerly Twitter),
• The use of pupil premium funding – to ensure that all disadvantaged pupils have access to curriculum experiences on par with non-disadvantaged pupils for example musical opportunities, venture holidays, educational visits, sports and swimming, snacks,
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“We are a learning community promoting the Gospel values of mutual trust, care and respect”
AIM 3
To create a family ethos with a caring and welcoming atmosphere that gives us all a sense of belonging.
• To recognise that God is our Father and as a school family we follow and live within those values.
• Ozzie’s Way – Children and adults follow
• How people are welcomed into school whether it’s an adult, child or visitor to the school.
• Children feel safe, secure, cared for and loved by all adults in the school.
• Create a family atmosphere and act as appropriate role models.
• To create a supportive atmosphere that provides a constant caring environment that values everyone in it.
• Staff trained in being an emotionally friendly school – Bronze level acheived
• Rainbows for grieving, separated families children.
• Support for children focusing on anxiety, anger, attachements
• Faith in Action Assembly/Awards ceremony
• Information given out on news letters about families.
• Celebration of outside achievements.
• Past pupils sharing achievements
• Mass at Church
• Leavers’ Worship
• Stay and Play - EYFS
• Workshops – Reading/ Phonics/RE/Puberty.
• Assemblies – visit back to class.
• Parents evening.
• Parent consultation sheets – Parent and Pupil voice 3 times a
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• Ozzie’s Champion and Top Table Awards
• School council.
• Eco council.
• Faith in Action Team
• Sports Council
• Celebration of the sacraments in the school and at church
• End of year awards assembly.
• Easter and Christmas assembly for pupils and staff
• Christmas bingo.
• Prefects/ Rangers.
• Home school agreement.
• Daily Celebration of the Word.
• Extra curricular activities.
• Governors.
• Good Shepherd
• CAFOD – Big Lent Walk.
• Ozzie’s Got Talent
• Sports day.
• Raising money for Charities
• Professional friends for staff.
• Buddy system for new and vulnerable pupils
• Photographic displays.
• Website and X (Formerly twitter), You Tube, Flickr
• PTFA
• New/prospective parents shown around school with their child
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LOVE EACH OTHER
“We are a learning community promoting the Gospel values of mutual trust, care and respect”
AIM 4
To provide a calm, safe environment for every person to grow, learn and feel valued.
• A secure building : secure, limited entry, fencing, signing in visitors, Lockdown Procedure.
• Every class develops their own class rules, which the pupils have ownership of.
• Whole school expectation of following the Ozzie’s Way
• Clear boundaries are consistently enforced by staff so that all pupils have clear expectations.
• Responsibilities for pupils e.g – Well-being Warriors, prefects, monitors, school council, Sports Council, Celebration of the Word leaders, Faith in Action, Eco-Council,
• Professional relationships between staff, pupils and parents, where all feel valued.
• Strong leadership and teaching and learning in the classroom, where staff and pupils feel valued.
• Systems and structures are well led, monitored, evaluated and are consistent throughout the school.
• Pupils are knowledgeable about the avenues that are open to them, during difficult times – e.g – Rainbows, R.E, Celebration of the Word, RHSE and curriculum, variety of groups as part of our emotionally well being schools award
• Spiritual and emotional growth of students through teaching and learning of To Know You More Clearly (EYFS/KS1) Come and See (KS2).
• Outstanding pupil behaviour and personal development
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• Pupils are well supervised throughout the whole school day.
• Pupils make independent decisions and choices throughout the school day.
• High demands placed on pupils in Foundation stage in the terms of independence and showing care and respect for others.
• Ozzie’s Champion awards.
• Top Table awards
• Dojo Winners
• Weekly Hits, Hymns and Celebration Assembly
• A celebration of other faiths.
• Sing-along-bingo.
• Expert staff trained in special needs and links with a wide range of outside agencies.
• Calm Spaces inside and outside classrooms – including nurture room
• Wednesday Word – Living out the Word of God
• Use of the No Outsiders scheme
• Senior Mental Health Leader
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“We are a learning community promoting the Gospel values of mutual trust, care and respect”
AIM 5
To provide each individual with the life skills necessary to become a responsible citizen and committed member of the church.
Responsible Citizens.
• RHSE taught across the curriculum.
• Class rules – school rules, Ozzie’s Way
• School council, Sports Council and ECO council.
• Well- Being Warriors, prefects
• Year 6 Faith in Action
• Ozzie’s Champion awards.
• Top Table awards
• Headteacher awards
• End of year awards at celebration assembly
• Sing- along- bingo.
• Charity events eg Children in need. Good Shepherd Big Lent Walk,
• Enterprise week – making money for others – Summer Fair
• Child led competitions raising money for charity.
• Other faith weeks.
• Robinwood.
• Class Dojo’s
• Consequence Classroom
• Showing mutual trust and respect to others, pupils and staff.
• A Journey in Love (Relationship and Sex Education ).
• Wrap around care.
• Careers day
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• Try hard bear – EYFS
• CPOMS
• Visits from outside agencies.
• Well-Being Warriors.
• Swimming lessons.
• Stay and Play - EYFS.
• Children showing visitors around the school.
• Pupils respecting and representing school on trips.
• Pupils attending Parent Interviews ( Y1 – Y6 ).
• Behaviour support.
• No Outsiders
• Home school agreement.
• Homework on Seesaw
Committed members of the Church.
• Sacramental preparation – school supports the church team
• Daily prayers.
• Celebration of the Word.
• Children being supported to lead Celebration of the Word
• Class assemblies.
• Wednesday Word.
• Visits to Church throughout the year including UKS2 to Ash Wednesday Mass
• Strong links with the clergy (Deacon Paul ).
• Faith in Action Group
• Links with CAFOD and Deacon Justin Malewezi - Malawi.
• To Know You More Clearly and Come and See Curriculum.
• RSHE Curriculum
• Journey in Love
• Teachers undertaking CCRS course.
• Focus tables/ displays.
• Singing – learning new hymns.
• Encouragement to attend Mass.
• Following the liturgical calendar.
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• Altar servers
• Leavers’ Worship.
• Remembrance Garden
• Offertory procession.
• Good Shepherd.
• Rainbows support.
• Reflection – respect for silence, stillness and thoughtfulness.
• Guided Meditation
• Variety of groups to support the children’s emotional, health and well-being
• Prayer garden
• Jubilee Year – Pilgrims of Hope
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LOVE EACH OTHER
“We are a learning community promoting the Gospel values of mutual trust, care and respect”
AIM 6
To provide opportunities to form links with local, national and international communities, developing our understanding of the world beyond our school.
Local
• Sing- along- bingo.
• Sports clubs.
• Ashton library.
• Enterprise – Christmas and Summer Fairs.
• Harvest festival. (Local food bank)
• Wigan council.
• Walk to school.
• Network schools.
• Parish links.
• Friends of Ashton.
• Police/ Fire brigade.
• Sacramental preparation.
• Carol singing.
• Wigan music service.
• Remembrance Garden
National.
• Mary’s Meals.
• Good Shepherd.
• Royal British Legion ( school unit ).
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• Children in need ( other faiths ).
• McMillan Cancer.
• Eco schools/ healthy schools.
International.
• Deacon Justin Malewezi - Malawi
• Tree planting/ littering.
• We promote a love of the place where we live, and develop trust, care and respect for our neighbours and communities locally and nationally and globally. We do this through our planned and hidden curriculum. It is the responsibility of us all to recognise the importance if the needs of those beyond our school community. We do this through :-
