Welcome from the Head
Welcome to Reinwood Infant and Nursery School, a forward thinking school where we strive for pupils, staff, governors and parents to work together. We work strongly as a team, creating a supportive and challenging environment. We see ourselves as the ‘I can’ school – a place where we create a stimulating and safe environment for pupils, staff, governors and parents to learn and progress.
We aim to provide an environment where all children are happy - sharing, being kind to others and respecting people and property are strongly emphasised. To assist the generation of this ethos, and to promote a sense of ’belonging’, the school is organised into 3 units – foundation stage (reception plus a separate nursery), and key stage 1 (year 1 and year 2). This organisation enables teams of staff to work closely together and maximises the use of support staff and resources.
We operate a positive approach to behaviour management and all staff, including lunchtime supervisors have undergone training in this area. All staff are involved, annually, in the positive behaviour policy review. There are few school rules but those that do exist are designed to teach children to respect others and their belongings and to ensure safety for all. With the help of the class teacher, the children will draw up a set of class rules.
In January 1997 the school achieved the Investors in People status. It was the first school in Huddersfield to do so. We successfully completed the re-assessment process in December 1999, December 2002, December 2005 and again in December 2008. We also hold 2 school achievement awards, Investors in Pupils, Healthy Schools Award, Kirklees Gold Healthy Schools Award and Active Mark Gold & 2008 for PE.
There has been a great deal of positive development within the school over the last few years and we continue to move forward in our educational thinking to provide the best possible provision for our pupils. Staff work extremely hard and there is a strong sense of supportive teamwork.
If you are reading our website with a view to bringing your child to our school, you are welcome to come and visit us and I will be pleased to show you around and explain our plans for the future. If you are the parent of a child already in school, I hope that you find the website useful and interesting and I look forward to seeing you at one of our many events.
Karen Butler
Headteacher