Our motto: Achieving better in preparation for the future
Poykovsky State Comprehensive School #1 has a tradition of being a happy, caring and hard working school, with quality provision at its centre. We constantly strive to achieve the best possible education for all of the children, through a stimulating broad and balanced curriculum. Working together, we provide a supportive atmosphere, which enables children of all abilities to meet our high expectations of learning and behaviour.
We also work hard to create a sense of community within our school, where everyone plays an important role and is valued. 
Site and Location
Poykovsky State Comprehensive School #1 is situated in the village of Poykovsky, in KhMAO - Ugra. It was officially opened in 1999. The school is a four-storey building, surrounded by spacious grassed areas and playground. We have excellent well-resourced computer suites, a central hall, a non-fiction library, a reading room which is used for group work and housing our library, and a resource base for special educational needs teaching. The children are encouraged to take a pride in their school. Displays of children's work are both informative and attractive for children and visitors to the school, as well as providing the children themselves with a sense of achievement.
Staff
At our school, we have a dedicated team of staff who are very caring and supportive of the children, excellent practitioners who consequently seek to make learning exciting, challenging and fun, and who always extend a warm welcome to parents and visitors.
Aims of the School
We are committed to providing quality education, which develops each child to their full potential.
1. We will develop each child's self esteem and confidence by:
- Providing a safe and caring environment in which to learn
- Encouraging a high standard of social and moral behaviour
- Providing equal opportunities in all areas of the school
- Recognising a child's strengths and praising them for their efforts
- Valuing a child's contribution to the life of the school whatever their age or ability
2. We will encourage a high standard of learning in each child by:
- Providing an exciting and broad, balanced curriculum delivered by well motivated staff
- Providing high quality resources to promote an effective learning environment
- Providing opportunities for independent and collaborative learning
- Enabling staff to develop their professional skills
- Continually assessing each child's needs and performance
- Linking assessment to future planning to enable each child's full development.
3. We will ensure that all staff work with parents as a team in order to facilitate the full development of their child's education by:
- Encouraging parental involvement in the class/school
- Having an "open door" policy for all parents
- Fostering links with the local community and the wider world
- Arranging curriculum and parents' evenings
- Informing the parents of their child's academic and social development
Inclusion: EVERY CHILD MATTERS
Our school is committed to providing all pupils with an education that offers equal opportunities and which enables every child to achieve their full potential academically, socially, emotionally and physically. For this to be achieved every child will receive the same educational opportunities regardless of gender, age, ethnic background and culture, religion, ability, disability or socio-economic circumstances. Our children are taught to value diversity and be tolerant of others.
Behaviour and Discipline
Relationships within the school are based on mutual respect, both between adults and pupils and between the children themselves. There are very few major infringements of our expectations of pupils in terms of their behaviour. Where children persistently misbehave however, parents are contacted and encouraged to work closely with staff to try and overcome the difficulties their children may be experiencing. An individual programme is developed to support the child.
Discipline is based on the approach that children have a right to learn and teachers have a right to teach. This approach is based on fairness, together with a consistent positive recognition of good behaviour.
Health and Welfare Issues
We believe that full and regular attendance at school is a vital factor in achieving a successful education. Authorised absence is recorded for illness, medical appointments and special circumstances. We do request that parents notify school on the first morning of any absence, otherwise the school will phone you at home. When your child returns to school parents should also send in a letter of explanation for the absence.
School Uniform
We encourage our pupils to take a pride of their appearance. The colours of school uniform are blue, green, black, golden and white.
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