At Willoughby Road, we want all of our pupils to become the very best people they can be. We want them to: become well-rounded, knowledgeable citizens who are as well prepared as possible for life ahead; recognise and celebrate their own uniqueness and that of others; be proud of who they are; confidently communicate their knowledge, views and dreams effectively. Our personal development offer and personal, social and health education curriculum provide opportunities and learning to help our pupils achieve these ambitions. Our offer opens up a wide range of opportunities, experiences and activities that pupils can take part and achieve in, that will help them to gather opinions about, and make informed choices about, the world around them.

We prepare our pupils for the wider world and value their contributions to our community. Through a democratic voting process, pupils select from their peers each year and leadership teams are formed, with members from every year group in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. In Nursery and Reception, pupils are given opportunity to develop their leadership skills by undertaking roles of responsibility in the classroom. Look out for pupils wearing lanyards in school with their Willoughby Road Leadership ID Badge!

These badges are awarded throughout the year to pupils who demonstrate exceptional attitudes to learning and live every day in the Willoughby Way! Look out for pupils wearing emerald green lanyards.

The School Council take their roles very seriously and enjoy regular meetings with Miss Blades-Baker, Head of Academy, to share their views on how we can make our Academy the best it can be. Throughout the year, they organise many fundraising and celebratory events, getting the community involved wherever possible!

Our ECO-Warriors have the responsibility to make Willoughby Road a ‘greener’ place for us all. They are busy planning their events for the year and hope you will all get involved!

The Attendance Ambassadors love planning events to promote good attendance and pupils love taking part too! We share news of our events and photographs of our celebrations in our weekly newsletter. Look at some of the events already planned for this year!

Our high expectations of ‘Green’ behaviour don’t pause when we finish our learning in the classroom! Our Lunchtime Leaders support the Lunchtime Staff Team with rewarding green points, ensuring the hall remains a pleasant dining experience and lead games for our younger pupils. Each week, pupils are nominated to be Lunchtime Superstars and they enjoy eating their lunch on the Celebration table for everyone to see. They especially enjoy the special treats that they get in addition to their lunch! Look out for photographs of our winning children each week in the newsletter.