ETHOS
Our school ethos ’Loving to Learn’ is encapsulated in the following verse:
We aim to make our school the best,
A place of discovery and success
Caring, sharing, taking turns
We learn to love, we love to learn.
We believe that children who are happy and who feel valued are in the best position to learn effectively.
Our school aims to be a secure and welcoming environment that fosters progress, achievement, aspiration and the social skills to use in a diverse community. All members of our school community should look for opportunities to further our aims by the example they set. So, we strive for rigorous academic standards and high quality care guidance and support.
AIMS & OBJECTIVES
The school’s aims and objectives may be summarised as follows:
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AIM
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OBJECTIVES
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To engender a love of learning
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- To provide a broad, balanced, relevant education that provides diversity of content, earning methods and approaches
- To provide enjoyable and memorable learning experiences which develop appropriate knowledge, skills and understanding
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To make the most of learners’ potential
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- To identify and cater for the needs of all children
- To structure learning so it closely meets the needs of individuals
- To have a clear vision of high standards and strive to meet them
- To celebrate individual and group success
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To develop independent learning
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- To encourage and celebrate independence in terms of demonstrable skills for life and learning
- To encourage the development of independent and considered thoughts, opinions and approaches
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To develop skills
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- To equip children with the academic and social skills they need in everyday life
- To give special significance to the development of literacy and numeracy
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To learn to value
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- To provide a ‘values’ based environment which focuses on the importance of perseverance, collaboration, good manners, reflection, respect, belonging and independence in order for successful learning to take place
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To learn to question
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- To foster enquiring minds that want to know more
- To provide a framework to channel and develop a young child’s naturally curious mind
- To develop articulate, questioning, well-mannered children who do not rely on unthinking obedience
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To open up to possibility
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- To develop a learning culture that recognises that effort leads to success
- To celebrate achievement and progress rather than just performance and attainment
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To provide security
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- To provide a safe and secure learning environment where children are confident to learn by their mistakes
- To provide a supportive and caring learning environment
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To prepare for life
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- To prepare children for the next stage of education
- To provide opportunities for children to link with their community
- To prepare children for life in a diverse community
- To equip pupils with the skills and knowledge to enhance their current and future lives
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VALUES
Our school has identified seven key values which we believe are inextricably linked to effective learning. Reminders of these values are evident in every area of the school and they are explicitly reinforced in all areas of school life. Each term the whole school focuses on each of the values for an agreed length of time. All members of our school community should look for opportunities to further our values by the example they set.
- Perseverance
- Respect
- Reflection
- Good Manners
- Belonging
- Collaboration
- Independence
