Welcome to Swillington Primary School. I feel extremely privileged to be in my second year as Head of School here at Swillington Primary School, although I have been a proud member of the Swillington team for 11 years.

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At Swillington, our motto is “Finding the talent in everyone.” This is at the heart of everything we do. We believe that every child is unique, has their own individual strengths and talents, and deserves the opportunity to discover, develop and celebrate them.

Our vision is for everyone to achieve, thrive and make a difference. We strive to provide a nurturing, inclusive and inspiring environment where every child and adult feels valued, supported and encouraged to be the very best they can be. We want our children to enjoy lives full of choice, opportunity and possibility, and to leave us with the confidence, skills and aspirations to shape their own futures and make a positive contribution to the world around them.

Everything we do is underpinned by our four Swillington House Values. We encourage everyone in our school community to:

• Be Respectful – showing kindness, understanding and respect for ourselves, others and our environment.
• Be Imaginative – being creative, curious, ambitious and embracing new ideas and opportunities.
• Be Safe – making positive choices and helping to create a safe, happy and supportive environment for everyone.
• Be Tolerant – celebrating differences, embracing diversity and treating everyone with fairness, acceptance and understanding.

These values help us to create a school where everyone belongs, everyone matters and everyone has the opportunity to shine.

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Through education, we have the gift of inspiring love of learning; creativity and the courage to make positive choices to build the future. We need clear and consistent systems and measures so that we can report the progress and achieve strong outcomes through feedback and purposeful planning. To do this, we need to value our staff and give them the opportunities to be their best so that they can work in partnership with parents and carers to give each one of our children the very best foundation to take them forward so that they can stay safe and live their best lives.

I believe strongly in the power of diversity, inclusion, tolerance and the innate potential of every child. With the talented and passionate team at Swillington we will build on the clear and consistent systems already in place to ensure that the school continues to go from strength to strength to achieve the highest standards possible for all our pupils.

We are proud of who we are, what we stand for and the difference we make. Together, we are committed to finding the talent in everyone, ensuring that every child and adult has the opportunity to achieve, thrive and make a difference.

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To really fully appreciate our wonderful school why not arrange to visit us. 0113 286 3220.

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Mrs H McEvoy

Head of School