Vision
To be:
- An outstanding place of education mutually respected and valued by the community it serves.
- A place where children thrive, aspire to excellence, and develop the habits and values required for life in an ever-changing world.
- A place where colleagues utilise professional development opportunities to be the best they can be and to deliver a first class education.
- A place where the whole school community work together for the safety, wellbeing and all round development of all.
Mission
At Hillborough Junior School, we work together as a family to provide a safe, happy, creative and healthy learning environment that fosters academic, emotional, social and physical growth for all, whilst creating the opportunity for children to develop the, knowledge, skills, values and habits needed to lead a positive and fulfilling life.
Values
We believe that it is our duty to provide a safe, inclusive and exciting learning environment which fills our students with enthusiasm for school and inspires them to do the best they can. Parents and family members are key partners in ensuring that their children make the best progress possible and that they play an active role in education. Hillborough is a strong family and a diverse community that appreciates and values everyone. We are proud of our values and the ethos of our school.
At Hillborough we have adopted the Sainsbury's School Games Values as our own and are working as a school to encourage our staff and pupils to keep these in mind every day. By doing this we hope that our children will learn to appreciate each other and grow up to be kind, compassionate and responsible members of society.
Our school values are taken from the Sainsbury's School Games Values, which in turn were taken from the Olympic Values in 2012. We have adopted these values as a whole school and we focus on one each half term. Throughout the year we try hard to live our lives in and out of school remembering the values. Our teachers choose one or two people from their class each half term that have shown that they live by one of these values and are an example to the school. They achieve a special certificate and a wrist band or badge. If any person collects all of the values throughout their time at Hillborough, they become a Values Ambassador for the school.
DETERMINATIONto be the best I can be.
PASSIONfor learning.
TEAMWORKto help us tackle problems together.
SELF-BELIEFto know that 'I can do it'.
RESPECTeveryone because we have the world at our school.
HONESTYin character and in the hard work we do.
Habits
PERSISTENT
We will:
- dare to be different
- stick with difficulty
- tolerate uncertainty
INQUISITIVE
We will:
- wonder and question
- explore and investigate
- challenge assumptions
COLLABORATIVE
We will:
- co-operate appropriately
- give and receive feedback
- share the product of our work
IMAGINATIVE
We will:
- play with possibilities
- make connections
- use our intuition
DISCIPLINED
We will:
- craft and improve
- develop techniques
- reflect critically
Values Winners this half term are:
British Values
Everyone has values that they believe in and choose to live their life by. In Great Britain we share lots of values that make our nation a great place.
Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Education (SMSC) and Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE)
PSHE is taught through some elements of SEAL where relevant. We follow the Sainsbury's school games values: determination, passion, honesty, self-belief, respect, teamwork and PSHE lessons are focussed on these values. We also take account of any National days of celebration or special importance and discuss these during PSHE lessons. Values are displayed in every classroom and around the school.
At the end of each half term, one child from each class is selected for a special Values Award and the aim is for children to try to collect all 6 during their time at the school. If they succeed, they become a Values Ambassador. Parents are invited in to the special award ceremony each half term if their child has been selected. Our website features the values winners each half term, as well as displaying our school values, displays and British Values.