The Cavendish School, Eastbourne

Primary

Believing in Excellence

Starting school is an exciting time in a child’s life. At Cavendish All-Through School we believe in

excellence. We believe that each individual child is unique and is entitled to the very best education

which encourages a love of learning in all children.

We want our students to make outstanding progress in a happy, safe and stimulating learning

environment which provides them with opportunities to develop into confident, caring and well-

rounded citizens.

Through students, parents and teachers working collaboratively as part of our learning community,

each child will be encouraged and supported in being aspirational and in achieving their full potential.

Our rich and vibrant learning environment is an ideal place for your child as they embark on their

education. We hope you will choose Cavendish All-Through School for your child and look forward

to welcoming them next September.

P Marchant

Headteacher

Welcome To The Cavendish School

Believing in Excellence: our values Cavendish School: an outstanding community school which is

fully inclusive and has the highest educational standards built

around a high performing core. We offer the highest quality

learning and teaching expertise, with excellent results. All

students are challenged to exceed their expected progress and

meet ambitious and attainable targets.

We believe all our students should have the best possible life

chances. Therefore, it is important for our students to

demonstrate the following values of:

Respect

Ambition

Confidence

Resilience

Integrity

We believe that these values apply to three important spheres of

life:

Believing in Excellence for ourselves

Believing in Excellence for others

Believing in Excellence for our environment

In Early Years Foundation Stage , Key Stage 1 and 2 we expect

every child to LEARN

Listen and concentrate

Everyone tries their best

Always take pride in our work

Respect people and property

Never stop wanting to improve

“Students feel very safe

in school. They treat

each other and adults

with consideration”

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Curriculum

In Reception children follow the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum.

There are four guiding principles which shape practice in all Early Years settings and these are:

Every child is a unique child who is constantly learning and can be resilient, capable, confident and self-

assured.

Children learn to be strong and independent through positive relationships.

Children learn and develop well in enabling environments, in which their experiences respond to their

individual needs and there is a strong partnership between practitioners and parents/carers, and

Children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates.

The framework covers the education and care of all

children in Early Years’ provision, including children with

special educational needs and disabilities.

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

7 areas of learning

Prime Areas

Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Physical Development

Communication and Language

Specific Areas

Literacy

Maths

Expressive Art and Design

Understanding the World

In Key Stage 1 and 2 students will study the national

curriculum subjects which are:

English

maths

science

design and technology

history

geography

art and design

music

physical education (PE), including swimming

computing

Ancient and modern foreign languages at key stage 2 (but

a language will also be taught at KS1.

Children will also follow a programme of Religious Educa-

tion, Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE) and

Citizenship.

Praise and Rewards

We use praise to support and encourage each child

as they progress in their learning. We try to ensure

that the children understand behaviour for learning

and have the ability to recognise achievements and

progress. For this to happen we nurture and help

develop each child's self-worth so that they feel

proud, positive and valued.

We celebrate the achievements of the children as a

school community, so when a child has shown very

good learning behaviour or very good progress

they will share it with another class teacher or

teaching assistant in their year group.

Each week three children will be chosen to

celebrate their work. These children can choose

any work that they feel proud of. They will take

this to the celebration assembly and share why

they have chosen their work and what they had to

do to be successful.

A supportive and caring environment

As an all-through school it is important that all of our children feel part of the Cavendish community so there

will be organised times when your child will be with the older students. Your child will have a Year 8 or Year 9 buddy who will help them settle into the school. There will also be occasions when older students will be

involved in activities with the children, for example they may listen to them reading. All activities undertaken with

older students will be thoroughly risk assessed and monitored.

Learning Environment

The new Primary building will offer our Reception, Key Stage One and Key Stage Two students a modern, pur-

pose built environment designed to meet their learning needs.

The design of the classrooms will allow for the free flow of children as they learn through play and all the

children will have the use of all our specialist facilities in Cavendish School, such as the dance studio, science

laboratories, technology rooms, reading lounge, fields, horticulture site and the Little Theatre.

Opportunities We offer a Breakfast Club and an After School Club.

Breakfast Club is from 7.30-8.45am. The cost of attending

the club including cereal, toast and a drink is £3.50 per

day.

The After-School Club runs from 3.00-5.30pm. The cost

of attending this club, which includes drinks and snacks, is

£8.00per session.

Children in KS1 and 2 will have further opportunities to

take part in after school activities to extend and enrich

their school experience.

“The school offers a lively and well-supported

programme of extra-curricular activities, with

sports and performing arts strongly represented”

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Uniform

Round Neck Sweatshirt and/or Sweatshirt Style

Cardigan

Navy Blue with the Cavendish logo.

Polo Shirt

Plain white short-sleeve polo shirt with the Cavendish

logo.

Skirt (Girls)

Charcoal grey.

Pinafore Dress (Girls)

Charcoal grey.

Trousers (Boys and Girls)

Charcoal grey.

Shorts (Boys)

Charcoal grey.

Socks and Tights

Plain grey tights or white socks for the girls.

Plain grey socks for the boys.

Shoes

Plain black, closed-toe school shoes.

Additional Items

Navy blue book bag with the Cavendish logo

Navy blue PE bag with the Cavendish logo

The Cavendish School, Eastbourne

Cavendish School, Eldon Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 1UE

Telephone: 01323 731340 Fax: 01323 739572 Email: office@cavendish.e-sussex.sch.uk Web: www.cavendishschool.net

Believing in Excellence