No One Is Left on the Sidelines
The early years of school are when children first learn how to be away from home, how to make friends, how to cope when something feels hard and how to ask for help when they need it. At Kneller Hall Junior School, we treat these lessons with as much care as anything we teach in the classroom.
Every member of staff, academic and non-academic, knows every child. Not just their name, but their personality, their friendships, their wobbles and their wins. This allows for a kind of triangulation: each pupil is seen by different adults in different environments throughout the school day, so that a quiet worry never goes unnoticed for long. The children know they can speak to any member of staff about anything, and that someone will always listen. We work in close partnership with parents too, because we know that the early years of school are a journey the whole family takes together.
