Sandown Primary School and Nursery Statement of Values and Ethos
At Sandown Primary School and Nursery, we envision a nurturing and dynamic learning community where every child is empowered to reach their full potential. Our vision is to cultivate lifelong learners who embrace diversity, think critically, and contribute positively to society. Our community understands and embraces our school’s vision, including British Values, demonstrating them consistently in their actions, learning endeavors, and interactions with others on a daily basis.
Our Community Commitment
We create an inclusive culture of learning where we challenge children’s thinking. This way they can achieve to the best of their abilities and become lifelong learners.
We empower our children to join in locally, globally and to contribute to our world’s sustainable future.
This works best when staff, parents/carers and children understand their part and work together towards the same goals.
There are six areas we focus on:
High aspirations
We will:
- do our best
- help others
- try new things at school and at home
- think things over and learn
Quality education
We will:
- all work together to do well in school
- bounce back and learn from our mistakes
- speak and write clearly
- be eager to learn
Nurturing everyone
We will:
- share good school feedback with others and our concerns with the school
- respect everyone and everything
- be friendly, kind and caring
- work together
Pride in all we do
We will:
- come to school every day and be on time
- celebrate all our achievements
- wear the correct school uniform
- be honest
Bringing home and school together
We will:
- do all our reading, spelling and maths home learning
- behave well
- encourage our children to work on their own
- not take holidays during school time.
British Values
We will:
- know the difference between right and wrong and take responsibility for our actions.
- understand our rights and personal freedom.
- show mutual respect for and tolerance of those with different faith and beliefs.