Welcome to House Federation
Hetton Lyons Nursery School and Usworth Colliery Nursery School form the HOUSE Federation. Both nurseries share a strong ethos that puts the children’s needs at the very heart of what we do.
We share the traditional values of the maintained nursery school which is to balance health and well-being with education. We believe in play being at the centre of the children’s experiences, as well as creativity and outside learning.
Each school serves their own unique local community, with their offer rooted in the needs of that community.
The HOUSE Federation Board oversees and supports each school, drawing on best practice to ensure all standards are met through a high quality early years curriculum.
Benefits of the HOUSE Federation are:
- Share teaching expertise and therefore build stronger pedagogy across the three schools.
- A wide and riche curriculum across the federation through shares events, resources and staffing.
- Staff development opportunities, to improve outcomes for children and families.
- A wider range of expertise to support all of our families across the three communities.
Hetton Lyons Nursery School
At Hetton Lyons Nursery School, we believe that all children learn best when they are content, curious and confident.
Usworth Colliery Nursery School
At Usworth Colliery Nursery School we place children's positive well being, development and engagement at the heart of everything we do.
Governance
“As stated in the DfE’s Governance Handbook, the responsibilities of the governing body are:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff; and
- Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent”
The Governing Board of the House Federation