Welcome, Vision and Values

Welcome to Hillbourne Primary School

Hillbourne Primary School is a happy and inclusive school for children aged 4-11 years old located in Poole, Dorset. We strongly believe in working together as a team and welcome all children and their families to become part of our school community.

Our staff value and care for each and every child, and delight in seeing them grow into independent and confident young adults, as they progress through school and onto their next stage of education.

If you are looking for a school for your child to join, please email  office@hillbourne.poole.sch.uk to arrange a visit and explore our website to find out more.

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Headteachers Welcome

On behalf of the children, staff and governors I am delighted to welcome you to Hillbourne Primary School.

I am very proud to be the headteacher and work alongside all stakeholders to ensure that every child has every opportunity.

The ethos of the school is based on our motto ‘every child, every opportunity’. We believe in providing all pupils will a broad and balanced curriculum that builds from the first moment they step through the door.

We want every individual who attends our school to strive and be the best that they can be.

It is our aim and belief that all children will thrive with our vison and core values, ; Be Ready, Be Responsible, Be Safe.’  All three core values are understood by all, demonstrated by all and driven by all.

We ensure that personal development is at the heart of what we teach – we want our children to grow and flourish into active, responsible citizens.

Our aim is to help the children succeed by reaching their potential in every aspect of school life; academic, social, personal, physical and emotional.

Children, families, staff and governors work in close partnership to create enriching learning opportunities in all areas of the curriculum. Our aim is to encourage children to develop the skills they need for later life, with a very strong focus on pupils embedding learning from the breadth of the curriculum into their long-term memory.

Our extra-curricular activities compliment the core curriculum and provide opportunities for pupils in wider enrichment activities, such as experiences, clubs and visits, which ensures each and every pupil leaves us at the end of Year 6 ready to relish all future opportunities and challenges.

We are all very proud to be part of the Hillbourne community and always welcome visitors to our school, so you can see for yourselves our learning in action and our amazing children.

Laura Bennett

British Values

Promoting British Values

The DfE have recently reinforced the need “to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all schools to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.”

The Government set out its definition of British values in the 2011 Prevent Strategy, and these values have been reiterated this year (2014). At Hillbourne these values are reinforced regularly and in the following ways:

Democracy

Each year the children decide upon their class charter and the rights associated with these. All the children contribute to the drawing up of the charter.

Children have many opportunities for their voices to be heard. We have a school council which meets regularly to discuss issues raised in class council meetings. The council has its own budget and is able to genuinely effect change within the school. Two of the three council members for each year group are voted in by their class.

Children have an annual questionnaire with which they are able to put forward their views about the school.

The Rule of Law

The importance of Laws, whether they be those that govern the class, the school, or the country, are consistently reinforced throughout regular school days, 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 and Fire Service help reinforce this message.

Individual Liberty

Within school, 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 safely, through provision of a safe environment and empowering education. Pupils are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and advised how to exercise these safely, for example through our E-Safety and PSHE lessons. Whether it be through choice of learning challenge, of how they record, of participation in our numerous extra-curricular clubs and opportunities, pupils are given the freedom to make choices.

Mutual Respect

Mutual respect is at the heart of our values. Children learn that their behaviours have an effect on their own rights and those of others. All members of the school community treat each other with respect.

Tolerance of those of Different Faiths and Beliefs

Hillbourne is situated in an area which is not greatly culturally diverse, therefore we place a great emphasis on promoting diversity with the children. Assemblies are regularly planned to address this issue either directly or through the inclusion of stories and celebrations from a variety of faiths and cultures. Our RE, PSHE and RRSA teaching reinforce this. Members of different faiths or religions are encouraged to share their knowledge to enhance learning within classes and the school. Children visit places of worship that are important to different faiths.

At Hillbourne we will actively challenge pupils, staff or parents expressing opinions contrary to fundamental British Values, including ‘extremist’ views.

Visions & Aims

We aim to make Hillbourne Primary School a school at the heart of the community where every individual feels valued and has the opportunity to flourish.

We aim to:

Provide an exciting and challenging environment where children enjoy learning and achieve to the best of their abilities.

Create a safe, secure, can do ethos where children can develop self confidence and high self esteem

Be open minded, fair and tolerant so that children develop a strong sense of right and wrong and an ability to make the right choices

Provide a place where all ideas are valued and everyone makes a contribution and works together for the greater good.

This will allow every child to build a solid foundation to be a responsible citizen with an enthusiasm for lifelong learning.

 

We will do this by;

  • Welcoming our children into school each day
  • Showing our children that we care by listening and taking note
  • Ensuring our learning spaces are organised, welcoming and engaging
  • Delivering well planned and appropriately challenging lessons
  • Being positive role models throughout each day
  • Planning experiences beyond the curriculum
  • Using positive verbal and physical language to all members of the community
  • Believing that everybody can achieve highly
  • Supporting each other to make Hillbourne a great place to spend the day

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