School Aims and Vision
At Portreath School our aim is for everyone to develop and display our five school values: kindness, empathy, inclusion, honesty and gratitude. These act as our roots to help us all, staff and children, grow as people and make a positive difference to the world. Our vision is for everyone to feel that they belong and see themselves as special. Our mantra is: I am good, I am valuable, I am able; people believe in me. Something we promote through our ‘Culture of the Heart’ work.
Our three main curriculum drivers are curiosity, creativity and courage. We want children and staff to be curious about the world, others and themselves. We want to give children opportunities to be creative in every subject. We expect everyone to show courage when learning, to have a go, make mistakes, be ambitious and show resilience. Our vision is for everyone to be curious, creative and courageous to grow and make a difference.
We want to be a school where children are filled with positive experiences and their fires are ignited for learning. We aim to create lifelong learners with a passion for life and inner confidence. We see children as individuals with their own needs, interests and strengths. We expect everyone to feel proud of who they are and what they achieve.
We aim to provide children with lessons and experiences that ensure that they make excellent progress. There are high expectations and aspirations for everyone, including those who with additional needs and disadvantaged children.
We have adopted ‘Trauma and Mental Health Informed School’ principles. Our school recognises that all behaviour is a form of communication. We try to address what children are trying to communicate, then support and empower them to communicate in a safe and appropriate way. We want to give everyone the skills and understanding to build happy, healthy and trusting relationships. Our school is committed to educational practices which follow the ‘Protect, Relate, Regulate and Reflect model’.
Our school has a ‘family feel’ where everyone knows and cares for everyone else. To promote this, children from different year groups have opportunities to work together. Every Reception child has a Year 6 buddy who helps them settle into school in their first year. Children are expected to look after each other. Being part of the village community is very important to us. The school is involved with #loveportreath to ensure our village is a wonderful place to live now and in the future. We are committed to looking after our world and have achieved ‘Plastic Free Status’ due to our work on reducing single use plastic.
The school appreciates the importance of communication. Everyone has a voice: children, staff, parents and governors. We aim for all staff to feel cared for, valued, positive, happy, appreciated and trusted. The school empowers the parents and carers too. Parents’ views are sought regularly. We want parents to know that they can have a positive impact on their child’s education. Parents are informed not only about what we are doing but why. Partnerships with other schools is essential, particularly those in the Crofty Education Trust. Education is a continuous journey and smooth transition is key so we work closely with Portreath Pre-School, Redruth School and Pool Academy.
We strive for Portreath School to give its children the best possible start to their life of learning.