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What makes our school special?

Child Protection

At Chapel Break the welfare of the child is paramount. There is an ethos where our pupils feel secure, are encouraged to talk, are listened to and are safe.  Children at our school will be able to talk freely to any member of staff or regular visitor to our school if they are worried or concerned about something. Any concerns will be reported to the Senior Designated Person for Child Protection: Mrs Rolph or the Designated Person for Child Protection: Mrs Shorter. We will take all possible steps to safeguard our children and to ensure that the adults in our school are safe to work with our children and have undertaken CRB checks.

If you need to contact anyone:

Mrs Rolph head@chapelbreakinfant.norfolk.sch.uk

Mrs Shorter ictc@chapelbreakinfant.norfolk.sch.uk

Mrs Blackwell (governor) ann@blackwell18.orangehome.co.uk

Thinking Art Reflective Dialogue Imagination Studio

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The TARDIS opened in September 2007 after many years developing thinking skills within the curriculum and the championing of the arts as a vehicle for deepening learning. Inspired, in part, by the work of Room 13 in Scotland, the TARDIS operates as a creative space as part of the curriculum, beyond the curriculum and through their own choice, usually working on a series of ideas for up to 3 days at a time.

This continuation of time provides opportunity for children to extend their thinking through creative conversations and engage in often philosophical dialogue; this in turn leads to a visual outcome. Ideas trails are initiated by the children, occassionally this is a continuation of classroom learning, often after an exploration of an abstract or imaginative idea and regularly from the spontaneous questions and ideas the children bring to the forum or 'ideas party'.

Art skills and techniques are developed as necessary and by the children's request. There is much space for experimentation with media, collaboration and playfulness!

For the third year we have been invited to exhibit work at the Norwich Arts Centre. It opens on 10th June 2010.

Skills based curriculum

As a staff we spent time creating a skills based curriculum, which has allowed us to teach the skills required in a progressive way, whilst giving flexibility to be creative in how we teach them.

Philosophy

Philosophy and creative thinking is taught throughout the school, starting in Reception. We encourage parents to take an active part in their child's philosophy homework and have had fantastic support and interest from them. The staff at Chapel Break have found that philosophy has a big impact on the children's learning and behaviour. It improves their abilities to organize questioning, reasoning and thinking skills. We believe that philosophical enquiry is a highly valuable tool that helps the children clarify and express their thoughts and ideas, as well as teaching them to respect the view points of others.

SAPlings (School Allotment Project)

The school is involved in the school allotment project. All the children have been able to plant, grow and harvest fruit and vegetables from the school grounds. A club runs throughout the summer that children and parents can sign up to.

The Garden Gang are involved in the running the project with the SAPlings Project Coodinator and a teacher.

Friends of the World

Friends of the World gives the children a voice within the school. They meet each week and class representatives bring any suggestions, comments or concerns that have arisen during class councils. Each term the school elects a chair and vice chair from Year 2 to run the council meetings.