Our Caring School
At Shawley we create an atmosphere that is encouraging and enables children to be confident to take risks and have a go in their learning. As a result children are excited about coming to school and flourish in the supportive environment that is created.
We are proud of our school and the environment we work in each day. This is because we have a fantastic team of teachers and teaching assistants, school governors, parents and enthusiastic children that make it so.
We are passionate about education and have a clear understanding about the needs of children and how they learn best. Our staff team is committed to creating an enthusiasm for learning and providing the best education to enable all children to achieve. As a school, we are reflective and continually look for improvements in our work.
We believe it is important to develop a supportive learning environment which enables children to become confident, creative and independent and so we create a happy, inclusive school where everyone feels valued. We encourage the children to become good citizens and develop their spiritual and cultural understanding.
We have agreed values that underpin our work: Effort, Honesty, Pride/Self-worth, Kindness, Politeness, Respect and Self-discipline. These are explicitly taught to children and shared with all stakeholders.
The older children play a vital part in our school taking on important roles and responsibilities ranging from being Team Captains to supporting younger children at the end of each day. Our School Council make decisions that support the school's aims and values.
We believe the opportunities we provide and the building of the children's self-esteem enable all our children to experience success within the school.
We have recently started awarding children with VIP (Very Important Pupil) Lanyards when they have excelled at something. We are particularly looking for children who promote the school values and are excellent role models to others in terms of following the school rules.
Our most recent VIP awards have gone to:
Skarlett (Chestnut) - for always being kind, thoughtful and caring towards everyone. She is a supportive and encouraging learning partner who is always polite and helpful.
Georgia (Fir) - for the kindness she shows to others. She has a thoughtful nature, beautiful manners and is friendly to everyone. Georgia displays an excellent attitude towards learning and takes pride and care with all aspects of her work.
