Our Vision

We are a genuine community school, working closely with parents and carers.  We have an active school council and support local care homes, our linked nurseries, secondary schools and charities relevant to our families.  We prioritise participation and engagement in music, STEM, church and library opportunities in our local community.

Our Vision is...

… to inspire all our children to be aspirational learners.

Why this vision?

Our vision is to inspire our children to be aspirational learners who thrive on wanting to be the best versions of themselves not just academically but in terms of economic well-being, personal fulfilment and quality of life.  We aim to ignite a passion for learning, developing their critical thinking skills and making a positive contribution to our community and ultimately society.

Values

The best interests of the child underpin all that we strive to do.

Children come to school with dreams – things they want to do now and when they’re older; dreams of places, people, adventures, dreams of their own lives as they would like them to be. Dreams, hopes, aspirations, call them what you will, are what motivate us to learn, to become skilled and knowledgeable. Our job as teachers is to help every single child to develop the skills, attitudes, knowledge and understanding that will help them achieve their ambitions.

We do this by promoting a safe, nurturing and inspiring environment in which questioning and challenge foster the personal growth that comes from learning about different perspectives, cultures and experiences. We encourage respect for people, their rights, beliefs and culture. We support and promote the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and believe that every child has the right to say what they think in all matters affecting them and to have their views taken seriously, just as every child has to take responsibility for themselves, their actions and their place in the wider community.

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity. We strive to identify and  overcome barriers to learning and create  policies and practices that exemplify fairness and which provide opportunities to help every child - regardless of gender,  race, colour, beliefs, disability or economic status – to begin to become the best that they can be.

We show determination that our children should achieve the highest standards of which they are capable, including in exams, and aim to provide them with excellent teaching and guidance to help them succeed – in literacy and numeracy, science, sport, humanities, the arts, and in simply being a valued and responsible member of the community. We value an understanding and appreciation of spirituality, whether in terms of individual religious beliefs, different cultures or the spiritual uplift we get from music, great art, sporting achievement or a simple act of kindness or consideration.

 We believe that collaboration – with the child in the learning process, with parents and other agencies – is an effective  route to academic success and an effective model of a thriving society. Working in a spirit of collaboration and cooperation will help to achieve goals that are beneficial to the individual and to the wider community.      

 Aspiration to fulfil potential and have a successful and satisfying life goes alongside persistence in overcoming barriers, perseverance when the going gets tough, empathy to understand how others feel and how we fit in to society, and good humour which helps us to keep a sense of perspective and because all life and all people are precious and understanding and enjoyment of this fact is always reason for celebration.