Welcome to Maryland Primary School
Our school is in Stratford, the home of the London 2012 Olympics. We are situated close to the Olympic development, Stratford Town Centre and Stratford City. On site, Forest Gate Children’s Centre delivers a wide range of services to the community.
We pride ourselves on being a diverse school. We have over 450 children from 34 countries representing 40 different languages and 53 dialects.
We are widely recognised as being pioneers in curriculum innovation, carrying out international educational research for the benefit of this school and many other schools within the locality. We have been recognised by the House of Lords for our international research and profiled in the Parliamentary Review 2018. We are a lead school on teaching equality, diversity and inclusion. We coach and mentor many schools to embed equality, diversity and anti-racism into their practice so it is seamless.
We are renowned for our award winning outdoor environment (Cluckingham Palace – our hen house, Nature’s Garden, Negril Beach etc) which provides unique learning opportunities for our inner city students. We are one of only a handful of schools who hold the prestigious Royal Horticultural 5 star Award. We are a model school for Oxford University Press in the teaching of the successful literacy programme, Read Write Inc.
In addition to our academic success, we are a model school for integrating technology, being the first to adopt Google Education and is a Mayor of London designated ‘School for Success’ for progress.
We continually achieve one of the highest attendance rates in Newham because our children love coming to school. Many pupils take part in after school clubs such as fencing, chess, dance, STEM, choir and football.
Maryland is an inclusive school. We believe in laying the foundations on which children can build their futures. Staff work hard to instil an early love for learning, especially reading, enabling our children to grow into confident, independent and successful individuals.
We are a school that lives its motto to prepare children for the future. We inspire our pupils with unique opportunities e.g. meeting Major Tim Peake, astronaut; Alan Titchmarsh, horticulturist; international research Professors, and of course Olympic athletes, a legacy from our involvement in the 2012 Olympics. More recently artists, authors and illustrators have visited the school to learn about our approach to Equality in the curriculum. We ensure our children have ambition, that they are successful learners, and that they enjoy each day that they spend with us at Maryland. Ofsted describe our excellent environment as one “in which all pupils thrive and flourish ”, where “pupils’ behaviour is outstanding”. They praised our commitment to safeguarding pupils as well as commenting that there was a “high proportion” of outstanding teaching. We are continually looking to improve in all areas of our school as we strive for excellence in educating children to ensure we remain one of the best primary schools in Stratford, Newham and London. We invite you to get in touch to book an appointment for a tour around the school. We look forward to meeting you.
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STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES 2023-24
Vulnerable is defined as: SEND, PP, LAC, No Reco2. To closely monitor the progress of pupils, in particular, the progress of vulnerable pupils through effective planning, assessment and enrichment opportunities.
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OFSTED, 2023
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MARYLAND CURRICULUM INTENTION
CURRICULUM GOAL 1 : To ensure every child is secure in English, Maths and Computing |
CURRICULUM GOAL 2: To deliver a broad, balanced and rich curriculum that creates independent, resilient critical thinkers |
CURRICULUM GOAL 3: Deliver a curriculum that champions diversity |
Core skills in English, Maths and Computing underpin all aspects of learning and provide necessary skills to become ‘future ready’.
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Our six school values underpin this ethos: teamwork, respect, kindness, courage, ambition, resilience.
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Pupils have a global perspective and are well prepared for life in modern Britain.
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HEADTEACHER’S VISION
REVIEW OF 2021-22 |
Feedback from our School Improvement Advisor Outcomes were positive
Overall strengths The hard work and focus of the whole team in driving forward reading has been successful. The Literacy Tree scheme has been effectively led, managed and delivered. Displays throughout the school reinforce and highlight this focus on reading, leaving the The school continues to build on and champion diversity in the curriculum. Feedback from our School Improvement Advisor Outcomes were positive
Overall strengths The hard work and focus of the whole team in driving forward reading has been successful. The Literacy Tree scheme has been effectively led, managed and delivered. Displays throughout the school reinforce and highlight this focus on reading, leaving the The school continues to build on and champion diversity in the curriculum. |
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1.NATIONAL FOCUS – Social Media and AI The school went through a trying time with a social media campaign against us in Spring 2023.The following point sums up my vision in this area. It is a priority for staff to be vigilant and knowledgeable about the pros and cons of social media, both public and private. Recognise that inappropriate use of social media is a safeguarding and possible criminal issue. We must also keep up to date with innovations such as AI (artificial intelligence). AI can answer questions, complete written tasks, and respond to prompts in a human-like way but is it all good? What do we need to know? Ms.Boreham, DHT, has done the following research:
So this year, we will: -support pupils to identify and use appropriate resources to support their ongoing education. -This includes encouraging effective use of age-appropriate resources (which may include generative AI) and preventing over-reliance on a limited number of tools or resources. – encourage the use of critical thinking and reasoning when using social media or AI. |
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2. INTERNATIONAL FOCUS: Global Warming With climate change being a key focus of the Headteacher’s vision last year, Maryland will continue to embed education about how to combat global warming across the school. This year we will focus on:
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