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Vision, Mission and Values

Vision and Strategy

Vision

Children will leave Goose Green having achieved their full potential as independent, resilient and curious learners who are ready for the next stage in their learning journey. 

Mission

Our mission is to:

  • Provide a rich and engaging environment which encourages curiosity, creativity, fun, awe and wonder
  • Support children to learn and to challenge themselves every day, to be purposeful in what they do and to become independent learners
  • Enable children to achieve their best
  • Build relationships within the school, locally, nationally and internationally
  • Be inclusive. Everyone is welcome at Goose Green, but everyone must try their very best
  • We are ambitious for ourselves and one another

Values

Our vision is realised through our values, which are:

  • Ambition - challenging ourselves, wanting to do well and knowing that the effort we put in now will help us in the future.
  • Curiosity - being interested in the world around us, finding things out independently and asking questions.
  • Kindness - being kind to others, being a good friend and showing empathy.
  • Resilience - recovering quickly if something doesn't go our way, and building our self-understanding so that we know what we need to help ourselves when we need to keep on trying.

Promoting British Values

The DfE have reinforced the need to

“Create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all schools to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.”

The government set out its definition of British values in the 2011 Prevent Strategy, and these values have been reiterated in 2014. At Goose Green these values are reinforced regularly through our whole school PSHE programme and in the following ways:

Democracy

  • Pupils vote for representatives on the school council annually
  • Pupils are encouraged to share their views about how the school can be improved
  • Pupils contribute towards decision making and school policy
  • Older pupils support younger pupils during lunchtimes
  • Through drama and PHSE, pupils discuss issues around fairness, equality etc
  • School assembly themes are important for highlighting issues around democracy rights and responsibilities (appreciation, co-operation, freedom, democracy, hope, courage and respect)
  • The curriculum encourages focus on current events and through discussion fosters rights, responsibility, democracy, freedom, respect etc
  • through our Whole school PSHE programme

The Rule of Law

  • Our behavior policy is clear, consistently applied and shared by all in the community
  • Rules are consistently reinforced at Goose Green
  • Whole school and class rules are an important part of the school ethos and support us to promote a harmonious and happy environment where all pupils feel safe
  • Pupils are taught from an early age the rules of the school and the Goose Green Way
  • Pupils are taught the value and reasons behind school rules and laws
  • Pupils across the school have visits from the police to talk about laws, rights and responsibilities

Individual Liberty

As Goose Green, 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 your pupils to make informed choices, through a safe environment and an empowering curriculum.

  • We promote our schools anti bullying policy through PHSE, drama, workshops and school assemblies
  • Pupils are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms through circle time and the school PHSE curriculum
  • Pupils are continuously advised on how to exercise their personal freedoms safely through the school e-safety programme and PHSE curriculum

Mutual Respect

Mutual respect is at the heart of the Goose Green ethos and values. Pupils learn that their behaviours have an effect on their own rights and those of others. All members of the school community treat each other with respect.

Ethos and Values we promote:

  • Our aim is to form a partnership with families and the community to prepare our diverse school population to become lifelong learners in a high achieving, inclusive, creative, nurturing and safe environment
  • At the heart of our school, we value the strengths of all members of our school community. We believe in providing all children with the skills for lifelong learning through engaging children in a rich, challenging curriculum within a shared culture of safety and respect. At Goose Green we believe that all learners are unique individuals who are entitled to realise their full potential
  • We believe that excellent learning occurs when children feel safe and are having fun. In our school, we respect all cultures and originality. We provide inspiration for lifelong learning and both adults and child learning new things every day
  • Parents are part of our partnership and very much involved in the learning of our children.

Tolerance Of Those Of Different Faiths And Beliefs

Goose Green is a richly diverse school. We actively promote diversity through our celebrations of different faiths and cultures. Religious education and PHSE lessons reinforce messages of tolerance and respect for others. Members of different faiths and religions are encouraged to share their knowledge to enhance learning within classes and the school.

Our school curriculum consistently encourages educational visits to different places of worship.