Vision and Values

At Carlton & Faceby and Bilsdale Schools we are KIND:

Kind and accepting

Independent learners

Never giving up

Determined to be our personal best

Under God’s guidance, we teach children the importance of kindness towards others, tolerance and mutual respect.  This empowers children to have the courage to achieve their personal best.

Psalm 145:17

‘The Lord is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works’

Luke 2:40

‘And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom…’

We uphold these values through our golden rules:

  • Be ready
  • Be respectful
  • Be safe

Our curriculum aims

At Carlton & Faceby and Bilsdale schools, we meet and exceed the requirements of the National Curriculum.  It is our aim, through our curriculum delivery, to equip children to:

  • Understand and welcome diversity
  • Have a love of learning with a thirst for knowledge
  • Be fluent, enthusiastic readers
  • Have competent (and confident) maths skills
  • Be ambitious, inspired, articulate and curious
  • Have opportunities to be explorers
  • Be ready for the next step in their education, and later life

 

The Federation Fab Fifteen!

We enrich our curriculum offer with the opportunity for children to have experiences which deepen their cultural capital.  We have brought this together into a ‘Statement of Entitlement’ – fifteen activities we will offer all children from Reception to Year 6.  Our ‘Federation Fab Fifteen’ allows children the opportunity to:

  • Perform on a stage
  • Visit a city
  • Attend a school club
  • Go to the beach
  • Visit a place of worship from a faith other than Christianity
  • Make a positive impact on our community
  • Raise money for charity
  • Represent the school
  • Go on a residential trip
  • See a live theatre performance
  • Visit a museum
  • Meet an artist
  • Climb Roseberry Topping
  • Grow a plant
  • Learn to swim 25m
20th June 2025

20th June 2025

Dear Parents and Carers,We’ve had another busy week across both schools, with everyone enjoying the sunny weather this week. A big thank you to our Reception 2025 parents and  carers who came to the new starters meeting and lunch earlier this week, it was lovely to...

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13th June 2025

13th June 2025

Dear Parents and Carers,We’ve had another busy week across the federation with lots of hard work and learning taking place. Monday saw our Reading Ambassadors travel to Waterstones in Northallerton to choose some new books for their class libraries, followed by a hot...

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6th June 2025

6th June 2025

  Dear Parents and Carers,I hope everyone managed to have a relaxing and enjoyable half term break the children have returned to school ready to learn which is excellent as we have a jam-packed half term coming up! Monday’s fine weather was perfect for our visit...

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23rd May 2025

23rd May 2025

  Dear Parents and Carers,Another half term has come to an end and it’s scary to think we only have 7 school weeks left until the summer break! We’ve had another busy week across both schools—Y3 and Y4 children had a brilliant visit to Yarm School yesterday to...

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16th May 2025

16th May 2025

Dear Parents and Carers, We’ve had another busy week at both schools. The main focus has been on the Y6 SATs assessments—our bril-liant Y6 children have worked so hard and we couldn’t be prouder of them. They all enjoyed their well-deserved treat today, visiting...

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