Welcome

Welcome to the 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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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. We follow the ‘In the Moment Planning’ techniques, as championed by Anna Ephgrave, from Nursery and Reception and in September 2018 in Year 1.

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 to confidently express their unique selves 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 the Singapore approach to maths with the scheme ‘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 two Sports Coaches deliver outstanding sport provision across the school, a huge range of clubs and sporting competitions as well as maintaining their Sports channel on YouTube ‘GTTV’ with reports from our sports prefects. They manage the Sports Ambassadors in Year 6 and showcase our sporting achievements at our weekly Star of the Week assemblies.

Pastoral Care

We are delighted to be providing the counselling service Place2Be for children and their families who need a little extra support. They offer 1:1 counselling as well as a drop-in service open to all pupils. We also have a Learning Mentor who works with children across the school to develop their learning, self-confidence, resolve issues within friendship groups and strengthen their growth mind-set.

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. We teach all children mindfulness techniques to help stay calm and focused, improve their attention and make better choices. In short, to 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 have a Sensory Room which is also used as a break out space if required and staff are given regular training on how to best support 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

Our Fairy Tale library is a magical place for all children to read and relax! Sit on a toadstool or the indoor grass and fall into the magical world of books! We run a daily project called ‘Catch me Reading’ in our library where children can hear a teacher read to them from 12-1230. Children collect stamps for each time they attend and then win a free book!

Music

At GT we follow the Charanga music programme for our teaching of the music curriculum. Children can chose to learn the violin or piano in school with our music tutors and from September 2018 we will be holding steel pan lessons. Year 3 are also taught the recorder as a class.

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. We are applying for the UN Rights Respecting Award and our school council and Art council make their voices heard!

Community

Our active PTFA run various wonderful community get-togethers and fundraisers throughout the year. We also have nine different nationality coffee mornings which run for parents to make connections with one another and get involved in school life. We also offer a free English lesson class each week for parents which is well-attended. Our free Baby & Toddler group from 915 am every Wednesday is a great way for parents to meet one another.

EYFS

We have a modern, excellent setting, outstanding resources and experienced staff who create a nurturing and highly engaging space for our Nursery and Reception children. We offer full-time places for 3 and 4 year olds as well as places for eligible 2 year olds. We also have spaces at our Nursery and Reception Breakfast and After School Clubs.

Outdoor Learning

We are lucky enough to have a huge science garden in our KS1 playground that is being renovated by Trees for Cities ‘Edible Playground’ project in July 2018. We will have hens, edible bushes, a fire pit, outdoor seating for a class, the pond as well as enough space for all classes to grow their own vegetables throughout the year. We are also receiving training to become Forest School qualified so that we can run this throughout the school.

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.