Welcome

Tweedmouth Prior Park First School is a happy, welcoming school situated on the south side of the historic town of Berwick upon Tweed.   You are warmly welcomed to our website and thank you for your interest in our school.

Perhaps you're keen to know a bit more about our school, the staff or what the children learn or you are looking for dates, newsletters and general information. All this and much more, including photos of recent events our children have taken part in, can be found here.

Our caring ethos is at the heart of all we do and we encourage respect in all school relationships and positive attitudes to learning and behaviour.   Here are some of the positive comments from our recent Ofsted (Mar 2017) 

• "Pupils feel safe in school and behaviour in class and in the playground is good."
• "Pupils' personal development is effective and their emotional well-being is well supported by caring adults."
• "Partnerships with parents are highly valued. Parents are encouraged to support their child's education and participate in the life of the school through activities such as the pre-start programme for children entering Nursery."
• "The early years is good. Effective support helps children make good gains to reach standards that are close to the national average."
• "Pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities and those eligible for pupil premium funding are enabled to learn at the same rate as other pupils."
• "The teaching of specific, well-structured reading and mathematics programmes that boost the achievement of small groups of pupils is effective and helps them to catch up with their peers."
• "The teaching of letters and sounds is effective and consequently standards in reading are higher than in other subjects."
• "Well-briefed teaching assistants provide effective support to pupils. They are given close individual guidance. Those pupils who struggle to concentrate are well supported to maintain their focus."

Parents want their child to be happy, secure and have the best possible start to their education. We want exactly the same and our talented, dedicated staff team do all they can to make sure this happens.

I hope you enjoy looking at our website. If you require copies of any of our documents please ask at the the school office. They are also available, on request, in large print.

If you have any further questions that need answering or need help in any way, please do not hesitate to contact the school.

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