Headteacher

Chief Executive Officer: Alex Russell

Principal: Nicola Matheson

“‘Transforming Schools; Changing Lives” 

About Sythwood Primary School

Sythwood Primary School and Children's Centre is a large and diverse school with over 600 children aged 2-11 on our roll and over 120 members of staff.

At Sythwood Primary School we want our children to grow up and learn in a happy, orderly and safe environment where there are high expectations of both staff and children. Our Vision Statement is Great Learning, Great Challenge, Great Fun!

We believe that education is most effective when home and school work closely together so we arrange many occasions when parents and school staff can collaborate to help enhance the children's learning.

We work hard to make Sythwood an exciting and attractive school because children enjoy learning in a stimulating environment. Many visitors comment on our welcoming and colourful school. Each school year we have a variety of themed weeks which include "History Week" and "Science Week". These are in addition to regular days where we invite visiting performers, artists and experts into school to share their skills and knowledge with the children. Use of the International Primary Curriculum is an integral part of school life and all children from Nursery to Year 6 take part in extra activities connected to their class topics. Our recently refurbished all-weather floodlit games area is a great asset used by both our children and the local community. 

Our Aims

To achieve our mission, every day we will strive to:

• Be exceptional role models and have consistently high expectations
• Use every second purposefully so the children master the basics, experience challenge and make accelerated progress
• Develop the whole child through a broad curriculum and enriching experiences, which are accessible for all
• Treat everyone with respect and compassion
• Listen to the views of and work in collaboration with our community
• Have meaningful relationships with the children and be adaptable to their needs
• Celebrate diversity of our children and our community

About Bourne Education Trust

Bourne Education Trust was set up on the 9th September 2013 and is a charitable trust and an exempt charity. Since then, through rapid and exciting growth we are now 16 schools strong across Surrey, Hampshire and Richmond upon Thames. We have a cost effective organisation and a business model that delivers efficiency, effectiveness and growing economies of scale in order to free up more resources for the front line.

Message from CEO: Alex Russell

I am very proud to be the CEO of the Bourne Education Trust ('BET') and to work with like-minded and ambitious headteachers and board members. It is often said that each child gets one chance of education. Our role is to ensure that our pupils make the most of their opportunities by ensuring that our academies aspire to and reach the highest standards.’

Join Us

If you share our vision, we can offer you a great career with development, growth and progression across our Trust. Please see below for any current vacancies or get in touch with us at XXX to express your interest in working at Bourne Education Trust.