We are a happy and successful community school for children aged 3 to 11 years located in Bulwell, Nottingham. Teaching, behaviour and achievement are good and the school is flourishing’ - OFSTED Our curriculum is rich and inspiring and promotes a love of learning. Our teachers are very experienced and we also employ specialists to teach sport, computing and aspects of the arts. This means children have the opportunity to participate and excel in all areas – academic, artistic, technical and sporting. The development of the ‘whole child’ is central to everything we do. Children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural education is carefully planned for. We expect children to behave well and be polite and courteous at all times.

Our Key Aims are to have a school where: Children are encouraged to grow as individuals and to make a difference to the world as caring and thoughtful citizens. Children are taught the importance of leading healthy lifestyles; Children become independent, confident individuals with a love of learning; Children excel in their learning and achievement and make rapid progress from their starting points. Children engage fully in a rich and varied range of experiences, providing skills for life; Children show respect and tolerance; Learning and teaching are at the heart of everything; Achievement and success is recognised and rewarded; Children involved in their learning, proud of their achievements and strive to better themselves. There are consistently high expectations for all but where academic achievement is not the only measure of success We work closely with parents and the wider community for the success of those who matter most of all in our school. Values and Ethos at Rufford Primary and Nursery School: We work towards attaining a welcoming, calm and purposeful atmosphere, in which everyone feels comfortable, motivated and takes pleasure in his/her learning. The school environment is attractive, stimulating and informative. This requires planning and organisation to ensure that good models are presented and the school maintains a clean tidy, organised and cared for appearance. The staff will aspire to present clear, consistent guidelines for behaviour in accordance with school rules. Children will be encouraged to show consideration and respect for others and their property. Positive attitudes are fostered towards differences of gender, race, age and special needs in accordance with our policy on Equal Opportunities. Children will be encouraged to develop self-discipline, sense of pride in themselves and their school and recognise that their school is part of a wider community. We provide quality education which sets high standards and recognises the individual child’s needs. Children will feel confident within themselves as well as autonomous in their work, so that they can take an active role in their learning.  We have high expectations of the children’s achievement and encourage them to hold these same expectations of themselves in learning and also in their personal and social development. We provide a broad, structured curriculum that gives progression, continuity and also flexibility in an ever-changing world. We aim to link learning with real life, so that the children have relevant first hand experiences, are engaged in many practical tasks, are involved in investigation and problem solving activities, and are given opportunities for creativity and reflection. We feel that all members of the school should strive to be fair, polite and sympathetic at all times. We demonstrate the qualities of patience, honesty, tolerance and good humour in our dealings with others. Staff will provide positive role models in terms of how we value good manners and behaviour and teach good social behaviour and consideration for others. This includes the importance of E-safety and how we conduct ourselves online. We acknowledge the support that parents give in regard to the ethos of the school and recognise the partnership with parents is paramount to ensure the continuing development of the child. In their classes, the children were asked to come up with statements that define our school. These were the statements chosen by the School Council:  Respect each other and treat everyone with kindness  Understand other people’s feelings and needs  Fantastic teachers who care and make learning fun.   Following the rules to keep us safe and happy  Outstanding visits and trips to give us new experiences.   Rufford children work hard and are independent.   Delicious school dinners which are tasty and healthy.

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 - send us your CV now via our School Talent Pool and say what sort of role you're looking for. By joining our School Talent Pool we'll know you're interested in working here when a future vacancy occurs.Join our School Talent Pool now!For more information about School Talent Pools visit www.eteach.com

Rufford Primary and Nursery School is a member of the Transform Trust and Teaching School Alliance

Transform will provide a school improvement structure. This will be a responsive and proactive service.

Schools supported by Transform will have access to education expertise, support and experience from across the growing Teaching School Alliance.

Within the Alliance is a core school improvement capability of 5 National Leaders of Education, 9 Local Leaders of Education, 2 National Leaders of Governance, 18 Specialist Leaders of Education, as well as 24 ITP/OTP facilitators and 5 Ofsted trained inspectors (AI).

Staff will be able to access a significant range of opportunities and professional development programmes. The Alliance is continuously developing capacity to accelerate school improvement and enable high quality learning and teaching. This will include:

• School Direct Initial Teacher Training with outstanding partner, The University of Nottingham
• Middle and Senior Leaders Development Programme
• Bespoke Leadership courses
• Bespoke Coaching programmes
• Developing SEN practice
• Improving Teacher Programme
• Outstanding Teacher Programme

Transform Teaching School Alliance was approved by the Department of Education in March 2012, followed by the Academy Sponsor role in early 2013.

Further Information can be found at our Trust website http://www.transformtrust.co.uk/

Rufford Primary and Nursery School was inspected by OFSTED in May '15 and was judged a good school.

The report is very positive, some of the highlights are below but I hope you will read the whole document. There are many lovely comments about the children.

‘Teaching, behaviour and achievement are good and the school is flourishing’

‘Teachers are enthusiastic and have high expectations’

‘Classrooms are attractive and well organised’

‘Parents have very positive views about the school’

‘Pupils are welcoming, polite and respectful to each other and adults’

‘Pupils say that they feel very safe’

‘Pupils say that bullying is very rare in the school and is not tolerated’

‘Pupils are proud of their school and act as good ambassadors with visitors. They present their work neatly and are well dressed in their school uniform’

We have already started addressing the development point and are determined to become an outstanding school in the future.