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| Every Child Matters |
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| EVERY CHILD MATTERS - what is it? (updated on 07/02/2010 12:05:45) |
Every Child Matters is a government initiative that encourages schools and other organisations to think about how they meet every child's needs across five strands:
- enjoying and achieving
- staying safe
- keeping healthy
- making a positive contribution
- achieving economic well-being.
It is our intention at Foulds to provide a positive learning environment and exciting learning opportunities that help to develop children to their full potential across all five strands of the Every Child Matters initiative.
Below is a brief summary of some of the ways we go about achieving this aim. |
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| HELPING CHILDREN TO ENJOY AND ACHIEVE (updated on 07/02/2010 12:05:31) |
A fun, interesting curriculum
enabling every child to understand the next steps in their learning
Providing information for parents about how to help their child at home
sharing learning strategies with parents
Off-site visits - Mountfitchet Castle, RAF museum, Discover, Fungus the Bogeyman, the Pantomime, Bethnal Green Toy Musuem etc.
Workshops in school e.g. Florence Nightingale, Indian Music, Samba drumming, Salsa dancing
Writing/Drama workshops in association with QE Girls
Gardening club visit the London Guildhall to collect trophy and prize
Visit from authors e.g. Johnny Zucker
Consultations with parents and teachers
Infant Christmas Concerts
Junior Christmas Workshops
Themed days, e.g. RE day, Music and Dance day
Deciding 'what makes a good learner'
winning awards for sports and gardening
taking part in inter-school challenges
arranging for children to attend Accelerated Learning Centres on Saturday mornings
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| HELPING CHILDREN TO STAY SAFE (updated on 07/02/2010 12:05:18) |
Encouraging everyone to Walk once a Week - reducing traffic
Carrying out actions on the School Travel Plan
Reflective badges for children in Reception
Road Safety leaflets for all pupils
Friendship week
visits from our community police officers
visits from our local fire officer
visits from the London Transport officer
encouraging take up of Early Birds breakfast club
completing the school website safety challenge
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| HELPING CHILDREN TO ACHIEVE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING (updated on 03/05/2009 15:57:26) |
High academic attainment
Christmas Fair
Summer BBQs and Promises Auctions
growing plants and vegetables
raising money through the Leavers' fetes
encouraging participation in both Foulds and Barnet Library homework clubs
Lots of fund raising opportunties such as cake sales
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| HELPING CHILDREN TO BE HEALTHY (updated on 03/05/2009 15:56:47) |
Healthy eating workshops
Healthy British Farming fortnight Harvest theme
Swimming lessons at QE Boys' pool and QE Girls' pool
School dinner taster sessions for parents of children in Reception
Cricket coaching sessions with Ranjit
Rock Challenge auditions and rehearsals
Lots of active clubs
Annual walk to school week
Encouraging everyone to Walk Once a Week
Healthy School status
growing food for the canteen
taking part in sporting fixtures
inviting parents into school to learn about healthy eating
sports days
encouraging the drinking of lots of water through the day |
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| HELPING CHILDREN TO MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION (updated on 03/05/2009 15:54:26) |
House captain and Sports captain elections
School Council elections
Goodbye celebrations for staff who leave
Harvest gifts delivered to the local community
Charity fundraising - e.g. Jeans for Genes non-uniform day
Taking part in Barnet Recycling Challenge
Hosting events such as the Barnet Infant Music Festival
Friendship Week
Singing in the Spires and at Ravenscroft
sharing celebrations
taking part in an Ofsted survey
reading champions
debating
supporting charities
giving feedback via the website for our annual survey |
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