Old Hall Junior School

Achieving Success,

Inspiring Caring, Enquiring Minds

It is our aim for all our children to achieve success and leave Old Hall Junior as happy, self-confident, independent and responsible learners. We want to inspire our children to develop a life-long love of learning and help them to develop enquiring minds to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for life in the twenty-first century and recognise the important role they play in our local, national and global society.

At Old Hall we aim to support our children to be caring and tolerant individuals who are respectful and understanding of other peoples’ religion, moral values and ways of life. We foster

Values

• To have high aspirations and expectations of everyone who is part of our school community.
• To create an environment of openness, honesty, kindness, fairness, tolerance and respect.
• To inspire our pupils to have a life-long love of learning and develop skills for life and be leaders of change.
• A commitment to an inspirational and creative curriculum where children have the opportunity to attain at the highest standards and be successful young people.
• To make a positive contribution to our local, British and world community and to understand their rights and responsibilities as global citizens.

Vision 

• Our whole school community has committed to work together to help children achieve their potential by providing a nurturing, caring and safe environment where we respect and value each other’s strengths and differences.
• Every child has the opportunity to become successful, happy, self-confident, independent and responsible learners.
• Children are encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning and be resilient in their approach; they strive to be the best that they can be and show pride in their achievements.
• Children have access to a broad, balanced and aspirational curriculum to promote learning which enables them all to be successfulfrom their varying starting points.
• Through our curriculum, children are taught about their rights and related responsibilities to be active members of the worldwide community.
• We believe that all children and stakeholders of our school have a voice and are listened to and their views and opinions are valued and used to shape the future and direction of our school.
• To develop caring, empathetic, compassionate pupils, who are open-minded, tolerant and accepting of others regardless of their background.