Our Ethos and Values
Thank you for joining our family – we hope this guide will help you establish your own roots within our community.
Our Family Vision
At Great Linford Primary School we have a clear vision for what we want to achieve in the next three years. Our overall aim is to continue to grow our school to ensure
We will endeavour to inspire, create and arouse a passion for learning. Our staff will all model themselves as lifelong learners, hungry to acquire new knowledge, skills and understanding. We aspire to deliver our lessons using exciting techniques, so that our children are absorbed and motivated by our teaching. We use outdoor learning experiences to deliver the curriculum. Through the use of high quality, positive feedback and marking, we will enable all children to realise their individual potential. Our teaching will clearly outline the next steps necessary to achieve success.
At Great Linford Primary we will aim to develop to nurture children who will have the skills required to be effective lifelong learners and values that enrich their own lives and those around them. Our children, staff and families will be characterised as demonstrating our five ‘ROOTS’
Respect
Our Family Vision
At Great Linford Primary School we have a clear vision for what we want to achieve in the next three years. Our overall aim is to continue to grow our school to ensure
- Our children will achieve personal excellence in both their achievement and attainment.
- Our Family Values ‘ROOTS’ will extend beyond the school gates.
- Our school will sit at the heart of the community.
- Our Vulnerable families receive a personalised circle of care.
We will endeavour to inspire, create and arouse a passion for learning. Our staff will all model themselves as lifelong learners, hungry to acquire new knowledge, skills and understanding. We aspire to deliver our lessons using exciting techniques, so that our children are absorbed and motivated by our teaching. We use outdoor learning experiences to deliver the curriculum. Through the use of high quality, positive feedback and marking, we will enable all children to realise their individual potential. Our teaching will clearly outline the next steps necessary to achieve success.
At Great Linford Primary we will aim to develop to nurture children who will have the skills required to be effective lifelong learners and values that enrich their own lives and those around them. Our children, staff and families will be characterised as demonstrating our five ‘ROOTS’
Respect
- Great Linford children, staff and families show respect for other people, animals and their environment.
- Great Linford children, staff and families are all learners who continue to grow by believing they can and never giving up.
- Great Linford children, staff and families are all learners who try new ideas and grow their thinking, curiosity and imagination.
- Great Linford children, staff and families value and take care of their bodies and minds and those of others.
- Great Linford children, staff and families speak kindly to others to show they value the opinions of all.
Vision for our curriculum
At Great Linford Primary we are aiming to build a challenging curriculum that fosters a passion for lifelong learning by following these principles:
Meaningful
Meaningful
- Gives key skills acquired by the children a real application and purpose
- Makes clear connections between subjects
- Demonstrates high expectations in the essential subjects of English, maths and science
- Challenges the children to excel in the key number and reading skills that underpin maths and literacy
- ICT will be embedded across the curriculum with children having the skills to communicate effectively through technology with local groups and the wider global community.
- Fosters creativity in the thinking of our children and encourages them to ask questions
- Challenges the children to find resourceful ways to solve problems
- Enables the children to think critically and reflect on their learning so that they can identify their own next steps forward
- Allows our children to understand their rights and responsibilities within their school, local, national and global communities
- Fosters reciprocity between children as they work collaboratively to achieve common goals
- Strengthens their self-esteem as they take pride in their work, appearance and school
- Allows our children to express themselves in a variety of ways: physically, art, music, ICT and writing
- Provides quality cultural experiences for all of our children
- Provides opportunities for every pupil to succeed