The Aims and Ethos of Our School
Our Motto is: A small school, with a big heart and a love for learning.
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- Our small school has a family ethos. It is rich, with many cultures joining together in mutual respect, trust and fairness. We have fostered strong community links at local, national and global levels and included a wide range of people, schools, businesses and professional bodies to help us ensure that learning is at the heart of all that we do.
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- Our big heart ensures that children and adults know they are cared for socially, morally, spiritually and emotionally. Safeguarding our children is of key importance. We do this with them so that they can access a curriculum that is challenging, broad and balanced. We all strive to: Be the Best We Can Be.
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- We want our children, staff and parents to love learning. This means we strive to ensure our teaching is of the highest quality across the school to ensure excellent learning behaviours. Our curriculum must; have high expectations; foster curiosity and engagement; provide vibrant and immersive environments that are relevant, broad and balanced.
Below you’ll find an outline of ours which will show you the educational model that we strive for:
At St. Nicholas Primary School we undertake to :-
“Children are taught to respect differences and celebrate who they are.”
“A small school with a huge heart, where children are truly cared for.”
“Reading is a priority from the very start of school life.”
“An ambitious curriculum helps pupils speak confidently about their learning.”
“Staff feel valued and proud to work here – creating a positive school culture.”
“A school that continues to be judged good, with safeguarding at its heart.”
“A welcoming, well-organised school where pupils feel safe, valued and known.”
“High expectations inspire pupils to work hard and achieve their best.”
“Behaviour is calm and positive, with pupils showing kindness and courtesy.”
“Pupils know they have trusted adults to turn to if they are worried.”
“Staff know every child well and build warm, respectful relationships.”
“Strong relationships with parents are built from the moment children join the school.”