Skinners’ Kent Primary School Vision and Values
Inspire Flourish Succeed
Skinners’ Kent Primary School (SKPS) is founded on the principles of an ethos of high standards and high aspirations, a culture of active participation, and an emotionally rich and inclusive learning environment within which every child is known and every learner supported. We aim to find and develop everything that is exceptional in each child to help them flourish within a framework of high expectations. We motivate and inspire our pupils to achieve their very best, to fly high, and to establish firm foundations to ensure the brightest of futures. |
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Pride in Our Success
We take pride in our success and to achieve this we are setting high standards with clear expectations. We focus on encouragement, underpinned by good discipline. Staff, pupils and parents work together to ensure that pride in our success means:
We take pride in our success and to achieve this we are setting high standards with clear expectations. We focus on encouragement, underpinned by good discipline. Staff, pupils and parents work together to ensure that pride in our success means:
- Pride in our work
- Pride in our behaviour and attitude
- Pride in our attendance and punctuality
- Pride in our uniform
- Pride in our commitment to learning and achievement
- Pride in our contribution to our community
About the School
SKPS opened on 3 September 2015 in temporary accommodation at The Skinners’ Kent Academy (SKA) in a separate building fitted out to provide excellent facilities for our first intake of pupils. In September 2016, the school relocated to The Avenue, Knights Wood, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 3GS. Here, the facilities provide generous spaces for rich learning and personal development in a purpose built, state of the art, primary school comprising of large classrooms, a primary library, outdoor play areas, a woodland learning space and a multi-purpose activity space.
The school is sponsored by The Skinners’ School Foundation and led and supported predominantly by SKA, with the support of The Skinners’ School.
The school opened in September 2015 with 30 places in Reception, and 15 places in Year One, with a phased programme of growth to a capacity of 210 pupils across seven classes, the school growing from bottom upwards. In September 2020 we will, for the first time, have all seven classes in place (Reception through to Year 6).
Oakley School leads a satellite class offering inclusive provision for pupils with special educational needs. This class is based within the building and grounds of SKPS as a specialist provision to support and enable pupils to be integrated into mainstream classes and to receive the support and encouragement that they need to progress and thrive. It is managed and led by Oakley School and has a separate admissions criteria.
About International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme
Curriculum
SKPS, together with SKA, are a small Multi Academy Trust which serves to provide families with an all-through, inclusive and non-selective IB education in the Tunbridge Wells area. SKPS provides the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum Primary Years Programme (PYP), whilst SKA provides the MYP IB (Middle Years Programme, International Baccalaureate) and IBCP (International Baccalaureate Career related Programme).
The IB PYP is a highly regarded, international curriculum offered in schools around the world and is provided at SKPS alongside the Early Years Foundation Stage and the National Curriculum for England.
Schools wishing to offer IB Programmes must undergo a rigorous authorisation process to ensure international standards are met. This network of schools provides many opportunities for connecting with learners from different countries, cultures and contexts.
What is the IB Primary Years Programme?
The IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) is a curriculum framework designed for students aged 3 to 12yrs. It focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both in the classroom and in the world outside. It is defined by six interconnected, transdisciplinary themes of global significance, explored through units of inquiry using knowledge and skills derived from 6 subject themes.
Children learn to make connections between and within their learning in a way in which all aspects of the curriculum are valued and nurtured. They see the links between subject disciplines and understand their place in their family, their locality, their home country and the wider world.
Transdisciplinary Themes
Who we are
Where we are in place and time
How we express ourselves
How the world works
How we organise ourselves
Sharing the planet
Subject Themes
Language
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Physical, Social and Personal Education
The Arts
IB Learner Profile
The PYP Programme aims to develop internationally-minded people who recognise everyone’s common humanity. By sharing responsibility for the planet, everyone can help to create a better, more peaceful world. PYP learners strive to be:
Inquirers—their natural curiosity has been nurtured and they actively enjoy learning
Thinkers—they exercise initiative in applying thinking skills critically and creatively to solving complex problems
Communicators—they receive and express ideas and information confidently in more than one language
Risk-takers—they approach unfamiliar situations without anxiety and have the confidence to explore new ideas
Knowledgeable—they have explored themes that have global significance and have acquired a critical mass of knowledge
Principled—they have a sound grasp of the principles of moral reasoning and have acquired integrity, honesty and a sense of justice
Caring—they show sensitivity towards the needs and feelings of others, and have a sense of personal commitment to helping others
Open-minded—they respect the values of other individuals and cultures and seek to consider a range of points of view
Well-balanced—they understand the importance of physical and mental balance and personal well-being
Reflective—they give thoughtful consideration to their own learning by constructively analysing their personal strengths and weaknesses.
A rich, exciting and truly international programme
Within the units of inquiry, children are taught all literacy and numeracy skills appropriate to their age as well as a science programme based on discussion, prediction, investigation and practical experimentation.
Class teachers oversee the teaching of the core curriculum in order to maintain the high standards of literacy and numeracy within the school.
SKPS opened on 3 September 2015 in temporary accommodation at The Skinners’ Kent Academy (SKA) in a separate building fitted out to provide excellent facilities for our first intake of pupils. In September 2016, the school relocated to The Avenue, Knights Wood, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 3GS. Here, the facilities provide generous spaces for rich learning and personal development in a purpose built, state of the art, primary school comprising of large classrooms, a primary library, outdoor play areas, a woodland learning space and a multi-purpose activity space.
The school is sponsored by The Skinners’ School Foundation and led and supported predominantly by SKA, with the support of The Skinners’ School.
The school opened in September 2015 with 30 places in Reception, and 15 places in Year One, with a phased programme of growth to a capacity of 210 pupils across seven classes, the school growing from bottom upwards. In September 2020 we will, for the first time, have all seven classes in place (Reception through to Year 6).
Oakley School leads a satellite class offering inclusive provision for pupils with special educational needs. This class is based within the building and grounds of SKPS as a specialist provision to support and enable pupils to be integrated into mainstream classes and to receive the support and encouragement that they need to progress and thrive. It is managed and led by Oakley School and has a separate admissions criteria.
About International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme
Curriculum
SKPS, together with SKA, are a small Multi Academy Trust which serves to provide families with an all-through, inclusive and non-selective IB education in the Tunbridge Wells area. SKPS provides the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum Primary Years Programme (PYP), whilst SKA provides the MYP IB (Middle Years Programme, International Baccalaureate) and IBCP (International Baccalaureate Career related Programme).
The IB PYP is a highly regarded, international curriculum offered in schools around the world and is provided at SKPS alongside the Early Years Foundation Stage and the National Curriculum for England.
Schools wishing to offer IB Programmes must undergo a rigorous authorisation process to ensure international standards are met. This network of schools provides many opportunities for connecting with learners from different countries, cultures and contexts.
What is the IB Primary Years Programme?
The IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) is a curriculum framework designed for students aged 3 to 12yrs. It focuses on the development of the whole child as an inquirer, both in the classroom and in the world outside. It is defined by six interconnected, transdisciplinary themes of global significance, explored through units of inquiry using knowledge and skills derived from 6 subject themes.
Children learn to make connections between and within their learning in a way in which all aspects of the curriculum are valued and nurtured. They see the links between subject disciplines and understand their place in their family, their locality, their home country and the wider world.
Transdisciplinary Themes
Who we are
Where we are in place and time
How we express ourselves
How the world works
How we organise ourselves
Sharing the planet
Subject Themes
Language
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Physical, Social and Personal Education
The Arts
IB Learner Profile
The PYP Programme aims to develop internationally-minded people who recognise everyone’s common humanity. By sharing responsibility for the planet, everyone can help to create a better, more peaceful world. PYP learners strive to be:
Inquirers—their natural curiosity has been nurtured and they actively enjoy learning
Thinkers—they exercise initiative in applying thinking skills critically and creatively to solving complex problems
Communicators—they receive and express ideas and information confidently in more than one language
Risk-takers—they approach unfamiliar situations without anxiety and have the confidence to explore new ideas
Knowledgeable—they have explored themes that have global significance and have acquired a critical mass of knowledge
Principled—they have a sound grasp of the principles of moral reasoning and have acquired integrity, honesty and a sense of justice
Caring—they show sensitivity towards the needs and feelings of others, and have a sense of personal commitment to helping others
Open-minded—they respect the values of other individuals and cultures and seek to consider a range of points of view
Well-balanced—they understand the importance of physical and mental balance and personal well-being
Reflective—they give thoughtful consideration to their own learning by constructively analysing their personal strengths and weaknesses.
A rich, exciting and truly international programme
Within the units of inquiry, children are taught all literacy and numeracy skills appropriate to their age as well as a science programme based on discussion, prediction, investigation and practical experimentation.
Class teachers oversee the teaching of the core curriculum in order to maintain the high standards of literacy and numeracy within the school.
Our inclusive environment offers active participation and high aspirations for all to create a whole school ethos in which our pupils, staff and parents thrive and flourish.
