In all areas of school life, we seek to provide the highest quality of education in the best possible environment by making the most efficient use of all the resources available to us.

The staff and the governors of Marchwood Junior School would like to make the following statements which outline the fundamental principles and beliefs upon which the work of the school is based.

We believe that children learn best:

• in a safe, secure, stimulating, well-resourced and positive environment in which they can feel happy, at ease and confident;

• when there is recognition of their efforts and when they are able to feel a sense of achievement which is reinforced by praise and reward and a celebration of success;

• when the tasks that are set for them are seen to be meaningful, relevant, interesting and stimulating; tasks which are carefully matched to ability and which provide opportunities for further independent learning;

• within a carefully planned, structured and evaluated framework which is clearly understood and in which they have a sense of ownership and involvement; a framework within which there is a recognition of and provision for a continuum of need, an effective support structure and direct teaching of essential skills.

Our aim is to provide this kind of learning environment for every child that attends our school. We believe that we, the staff, governors, parents and all other adults associated with Marchwood Junior School, as adults, hold a responsible central position which is to enable children, through both our teaching and by example, to achieve their full potential, academically, socially and emotionally, and to work towards greater personal independence.

We believe that we must work together as a team to provide the framework for achievement and that we, as adults, have a responsibility to support and encourage, to provide a stimulating, innovative and caring environment which promotes sound social and moral behaviour and attitudes.

In our efforts to realise this, we must endeavour to work in partnership with parents, outside agencies and the wider community.

Our aim is to draw upon the expertise and enthusiasm of all of the adults associated with our school to work together in a partnership sharing common aspirations and ideals.

We believe that the school has a duty to provide a safe, caring and stable environment for all the children and adults who work within it whilst providing the very best opportunities for learning, development and achievement by making the most efficient use of all available resources.

We believe that the school should recognise its importance as an integral part of the community which it serves and should strive to enable each child to achieve his or her full potential in every way whilst fostering a sense of responsibility, awareness and respect for the environment and for all others within the community.

We believe that the school should ensure that each child will be aware of and understand the existence of racial and cultural differences and achieve an understanding of the world in which they live along with a recognition of the interdependence of individuals, groups and nations and an understanding of the basis of democracy.

Our aim is to furnish each child with the concepts, skills, self-awareness and self-discipline to enable them to become valued members of society in a rapidly changing world.

Our Vision
is of a safe, caring, happy and healthy school which inspires and challenges all children to achieve educational and personal fulfilment so that they may contribute to the local and the global community in a positive and responsible way to ensure a sustainable future.