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Uniform
All children are expected and strongly encouraged to wear school uniform, including our school tie. We believe this helps promote
a positive school identity, supports and sets high standards of behaviour and actively encourages children to take a personal pride
in their appearance.
Music
Music plays an important part in our school curriculum and all children have weekly music lessons. Children in Year 4 have the
opportunity to work with specialist music teachers to learn a musical instrument. There is also the facility to receive instrumental
lessons in wind, string, keyboard, brass, drums and singing. Other musical opportunities such as choir and orchestra take place
during the week.
Swimming
All children in Year 3 are taken to local swimming baths for lessons that are provided by qualified, experienced staff. Swimming
is a National Curriculum subject that must be taught to all pupils to ensure their safety around open water. No child is excluded
unless there are specific medical reasons for the withdrawal.
Sporting opportunities
Our PE curriculum helps to develop games skills and mini versions of team sports are often played in PE lessons. Other sporting
activities including football, netball, cricket, athletics, rugby and dance are all played outside normal school hours and often
competitively against other schools.