The Western House Way - Our Values
At Western House we
believe that children can achieve personal excellence through the
teaching and modelling of core values and skills.
Our 10 values:
- Respect
- Friendship
- Honesty
- Teamwork
- Courage
- Curiosity
- Ambition
- Resilience
- Tolerance
- Positivity
These values will drive and shape every aspect of school life, and have
taken the place of school ‘rules’.
It’s
about more than rules – it’s about making good choices
Children
have got to have the ability to make decisions and choices themselves
about the best way to behave in a situation. We will not always be
there helping them to think it through. That is the key difference in
our approach to values instead of rules; rules prescribe a set of
appropriate/inappropriate context-specific behaviours (e.g. walk in the
corridors), whereas values give a set of aspirational guidelines within
which children must choose the right behaviour in any context (e.g. how
do I need to move around the school if I am taking responsibility for
myself and others?).
Our
vision for our children
By
embedding our values-based approach to learning, we believe in
developing the whole child. What do they need today? What do they need
tomorrow? We strive to give children the skills to achieve to their
full potential and be successful lifelong learners.
The aims of the school
are as follows:
- The
school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
children and expects everyone involved within the school community to
share in this commitment
- The curriculum is rich, broad, balanced and relevant for all
- Every child is given opportunities and encouragement to
achieve his or her maximum potential in all aspects of school life
- Respect, tolerance and understanding towards oneself, all
other people and the world in which we live are embedded
- Pupils become confident, lifelong learners and respectful
citizens
- Governors,
staff, parents and pupils work together, valuing each other,
in
order to achieve the best for every member of the school community
To achieve these aims we work hard to create a community and
environment which encourages everyone to:
- Feel safe, cared for and valued
- Be treated equally irrespective of gender, race, religion
or beliefs, disability, physical characteristics or any other factors
- Develop a love of learning and take opportunities to be
inspired by and learn from other people
- Challenge ourselves to achieve our personal best in
whatever we are doing
- Co-operate with and respect others
Our 10 Values
