In the same way that St Peter was nurtured by Jesus and allowed to grow and flourish as a leader, we aspire to help all our pupils fulfil their God-given potential. Our children’s qualities flourish because of our school vision; Aiming High and Enquiry is part of loving our learning. Knowing that God is with us, loves us and has a plan for us links with Self- Belief and Respect. Finally, making the world a better place links with Community Spirit and Enterprise. Our vision is linked to events from the Gospels or a story that Jesus taught.
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Aiming High
We offer an ambitious curriculum to enable all our learners to flourish and fulfil their God given potential . Perserverance is encouraged and success is celebrated. Our children have a thirst for knowledge and are motivated to learn.
Have self-belief...
We teach children that God is always with us and give us the strength to succeed. We take confidence that God has an amazing plan for our lives. God loves us and we teach the children to love and believe in themselves.
Community Spirit
Our school aims to be a thriving community with shared values and aspirations. The Bible teaches us that ‘though we are many, we form one body.’ (Romans 12:5). We seek to make the world a better place through developing a spirit of community in our school family and also to be outward looking as we embrace relationships with schools in other areas of the world.
Enquiry
Enquiry was central to Jesus' life and teachings. Our pupils encounter Christian faith in a spirit of enquiry. Jesus said ‘ask and you will receive, seek and you will find. Knock and the door shall be opened to you.’ (Matthew 7:7). Our curriculum is centred around an enquiry based learning approach where we encourage Pupils to question the world around them and to love their learning.
Be respectful...
God loves and values everyone – so should we. Everyone is part of God’s family and we work hard to ensure that our children feel that they belong, here at Tankersley. We respect God, each other and ourselves.
Enterprise
Our school aims to be a thriving community with shared values and aspirations. The Bible teaches us that ‘though we are many, we form one body.’ (Romans 12:5). We seek to make the world a better place through developing a spirit of community in our school family and also to be outward looking as we embrace relationships with schools in other areas of the world. We ask ‘who is my neighbour?’ (Luke 10:29) and learn global answers, exploring the wider world around us. It teaches us to be kind, empathetic future citizens of the world.
Thank you for visiting our school website. As a Church of England school, our vision is at the core of our identity and underpins everything that we do. The vision is taken from Psalm 25 V 5; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Saviour and my hope is in you all day long.
In the same way that St Peter was nurtured by Jesus and allowed to grow and flourish as a leader, we aspire to help all our pupils fulfil their God-given potential. Our children’s qualities flourish because of our school vision; Aiming High and Enquiry is part of loving our learning. Knowing that God is with us, loves us and has a plan for us links with Self- Belief and Respect. Finally, making the world a better place links with Community Spirit and Enterprise. Our vision is linked to events from the Gospels or a story that Jesus taught. These are as follows:
- Aiming High & Self-Belief – The Feeding of the Five Thousand (Mark 6: 30-44)
- Community Spirit – The Last Supper (Matthew 26: 26-30)
- Enterprise – The Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25: 14-30)
- Enquiry – The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7: 7-8)
- Respect – The Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10: 25-37)
We teach all our pupils that ‘they are God’s masterpiece’ (Ephesians 2:10). By aiming high and loving our learning, our pupils are encouraged to flourish and fulfil their God-given potential.
Enquiry was central to Jesus’ life and teachings. Our pupils encounter Christian faith in a spirit of enquiry. Jesus said ‘ask and you will receive, seek and you will find. Knock and the door shall be opened to you.’ (Matthew 7:7). Our curriculum is centred around an enquiry based learning approach where we encourage Pupils to question the world around them and to love their learning.
Our school aims to be a thriving community with shared values and aspirations. The Bible teaches us that ‘though we are many, we form one body.’ (Romans 12:5). We seek to make the world a better place through developing a spirit of community in our school family and also to be outward looking as we embrace relationships with schools in other areas of the world. We ask ‘who is my neighbour?’ (Luke 10:29) and learn global answers, exploring the wider world around us. It teaches us to be kind, empathetic future citizens of the world.
Our pupils are enterprising individuals who think creatively and confidently embrace learning in different ways. Our pupils are taught that they ‘can do all things through Christ who gives them strength.’ (Philippians 4:13). We encourage all pupils, whatever their background or belief, to stretch themselves spiritually, morally, intellectually, imaginatively and actively. (Church of England Vision for education – Page 10). We want our children to “reach for the sky” and have high aspirations for themselves, that they are not passive in their lives but live to their full potential and in doing so make the world a better place.
At Tankersley St Peters, pupils are accepted in a spirit of grace. They are not judged. This is rooted in the understanding that we are all created in the image of God. We know that God is with us, loves us and has a plan for us and accepted by God for who we are. We learn that making mistakes is how we learn and we foster a belief that we are all lifelong learners.
Pupils are taught to respect one another as individuals and ‘love their neighbour as themselves’ (Luke 10:27) Tolerance is strongly encouraged and rewarded. Pupils are taught to accept differences, celebrate diversity and champion justice. We know that God is with us, loves us and has a plan for ALL of us.
We have a strong link to our church, St Peter’s and many church members are actively involved in school life. Our pupils enjoy regular visits to St Peter’s for key Christian festivals throughout the year.
Our school logo consists of a fish and a pair of crossed keys, both of which link to St Peter. The fish is a key symbol used to represent Christianity as the Greek word for fish is ‘Icthus’, which in Greek spells out ‘Jesus Christ God’s Son’. Peter was also a fisherman by trade and he was given the task by Jesus of ‘fishing for people’ (Mark 1:17). The crossed keys are often referred to as the ‘Keys of Heaven’, given to Peter by Jesus. They also represent our desire to unlock the potential inside every one of our Pupils and enable them to thrive.
We also have the highest regard for safeguarding and safety in school and our Keeping safe blog showcases the great work we do in this area.
We hope you enjoy browsing our website as there is never a dull day at Tankersley. We are committed to ensuring our website reflects the vibrancy of school life. Our Class Blogs (under the “Classes” tab at the top of the page) celebrate the wonderful learning happening daily in our classrooms. We also have a VIMEO video site which showcases some of our wider opportunities such as school performances and excellence in music. I would like to thank you for taking the time to find out about our school – we are very proud of our school community. If you would like further information please do not hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards,
Mrs Vicky Harrison
Florence Nightingale visits Tankersley Primary School
The children in Class 2 had a visit today from a very special lady. The children all stepped back in time and met Miss Florence Nightingale… ‘The lady with the lamp’. Florence retold her life story, with the involvement from the children. They used lots of props,...
Headteacher’s Letter 7th February 2025
Comparing Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole
In our history lesson we looked at the similarities and differences between Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole.
Sorting Information
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Headteacher’s Letter 31st January 2025
Our Butterfly Lions learn about Humanism…
As part of their learning about Humanism, the children have been finding out about Angela Gorman and what she believes. We introduced Angela Gorman onto our TV shows telling the audience about her.
WINTER WONDERLAND
The enquiry question in Nursery this half term is 'What makes it winter?' The Hungry Caterpillars have been learning about this wonderful season by listening to winter themed story books and information books. The children have learnt a Poetry Basket poem about a...
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Our visit to Sheffield Cathedral
We had a fantastic visit to Sheffield Cathedral with the Y5 pupils this week. The purpose of the visit was to deepen our learning about Christianity and we had a wonderful day. First we took part in a guided tour of the Cathedral and learnt a lot about its history,...
Marie Tidball MP visiting our school
It was a great honour and privilege to welcome our MP Marie Tidball in our school. We have been looking forward to the visit for weeks and the children were very excited about the opportunity meet our MP in person and find out more about her job. They asked some...
If x = 7, what is 6x + 12?
Our Butterfly Lions are loving algebra and can explain how to find the answer.
Headteacher’s Letter 24th January 2025
Teddy Bears’ Picnic!
The Hungry Caterpillars took part in an indoor teddy bears’ picnic to finish off their learning about toys. The children followed instructions to make a sandwich for picnic time. Everyone enjoyed eating their sandwich and Pom Bear crisps with their friends. They also...
If all the world were…
This week the children in class 2 have been drawing upon ideas in the text to think about special objects, creating noun phrases for each. They have then applied this idea into a non-narrative poem with a focus on drawing upon the author’s language. Finally, after...
Sequencing the main events of Florence Nightingale’s life
In our history lesson we learnt about some of the main events in Florence Nightingale’s life. We used a timeline to order these events.
Our fantastic Anglo-Saxon day
We are really enjoying our new history topic and this week we had a special Anglo-Saxon day in class. We took part in a variety of activities and learnt about life in an Anglo-Saxon village, read the famous Anglo-Saxon story about Beowulf, sang a song about Alfred...
Headteacher’s Letter 17th January 2025
Butterfly Lions learn how to blog…
What is the creation story?
In our RE learning we used drama to bring alive and deepen our knowledge and understanding of the 7 parts of the story of creation.
THE SHINING STARS LOVED THEIR LEARNING WHILST LISTENING TO AND SEQUENCING THE CHRISTIAN CREATION STORY!
The children loved exploring new vocabulary and worked in teams to sequence the Creation Bible story. They learnt about God's wish for people to be stewards of the world and the animals within it. The children linked their learning to our school vision, particularly:...
Chatterbox :Nursery & Reception
Chatterboxes Nursery and Reception Please spend time discussing which items from home your child would like to put in their box. The Chatterbox will need: *5 items to reflect your child’s interests All items need to be from your home (NOTHING EXPENSIVE AND...
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
The Hungry Caterpillars returned to Nursery happily at the beginning of the new year, 2025, and we also welcomed several new starters. The children described how they celebrated Christmas and they brought in their favourite toy for ‘show and tell.’ Some toys were new...
What do we remember about Hindu Dharma?
First Aid Skills
This week, the Billionaires have been learning about first aid. We know how to put someone in the recovery position, how to spot a head injury, what to do if someone is choking and what an epi-pen is for.







