Independent School in Boston - Bicker Lincolnshire

'Outstanding Ofsted Report states:

...the teaching is lively and supported by thorough and thoughtful planning that meets individual needs.
...teachers have very high expectations and pupils respond with excellent behaviour and positive attitudes.'

Bicker Preparatory School & Early Years

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Bicker Preparatory School is an outstanding school, led by an inspiring Headteacher and a dedicated staff that form a cohesive team.

It succeeds in meeting its stated aim of providing a basic holistic approach to learning. As a result, pupils receive a well-rounded education through a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum, and their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is outstanding.

The teaching is good with some outstanding features and enables pupils to make at least good progress. Bicker Preparatory is a very caring school that pays meticulous attention to pupils' personal development and well-being. This is clearly reflected in pupils' excellent behaviour and the positive relationships they enjoy with staff and their peers.

The quality of information provided to parents and other partners is outstanding and parents express very high level of satisfaction with the academic and pastoral provision.

The school complies with all the regulations for registration.

What the school does well:

its staff, who create a very secure, warm family atmosphere that promotes pupils' confidence and self-esteem, are exemplary role models of courtesy and respect;
it teaches a stimulating curriculum that enables pupils to develop enquiring minds and prepares them well for the next stage of their education;
its teaching is lively and supported by thorough and thoughtful planning that meets individual needs;
it puts a great emphasis on pupils' personal development; in particular, it provides many opportunities to raise their spiritual awareness;
it facilitates pupils' transition to secondary school with outstanding care; and
it forges strong partnerships with parents and others.

I feel very strongly that the responsibility of parents and teachers is a shared one, a true partnership.

"For the child who gets the most from home gets the most from school."

What children learn in the Primary Years provides the foundation for all future learning.

The ladder of education will only be sound if the first rungs are securely in place.
Quality Primary Education is an investment which will last a lifetime.

Children are our future, they are entitled to the best education we can provide.
The greatest legacy we can offer our children is a good sound education.

I wholeheartedly endorse the following thoughts:

"Give me a child until he is seven and I will show you the man" Jesuits.

"The secret of education lies in respecting the pupil" Ralph Waldo Emerson

"It is not so much what, as how children learn in the primary years" Angela Rumbold

Children learn What They Live
	If a child lives with tolerance, A child learns patience.
	If a child lives with encouragement, A child learns confidence.
	If a child lives with fairness, A child learns justice.
	If a child lives with security, A child learns faith.
	If a child lives with approval, He learns to like himself.
	If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, A child learns to find love in the world.

Bicker Preparatory School & Early Years. School Lane, Bicker, Boston, Lincs PE20 3DW. TEL: 01775 821786