OUR VISION

At Uplands, we believe that children deserve to learn within a safe and inclusive environment where all children’s individual characteristics are valued. We place positive relationships and nurture are at the heart of everything we do.

We strive to ensure that all children are taught the key skills to prepare them for their next stage of their academic journey. We aspire to give children a sense of belonging and self-confidence to enable them to thrive as they progress and grow. We do this through high quality teaching and a rich, broad curriculum rooted in our Uplands’ principles.

We are committed to providing opportunities for our Uplands’ children to develop into active and healthy young people, who have an understanding about the importance of the mental health and wellbeing of themselves and others. We model positive relationships rooted in mutual respect; we aspire, through our teaching, that the children’s own relationships reflect this. We understand and appreciate the community that we live in and we aim to ensure that all children are given the opportunity to develop an understanding of diversity within our community and beyond, to get them ready for life in modern Britain.

This vision is underpinned and delivered through our teaching of our fundamental values:

Our values extend throughout our school community and are embraced by pupils, staff, governors, families, parents and carers and visitors to our school.

Safe

By safe we mean:

· We know how to stay safe inside and outside of school.

· We learn how to engage with technology, including the internet, in a safe and healthy way.

· We know who our safe and trusted adults are and how to ask for help when we need it.

· We can recognise safe and positive relationships.

· We are aware of our own mental health and wellbeing and know a range of strategies to look after ourselves.

Ready

By ready we mean,

· We are prepared to learn with the mindset and resources we need.

· We are ready to face difficulties with a positive approach and are resilient in the face of challenge.

· We use emotional regulation strategies

Respectful

By respectful we mean,

· We are kind with our words and actions

· We respect ourselves

· We respect other people’s ideas and opinions

· We respect the opportunities that this school gives us.

· We respect and celebrate difference within communities.