High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School

The school values are our guiding moral principles which are at the heart of everything we do.

The Mission statement is our overarching objective of what we want to achieve.

The vision is where we want our school to be in 3 years’ time.

This is summarised by our motto: Belong – Enjoy – Excel: providing opportunities for our school family to have a sense of belonging in our community, enjoy their learning and have the chance to excel.

• Belong: - We belong to a Christian Community who not only love to learn but love God and each other, like a good neighbour (Luke 10:27). This creates a safe and secure place for children to learn and grow.

• Enjoy: - We enjoy the challenges that life and learning bring for both young and old, remembering that Jesus said that he came to bring ‘life, in all its fulness’ (John 10:10).
• Excel: - We seek to excel in all that we do following Jesus’ example. He grew in wisdom, strength and friendship with his Heavenly Father and others (Luke 2:52).

To achieve our vision, we will:

•Serve our community by providing education of the highest quality for all our children, within the context of Christian practice and belief.

•Continue to foster a safe and welcoming environment where every member is pleased and proud to belong to our school family.

•Promote pupils’ contribution to our local and global communities, and strengthen our links with parents, carers, family members and the wider community to share in, and enrich, our school life.

•Embed the importance of life-long physical and emotional health and wellbeing.

•Provide an enriched, research-based curriculum, embracing the latest technology, which inspires all of our children and encourages them to view learning as an exciting life long activity.

•Strive to make the best use of our whole school site, including outdoor areas, to enhance the curriculum while maximising learning, health and wellbeing.

•Believe in each individual child and be ambitious for all of our children to achieve their full potential, regardless of their starting point, and give them the tools to prepare them for the next stage in their education.

•Encourage our children to take the time to ‘think big’ and be the very best they can be.