Hardwick Green Academy
Principal's Welcome
On behalf of our staff and the Enquire Learning Trust, I’d like to welcome you to our website. I hope it gives you a sense of life at Hardwick Green.
My name is Chris Story, and I’ve been proud to serve as Principal since April 2020. Our most recent Ofsted report sums us up perfectly: “Hardwick Green Primary Academy has care and support at the heart of all it does. Pupils enjoy coming to school each day, knowing that staff want the best for them” (Ofsted, November 2024). This is what we’re all about.
Our school is built on seven values – Resilience, Empathy, Self-Awareness, Passion, Excellence, Communication and Teamwork – how we show RESPECT. We’re based in a modern building with excellent facilities, including a spacious library, and we’ve recently opened a 16-place SEND Unit to provide specialist support for children with additional needs.
Our School Mission
Our mission statement is a simple one: The academy will endeavour to raise the achievement and aspirations of every child.
Throughout their time at Hardwick Green, children learn what each value means, why it is important, and how to develop character traits that demonstrate these values. This is taught discretely, using the 'Commando Joe's programme, and is reinforced through every aspect of school life. Children who demonstrate these values particularly well are nominated for a RESPECT award from the Principal; these are given out in a special awards assembly each Friday.
We want to add value to achievement and raise standards. We also want to change lives. We know this requires our provision and our practice to be world class – because of the distance we have to travel, we understand that good will not be good enough and that we need to develop a shared appreciation of excellence and then strive to enact this every day.
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Our Curriculum
Our school has a rich and vibrant curriculum. It is based on the National Curriculum (2014), but we go far beyond this in order to create an exceptional school curriculum to inspire and develop our learners.
Our approach to teaching and learning is evidence-informed, and is themed around the areas identified in the 'Great Teaching Toolkit' (GTT) from 'Evidence-Based Education'. Here you can see a summary of how our approach is aligned to the toolkit. If you'd like more information, please ask to speak to Mr Adams, our Deputy Principal.