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I would like to send a warm welcome to all our current and prospective parents and children. As Principal of our primary school I have an exciting job, aiding the development of London Academy’s unique offer of an allthrough education. We are a small primary, meaning that each child’s education and care is personalised, with a focus on achieving maximum outcomes for everyone.

Each morning I am greeted by happy, smiling children excited for school and the variety of activities that we offer. The children have fun whilst they are at school, which

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means that they learn and pick up skills without even realising they are doing so.

I am lucky to have a team of dedicated staff and supportive parents who work alongside me; this strong partnership takes a key precedence in our pupils’ education and I truly believe it aids in the development of the whole child and makes important steps towards their role as ‘Leaders for Tomorrow’.

Angela Trigg Primary Principal

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ALL-THROUGH EDUCATION In September 2015 the first children at Reception age joined London Academy Primary.

Having undergone exciting developments over the past few years, we are now able to see the fruits of our labour in the education of our local children learning in modern tailored surroundings with extensive grounds.

The facilities available and breadth of the curriculum widen as children progress through the primary, with future students in Years 5 and 6 having access to specialist teachers from secondary supporting them in the sciences and the arts.

These are: To provide a happy, safe and caring environment in which everyone can achieve their full potential.

To promote high standards of achievement both in work and in behaviour.

To deliver an exciting and vibrant curriculum in a challenging way.

To enrich the curriculum with extra-curricular activities, visits and school journeys.

As the children get older they then have the benefit of a seamless transition into the Secondary school with existing knowledge of the site, the students and some of their teachers.

To encourage each child to develop high self-esteem and, in doing so, learn to respect others.

OUR CULTURE

To share with parents and families the responsibility for developing children educationally, morally, spiritually and socially.

We have a caring ethos. Our teachers get to understand the individual needs of each child and adapt their teaching style accordingly. Our aims run through every part of the school day.

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HOW WILL MY CHILD LEARN? We provide a curriculum and educational experiences to give children a love of learning, to be curious about the world around them, resilient when learning is difficult and creative in their thinking when solving problems.

Children in reception have a daily phonics session to establish early reading skills and a strong emphasis on developing vocabu- lary and speaking skills.

They begin to develop mathematical skills, counting forwards and backwards to 20 and recognition of numbers 0-100. We use the Mathematics Mastery programme which aims to ensure all children fully understand mathematical concepts in a creative fun way based on solving real problems. Other subjects are delivered through topic based projects and themes throughout the year.

It is our quest to find every child’s unique talent so music, dance, art and sport activities are an integral part of the curriculum and are also offered as part of the Academy’s after school/ holiday provision.

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Children have a range of educational visits taking full advantage of our proximity to a wealth of rich learning experiences in central London along with themed weeks taking place i.e science week.

The amount of formal curriculum time each day depends on the stage of the child. Reception and Key Stage 1 children have up to 27 hours a week.

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STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENTS parents evenings are held to give you the opportunity to discuss your child’s progress and their learning goals.

HOW IS THE SCHOOL DAY ORGANISED?

It is extremely important that strong family / school partnerships are developed from the start of a child’s education. We want to welcome you into the school regularly to see for yourself how your child is learning.

We would like you to join in with some afternoon sessions of parent/child reading.

London Academy already has considerable support services and other professionals to help parents and teachers maximise the potential of every child and regular

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Children can be onsite supervised from 7:30am with a full healthy breakfast available.

The formal Academy day will begin at 8:45am and end at 3:25pm with an after school provision until 6pm.

Every child can be provided with a hot meal at lunchtime. Children up to and including Year 2 are entitled to a free hot meal at lunchtime. Children in Key Stage 2 can be provided a hot meal at a reasonable cost.

The primary phase follows the secondary phase and the Barnet school calendar in setting term dates.

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ADMISSIONS London Academy Primary has an admission number of 60 children – 2 classes of 30 each year with in-year admissions available.

VISIT US We would love to welcome you to the school where you will be able to see the learning environment, feel the warm friendly atmosphere for yourself and hear our current children learning.

We hope to see you soon

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London Academy, Spur Road, Edgware HA8 8DE Tel: 020 8238 1100 email: office@londonacademy.org.uk WWW.LONDONACADEMY.ORG.UK