Values, Mission and Aims

Believe, Persevere, Succeed

Our Values

At Barnsbury we aim to provide a safe, caring and friendly environment for all our pupils to allow them to learn effectively, improve their life chances and help them to maximise their potential. The development of the ‘whole child’ is central to our philosophy.

Values education plays an integral role in enhancing the quality of every aspect of school life for all its pupils. To create a secure, caring atmosphere and an ethos of mutual trust and respect, we believe that it is important to foster a climate of understanding, acceptance and encouragement within the school where each child’s worth is acknowledged and valued.

The school embraces the Values Education which it delivers. This encompasses all interactions in school, between pupils and staff. We aim for our Values to show through everything that is said and done in school.

The table below shows how our values are developed throughout the school:

Mission: 

We champion every child’s potential, igniting curiosity, nurturing creativity and fostering Barnsbury’s core values.

Vision:

To champion every child’s potential through outstanding learning experiences across an engaging and exciting curriculum, nurturing creativity and helping our children to discover and build upon talents and passions. 

To motivate our children to develop a positive attitude to their learning and the world around them, igniting their curiosity to want to know more. 

To instil the importance of co-operation by fostering Barnsbury’s core values, respecting and celebrating the diversity in our community, ensuring all members feel they belong and are valued. 

To prioritise the emotional well-being of our children by developing their resilience and independence, raising their self-belief and self-esteem, so they are prepared for an ever-changing world. 

To ensure our children are responsible users of technology, with the skills and knowledge to stay safe and show integrity whilst using the internet.

Growth Mind Set

The growth mind-set culture truly encapsulates our Believe, Persevere, Succeed motto and is helping both staff and children to consider learning in a different way. The children understand that in order to learn they must be brave and make mistakes and this allows them to tackle challenges they wouldn't have attempted before. We truly believe a fixed mind-set is a huge barrier to learning and by developing growth mind-sets at Barnsbury we will ensure children do not give up, relish a challenge, learn from mistakes and persevere until they see success. The success of this culture is seen through attitudes in every classroom, where both children and adults challenge themselves daily to progress and learn. Growth Mind-set is promoted through displays, assemblies, and stories.

British Values

Promoting British Values at Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery

The British Values as defined by the DfE are: democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect for and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs and for those without faith. These are taught throughout the year through our curriculum, assemblies, class reflections and lived out through various events in the school year.

Democracy: The whole school practices the value of democracy through our School Council elections and the election process for House Captains and Sports Captains in Year 6. Democracy runs throughout the curriculum through class discussions, debates and an open culture where opinions and views of others are respected.

The Rule of Law: The importance of laws, whether they be those that govern the class, the school, or the country, are consistently reinforced throughout each school day. Our pupils have a strong sense of right and wrong and a keen sense of fairness and justice. They understand rewards and sanctions and what to do to follow them.

Individual Liberty: Within school, pupils are actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe, supportive and loving environment. As a school we educate and provide boundaries for our pupils to enable them to make choices safety, through a well-constructed and empowering education. Pupils are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and advised how to exercise these safely, for example through our Online Safety programme and PSHCE lessons. Our pupils are given the freedom to make choices, to take calculated risks, to learn from errors and to apply newly learnt skills for the good of the school community.

Mutual Respect and Tolerance of those of Different Faiths and Beliefs: Our school ethos, curriculum and behaviour policy are underpinned by our School Values. Pupils are active participants in discussions, assemblies and class reflections related to our Value of the Half Term, to help them to understand what they mean and how they are shown. Our core values enhance pupils understanding of their place in a culturally diverse society.