Welcome

Welcome to the new George Tomlinson Primary School website! I hope that you find the information you require and more by looking at our webpage. However, no website can truly demonstrate the feel of a school and I’d recommend you come and visit us for a walk around!

George Tomlinson Primary is a three form entry community school set in the heart of Leytonstone, a stone’s throw away from the tube and with easy access into the heart of London on the central line.

At George Tomlinson we believe that all children deserve outstanding quality first teaching that is supported by excellent curricular opportunities and extended services that nurture and engage children.

We want to inspire brilliance in a stable and safe environment through creative practice. We want our pupils to feel that when it comes to aspirations the sky is the limit and to prepare them fully for life at secondary school and beyond.

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Join the Nursery

2-4 year olds

We believe that children best develop when they are intrinsically motivated by their own interests and explorations. Our highly experienced staff guide and support children in their development through carefully chosen high quality resources, outstanding provision and child-centred planning.

Join the Primary School

4-11 year olds

At George Tomlinson we believe in nurturing children to reach their potential through a creative and modern curriculum. We want all children to feel inspired and have fun at school as well as attain highly.

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Teachers & support staff

Are you a passionate and creative teacher who will accept nothing less than the best for children? Do you want to inspire others and reach your potential? At George Tom we believe in supporting staff to continue learning and to reach their potential too. Every staff member is valued and made to feel part of the team.

Innovative and Creative Curriculum

We use Inspire Maths, Destination Reader, Read, Write Inc Phonics and Philosophy 4 children along with a personalised foundation subject curriculum re-written in 2017 to add progressive and relevant topics such as the Women’s Suffrage movement, for example.

Sport

Our Sports Coaches deliver outstanding sport provision, a huge range of clubs and sporting competitions as well as maintain their Sports channel on YouTube ‘GTTV’ with sports reports from our sports prefects, manage the Sports Ambassadors in Year 6 and showcase our sporting achievements at our weekly Star of the Week assemblies

Pastoral Care

From September we will be providing the counselling service Place2Be for children and their families who need support. We also have two Pastoral Support workers who work with children across the school to develop their learning, coach, mentor and help them in their relationships with others.

Growth Mind-set and Mindfulness

Children with a growth mind set believe intelligence can be developed, they are motivated to learn, engaged in their subjects and not afraid to try things out and learn through their mistakes with effort and persistence. From September children will be introduced to mindfulness to help stay calm and focused, improve their attention and make better choices. In short, improve their cognitive function and emotional regulation!

SEND Provision

We offer excellent provision and support for our all children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. We are creating a sensory room designed by experts and staff are given regular training on how to help our SEND children. Our SENDCo works closely with families of SEND children to ensure they make excellent progress and are supported in the best way to reach their potential.

Library

We are re-designing our library to house an injection of new books within a highly inspiring setting which will be used daily for all children.

Music

Our specialist music teachers runs weekly music assemblies, choir and teaches all age groups. We also have a specialist singing teacher who works with us weekly as well as visiting peripatetic teachers who teach the violin, guitar and recorder.

Pupil Voice

We offer various opportunities for our children to voice their opinions and ideas, excel and take on responsibilities. We have prefects, playground pals, peer mentors, sports ambassadors, sports prefects and a highly active school council.

Community

Our active PTFA run various wonderful community get-togethers and fundraisers throughout the year. We also have seven different nationality coffee mornings which run weekly, for parents to make connections with one another and get involved in school life.

EYFS

We have a modern, excellent setting, outstanding resources and experienced staff who create a nurturing and highly engaging setting for our Nursery and Reception children. From September we will offer fulltime places, Nursery and Reception Breakfast and After School Clubs.

Outdoor Learning

We are lucky enough to have a huge science garden in our KS1 playground complete with pond where we grow our own vegetables and will be soon welcoming hens! We have rabbits and guinea pigs already! Our Well-Being coordinator will work on teaching skills of independence, risk-taking and an understanding of nature through her outdoor lessons for each year group.

EAL

Our Family Support Worker runs daily English lessons for any children with English as an Additional Language. We also run free parent English language classes weekly for any parents who wish to develop their language skills.

Workshops

We run weekly workshops for parents with a wide variety of topics from Dyslexia, to how to support your child at home, ASD training, play dough workshops, water play workshops for EYFS and Phonics workshops. They’re delivered by staff and specialists in those fields when required and are a great way to get into school, see what we do and make friends within the parents community

Extended Schools and Holiday Club

We run Holiday Club in every school holiday except Christmas. We have daily Breakfast and After School Club offering provision from 8am to 6pm for children from Nursery to Year 6.