Where everyone learns to learn…
Welcome to Rathfern Primary School, a community committed to developing effective learning.
Rathfern is a rich and diverse community where everyone is respected and valued. All of our actions, words and behaviours are underpinned by our Core Values:
- Respect each other
- Always do your best
- Take responsibility
- Help and care about each other
- Everyone matters
At Rathfern we believe that all pupils must become effective learners to achieve highly. We are committed to identifying barriers to learning early and providing appropriate support so that all of our pupils achieve at least national expectations and beyond.
We are an aspirational school, committed to working with all our parents and carers to ensure the well-being and highest achievement of all our pupils.
N Maharasingam
Head Teacher
What I love about learning at Rathfern…
- I have learned football, hockey, basketball, table tennis and tennis at Rathfern; there's lots to do and you can always improve your skills. We are taught how to be good sportsmen.
- I like maths because it makes your brain work harder.
- At Rathfern our teacher encourages us to have our own ideas.
- I love learning how to play an instrument and when I see the choir, it encourages me to sing.
- I love that teachers have time to talk to you about what you've done right and wrong.
- At Rathfern our teachers always set us challenging learning, but support us with examples and other activities.
- PE is the best because it makes us sweat and teaches us to be active!
- I love to learn here because I know that in the future it will help me teach others.
- I like the learning we do – it is really fun!
- I love to learn at Rathfern because our green bubbles tell us what we can do to improve whilst also telling us what we are good at.
- What I like at Rathfern is the way we learn to be greet and be polite to other people.
- I love bookmaking because it is really enjoyable and you have made your own book!
- I like that you don't have to put your hand up because it doesn't matter if you don't know the answer – you need to try it!
- At Rathfern our learning attributes help us in our learning but also in the playground
- I love how all the teachers know how to challenge us. The green bubbles in our books really help us to move on.
- I love the way we learn art because it helps us with our skills and techniques.
- I love the learning attributes because they help you when you are learning.
- At Rathfern we use each other to help our learning, not always the teacher.
- At Rathfern I love that we use the traffic light system in our books so that my teacher knows if I am confident in my learning.
- I love Rathfern because you can do explosive, fun science!
