Our Vision & Values
Vision
Nether Green Junior School provides a safe, stimulating and inclusive environment for learning that enables the best possible social, academic and cultural development for our children.
It is a happy, vibrant and productive workplace for children and staff alike, where children take part in a rich variety of experiences that enhance and support academic learning. We work hard to forge positive and enduring partnerships with parents/carers and the local and wider community.
Our values are at the core of everything we do and have been developed with the aim of preparing our pupils to be confident, happy and compassionate citizens.
Values
At Nether Green Junior School, our six values underpin every aspect of school life — including how we approach relationships and behaviour. Each value is actively taught, recognised and celebrated.
Effort & Resilience
- Have a growth mindset
- Learn from their mistakes
- Embrace challenges
- Strive to better themselves
- Take risks & try their best
- Never give up
- Show a positive attitude to learning
Empathy
- Make others feel welcome and included
- Embrace difference, diversity & other cultures
- Show kindness and care for others
- Be humble and considerate
- Take an interest in our community & wider world
- Appreciate the values we share as a society
Independence
- Have high aspirations & expectations of themselves
- Have ownership of their school
- Think freely & be a critical thinker
- Be passionate & curious about their learning
- Use initiative & take responsibility
- Be an active learner
- Be creative
Teamwork
- Work & play together fairly & with respect
- Listen actively, collaborate & compromise
- Respect different ideas
- Support those who need it
Pride
- Show pride in one another’s achievements
- Have pride in their work & all aspects of learning
- Look after their school, resources & environment
- Take pride in their achievements
Respect
- Be polite & well-mannered
- Be positive, friendly and caring
- Value themselves & other people
- Have mutual respect & tolerance for all
- Respect our school & its environment
