Welcome to Ravenshead C of E Primary School! We are a popular two-form entry school, set in enviable grounds, situated in the leafy village of Ravenshead. More than half of the school’s population come from outside the local catchment area. There are currently 420 pupils on roll, in single year group classes.

Our school vision is based on the theme of ‘Taking Care’. We strive to encourage our children, staff and wider community to ‘take care’ of one another through the core Christian Values of:

Kindness, Hope, Courage and Respect.

Our vision is inspired by the words in Corinthians

“Let love and kindness be the motivation

behind all that you do”

(1 Corinthians 16.14).

We are a friendly, welcoming school who work hard to reach high standards in everything we do. As a proud Church of England school, we have strong connections with St. Peter’s church in Ravenshead and the Southwell Diocese. We firmly believe that education is a partnership between home and school and as such, have strong relationships with our families, based on respect and kindness.

We look forward to welcoming you to our school.

Emma Johnson 

Headteacher 

We use Dimensions ‘Learning Means the World’ Curriculum as a vehicle for changing our pupils’ hearts, as well as their minds.  

This curriculum is underpinned by four highly relevant world issues, known as the four Cs:

• Culture 

• Communication 

• Conflict 

• Conservation 

Communication 

We believe that language is the key to learning. We want our pupils to be secure in reading, writing and speaking and listening skills, as we believe these are necessary tools in order to fully access the broader curriculum.  

Our curriculum provides lots of opportunities for pupils to develop their language and vocabulary, thus enabling them to articulate their learning, express their thinking and opinions clearly in discussion, debate and presentation, as well as enabling collaboration and exchange of ideas. 

We want our pupils to be thoughtful, effective and considerate communicators, learning to take account of context, audience and setting.  

Culture 

As a school that predominantly represents a white British demographic, with limited personal experience of other ethnic groups, we want our pupils to fully appreciate and embrace cultural diversity, learning about and experiencing a range of different cultural and faith heritages.  

We want them to value diversity, understand the roots and importance of cultural heritage and to behave in a respectful and tolerant way towards others, regardless of faith, ethnicity or background. We actively and explicitly promote cross-cultural friendship, respect, tolerance and understanding through ‘Learning Means the World’. 

Conflict 

We believe that life skills should be taught throughout the curriculum and an understanding of responsible, respectful behaviour is an important aspect of learning. Having a developed understanding of sources of conflict and the importance of seeing things from others’ points of view, we believe, will make a difference to their own choices as they learn more about conflict resolution. We want our pupils to be able to work through their differences, instead of simply ignoring anyone they don’t agree with, whilst realising how important positive relationships are throughout life. We also want them to be able to put into action conflict resolution and modify their own behaviour to help them disagree in a constructive manner. 

Conservation 

We are very blessed to have a school set in beautifully wooded grounds and we want our pupils to fully appreciate and benefit from this. We feel they will do this best through a curriculum that employs a more structured approach to developing environmental awareness and appreciation, not just at local, but also national and global levels, that ‘Learning Means the World’ offers. We want our pupils to be much more informed about conservation issues, realising that a ‘throw away’ attitude to resources and seeing everything as disposable has led to many environmental issues. We want them to care passionately about our world and to engage actively as good stewards of God’s world, both now and in the future. 

The school has a dedicated team that works hard to reach high standards in everything we do. This is further embedded through our successful relationships with parents and the local community. As a proud Church of England school, we have strong connections with St. Peter’s church in Ravenshead and the Southwell Diocese. We firmly believe that education is a partnership between home and school and regard you as an active partner in your child's education and value your interest and support.  

We look forward to meeting you soon.

Emma Johnson 

Headteacher