Wookey Primary School: Together we learn and grow

Our Vision

It is our view that success as a school is achieved only through engagement of all stakeholders; children, staff, parents and governors. Our vision is:

• To develop resilient, confident and emotionally intelligent children who demonstrate a love for learning that enables them to be active citizens who achieve all they want to in life.

• For our children to thrive academically, mentally and physically in a nurturing environment.

Our Values

We will achieve our vision through a focus on our core values of ‘engagement’, ‘independence’, ‘respect’ and ‘resilience’.

Our school curriculum has our values at the centre of it. Our values will be woven throughout teaching, planning and communication.  Each value can be seen through a number of characteristics and behaviours:

• Engagement - children build relationships, ask questions, generate ideas, try alternatives, plan and research, be curious, love learning.

• Independence - children evaluate strengths, have pride in their learning, are organised (in time and resources), are creative, show initiative, take responsibility

• Respect - children understand consequences, are mindful of others’ feelings, find resolutions to reach agreed outcomes, collaborate, listen to others, respect difference, identify improvements that would benefit others as well as themselves, respect views that may differ from their own

• Resilience - children persevere, problem-solve, invite feedback, deal positively with praise and setbacks, manage emotions, show confidence

Ethos

• We learn as much from our children and their individual strengths and interests as they do from us as a staff team. We value their input, and they know that they are valued. Wellbeing is a priority and is embedded in all of our work - happy children can learn.

• We want our children to be the best versions of themselves, to aim high and to value learning for its own sake.

• We ensure that our children experience all kinds of learning, with relevant practical experiences built into our school curriculum.

• We adapt our model of learning when it is unsuitable for individual children.

• We believe that children should be involved in their learning and our teaching should be adapted to the interests and responses of the children.