Welcome to Harton Primary School!

 

Harton Primary School sits at the heart of the community providing a focus for community cohesion and life long learning. The school will start working with families from the earliest possible point to support early development of children and parent support, which is built on through the early years and foundations stage. Conscious that the school is geographically close to the Children's Centres at both Sea View and Ridgeway primary schools we would look to develop links with the range of services provided both on those sites and as outreach. The further development of a community focus is particularly significant in an area where some of
the most deprived families in South Tyneside live. The school is part of the East Shields Extended Schools Partnership and looks to play a full role in provision of the core offer within this cluster and specifically to look at how links to other agencies can support the specific needs of our community.

As our contribution to the regeneration of the community the greatest impact we can make is through the breadth and quality of learning experiences we provide for young people. Harton Primary will be a learning community which provides the care, guidance and support to enable all pupils to access appropriately personalised learning. Our approach will be inclusive providing
the best match of opportunities and support for the needs of pupils, families and staff. The primary curriculum is currently under review but we recognise that the curriculum will continually change to reflect new approaches and demands. We will provide a flexible
curriculum in a variety of approaches that enables all pupils to learn in effectively. Our work will be supported by a clear understanding of how pupils are learning which is understood and acted on by pupils, parents and staff.

Within this programme the school must match our aspirations for inclusion, flexibility and a focus on learning and the wider community. The school will be a learning site with the opportunities for the school and the community both within the school day and well beyond it. The development of a new school in one building provides the opportunity to build in more effective transition
across the whole school, which is not dependent on end of year moves. Partnership is central to how we will work with links to local community groups and service providers ensuring the vision of the school as a community hub. Learning will be the collective
responsibility of the school community, including pupils, staff, parents and governors but will notbe separated from the role of learning in the wider community.