Head Teacher's Welcome

Meet our Head Teacher, Mr Coster, in our welcome video below.

Our Ethos and Values

At Hare Street Community Primary School & Nursery we aim to provide a safe, enjoyable and stimulating learning environment in which all members of our community are able to develop, feel happy and realise their full potential.

To provide a high standard of teaching and education within a stimulating and caring environment.
To promote a high standard in literacy and numeracy.
To develop learning skills and encourage every pupil to achieve his or her potential.
To have an inclusive learning environment for all members of the school community.
To encourage the physical, moral, cultural and spiritual development of every pupil regardless of children’s social, cultural, linguistic, religious and ethnic background.
To instil enthusiasm, self-confidence and respect for others.
To maintain an appropriate balance between academic, non-academic and extra-curricular activities.
To maintain effective partnerships with families, governors and the community.
To have happy, caring and respectful children.

The ethos and values of the school underpin the pupils’ spiritual, moral, cultural and social development through the curriculum and other activities.

British Values

The Department for Education defines British Values as follows:

Respect for democracy and support or participation in the democratic process
Respect for the basis on which the law is made and applies in England
Support for equality of opportunity for all
Support and respect for the liberties of all within the law
Respect for and tolerance of different faiths and religious and other beliefs

Hare Street School reflects British values in all that we do. We aim to nurture our children on their journey through life so they can grow into safe, caring, democratic, responsible and tolerant adults who make a positive difference to British society and to the world. We encourage our children to be creative, unique, open-minded and independent individuals, respectful of themselves and of others in our school, our local community and the wider world.

Democracy

Pupils at Hare Street have the opportunity to have their voices heard through class discussions, our School Council, The Learning Council and pupil questionnaires. The election of School Council members is based on pupil votes. Members of the School Council speak to staff and governors with ideas about how the school can be improved. Subject coordinators regularly interview children to ask for feedback on their learning and this feeds into school self-evaluation and development planning.

The Rule of Law

The importance of Laws, whether they be those that govern the class, the school, or the country, or international laws are consistently reinforced positively throughout the school during circle time and discussion, as well as when dealing with behaviour and through school assemblies. Pupils are taught the value and reasons behind laws, that they govern and protect us, the responsibilities that this involves and the consequences when laws are broken. Visits from authorities such as the Police, Fire Service and other appropriate educational visits help to make this ‘real’ for the children.

Individual Liberty

Within Hare Street, pupils are actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment. As a school we educate and provide boundaries for young pupils to make choices, through the provision of a safe environment and empowering education. Pupils are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and are advised how to exercise these safely, for example through our E-Safety and PSHE lessons. Whether it be through choice of challenge, of participation in our numerous extra-curricular clubs and opportunities, pupils are given the freedom to make choices.

Mutual Respect:

Part of our school ethos and behaviour policy has revolved around Core Values such as ‘Respect’, and pupils have been part of discussions and assemblies related to what this means and how it is shown. Posters around the school promote respect for others and this is reiterated through our classroom and learning rules, as well as our behaviour policy.

Tolerance of those of Different Faiths and Beliefs

This is achieved through enhancing pupils understanding of their place in a culturally diverse society and by giving them opportunities to experience such diversity. Assemblies and discussions involving aspects of different religions, faiths, customs, societies and cultures as well as prejudices and prejudice-based bullying have been followed and supported by learning in RE and PSHE.

Members of different faiths or religions are encouraged to share their knowledge to enhance learning within classes and the school.