Our School

Values and Ethos

The front of Stedham Primary School, a Victorian brick and stone building

Our vision

To nurture curious minds and allow space for children to become confident people.

At Stedham Primary School, we equip children with the skills, resilience and curiosity to thrive today, while empowering every child with the confidence, knowledge and values they need to shape tomorrow. Through a nurturing environment we inspire lifelong learners who are ready to leave Stedham for the bigger world of secondary education.

Our ethos

Six values run through everything we do. Children learn what each one looks like in practice, and we celebrate them every day.

Challenge

  • Having a desire to learn and improve
  • Thinking and acting for yourself
  • Doing things yourself
  • Making your own choices

Commitment

  • Enthusiasm
  • Wanting to achieve and get better
  • Being reflective
  • Encouraging others
  • Endurance

Creativity

  • Being inventive
  • Imagination
  • Being prepared to be flexible
  • Resourcefulness
  • Adapting
  • Being original
  • Thinking around a problem or challenge

Courtesy

  • Polite
  • Manners
  • Respect
  • Care

Consideration

  • Behaving in a sensible way
  • Showing thought
  • Being accountable for your actions
  • Reliability
  • Trust
  • Truth
  • Seeing things through
  • Being honest to yourself and others
  • Setting a good example

Collaboration

  • Working together
  • Teamwork
  • Supportive criticism
  • Helping one another
  • Achieving goals together

These values sit alongside the British Values we promote across the curriculum.