Headteacher welcome

I am Julian Fieldwick and I am proud to be the Headteacher of Northfield Primary and Nursery School.

I have been a headteacher for eleven years and I love my job!

Last year I completed my National Professional Qualification for Executive Leadership (NPQEL). This has helped me to develop my leadership skills, and it has also given me the opportunity to network with other schools.

I feel strongly about collaboration, communication and being outward facing. I like to stay informed about national trends and adapt to future challenges. I feel that, in order to do this, Northfield needs to keep learning from and collaborating with the wider world. 

I'm very excited to have the opportunity to build on Northfield's strengths, and I look forward to developing the school for many years to come.

I am very lucky to be working with such a brilliant staff and governor team at Northfield. 

Our vision for Northfield involves:

• A child centred approach where we focus on personal growth and wellbeing.

• Lifelong learning where we foster a passion for knowledge and for thinking and discovering.

• A safe, calm, inclusive school environment where every child is valued and where every child belongs.

• A school learning environment that celebrates diversity and supports the needs of every learner.

• A broad and balanced curriculum, that provides enrichment and richness.

• Excellent teaching delivered by a staff team who are highly skilled and highly valued.

• A focus on community and relationships, building relationships with our families and our community.

I'm very excited for the journey ahead - working together as a team to become an even stronger school.

Welcome to Northfield Primary and Nursery School.

At Northfield we provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment where all the children are treated as individuals. We have high expectations for all pupils as we strive to offer the best possible teaching and support to our children. We pride ourselves on having open approachable access to all. 

Our curriculum is broad and balanced. It provides meaningful experiences through the development of the key skills of reading, writing, communication and mathematics.

In addition we feel it is important that children are able to achieve personal success and can find a sense of achievement in school. All effort is valued and a sense of self-worth is fostered. Children are expected to learn, work and play co-operatively and are helped to develop the skills of self- discipline, together with respect for others and their environment.

We believe that school, parents / carers and children will be most successful when all work together as a team. We will do all we can to create and foster positive relationships between all members of our school community.

 

About our School

How school is organised

Northfield Primary School opened in September 2001.  The school is currently made up of Foundation 1 (Nursery) which caters for children aged 3 to 4, Foundation 2, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. The school is located on an attractive site on Cox’s Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse. Classes are organised as single or mixed aged groups depending on numbers admitted during the year.  Children begin Foundation 1 on a part-time basis and become full-time when they transfer to Foundation 2, in line with our admissions policy. Children are admitted to Foundation 1 according to age. 

The School Day

Foundation 1 (Nursery) - Younger children (1 session)          

morning 8.45am – 11.45am

Foundation 2 - Older children (full day)

morning 8.45am – 11.45am

afternoon 1.00pm – 3.15pm                         

Key Stage 1 (Infants)                                    

morning 8.45am – 12.05pm

afternoon 1.10pm –  3.15pm

Key Stage 2 (Juniors)                                   

morning 8.45am – 12.05pm

afternoon 12.55pm –  3.15pm

When children transfer into school please help them to settle in easily by making sure they arrive on time and are collected promptly at the end of the session.

The school gates will be opened at 8.35am ready for a prompt start at 8.45am. Children should not be on school premises before 8.35 a.m. or after 3.25 p.m. unless attending breakfast or after school clubs

Please note that there is no smoking on school premises.

When first starting school we encourage parents to bring their children into the building in order to help them settle. As children get older we encourage them to develop independence by coming in themselves. This helps with congestion in the cloakrooms too!