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23/06/23

Sorry Years 4 & 5!

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23/06/23

Our Year 3 & 4 classes yesterday & today have been learning some new skills such as tree climbing and archery. Thanks to & pic.twitter.com/3g9Vf8nB4g

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22/06/23

Congratulations for winning a Silver Award for Excellence in SEND. An incredible achievement https://t.co/ypKQa2qNXm

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21/06/23

Thank you to all of our teaching staff at Merstham Primary School pic.twitter.com/o490ssovVZ

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21/06/23

Congratulations for winning a Silver Award for Excellence in SEND. An incredible achievement https://t.co/ypKQa2qNXm

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14/06/23

We are delighted to announce that… WE WON!!! And the play area will be remaining in Surrey and not relocating to Devon 😂 pic.twitter.com/hcc9Sblloy

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14/06/23

Today Mr Oulton & Mrs Cooper headed up to London for the Education Business Awards for our EYFS outdoor play area, AND…. pic.twitter.com/heFZAv3u0y

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13/06/23

We are excited for the Education Business Awards tomorrow for our chance to win ‘Best Play Space’ for our Early Years outdoor play area. pic.twitter.com/ezQA3GezF6

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08/06/23

Our year 4 class have enjoyed their Egyptian workshop today and all looked fantastic in their costumes. pic.twitter.com/76gEWT3iCw

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05/06/23

We are pleased to announce that Merstham Primary School has been shortlisted for the New Play Space Award category in this years Education Business Awards! https://t.co/3RHDFGRXTD pic.twitter.com/jRNG8zP1Ow

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11/05/23

Stripey is in today, as tomorrow will be the last day of the collection for for ‘School Days’ campaign. Please do bring anything you are able to donate from the list to the school office. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/8cyhxTWJGJ

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05/05/23

Just posted a photo https://t.co/FzdwtoNV8G

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04/05/23

We are excited to be celebrating the King’s Coronation at school tomorrow where the children can wear red, white and blue clothing. We are also looking forward to seeing everyone’s completed stamps. https://t.co/aHFTJxxVmc

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18/04/23

Congratulations to all of those who received their school choices last night. We are looking forward to welcoming all of our new reception children in September 2023. https://t.co/DtlWrsMewB

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17/04/23

Welcome back to all our children today, and also good luck on those waiting to hear about reception primary school places today. https://t.co/WdgAHLyI9D

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30/03/23

Nursery and reception children had a great time when came to visit yesterday with their animals. https://t.co/JSwC6mcAz4

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28/03/23

The Year 6 children have arrived safely in Duxford. They have just started a documentary challenge about WW2. https://t.co/KNUtwKzLmV

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27/03/23

Our year 5 children visited Easter Experience last Friday. They all had a great time learning about the events of the Easter story & thought the actors were great. Thank you! https://t.co/aPTileSRYj

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23/03/23

Just posted a photo https://t.co/B0qof7rBhB

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16/03/23

This week the Nursery children have been out in the school woods on a Gruffalo Hunt. https://t.co/dxBQ4x6rng

School priorities

Merstham Primary School SEFDP 2021-2022

Priorities and Success Criteria

Priority

Success Criteria (by the end of 2021-2022)

The Quality of Teaching: Quality First Teaching inclusive teaching for all pupils in class

  • Teaching is evidenced as focused, engaging and well-paced
  • Differentiated learning strategies to meet the learning needs of all pupils
  • Classroom displays include key vocabulary and celebrate work
  • High quality work evident in books
  • Assessments shows all children have made strong progress in reading, writing and maths
  • Barriers to learning are clearly understood and appropriate intervention is in place for each child

School Curriculum:

A bespoke curriculum covering of the National Curriculum aligned with the school context and the local community

  • A clear curriculum intent with key themes and ‘big ideas’ included
  • Clear sequencing and progression from EYFS to Y6 evidenced in planning
  • Knowledge and skills being taught are mapped out to enable children to deepen their understanding of core curriculum content
  • Implementation through teaching and learning is a strength
  • Robust system to measure the impact of the curriculum
  • Opportunities for oracy are embedded
  • Children speak confidently about the knowledge they have acquired
  • Build on opportunities to improve levels of cultural capital. A plan is in place to deliver extra-curricular activities

Early Reading and phonics

  • Evidence-based reading curriculum that meets the school context needs
  • Children listen to and engage with high quality texts
  • Children are listened to reading at least once per week and SEN and PP children are listened to at least three times per week
  • Phonics scores are 95% (Y2) and 90% (Y1)
  • Children read for meaning and pleasure; staff model this
  • Improved expected standards, and targeted interventions to close the gap
  • There is a plan in place to develop the library into a magical reading area as well as a functional library where children go to read for pleasure and expand their reading experiences

EYFS:

Focus on Leadership, phonics, CoEL

  • Leaders are fully aware of the strengths and weaknesses of EYFS
  • Clear focus from all staff on developing CoEL
  • Leadership of the EYFS ensures that progress across the class is consistently good
  • Language and communication needs are supported as a priority with successful intervention using NELI and Word Aware
  • There is a plan in place to ensure the EYFS area is developed by the end of the academic year

Leadership and management:

A focus on impact

  • Strong senior leadership with clear vision for the school
  • Strong subject leadership ensures all subjects are taught to a high standard
  • Leaders are proactive and have a clear plan for subject development that delivers improvements on progress for all children
  • Leaders are able to demonstrate impact
  • A robust system is in place for monitoring and improving attendance

Documents

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Rationale for Teaching & Learning Curric... 24th Jan 2023 Download