Ethos, AIMs, Values and VISION
Hillbrook Primary School is a learning community where everyone can be successful. Effort is celebrated as well as achievement. We promote a culture that encourages children to enjoy learning, have fun, be happy at school and to reach their full potential.
We are proud to teach an ambitious, carefully designed curriculum that embraces the arts, music and sports. We work hard to give each child opportunities to develop academically, personally and socially.
We strive for our children to be confident, well-rounded and successful citizens and lovers of learning who can thrive and contribute in our world by being responsible, resilient and reflective members of society.
Long-range strategic objectives 2022–2025
Quality of Education – To consistently deliver a carefully designed progressive curriculum to equip children with the knowledge, skills, confidence and self- belief that they need for the future.
Behaviour and Attitudes – To create a culture where children are empowered to demonstrate resilience, responsibility and reflectiveness.
Personal Development – To develop children’s character, raise their aspirations and give meaningful and memorable experiences.
Leadership and Management – to enable all staff to perform their roles effectively through the provision of focused professional development and opportunities for growth whilst ensuring a sustainable and ambitious model of leadership.
VISION
Our vision for Hillbrook is underpinned by the following core values, our 3 Rs.
- Be Resilient
- Be Responsible
- Be Reflective
We actively promote opportunities to enable our children to become responsible, reflective and resilient members of our school community and beyond. We do this by embedding and reinforcing the following aims in all aspects of school life. We believe that these will help our children to be successful at school and prepare them for life.
Be Resilient | Be Responsible | Be Reflective |
Don’t give up Take risks Work through problems Find solutions Don’t be afraid to make mistakes Keep practicing Manage emotions Be confident Develop strategies to manage different situations Rebound from problems See opportunities |
Take the lead Accept consequences Make good choices Behave well Look after / help others Take pride in our school Follow the rules Be trustworthy Make commitments Be a positive role model Be fair |
Think about what you have done & learn from mistakes Think about both sides of an argument Be thoughtful Learn from situations Ask for help Know your strengths and weaknesses Identify problems and find solutions Try new ideas Be open to change Think about your actions |
AIMS
- To provide a warm and welcoming environment which is clean, safe and secure and allows everyone to learn
- To develop a whole school community that values positive attitudes, relationships and mutual respect and where high standards of behaviour are demonstrated and expected
- To have the highest possible expectations of all children so that every child can achieve their maximum potential
- To be a fully inclusive school that celebrates and recognises the needs, diversity and abilities of our community, valuing everyone and ensuring that everyone is of equal importance
- To offer a rich, relevant and meaningful curriculum, full of memorable learning experiences that develops enquiring minds and fosters a life-long love of learning
- To promote and inspire a collaborative community spirit where parents and carers are supportive, engaged and involved in their child’s learning journey
- To foster and develop children’s emotional well–being, their resilience and their mental and physical health
VALUES
We have a value for each month which is celebrated and referred to where relevant and our assemblies for each month are based upon each value. This is on a 2-year cycle.
Month |
Value |
September 21 | Responsibility |
October 21 | Fairness |
November 21 | Freedom |
December 21 | Appreciation |
January 22 | Reflection |
February 22 | Happiness |
March 22 | Resilience |
April 22 | Trust |
May 22 | Cooperation |
June 22 | Confidence |
July 22 | Peace |
Month | Value |
September 22 | Responsibility |
October 22 | Democracy |
November 22 | Equality |
December 22 | Respect |
January 23 | Aspiration |
February 23 | Courage |
March 23 | Curiosity |
April 23 | Reflection |
May 23 | Honesty |
June 23 | Resilience |
July 23 | Positivity |
BRITISH VALUES
At Hillbrook Primary School, we promote British Values. These values are:
- Democracy
- The rule of law
- Individual Liberty
- Mutual Respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs
These British Values are taught and promoted in a variety of ways
See British Values page for more details.