Leverton is an average sized primary school based on borders of Essex and Hertfordshire in Waltham Abbey. We currently have around 450 children on roll between the ages of 3 and 11.

School Mission Statement

“Learning and achieving – today, tomorrow, for life”
All members of our school community were consulted over and agreed our Mission Statement.

School Values

At our school we believe in the importance of relationships, ensuring children feel valued, safe and secure,
providing a sense of connection with a member of staff and a belonging to the whole school community.

Our school reflects the values of the Essex Approach to understanding behaviour and supporting emotional wellbeing known as Trauma Perceptive Practice (TPP)

• Compassion and Kindness
• Hope
• Connection and Belonging

We endeavour to make sure that at our school these values run through all the school policies and practice.

School Ethos

It is a core aim of our school that every member of the school community feels valued and respected, and
that each person is treated fairly and well. We are a caring community, whose values are built on mutual
trust and respect for all. This Relationships and Behaviour policy is therefore designed to support the way in which all members of the school can live and work together in a supportive way. It aims to promote an
environment where everyone feels happy, safe and secure and able to learn.

We value each individual child and work with families, the community and beyond to offer diverse
experiences and support for pupils and families in a caring and safe environment. We develop children to be confident, life-long learners and compassionate, respectful members of their community and the world. We always prioritise the safety of our CYP and staff. Everything we do in school is underpinned by our safeguarding procedures.

Strong relationships between staff and pupils are vital. Our staff are fair and consistent with CYP (considering individual needs) enabling pupils to feel safe. Equally, our staff are approachable and there to help (not only there to discipline) and we help our children to understand this. It is also recognised that for some children and young people, variance on these processes will be made in order to meet any specific social, emotional, learning or other needs which require a personalised approach.

Epping Forest School-Led Improvement Partnership

WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE WILL DO

Leverton is part of the Epping Forest School-Led Improvement Partnership which is committed to working together with the following local schools:

• Coopersale and Theydon Garnon C of E Primary 
• Epping Primary 
• Dr Walkers C of E Primary
• Chipping Ongar Primary
• High Ongar Primary
• Matching Green C of E Primary
• Ongar Primary
• Moreton C of E Primary School 
• Leverton Primary
• Upshire Primary
• Epping St John’s

Mrs Henson is the current chair with Mrs Batt (Moreton) and Mrs O’Donnell (Epping Primary) on the management committee.

The Partnership Vision is:

“Working collaboratively in the Epping Forest School-Led Improvement Partnership, we strive to achieve excellent outcomes and opportunities for all pupils in our local communities”.

The Partnership will use our combined skills, knowledge, expertise and experience to drive forward school improvement and raise standards and outcomes for pupils, whilst respecting each school’s culture, ethos, values and identity.  The Partnership will share best practice and key strengths both within and beyond the group to help facilitate support, development and improvement.

We are excited by this opportunity to work collaboratively with neighbouring schools to provide the best provision for all children in our community. 

Our current partnership development plan can be seen here

Activities

We have several joint activities for the children planned for this year:

• 12th November – Public speaking competition at Moreton Primary (Y5&6)
• 26th November – Art workshop and exhibition at Leverton (Y2)
• 12th February – Quiz at St Andrew’s  (2 teams of 3&4 and 5&6)
• 4th June – Music Festival at Zinc Arts (School choirs)

We will also be carrying out cross school writing moderation each term for every year group, and running ‘Peer reviews’ of each school to offer support and challenge to help all schools develop.

Support HUBS

These are invaluable in providing support and developing practise across the partnership 

• Heads – half termly meetings led by Mrs Henson a mix of virtual and in person
• Deputy heads – termly meetings led by School Effectiveness Partner in person
• SENCOs – termly meetings led by NET SEND Support in person