Educational Philosophy
Our intention at Uplands is to educate the whole child. By this we mean that we strive to develop the full potential of each pupil and we emphasise all aspects of his or her education. We believe that a primary school must offer a broad curriculum – to give a wide-ranging foundation for future development and progress. We want our children to leave Uplands as well-rounded individuals with a feeling of self worth, with well developed self-discipline, sound values and a sense of responsibility. We also espouse and aim to develop the “old-fashioned” values of good manners, of tolerance, of dignity, of respect for others and respect for property.

Academic Programme
We continue to lay emphasis on the three “R’s” but we also have as set subjects, Music, Art, Computer studies, and Design and Technology. The Science, Technology, Art and Media Centre was opened in January 2003, while the upgrading our Music and language teaching facilities has also been completed. In the field of Drama, we stage a series of plays throughout the year and it is our intention to give every pupil in the school from Grade 000 to Grade 7 the opportunity to perform on stage during the course of the year. We take every opportunity to participate in Speech and Drama Eisteddfods and in music and choir festivals, and we aim to develop confidence in Public Speaking as part of the education that we offer. We do not regard exams solely as a fair or accurate method of assessing a pupil’s ability or potential, and we place as much emphasis on continuous assessment throughout the term as we do on exam results. Children never “fail” a year at Uplands. If we feel they will gain by spending an extra year in a class, then we recommend that they repeat the year. This often has nothing to do with the marks that have been allocated to the pupil.