Key Information

Explore all of our key information here, including the opportunity to meet our team and browse our policies.

Welcome

Welcome to our website and thank you for your interest in Sinclair Nursery. Children sit at the very centre of all we do. We seek to build strong foundations for a happy and successful life. In order to be build this, our Nursery is filled with wonderful play and friendship experiences. We have the vast and wonderful outdoor spaces of our primary school to explore and we thrive through 'learning journeys' that explore our indoor and outdoor spaces to the full. We have an Outdoor Woodland Learning Specialist (OWLS) who facilitates a bespoke woodland learning curriculum.

Please do take the time to look through all of the sections of our website, here you will be able to immerse yourself into our world, as well as develop a sound understanding of who we are, what we value and how we can help shape your child’s future together.

All of our children are exceptional individuals and understanding their unique personalities, talents, and interests supports us to nurture and developed them to the full. We know that providing children with exciting, creative, and meaningful learning experiences will build their enthusiasm for learning and help them grow and develop positively in many ways. The entire team aims to help each child become a kind friend, a happy, resilient, successful learner and a well-rounded individual... ready to take the next steps in their learning journey.

Together with our team, we look forward to offering you and your children a warm welcome into our community and to starting that most important journey of lifelong education, here at Sinclair Nursery.

Kind regards,

Gerida Montague MBE & Ian Prince, Executive Headteachers | Sarah Hendricks, Headteacher

Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools.

Sinclair Nursery is part of a wider family of schools and nursery settings called The Learning Federation Partnership of Schools.

Under the leadership of a highly experienced and nationally recognised team, our schools work in partnership to offer an enriching, diverse and wellbeing-centred educational journey for every child.

Our Executive Headteacher, Gerida Montague MBE — ex National Leader in Education and an Associate HMI for Ofsted - jointly leads with Ian Prince, Co-Executive Headteacher and Quality of Education specialist. Together, they bring vision, unity and deep expertise to our Executive Board and school leadership teams, ensuring a nurturing, ambitious and outstanding provision across all our settings.

Our family of expert practitioners is widely respected beyond our own community. They regularly coach, mentor and support schools across the UK and internationally, sharing best practice and strengthening education for all.

Executive Board:

Gerida Montague, MBE and Ian Prince lead the Board as Co-Executive Headteachers.

Jo McNicholas - Chief Business, Finance and Compliance Officer.

Sarah Hendricks - Director of Vulnerable Children. Executive Headteacher for Sinclair Primary & Nursery, Holy Family Catholic Primary and Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary Schools.

Caroline Firman - Director of Curriculum & Management Systems. Executive Headteacher for Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School.

Paul Lodge - Co-Headteacher for Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School.

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