At Croft Junior School we want pupils’ experiences of education to be enjoyable and engaging. We expect all members of the school community, parents, families and staff, to work collaboratively with high aspirations and expectations of everyone, consistent with our values and ethos.

Our curriculum is ambitious, broad and balanced. It follows the National Curriculum and is enriched with educational visits. Not only does the curriculum challenge all children, it intends to provide memorable and meaningful experiences; be well planned, differentiated through creative planning and high quality teaching. There will be numerous learning experiences with further opportunities through extra-curricular activities.

Teaching encourages pupils to ask questions and talk intelligently about their learning and progress. Throughout their learning journey, pupils will develop a love of reading through an effective balance of synthetic phonics, drama, speaking and listening, guided reading and story-telling. In mathematics we plan for meaningful mathematic activities with firm foundations in mathematical facts, calculation reasoning and problem solving.