We are a small rural school in the beautiful village of Blagdon and on the edge of the Mendip Hills. We have around a hundred and ten children organised over four mixed-age classes. Our size helps to give our school the warm, friendly, family-feel that our families value. We know our children extremely well and treat them with respect, as unique individuals and provide our children with a caring and nurturing environment. The school motto of ‘Explore, Excite, Excel’ makes clear our commitment to developing every individual to be their very best within an exciting and engaging curriculum that fits our rural community.

Our School Vision sits under these 3 words.

They allow us to focus on the things that really matter to our community as aspirations for every child and every member of staff.

Our curriculum intent in each subject area supports our school vision.

Explore

• Explore learning through play and a hands on approach at all ages
• Explore the local environment of our School, the beautiful village of Blagdon and our stunning local area
• Explore their understanding of the world through a range of carefully planned topics
• Explore their own interests within the topics studied and beyond
• Explore using a range of tools, techniques and technology to develop interest and understanding
• Explore their feelings to develop a deeper understanding of themselves as individuals and what matters to them

Excite

• We have a constantly evolving curriculum to excite our children to be life long learners.
• We make use of our beautiful rural setting and local area wherever possible.
• Offer a wide range of exciting opportunities for all which has an emphasis on cultural capital as children move through our school.
• Termly topics are frequently started or ended with an exciting visit, event or activity to engage our children.
• Topics often have real-life outcomes which make learning engaging and purposeful.

Excel

• Each child arrives with their own abilities – these will be developed so that every child can excel against their start points.
• Every member of staff takes the approach that all children can achieve including those with additional needs.
• Our children achieve well across the range of subjects and are supported to do their best in all areas.
• Children with particular strengths or aptitudes are given opportunities to develop these further both in school and beyond through a wide range of experiences and opportunities.

If you're searching for your next teaching post, why not contact us now? You'll be working at a great school and be part of a friendly, helpful team. We're always interested to hear from enthusiastic, committed teachers!

We are part of the The Lighthouse Schools Partnership for further information regarding the trust please click here.

The Lighthouse Schools Partnership is a Multi-Academy Trust with schools across the age range from Nursery to Sixth Form. Our Trust includes both community and Church of England schools and we also have three Teaching Schools amongst our number so that we can make the professional development of our staff a top priority.