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Sessay Primary School

Working with the community


Sessay School is a rural school with a stimulating, educational environment provided for the children. Their aim is to encourage each child to achieve his or her full potential in a warm and caring atmosphere. Sessay School prides itself on its close links between the staff and the parents. Many parents' help in the school on a regular basis. Head teacher Jo Mackle spoke to us about the approach the school takes to dynamic learning:

"We are a small school and all know each other. The whole community, teachers, support staff as well as children, are recognised as individuals. We don't have a School Council as every child's voice counts. Children belong to various groups in the school such as the eco-group or play leaders, but it isn't the same children who have these leadership positions. We all work in different ways and celebrate and respect our differences - ideas count."

The teachers agree with the approach Jo leads on with within the school. Katie Marsden, one of the schools newly qualified teachers, explained their approach to curriculum implementation:

"The curriculum needs to be structured to provide relevant and interesting ways to learn that link subjects within topics. That's what I remember from school and that's what I think our children will remember. I think we need to create an environment that stimulates learning and makes children happy to come to school. We need to give them the freedom to learn and take learning into their own hands."

Before we left we asked Jo to tell us her ideas on what the new Primary Curriculum should look like?

"The Primary Review should put children at the centre and give schools the freedom to provide the right educational experiences for their communities. We should have high standards in all subjects not just English, maths and science."

Don't forget to have your say on what the new primary curriculum should look like by completing our questionnaire online.



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