Head's Letter

Dear Parents

Thank you for requesting our school prospectus. We have a long history and tradition at St Michael's Church of England Primary School stretching back to 1813. The original foundation of the school was to educate the children of Winterbourne. Our founders include William Wilberforce the slavery abolitionist and Hannah More the Bristol Philanthropist and social reformer. With such antecedents as these we take the foundation of the school as a serious part of our present and future mission.

We are a Church of England Primary School and this gives us a particular outlook on educating children. As with the very early days of church schools the education was offered to all children no matter what their beliefs, tradition or racial background. The very foundation of the school is based on including and treating all people with respect. We wholeheartedly embrace that and endorse this in our motto ~ Learn Care Enjoy ~.

I believe we have something very special in our school. All members of the school community are valued equally, including all the children, parents, carers and staff of the school. This makes the school a successful and happy place for your children to learn and be cared for in their crucial formative years.

We are proud of our academic standards and constantly seek to improve the practice of our staff and enhance the learning of the children. We place an emphasis on attainment and achievement for all children according to their abilities. We strive to channel children?s natural aptitudes and develop all their skills.

We especially care for the whole child allowing time in school for adults to listen and care for all their needs. We have created a safe and secure environment in well developed and enhanced school grounds. We have good relationships with parents and children and value the partnership in helping children to learn.

We also recognise the uniqueness and joy in every child and give opportunities for children to form memories and experiences that they will cherish for the rest of their lives.

By sending your child to our school we welcome you into our community. We value your opinion and interest in your child's education. As such we would like to invite you to contact us if you need to know more and look forward to you participating in our school activities.

Yours sincerely

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