Teaching and Learning

The overall aim at Willows Academy is to have a learning community which promotes high expectations, a love of learning, excellent relationships and provides children with opportunities that broaden their experiences.

Aims

to provide a safe, stimulating learning environment for all pupils and teachers;
to enable pupils to achieve their full potential by learning in a variety of ways and through challenging learning experiences;
to provide a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum that will motivate, engage and challenge pupils whilst also equipping them with the skills required on leaving school;
to set high expectations for all pupils in order to raise their aspirations;
to raise standards of both teaching and learning.
to promote thinking skills across all areas of the curriculum
to promote varied and appropriate teaching methods across the academy
to ensure appropriate differentiation in delivery and expectation
to ensure accurate assessment identifys gaps in learning and informs teachers' planning to address next steps in learning