We warmly welcome you to our school website. At Brookland Junior School we believe each and every child should be challenged and supported personally and academically. We champion all of our pupils and ensure all our families are equally valued and respected in our community.  We work together to foster a positive learning environment in which every child can 'Be the Best You Can Be'. 

For more information or please don’t hesitate to contact our office team of Ms Pitsilledes or Ms Bikdeli directly with any queries on the contact details below. 

Headteacher:  Miss Jenny Aylen

About our School

Brookland Junior School is a non-denominational community junior school for girls and boys between the ages of 7 and 11, maintained by the London Borough of Barnet. We are situated on the northern edge of Hampstead Garden Suburb in a residential area. Most pupils attend Brookland Infant School on the same site. The two schools have strong links to ensure that our children’s emotional, social and educational development progresses smoothly from 4-11. We have four year groups, with 3 classes of 30 in each year. 
 
The children benefit from a spacious, green setting which is screened from houses and roads. There is a large field and two playgrounds. We have excellent facilities and a new covered heated swimming pool.

Brookland Values

Our Brookland Values are at the core of our ethos here at Brookland in helping all our pupils thrive and achieve as part of our inclusive and diverse community.  They provide an essential cornerstone for our curriculum and way of life at Brookland.

We are proud that our values were chosen by our children and reflect and embody the key principles that are important to our strength and growth as a community.

We have 5 main core values:

• Aiming High
• Caring
• Honesty
• Respect
• Responsibility

These values provide pupils with a common language and code they can use throughout the curriculum and in their daily lives.  

Alongside these core values we also promote a wider set of values to help foster pupil personal development.

These include:

Our assemblies have a values focus in which we explore each value in depth.  Additionally, we have a weekly Philosophy for Children lesson where pupils can develop their speaking and listening skills around a particular value.

Brookland Learning Skills

Our Brookland Learning Skills are a unique set of life learning skills for pupils and staff.  Our Learning Skills were identified and championed by our pupils and they now proved the foundation for our curriculum and wider school life.

Our Brookland Learning Skills are:

TEAMWORK: We join in and work together to achieve.

DETERMINATION: We learn through challenges and show resilience.

QUALITY: We always try our best.

LISTENING: We listen to others and respect different ideas.

EVALUATION: We reflect on our work and identify next steps.

Our Learning Skills are visible throughout the school, displayed in each classroom, and they are embedded throughout our curriculum.  This gives all our pupils a common language to use both within and outside of the classroom.

Our pupils are able to reflect back on these Learning Skills and they provide an essential meta-cognition tools for our children to be able talk about their learning and identify next

British Values and SMSC

In accordance with The Department for Education we aim to actively promote British values in schools to ensure young people leave school prepared for life in modern Britain. Pupils are encouraged to regard people of all faiths, races and cultures with respect and tolerance and understand that while different people may hold different views about what is ‘right’ and ‘wrong’, all people living in England are subject to its law.

The Key Values are:

• democracy
• rule of law
• individual liberty
• mutual respect
• tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs

Our Vision

At Brookland Junior School we aim to develop each child’s full potential and to celebrate all aspects of achievement. To that end we aim:

• To provide a supportive and happy learning environment where all children can achieve their best.
• To fully develop children’s abilities and talents within the framework of a broad and challenging curriculum.
• To develop an inclusive culture which meets individual needs and provides equality for all members of our community.
• To encourage children to respect and value other members of the school and to interact positively with the wider community.
• To provide a safe and secure environment for all pupils
• To foster spiritual and moral values and a sense of responsibility for the community and the environment.
• To develop enquiring minds and the ability to question and discuss rationally.
• To enable children to develop an aesthetic awareness and to provide opportunities for creativity.
• To create an awareness of the need for a healthy lifestyle.
• To work in partnership with all members of the school and wider communities.
• To value the contribution of all members of staff and to support their professional development.