Vision Statement I believe that everything in the school will have an impact on children's learning. The physical environment, our values, attitudes about how children learn, relationships with one another and resources will affect the life chances of our children. I want Ranvilles Infant School to be a community in which pupils and adults respect and trust each other, and everything that happens is seen to be fair. We place learning at the centre of our school and understand that we learn best when we are motivated and challenged by excellent teachers and a creative curriculum. We therefore will provide a stimulating, exciting environment and curriculum, excellent teaching in an atmosphere where everyone feels valued and safe, ideas can flourish and children can realise their full potential. We learn through interesting project work, integrating subjects where possible so that they are more meaningful to the children. We want their time at our school to be memorable, to build upon what they know and can do and help them to become lifelong learners. We will continuously assess our children's work and behaviour, taking into account what parents and the children themselves think and this will help us plan their next steps. Children at Ranvilles Infant School will be challenged and motivated to learn through our values underpinning everything we do. (See our ethos and learning values booklet) We also recognise that we are educating children for the future where technology will play an even bigger part and therefore we will continue to lead the way in this area of the curriculum, using it as an important tool in all that we do. Wendy Collins Headteacher July 2009

June 2009 - Artsmark Gold Awarded Recognition and reward for schools dedicated to the arts. An Artsmark is awarded to schools who show a commitment to the full range of arts - music, dance, drama and art & design. It is a national award scheme and is managed by Arts Council England. The Artsmark is available to all schools in England. It is awarded after an application, assessment and validation process. Schools can apply for one of three levels - Artsmark, Artsmark Silver or Artsmark Gold. Criteria for each level are detailed in the Application form and guidance materials.

April 2009 Ranvilles Infants School have been awarded the ICT Mark for demonstrating commitment to continual improvement through ICT.

January 2008 Ranvilles Infant School awarded the Active Mark. Schools recieve the mark if 90% of pupils are doing 2 hours or more of PE a week, the school has held a sports day during the year and the school has met or bettered the national average of pupils participating in sports clubs linked to the school. School Travel Plan award from the Hamshire Safer Routes to Schools Programme. Children from year 2 worked with textile artist LUCY MCLOUGHLIN printing on fabric to complete the school 'Learning Tree' wall hanging. The work is now in the school entrance for all visitors to see. Click here to see the wall hanging

November 2007 OUTSTANDING - Ranvilles Infant School BECTA AWARD WINNERS (2007) - Extending learning opportunities (primary) - Winner Click on this link to find out more and see the short video clip of Ranvilles in action. http://awards.becta.org.uk/display.cfm?resID=34519

April 2007 - Rights Respecting School (Outstanding Level 2) Great news - we have been assessed for the Rights, Respecting Schools Award and been awarded Level 2 by Peter Barton and Edward Waller from UNICEF. The award recognises that the school : has the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) at the heart of the core values of a school teachers have opportunities to improve their knowledge and understanding of global issues and how they relate to children and human rights pupils participate in wider initiatives – local, national and global all pupils are knowledgeable of the content of the UNCRC and its relevance to themselves, the school and the wider world (appropriate to age and ability) systematic opportunities are provided for children to participate in decisions which affect them These are 5 of the 23 criteria the school had to meet to achieve this award.

April 2007 Congratulations! You are being contacted as your site has been nominated for a Hantsweb Award 2007. These prestigious Awards run by Hampshire County Council, reward the best websites and internet services in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Nominations close on 22 April 2007, after which the judging will begin.

BECTA ICT Excellence Awards 2007: Extending learning opportunities criteria Ranvilles Infants School was awarded BECTA ICT Excellence Award which aims to reward those schools who use ICT to enhance and empower all its relationships in and outside school - whether it be with pupils and their families, the wider community or partner organisations. The award seeks to recognise partnerships or collaborations who are jointly involved in developing and supporting extended learning although the application needs to be made through a single school organisation.

January 2007 Ranvilles Infant School awarded the Active Mark. Schools recieve the mark if 90% of pupils are doing 2 hours or more of PE a week, the school has held a sports day during the year and the school has met or bettered the national average of pupils participating in sports clubs linked to the school. School Travel Plan award from the Hamshire Safer Routes to Schools Programme. Children from year 2 worked with textile artist LUCY MCLOUGHLIN printing on fabric to complete the school 'Learning Tree' wall hanging. The work is now in the school entrance for all visitors to see. Click here to see the new wall hanging

October 2006 - OFSTED inspects Ranvilles Infant School "The school provides a good standard of education for its pupils. It has particular strengths in the quality of pupils' personal development and well-being, the curriculum and in the way it cares for the pupils. Skilled leadership has brought necessary change and teaching and writing standards have improved since the last inspection." OFSTED Report October 2006

October 2006 - Ranvilles Infant School awarded the Basic Skills Mark The Primary Quality Mark is awarded for three years (during this time regular monitoring visits take place from the LA). After three years the Quality Mark is renewed only if the school can demonstrate that it has made progress in basic skills. Local Authorities (Hampshire County Council) assess their schools against the 10 Elements of the Quality Mark and recommend schools to the Agency for approval. Staff from the Agency monitor the assessments and ensure that they are consistent between and across Local Authorities.

September 2006 - Register of the Specialist Schools & Academies Trust Ranvilles Infant School is welcomed to the ICT Register, a unique database which captures ICT and eLearning expertise in cutting edge schools and learning centres across the world

July 2006 - Rights Respecting School Mark (Level 1) On July 14th 2006 the award was presented by Peter Barton of UNICEF... A Rights Respecting School not only teaches about children’s and human rights but also models rights and respect in all its relationships: teacher/adults-pupils; pupils- teacher/adults; pupils-pupils. The Award programme is complementary to the Healthy Schools Award and Eco Schools and can be part of a programme to build a positive school ethos.

June 2006 - Artsmark Gold Awarded Recognition and reward for schools dedicated to the arts. An Artsmark is awarded to schools who show a commitment to the full range of arts - music, dance, drama and art & design. It is a national award scheme and is managed by Arts Council England. The Artsmark is available to all schools in England. It is awarded after an application, assessment and validation process. Schools can apply for one of three levels - Artsmark, Artsmark Silver or Artsmark Gold. Criteria for each level are detailed in the Application form and guidance materials.