Our Aims We also care passionately about our parents, working in a genuine partnership, with the child's best interests always at heart. Whatever stage of education your child has reached, we are happy to discuss progress, achievements and aspirations both formally and informally. We hope you enjoy navigating your way around our website, which gives you a snapshot of the school's organization and the many exciting activities and opportunities offered at Hawley Place School. Afterwards, please do come and meet us and see the children at work. Our door is always open and you will find us friendly, helpful and welcoming. Nursery Ethos Our Nursery School provides full and part-time care and education for boys and girls aged 2-4 with an enviable staff to pupil ratio of 1:6 or lower. We offer flexible sessions to suit individual needs with wrap-around care (8.00 am - 6.00 pm). Our teachers are well qualified and very experienced. They are fully committed to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) themes and principles, focusing on the children's intellectual, linguistic, physical, creative, emotional and social development. In both classes, children are given ample opportunities to learn through games and imaginative play, whether indoors or outdoors in a completely secure, caring and homely environment. We give a very gentle and purposeful start to the formal education process, combining purposeful play and a solid educational structure. Our main aim is to ensure the happy, all-round development of each child through a wide and balanced range of interesting and challenging experiences. Junior Ethos We place great emphasis on creating the right ethos for learning. We blend the 3Rs (reading, writing and arithmetic) with the 3Cs (courtesy, kindness and consideration). Children work and play hard, strive for excellence and are encouraged and rewarded for achievements, effort and good behaviour through the House Points System. Within a happy atmosphere, we value and develop all the skills and talents of individual pupils and staff. Teachers use a broad range of teaching strategies to ensure children remain focused and challenged, with the arts, sport, languages and ICT promoting 'all-round' development. Academic examinations and tests are important, but young children really need to be properly prepared for the next stage in their education. We believe in strengthening the 'whole person', with broader skills and positive attitudes.