Summerfields Primary

Our values, beliefs and visions

Our Values help us to achieve our motto

"be the best we can be"

At Summerfields Primary School children come first and every child matters. We are inclusive and recognise that everyone has the right be heard and to be taught in a safe environment. Children and adults should never give up, team work enables us to overcome challenges so that we can all be the best we can be. There are three core values at Summerfields that are easy as ABC for the children to remember.

Our Vision, or why do we exist?

To provide an inclusive, nurturing school where children achieve well, enjoy their learning and acquire skills they need to succeed in a changing world.

Our mission - What we do

• We put children at the centre of everything we do, ensuring every decision is made with their best interests at heart. It is our responsibility to give children the best we can.
• We create a calm, happy, safe environment where all children are valued, have a sense of belonging, are respected and treated as we would like to be treated.
• We ensure lessons are engaging, meaningful and enable children to make good progress.
• We encourage children to have good manners and live out the values of the school which will help prepare them for a rapidly changing world.
• We work in close partnership with the community, including parents, endeavouring to provide good communication, guidance and support for the benefit of the children.

Achieve

• We will achieve the best we possibly can through effort and hard work.
• We will take pride in our achievements and believe that we can create a positive change.
• We will be brave and ambitious and use a growth mindset to get there.
• We will accept feedback in order to improve.
• We will keep motivation high as we know this is how we can be the best we can be.

Belong

• We will feel valued and a sense of belonging in school.
• We will feel connected to our class, the whole school and the community.
• We will work as a team and persevere.
• We will celebrate diversity, and value everyone’s contribution.
• We will take on responsibility as this is how we can be the best we can be.

Care

• We will care for each other and remember that our choices affect other people.
• We will show respect for ourselves, other children and adults and the environment.
• We will have a positive attitude.
• We will be kind, honest and tell the truth, making sure we are the best we can be.

We achieve… We belong… We care