The Children would like to thank all our generous sponsors who have helped with The Playground Appeal..........................................................................At last the new playground is in use. It is proving very popular........................................The Children would like to thank all our generous sponsors who have helped with The Playground Appeal..........................................................................At last the new playground is in use. It is proving very popular.........................................................................The Children would like to thank all our generous sponsors who have helped with The Playground Appeal..........................................................................At last the new playground is in use. It is proving very popular........................................The Children would like to thank all our generous sponsors who have helped with The Playground Appeal..........................................................................At last the new playground is in use. It is proving very popular.........................................................................

About our School

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Welcome

Fourlanesend is a Community Primary School and is a friendly school with a committed and caring staff. We strive to ensure that all our children have a happy, broad education that encourages them to do their best. Our school leavers have a reputation for being well rounded individuals who are well equipped to move onto the next phase of their education.

We are committed to

The children and their learning, their welfare, their happiness and their entitlement to a broad range of activities and experiences.
Working closely with parents and carers as we believe that the success of all our children depends to a large extent on the partnership between home and school.
Developing the school?s relationship with our local community.
Improving the school through curriculum and staff development.

A brief History

The school was opened on 1^st May 1912 by Lady Ernestine Edgcumbe and, being on top of a hill where four lanes met, was known as Fourlanesend Council School. The building was considered modern with six large classrooms and windows children could actually see out of! In 1914 the school was commandeered as a Military Hospital until 1919.

There have been many improvements and changes since those days. The latest improvements saw new purpose built Key Stage 1 toilets, two resource rooms and a staff room. New windows, better lighting, a refurbished library, extensive curriculum resources along with interactive whiteboards in all classes, have brought the school right up to date.

Visitors to the school enter through the main door and report to reception where they are required to sign our visitors? book. We have an airlock security door system in this area, enabling monitoring of all who enter. The building is protected by an alarm system which is monitored by a security guard service.

The Ethos of the School

The school encourages each child to realise their full potential by the provision of a caring, ordered and happy environment; an environment conducive to spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development regardless of age, gender, race, creed or exceptional needs.

The school believes that it has a duty to foster qualities of character such as conscientiousness, independence, self-confidence, honesty and consideration for others.

We endeavour to keep fair, consistent discipline with positive reinforcement through praise and encouragement.

The Aims of the School

At Fourlanesend we aim to:

We achieve this by:

Provide, through professional leadership and a shared purpose, a learning society with a structured educational framework through which every child can develop intellectually, physically, emotionally and socially.

Creating a strong school ethos shared by the whole school community.

Placing the child at the centre of all we do.

Planning the curriculum together to ensure continuity and progression of learning.

Provide a happy and caring atmosphere, creating a stimulating, imaginative environment, where each child can develop knowledge, concepts, attitudes and skills both in school life and to equip them to face an exciting future in an ever changing world.

Requiring high standards and making those expectations clear to the children.

Encouraging positive attitudes to learning

Valuing children who learn in different ways.

Creating an aesthetically working environment with good resources that are accessible to all.

Celebrating achievement through rewards, displays and certificate assemblies.

Enabling the children to enjoy extra curricular activities.

Place great emphasis on developing self respect, self-discipline, making decisions, consideration for others, politeness and conscientiousness in all our children.

Treating each other politely.

Considering the feelings of others.

Agreeing class and school codes of behaviour.

Encouraging children to work cooperatively.

Encouraging children to express their views.

Enabling children to lead for example through ?Healthy Schools? and Wake ?n? shake?.

Arranging educational visits and residential trips.

We hope you find this information helpful. It can only provide a snapshot of

our school and we hope that you will come and visit us to find out more.