To achieve our ambitious aims for every child we will:

• Apply our firm belief that a child’s background is not an insurmountable barrier to achievement. Success depends on a no excuses approach.
• Ensure that every child benefits from a thorough grounding in the basic skills of communication, language, literacy and numeracy coupled with an exciting, invigorating and creatively rich curriculum, which together will greatly enhance the life chances of all our children.
• Provide an entitlement to a well-taught, broad and balanced curriculum which promotes excellent behaviour for learning and improves attendance.
• Ensure that every child benefits from an unwavering commitment to providing a wide range of life changing enhancement opportunities both curricula and extra curricula.
• Apply the following 12 key principles of Outstanding teaching, enabling all teachers to meet the core teacher standards.

Setting aspirational targets with clear guidance for next steps with clear evidence of progress.