Our Vision and Values
Our Vision
In love, we learn, grow and flourish.
At our school:
- We value the core foundations of faith and community, welcoming all.
- We nurture, love and support each other as curious, brave and kind individuals in order to flourish.
- We inspire a lifelong love of varied learning and experience.
- We show kindness and understanding to all.
At Oak Hill CE Primary School, we use images of an oak tree's roots, trunk and leaves to symbolise different parts of our identity and our sense of belonging. As a school community, we work to link their symbolism to our Vision in a variety of ways.
In love,
Our vision 'In love, we learn, grow and flourish' is underpinned by Let all that you do be done in love. – 1 Corinthians 16:14. Creating a deeply rooted theological vision statement we strive to create a nurturing environment rooted in love and guided by the teachings of Jesus. We aim to inspire every child to learn compassion and respect grow in humility and integrity, and flourish by fostering a lifelong love of learning and a compassionate heart for others.
We learn
The oak tree's roots symbolises our faith and what we learn which is at the heart of our mission at Oak Hill CE Primary. We value the core foundations of our faith and community. We wish to empower our community to flourish spiritually, make independent choices and develop understanding of the meaning and relevance of faith in a full life. We learn through our faith which can take many forms; faith in God, faith in family, faith in community, faith in self and others and the love that underpins our lives.
We grow
We are able to grow using what we learn and through our school values. This makes up the trunk of the tree. They help us to live well. They allow all of our community to nurture, love and support each other. Developing all as curious, brave and kind individuals.
We have a value per term over the six term's. They form the backbone of our approaches to collective worship and our school life. They are:
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Friendship and Respect
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Integrity
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Compassion
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Perseverance
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Humility
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Courage
We flourish
Finally, we are able to flourish using what we learn and through our school values. We flourish through our actions and how we interect with the world around us. This is represented by the canopy of the Oak Tree. They are built upon what we learn and how we grow using our values. We seek to ensure that the children have a rich canopy of green leaves and will help to prepare them to ‘live life in all its fullness’ in the Kingdom of God.
We provide an environment where everyone feels safe to be curious and brave in their learning and experiences.
As a school community, we are conscious that our rich canopy is not always made up of the green (positive) leaves and that life will ensure that many leaves can be different colours and experiences. We seek to develop our community's’ resilience to deal with those experiences and we are proud to be a school that uses theThrive approach. We want our children to be emotionally resilient and better placed to engage with life and learning.
Our Aims
Provide an environment where everyone feels safe to be curious and brave in their learning and experiences.
Ensure excellent progress for every child to prepare them for a flourishing life through a challenging and exciting curriculum.
As a school community, we worked to link that symbolism with our Vision. All members of our school community are encouraged to have faith in themselves and in others as well as to understand how faith in God can impact our lives.