Our Vision

‘To encourage aspiration in our pupils and consistently deliver high quality education through knowledge, skills, culture and responsibility.’

Our Ethos

‘To strive constantly for excellence through the promotion of our agreed values. Working together to inspire, support, challenge and celebrate all our children.’

Our Aims

• For children of all abilities to access opportunities available beyond the national curriculum, and through our ‘Coltishall Offer’

• For all children to develop their self-knowledge, self-respect, and self-confidence.

• For all children to develop lively, enquiring minds and the ability to question, discuss rationally and exercise clear judgement.

• For all children to acquire cultural capital through values, attitudes, skills, and knowledge in order to succeed during and after primary education

• For all children to develop respect and tolerance for others through Diversity and Inclusion

• For all children to develop their spiritual, moral, social and cultural understanding

• For all children to be safe, happy and to look back on their time at Coltishall Primary School with the fondest of memories

• For all children to enjoy the best progress and cohorts consistently exceed national and regional standards in core subjects at the end of their primary education

• For all staff to enjoy high levels of motivation and well-being, through feedback, quality training and personal development

• To foster trust and confidence with all stakeholders, so that we can learn from and contribute to our local community and beyond.

Values-Based Education

In 2017 we achieved the Values Education Quality Mark. Values-based education is at the heart of learning. Through learning and choosing positive personal, social and moral values, children are better equipped to flourish personally, socially and academically.

We work hard to embed our chosen values into daily routines, conversations and lessons so that the children become familiar with them, reflect on them and put them into practice.

The values were chosen through a process of surveys and consultation with all stakeholders: parents, staff and pupils. Originally we had 24 values. In our last consultation in 2018, we reduced this to 12 values.

Our consultation and research into different educational models has led us to focus on twelve values that together we considered most important, and to introduce six overarching learning dispositions.

The term ‘learning dispositions’, sometimes called ‘habits of mind’, refers to the way in which learners engage in and relate to the learning process. Learning dispositions affect how students approach learning, how they think about their learning and therefore the outcomes of their learning.

Development of these dispositions is important for students so that they become aware of the way they learn and can embed these positive attitudes to learning. This is even more important if they are to become lifelong learners.

Our Values

• Equality

• Tolerance

• Fairness

• Democracy

• Humility

• Patience

• Respect

• Kindness

• Trust

• Honesty

• Empathy

• Responsibility

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Learning Dispositions

• Creativity

• Cooperation

• Confidence

• Quality

• Resilience

• Reflection

Values VIP

Next to our Values Tree display in the front entrance is a green post box. Parents, staff and pupils can nominate children who demonstrate our values or learning dispositions, using the forms provided beside the box.

Two winners are drawn during our weekly values assemblies. Each winner looks after a Values VIP trophy for the rest of the week.

We welcome your support in celebrating our school values and learning dispositions by nominating children for our Values VIP awards.