Ethos/Values
At Barrow Hill Primary Academy, our vision is to create a safe, nurturing, learning environments where children, staff and the community are proud of their achievements.
We are:
- Respectful
- Approachable
- Honest
- Committed
We will achieve this by creating a culture of learning and discovery that is stimulating and enjoyable for both children and staff. We #dreambig and make learning fun. Our aim is to inspire children to be ambitious, resilient, life-long learners and responsible citizens.
What does our statement mean for the children and staff at Barrow Hill Primary Academy?
Statement |
What this mean? |
What this implies for the school? |
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The children |
Staff |
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‘a safe, nurturing, learning environment’ |
The learning environment is a safe place, enabling them to learn, develop and be creative without worry. |
The children are confident that they will be listened to and will be treated professionally and with compassion. The children will feel safe in school. |
Staff in school are kind, approachable and caring. Staff take responsibility for the health and safety in school, leaders provide appropriate training to ensure all areas are safe. |
‘staff and the community are proud of their achievements’ |
The children, staff and community all have a shared pride of the school. It has become a hub of the village. Successes are shared. |
The children can talk about what makes their school special and explain why they are proud of it. |
The staff have confidence and self-belief in theirs and schools achievements. |
‘respectful’ |
To treat everyone fairly. Treat others as you’d like to be treated yourself. |
The children accept that everyone is different and treat everyone fairly. |
Staff model respectful behaviour. Staff may have professional differences but respect is still maintained. |
‘approachable’ |
All staff (SLT, teachers, support staff, caretaker etc.) are very approachable. Parents are confident to voice concerns and their achievements. |
There is always someone to talk to, there is a system in place even if staff are not available. |
There are systems in place so that the staff can report concerns etc. governors. The staff feel valued and have great confidence to voice their views. |
‘honest’ |
To behave in a transparent manner. To have key documents, policies and systems in place readily available. |
The children are encouraged to make good choices (telling the truth). They understand that telling the truth is important. |
Staff model honesty. In PSHE, we build in time to reflect on honesty as a team. Professional honesty is developed well. |
‘committed’ |
Working hard, aiming high, wanting to do well, home school agreement. |
The children want to do well for themselves, as a team, as a community. A commitment to learn and to support others learn. |
Staff have well planned learning journeys, inclusive, inspiring, to do well and be the very best they can be. |
‘a culture of learning and discovery that is stimulating and enjoyable’
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Child initiated learning is planned for well. Knowing the children well, knowing their interests to plan engaging activities. Activities planned to suit all children/ abilities/ age. Freedom of ideas, celebrating efforts and achievements. Risk taking and exploration is encouraged. Culture provides a foundation for future learning. |
Children are listened to and the children’s views are valued. The children are encouraged get stuck into learning, make mistakes and celebrate learning from them. |
An approachable and creative approach is adopted by staff. They are pro-active and enthusiastic and learning, topics and themes. Staff plan ahead but are able to re-route if necessary. The school invests in staff well by offering well planned CPD opportunities. Staff feel able to ask questions, they don’t feel demoralised or unvalued. |
‘#dreambig and make learning fun’
‘inspire children to be ambitious, resilient, life-long learners’ |
Having high aspirations and being the very best you can be. Putting in 100% effort in! Showing the children what else is out there. Growth Mindset in the village. |
The children have fun when they are learning and dare to dream about exciting futures. |
Staff believe in raising aspirations, staff are allowed to grow themselves personally and professionally. |
‘responsible citizens’ |
Having a strong sense of right and wrong, having the confidence to make the right decision. |
The children have British values instilled in them. They feel empowered to make the right decisions. Pupil voice is strong in the school. |
Staff model responsibility to the children well. |