Aims and Ethos
Our School Aims
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To create a happy, caring and stimulating atmosphere within which our children will feel secure and confident and where they will enjoy learning and achieve well.
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To value every child and recognise their own unique qualities.
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To promote the importance of health and well being, so that all will value themselves, others and the environment in which they live.
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To provide opportunities for children to understand how to keep themselves safe.
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To develop our children's self esteem, so that they become self-confident, self-disciplined and respectful young people, who make a positive contribution to their community.
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To develop our children's understanding of mutual respect and tolerance, individual liberty, democracy and the rule of law.
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To encourage in all our pupils an understanding and interest in the concept of life-long learning to enable them to achieve economic well being.
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To train and develop all staff, to allow them to continually improve their professional and personal skills.
Our School Objectives
We seek to meet these aims by:
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Offering our children a broad and balanced education, within the framework of the National Curriculum.
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Being committed to the principles of inclusion by meeting the needs of all children.
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Developing our children's understanding of others, regardless of race, culture, religion, gender or ability and to ensure equal opportunity for all.
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Working in partnership with parents and carers so that learning is a shared experience and responsibility.
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Establishing and maintaining links with the community to widen the children's experience.
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Creating a learning environment which is safe and secure.
Our Aims - The Children's Version
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For children to feel safe, have fun and do well.
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For every child to be as special as the next.
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To be able to have exercise, eat healthily and have a clean school.
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To learn about keeping safe.
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For children to become confident and proud of themselves and their school, and to be able to work together.
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For children to know about money and be confident with it.
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To make sure that staff go on training courses and learn more.