Mission & Values
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide the best education for our children, helping them to overcome any challenges they face.
We encourage our community to strive together for personal growth through our values of integrity, grit, and above all, kindness.
We create opportunities for our children to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes which enable them to flourish, both now and in the future.
We give our stars the chance to shine.
We define our values using the expected behaviours below. However, this is not an exhaustive list and we celebrate any additional examples that fall outside of these:
Integrity
Grit
Kindness
Our mission in practice
Our mission is supported by our 3 School Rules:
High standards of behaviour are expected at Edward Field Primary School, therefore we do not offer physical rewards unless behaviour goes above and beyond what we would expect from the child. Our full Behaviour Policy and the full Vision and Mission Statement are available from the Statutory Info and Policies page.
British Values
The DfE states that there is a need “to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all schools to promote the fundamental British values; we manage this in the following ways;
Democracy: Children have many opportunities for their voices to be heard. We have a school council which meets regularly to discuss issues raised in class. The school council is able to genuinely effect change within the school.
The Rule of Law: The importance of Laws, whether they be those that govern the class, the school, or the country, are consistently reinforced throughout regular school days, as well as when dealing with behaviour and through school assemblies. Pupils are taught the value and reasons behind laws, that they govern and protect us, the responsibilities that this involves and the consequences when laws are broken. Visits from authorities such as the Police and Fire Service help reinforce this message.
Individual Liberty: Within school, pupils are actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment. As a school we educate and provide boundaries for young pupils to make choices safety, through of provision of a safe environment and empowering education. Pupils are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and advise how to exercise these safely.
Mutual Respect: ‘Do and say kind things’ & ‘Listen to each other’ are two of our rules which develop a culture of mutual respect. ‘Respect’, has been part of discussions and assemblies related to what this means and how it is shown. This is reiterated through the work in the playground, classroom, learning skills and on the sports field, as well as in our behaviour policy. The pupils know and understand that it is expected and imperative that respect is shown to everyone, whatever differences we may have.
Tolerance of those of Different Faiths and Beliefs: One of our school rules is to ‘Listen to each other’ ‘and this encourages tolerance of those who have different faiths and beliefs. This is achieved through enhancing pupils understanding of their place in a culturally diverse society and by giving them opportunities to experience such diversity. Assemblies and discussions involving prejudices and prejudice-based bullying have been followed and supported by learning in RE. Members of different faiths or religions are encouraged to share their knowledge to enhance learning within classes and the school.
Our mission is to provide the best education for our children, helping them to overcome any challenges they face.
We encourage our community to strive together for personal growth through our values of integrity, grit, and above all, kindness.
We create opportunities for our children to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes which enable them to flourish, both now and in the future.
We give our stars the chance to shine.
We define our values using the expected behaviours below. However, this is not an exhaustive list and we celebrate any additional examples that fall outside of these:
Integrity
- We do the right thing when no one is looking
- We have a strong sense of self
- We stand up for what is right
- We follow through on our commitments
- We are honest, loyal and responsible
Grit
- We are brave in our choices
- We believe in ourselves
- We learn from our mistakes
- We don’t let setbacks stop us
- We approach problems with tenacity
Kindness
- We respect others and our surroundings
- We are an inclusive community
- We are considerate of others
- We celebrate diversity
- We are generous in our support of others
Our mission in practice
Our mission is supported by our 3 School Rules:
- Be Safe
- Be Kind and Respectful
- Be Ready to Learn
High standards of behaviour are expected at Edward Field Primary School, therefore we do not offer physical rewards unless behaviour goes above and beyond what we would expect from the child. Our full Behaviour Policy and the full Vision and Mission Statement are available from the Statutory Info and Policies page.
British Values
The DfE states that there is a need “to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all schools to promote the fundamental British values; we manage this in the following ways;
Democracy: Children have many opportunities for their voices to be heard. We have a school council which meets regularly to discuss issues raised in class. The school council is able to genuinely effect change within the school.
The Rule of Law: The importance of Laws, whether they be those that govern the class, the school, or the country, are consistently reinforced throughout regular school days, as well as when dealing with behaviour and through school assemblies. Pupils are taught the value and reasons behind laws, that they govern and protect us, the responsibilities that this involves and the consequences when laws are broken. Visits from authorities such as the Police and Fire Service help reinforce this message.
Individual Liberty: Within school, pupils are actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment. As a school we educate and provide boundaries for young pupils to make choices safety, through of provision of a safe environment and empowering education. Pupils are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and advise how to exercise these safely.
Mutual Respect: ‘Do and say kind things’ & ‘Listen to each other’ are two of our rules which develop a culture of mutual respect. ‘Respect’, has been part of discussions and assemblies related to what this means and how it is shown. This is reiterated through the work in the playground, classroom, learning skills and on the sports field, as well as in our behaviour policy. The pupils know and understand that it is expected and imperative that respect is shown to everyone, whatever differences we may have.
Tolerance of those of Different Faiths and Beliefs: One of our school rules is to ‘Listen to each other’ ‘and this encourages tolerance of those who have different faiths and beliefs. This is achieved through enhancing pupils understanding of their place in a culturally diverse society and by giving them opportunities to experience such diversity. Assemblies and discussions involving prejudices and prejudice-based bullying have been followed and supported by learning in RE. Members of different faiths or religions are encouraged to share their knowledge to enhance learning within classes and the school.
