Feature: Radbrook Primary School in Shrewsbury.

Shropshire Star

Love Your School: Radbrook Primary Schhol in Shrewsbury.

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00:00So we're here in Shrewsbury at Radbrook Primary School, that's right isn't it miss?

00:04It is.

00:05And we're here with head teacher, introduce yourself.

00:07I'm Emma Thelwell.

00:09And you've been here a couple of years Emma?

00:11I have, yes, I've been the best two years.

00:15Good stuff. And tell us a bit about your lovely school then where we're going to be having a little tour around shortly.

00:21So this is Radbrook School, we're a community school right in the centre of Radbrook.

00:26A fantastic community which is all centred about the values of being a good person, good citizen and being the best that we can be.

00:36And you've got, you know, you have a few visiting guests. You've got one in today. Who have we got in today?

00:42We've got Nakoda Smith-Davis who is an Olympic athlete, a judo athlete.

00:48And who's come in to inspire our children how to, the importance of being active and physically active and healthy.

00:57But also inspiring them with their, her journey towards being an Olympian.

01:02The hard work, the grit, the determination to succeed.

01:06And she's gone down fantastically well this morning.

01:10The children have been very, very excited and been very enthusiastic, taking part in all of the activities.

01:17And they're now in an assembly hearing about her amazing journey towards becoming an Olympian.

01:22Great to hear those stories, isn't it?

01:24It is.

01:25And it inspire as well.

01:27Your Forest School, that's apparently quite a nice area. The kids like going out there.

01:31Forest School is fantastic. It's a jewel in our crown here at Radbrook.

01:36And we absolutely love taking our children outside into the Forest School area.

01:43We pride ourselves with getting our children outside, learning at all points in the day,

01:50throughout all of their learning, to make sure that they are involved actively in their learning.

01:56Because we know today, education can be a little bit staid and a lot of listening.

02:03And our children need to be out there and investigating, problem solving and getting involved in their community and working together as a team.

02:14And you mentioned the outdoors. You have a few different clubs.

02:17One of those is Reading Club. And I understand you've even got an outdoor library area.

02:20We do. I run the Radbrook Readers Club every single week, all year round.

02:28And reading has been a real focus here at Radbrook.

02:31We love our reading. All children are inspirational in what they like to read.

02:38We've had different authors in to inspire our children.

02:42But our reading spaces are special spaces where children love to enjoy lots of different books,

02:48both fiction and non-fiction, but both inside and outside.

02:52So in our play times, the children can choose to spend some time in the outdoor reading area.

02:59We've got an amazing Radbrook reading shed that we love.

03:03Tell us, there's been a new change in terms of early years preschool.

03:09Just fill us in on what's happened there.

03:11Yes. So when I started here a couple of years ago, Radbrook started at reception to year six.

03:19And I'm passionate about early years.

03:23It's important to get it right from the start and give children a really good foundation before they start their primary years.

03:32So it was important for me here at Radbrook to start our own preschool.

03:37So as of this year, in September, we opened our own preschool and it has absolutely thrived.

03:45We've got a wonderful preschool.

03:47It's developing all of the time and it's giving the children wonderful experiences

03:52and building their foundations to a positive start to their primary education.

03:56Sounds great.

03:58We were having a little chinwag before we started the interview.

04:02And we were saying about that kind of difference between pupils coming through the school system

04:09and being academic and maybe achieving well on grade papers.

04:13But then there's a whole other host of skills that they need to get out there in the world and sell themselves.

04:18So just talk to us a little bit about your ethos about bringing them on in that sense.

04:22So the personal development of our children is central, central to everything we do here at Radbrook, but also in Seven Bridges Schools.

04:32We have our Darwin values, which support the children in being great citizens,

04:39but also being great learners and knowing how to be good learners.

04:44For example, stickability, having that resilience and determination to succeed and keep on trying.

04:53And that whole adage of we might not be able to do it yet, but it's all about the positivity and how we move forward to make that progress.

05:03Great.

05:03I love that word, resilience.

05:04It's not a word we hear enough bandied around at the minute, but hopefully that'll change.

05:09Well, thank you.

05:10And we'll enjoy taking a look around your school.

05:12Thank you, Miss Felwell.

05:13Thank you very much.

05:15So we've got a bit of a judo star.

05:17Introduce yourself.

05:18My name is Nakoda Davis and I am a Team GB judoker.

05:22Cool.

05:23And guys, has Nakoda been kind of talking to you and inspiring you?

05:26Is that what she's been here to do?

05:27Yeah.

05:28Now, I understand one of you does judo.

05:31Who does judo?

05:32You do.

05:33You do judo.

05:35How long have you been doing your judo?

05:38I don't know.

05:39A few years?

05:41And what have you thought about Nakoda's story?

05:44Has it been interesting to listen to?

05:46Cool.

05:47And have the kids been there, Nakoda?

05:49Have they been paying attention and listening?

05:51They have.

05:51They were fantastic today.

05:52I saw 100% effort on all the circuits we did this morning.

05:56And then they were so engaged in the assembly, asking, you know, putting their hands up and

06:01answering all the questions.

06:02And they've had a really, really fun morning.

06:04Great.

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