Our Ethos and Values

Ethos 
​‘Nurturing and Inspiring’
Harry Roberts Nursery:  A welcoming, caring and inclusive school at the heart of a supportive community where children and their families are valued, nurtured and supported to achieve and aspire by a committed staff.

Vision
  • Our children will continue to achieve high emotional wellbeing, and a love for learning in our school and beyond.
  • Our children will talk confidently, be resilient, be curious, laugh and have fun as they progress.
  • Progress, next steps and challenges will be shared with parents who will in turn confidently share their thoughts, aspirations and delights about their children with us.
  • We will continue to have high expectations for our children.
  • We will work in partnership with parents, other professionals and other members of our community.
Core Values /Aims
  • We will know children well and nurture their individual wellbeing
  • Individuals will be respected and valued with regards to individual needs, culture and gender
  • Children will be encouraged to be independent, resilient, creative confident and to develop a ‘can do’ attitude
  • Children will be supported and inspired to engage fully in challenging learning experiences building on the ‘Characteristics of Effective Learning’ (Playing and Exploring – Engagement), Active Learning- motivation and creating and Thinking critically- thinking) *
  • We will value the culture and language of the home, knowing that good first language acquisition supports second language acquisition
  • We will celebrate and praise effort and achievements
  • We will value the process of learning, the skills developed during the learning process, rather than just the end product.
  • Our commitment to the children will be evidenced through high quality teaching and learning
  • Positive relationships and interactions between different members of the community are at the heart of what we do
  • We will inspire and support staff to be the best they can be for the children and themselves

​
* See Characteristics of Effective Learning in The Revised EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) document