Courthill Infant School

Believe Achieve Shine

Welcome to our school. I am very proud to share with you our school ethos and values. We are a forward thinking school where children are valued, motivated and challenged to be the very best that they can be. Our children are at the heart of everything we do. We want our children to be happy, confident, resilient; equipped with the skills they need, both now and in the future.

Our broad and engaging curriculum is designed to foster a love of learning in all children, wherever their strengths may lie. All of the children experience success during their time at Courthill and they are rightly proud of their achievements. Our culture is one which embraces a growth mindset whereby everyone recognises that we all have endless potential, providing we work hard; practise new skills; act on constructive feedback and understand that it’s not that ‘we can’t do it’, but rather that ‘we can’t do it yet.’

Our dedicated team work hard to know and understand each individual child. We believe that children learn best when they feel secure, valued and have the opportunity to be as active in their learning as possible. We ensure that there is physical activity in every lesson. Every Friday is ‘Fun, Fit, Friday’ and we all wear our sports clothes to school. As a result of our learning ethos, children go on to thrive emotionally, academically and socially.

You are most welcome to come and visit our school to see it in action and gain a true picture of our values and aspirations for the children.

With very best wishes

Mrs Alison Carter

Headteacher

Our Vision and Values:

We look at our values as key learning skills for life. They are;

• Respect – children learn that respect is treating other people, places and things the way you would want to be treated. You can show respect to others by listening, being polite and always being truthful.

• Responsibility – we teach children that this is doing your job, trying your best. Responsibility is caring and being fair, helping others as well as helping to make the world a better place.

• Problem solving – children learn that they have the skills to solve problems – either by themselves or with help from others. Problems are encountered in life but it is how we approach them that enables us to deal with them in a positive way.

• Independence – this empowers children to make their own decisions with confidence and motivation. Independence encourages the children to reflect on their own learning. Importantly, they learn that it helps them to solve problems – either on their own or with help from others.

• Resilience – children learn that hard work and effort are rewarding and lead them to success. Resilience is learning that challenges in our learning make us stronger and that it can be very satisfying to make mistakes and learn from them.

• Teamwork – this is a lifelong skill which enables children to build positive relationships and recognise that everyone has a valuable contribution to make.

• Creativity – children learn that we are all capable of generating ideas and implementing them. We don’t always have to follow a plan…and sometimes the most exciting things can happen when we follow our thoughts and ideas. This is a key life skill for the future.