What We Do

The children of Archibald Primary School are encouraged to give of their best by putting the emphasis on personal achievement.

In return we adopt a philosophy of continuous improvement in every aspect of the school’s work and life – always placing the children’s work at the centre of the learning process.

• Absolute belief: we continually reinforce the total belief that all pupils have potential and will achieve
• Increasingly high expectations: for achievement, quality of all work, behaviour and manners
• Explicit teaching of expected behaviour through assemblies, PSHCE lessons, circle time, golden rules, and modelling and rewarding desired behaviours
• Shared values instilled continually through a variety of experiences
• Families as partners through regular communication with parents/carers, a home school partnership, triangulation meetings, inductions for all pupils starting school, ‘open door’ policy and on-going communication strategies through the weekly newsletter, plasma screens, text messages, positive recognitions (certificates sent home)
• Messaging aspiration through the environment: mottoes, posters and banners in classrooms and corridors throughout the school, school productions, performances and sports events
• Clear and continuous communication of expectations, aspirations and values to pupils and families.