Mission – Learners for Life
At Coleridge, we value children’s happiness and emotional wellbeing above all else. We make education fun and work hard to create firm foundations for lifelong learning. Every day, we help children to enjoy the present, and anticipate the future, with enthusiasm and confidence.
The Coleridge Core Values
At Coleridge we teach and encourage our school community to be:
Caring – Nurturing mental, physical, and emotional health
Therefore we:
- Encourage children to be responsible, respectful and active citizens
- Ensure safeguarding and promote emotional wellbeing of children parents/carers and staff
- Support children to develop, build, and maintain positive relationships
- Teach children to understand the impact of their behaviour on others
- Foster a listening culture where children, staff, parents and carers feel heard
Creative – Using curiosity and imagination to solve problems and create new ideas
Therefore we:
- Nurture children’s curiosity and critical thinking in their approaches to learning
- Provide a wide-ranging curriculum which actively inspires and engages all children
- Ensure creative, innovative approaches to teaching and learning
- Encourage children to find their own solutions to problems
- Developing a passion and interest in the arts
Inclusive – Embracing diversity, promoting inclusivity, and celebrating individuality
Therefore we:
- Teach children to appreciate, respect and understand diversity
- Ensure school systems and policies treats everyone equitably and fairly
- Embed opportunities into the school curriculum about the diverse world in which we live
- Help children speak out against bullying, prejudice and discrimination
- Commit to being an actively anti-racist school
Aspirational – Having high expectations for everyone to be the best that they can be
Therefore we:
- Inspire all children to make excellent progress irrespective of their starting points
- Create positive attitudes to learning, working, and playing together
- Engage parents/carers to feel connected to their child’s education
- Encourage all children to discover their own interests and talents
- Provide high quality professional development for staff
Resilient – Successfully adapting to challenge
Therefore we:
- Develop inner strength to bounce back from adversity
- Cultivate a growth mindset where children see challenges as opportunities for growth
- Help children understand the value of effort as well as achievement
- Encourage children to be flexible and open to different and new ideas
- Inspire children to be independent learners