Vision, Ethos & Values
The opportunity to be truly accepted, understood and supported.
Vision
Our vision is to provide a school community which provides children and young people with the opportunity to be truly accepted, understood and supported to fulfil their potential. We prepare them to become inclusive and contributing members of our community and leave Elmley Dray School with the range of skills, experiences and qualifications which will enable them to successfully transition into adulthood through employment, further education or training.
We provide the environment, the staffing and the opportunity to allow each student to develop and grow at a pace they can sustain towards the achievement of skills for life, their qualifications as well as becoming well-rounded and fulfilled unique individuals.
Ethos
To achieve this vision, we create an environment which is nurturing, supportive and responsive to the individual needs of our students.
For our learners, every day is a new day; acceptance, empathy and good humour is embedded throughout our school approach.
Values
We are a Values Based School.
Values based education is an approach to teaching that works by focusing on values. It creates a positive and strong learning environment that enhances academic achievement and focuses on a continual and structured cross curricular development of students' social, emotional and interpersonal skills.
This positive learning environment is achieved through values that are continually modelled by staff through demonstration of best practice.
The school's values are:
C - Curiosity
A - Acceptance
R - Respect
I - Integrity
N - Natural
G - Gratitude
Curiosity
We encourage our students to be curious about the world, question why things happen, how things happen and develop problem solving skills.
Acceptance
Students are taught to be accepting of who they are and the others around them, celebrating their uniqueness and individual qualities and differences.
Respect
We teach students to respect themselves, others, and the world around them.
Integrity
Students are taught about honesty and being true to yourself, whilst standing up for what is right
Natural
We teach students to be their true, natural selves and embrace their individual differences. We also encourage students to respect the natural world and develop an understanding of everything around them.
Gratitude
Students are encouraged to reflect on the day, look at what they are grateful for and have readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness
