We believe that the primary years should be full of joy, laughter and inspirational learning in a safe and supportive school. Children thrive with supportive adults modelling the values and behaviours we wish for our children - everybody at Moorlands is a learner and every individual can learn something new every day. 

All members of our school are given the support and challenge they need across a broad, rich curriculum to discover and develop their unique attributes as learners and to embed our values in their lives. Children of all ages can be confident, independent learners, evaluating their learning, taking on board feedback to improve and wanting to do their best. Our intention is that all pupils, irrespective of their background or the challenges they face, make good progress and achieve high attainment across all subject areas. 

The focus of our Pupil Premium Strategy and Physical Education Funding Strategy is to support disadvantaged pupils to achieve the goal stated above, including progress for those who are already higher achievers. We consider the challenges faced by all vulnerable pupils and support all the needs of the children from a variety of diverse backgrounds.The support we have outlined in the strategies are also intended to care for their needs, regardless of whether they are disadvantaged or not.

Quality first teaching is at the heart of our approach, with a focus on areas in which disadvantaged pupils require the most support. This is proven to have the greatest impact on closing the disadvantage attainment gap and at the same time, will benefit the non-disadvantaged pupils in our school. The intention that non-disadvantaged pupils’ attainment will be sustained and improved alongside progress for their disadvantaged peers. This will in turn, ensure to close the gap between the disadvantaged pupils and the non-disadvantaged pupils.