SUMMIT LEARNING TR
Welcome Trust
The Summit Learning Trust family is currently made up of three secondary schools, five primary schools and a sixth form college educating almost 8000 learners.
All of our academies are located in the Birmingham and Solihull areas which allows us to work closely together for the benefit of all our children, young people and the communities we serve. After another highly successful year, all of our academies have now been judged by Ofsted as ‘Good’ providers with an increasing proportion of ‘Outstanding’ features.
We are relentless in our ambition for all our children and young people to make exceptional levels of academic progress and achieve strong portfolios of qualifications. Across Summit, our focus is on developing responsible, knowledgeable, highly skilled, global citizens who will have a positive impact on our communities now and in future years. We are developing our already established links with higher education establishments, local employers and charitable organisations to ensure that all our young people can benefit from these positive partnerships within our wider communities.
Our Trust is committed to providing vibrant learning communities in our schools and college, where our children and young people are happy, safe and supported to work hard. We are all acutely aware of our core purpose of educating all learners through exceptional teaching and learning, underpinned by high levels of care and support and we challenge our children and young people to do their best, every lesson, every day. We strive for all our learners to have as many life choices available to them as possible.
Being part of the Summit Learning Trust family means that all our academies benefit from a wide range of expertise, support and challenge. Leaders, teachers and support colleagues work with each other across our academies to develop and share excellent practice and provide support where needed. Our academies benefit from highly-trained, expert, hard-working and dedicated staff teams who are all committed to providing an outstanding education and the highest levels of care for all our learners. Whilst other schools and colleges struggle to recruit and retain high quality, specialist teachers and support colleagues, we are proud that we attract a high calibre of professionals due to our happy, warm, and hard-working environments and the growing reputation of Summit Learning Trust as a great place to learn and work in.
We pride ourselves on working in partnership with parents, carers and families and hope that this prospectus provides you with an insight into our school. We look forward to welcoming you and working with you.
Vince Green Chief Executive Officer
Welcome Principal
Dear Parents and Carers
Welcome to Pegasus Primary School, a single-form entry primary school in the heart of Castle Vale. We have a fantastic team of staff who are united in our commitment to providing the best possible education for our children throughout their primary education.
We are exceptionally proud of our children, celebrating their academic and personal achievements at every opportunity and carefully nurturing their talents, interests, and ambitions for the future. Our children are confident and happy learners who fully engage in our rich and well-thought-out curriculum.
We work exceptionally hard to develop strong working relationships with our parents and carers and pride ourselves on our approachable and supportive style of working with our families. This includes parent workshops, class assemblies, awards assemblies, and a catalogue of traditional events throughout the academic year.
Mr A Ames Principal
Vision and Mission
At Pegasus Primary School, our mission is to provide exceptional and inspirational education for all our children, allowing them to be successful both now and in the future.
We aim to accomplish this by:
• Delivering a broad, ambitious curriculum for all of our learners
• Providing a rich tapestry of educational experiences and activities
• Providing high levels of challenge and expectation for our learners no matter their starting point.
• Celebrating children’s achievements throughout their journey with us.
• Engaging and enriching the community that we serve
• Ensuring that our staff are highly trained and receive ongoing professional development.
• Creating a safe, nurturing environment where children can learn, grow and flourish as individuals.
• Working in close, meaningful partnerships with parents and carers in our school community
Success through Endeavour:
We work hard and develop resilience to ensure that we are able to collectively and positively overcome any barriers that we face
Ambition through Challenge:
We are relentlessly ambitious for all our students and colleagues and challenge them to do their best, every lesson, every day
Strength through Diversity:
We are truly inclusive, embrace each other’s differences and backgrounds and respect each other’s views and beliefs
A Stimulating Environment
At Pegasus Primary School, we have created an exciting and stimulating environment that reflects our values and promotes a sense of community as well as an individual sense of self-worth.
We provide a happy, caring environment in which both children and adults feel secure and valued, where they will find satisfaction and pleasure in their work and where learning will flourish.
Our Rich Curriculum
We believe that learners should be curious about their learning. Through our engaging curriculum, we ensure that learners foster a love of learning that will help them develop high aspirations and foster a lifetime of memories.
We believe in providing all learners with a well-rounded education where individual talents can be spotted and nurtured to ensure that all learners experience success and reach their full potential. We aim for our learners to be confident, caring, resilient, inquisitive young adults who desire to learn and achieve their best in all they do.
Enrichment
Enrichment is at the very heart of our curriculum at Pegasus. We are passionate about providing our children with comprehensive experiences, including sports, arts, and music.
We develop our children’s knowledge and experiences through a wide range of carefully planned trips and experiences in support of our curriculum. Our enrichment program allows children to pursue and develop their interests, find and explore things they are passionate about and develop a sense of pride and purpose in their achievements. We seek to ensure that children leave Pegasus as well-rounded individuals with a secure understanding of British Values.
Parents, Carers and Community
We recognise parents and carers as primary caregivers and are very proud of the working partnerships that we have developed at Pegasus. We believe that a strong home-school partnership gives the best possible support to our children throughout their journey with us.
We encourage parents and carers to get involved at school and offer a comprehensive range of workshops, information sessions and report evenings alongside more traditional class assemblies and award presentations. We have an open-door policy for parents and carers, so you can speak with staff members when you need. You will always receive a warm welcome at Pegasus from staff members at the gate in the morning to our friendly and caring office team. Simply put, we are here to listen, support and work in partnership with you wherever possible.
Nurturing the Whole Child
Our curriculum provides children with a range of experiences and knowledge that support their growth as individuals. The personal development curriculum is carefully planned to support our children’s development as well-rounded individuals.
It effectively promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental, and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities, and experiences of later life. We have an experienced pastoral lead and school counsellor on our team, which means that we are able to provide the right support at the right time to our children and families.
Safeguarding and Wellbeing
Pegasus is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our learners.
Our experienced team works in close consultation with the Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board and other relevant professionals.
We place critical importance on pupils’ voices and have The Super Safeguarding Squad, composed of children across the school who work alongside the leadership team to ensure children remain happy, safe, and confident.
Attendance and Punctuality
At Pregasus we recognise good attendance and punctuality is crucial to learning, raising standards and for the achievement of children.
We expect children to attend school every day. Promoting good attendance is partnership work between school and parents and carers. We encourage our families to support a positive attitude towards school, and an eagerness to learn and succeed.
We work with parents and carers to achieve high attendance and offer support with early intervention from external professional partners where necessary. Professional partners are fully integrated into our school to support our pastoral systems and provide the highest level of care for our children.
We strive to work with families to support the best possible attendance.
