On behalf of the school and the Trust, I would like to offer you a warm welcome to Burleyfields Primary and Nursery School.

I am delighted to be the Executive headteacher of the eleventh school to join The Creative Learning Partnership Trust. Burleyfields offers excellence in education for the children in the centre of Stafford. Burleyfields will equip your children with knowledge, skills, learning behaviours and life-long friendships. 

As part of the Creative Learning Partnership Trust we build on the embedded success across its Trust schools. At Burleyfields, we draw on the expertise of the Trust's leaders to provide a bespoke educational offer which serves the evolving community of Burleyfields Primary School. 

Burleyfields Primary and Nursery School will;

Create pupils that are Ready to Walk the Burleyfields Way beyond our four walls, by:

• Hardworking and have high expectations and aspirations of themselves and each other in all aspects of school life.
• Are known, understood, valued and cared for as individuals.
• Are supported and encouraged to build emotional resilience to be happy and confident in what they do.
• Expect and value integrity, where people will be safe to speak up for what they believe and know their voice will be heard.
• Develop a keen sense of what is right and wrong and seek to tackle injustice wherever we find it, whilst ensuring we are tolerant of different views.
• Develop their interests and capabilities in sport, in the arts, in drama, music and community affairs, so that they become well-rounded people and global citizens.
• Have the opportunities to take responsibility for their own learning and develop independent thought, in order to take on different and challenging roles across our Trust.
•  Will be unafraid to use the power of creativity and imagination to take risks in the pursuit of excellence.

In an environment that:

• Promotes high quality teaching and learning
• Delivers a curriculum that encourages curiosity, creativity and inventiveness, enabling
• Develops enquiring minds and a thirst for knowledge. 
• Facilitates high quality professional development so that teaching is excellent
• Has inclusive nurture and wellbeing support for all
• Has an inclusive approach for all
• Has high quality school leadership and governance
• Provides collaboration, support and challenge
• Ensures strong safeguarding procedures and practice
• Ensures that everyone is valued and has a place and a role to play
• Provide a hub for learning and community cohesion 
• Supports environmental sustainability

We can't wait to Walk the Burleyfields Way with you. 

Mrs R Bell