Vision, Ethos, Values & Aims
Our Vision
At Montgomery we believe that a happy child is a successful one. We are committed to providing a positive, safe and stimulating environment for children to learn, where everyone is valued. We intend that all children should enjoy their learning, achieve their potential and become independent life-long learners ready to take on the modern world.
We believe that education should take place in a fully inclusive environment with equal opportunities for all and that all children should learn to value religious and cultural differences and celebrate our similarities and differences.
We want Montgomery to be an excellent education community, providing our children with the highest quality teaching and learning, enabling them to make outstanding progress, regardless of their starting point. To ensure we are taking care of the future by teaching our children about sustainability and the impact they can have on the world. We believe in enabling our children to have the skills to be confident, articulate citizens with the knowledge and understanding to improve the planet they inhabit.
Personal development is a high priority at Montgomery, with a rich and varied curriculum to support your child and allow them to blossom and grow. Our school values and British values underpin all we do as a result the pupils at Montgomery love to learn, are respectful, thoughtful and tolerant and become resilient learners and strive to achieve.
Our Ethos
The staff, children and governors welcome you most warmly to our school. Our aim is to provide an outstanding learning environment combined with a nurturing ethos in which each individual blossoms to be the best that they can be. Developing our pupils to become positive citizens of the future, valuing and respecting the world and its community underpins all we do. We place great emphasis upon the development of a broad range of learning skills so that during their time with us, our children are able to acquire a love of learning that will last them for a lifetime.We want children to be excited about coming to school and to love learning. We want them to be motivated, tuned in, and challenged. Most of all, we want children to know that success is in each and every one of them and comes as a result of their own effort. We want to give them the belief that they can improve and learn, and to be delighted and proud of their many achievements.
Our aim is to ensure all children leave Montgomery with a broad range of experiences. These experiences help to deepen children’s knowledge and to make links between units of learning. Our 11 experiences for everyone by 11, will enable our children to have high aspirations for the future and experiences that will open their minds to the opportunities and possibilities in our world.
We Value
As a school we value:
- the happiness of children, families and staff.
- caring staff who respect and know the children and families very well.
- the development of self-confidence, self-belief, self-motivation and independence.
- Respect, honesty, co-operation, collaboration and teamwork.
- exciting but safe and secure spaces and opportunities, indoor and outdoor, where children can explore, discover, experiment and are passionate about their learning.
- the natural environment, the local community and the wider world.
- a stimulating and challenging curriculum, suited to children’s needs, enabling them to reach their full potential across all areas of learning.
- praise and celebration of the achievements of every child.
- raising aspirations and showing determination and commitment to lifelong learning.
- working in partnership with others to meet the needs of all the children and their families.
- all aspects of British life and culture; celebrating differences, diversity, core values and preparing children for life.
Our Aims
- For every child to have an excellent class teacher.
- For every child to have access to an excellent team of highly skilled adults to support, champion and facilitate their excellent learning.
- For our school to provide a relevant, creative and inclusive curriculum that prepares them for the future.
- For every child to have an age appropriate aspiration for their future and a plan for how they will achieve this.
- For every child to feel safe, secure and supported to develop emotionally and socially within our caring environment where wellbeing is a priority.
- For every child to understand and promote fundamental British values of democracy, rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect, and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.
- For every child to be supported to be confident, articulate and independent individuals, who take responsibility for their own actions and are prepared to contribute positively to our world.
- For our school to have inspirational and accountable leadership provided by innovative, empowered, trusted and valued staff.
- For our school to have ambitious and aspirational Governance, provided by informed Governors who are prepared to rigorously monitor and evaluate the school’s progress.
Our 'Heart of Monty' Values
The 'Heart of Monty' Values are the characteristics and attitudes that we, here at Montgomery Primary School, believe are of utmost importance in the way we live and work. These core values include:
- Determination
- Honesty
- Passion
- Respect
- Self-Belief
- Teamwork
To find out more about our HoM Values and how we identify and reward these in our school, please click here to visit our 'Heart of Monty' Values page.
