The 6th School Value

 Enjoyment - Confidence - Independence - Individuality - Creativity

These are the values the  run like a thread through school life. This reflects pupils everyday experience and inspires them to aim high.’ (Ofsted, 2022).

I refer to them every day, sometimes it involves pretending to be a giant butterfly, sometimes I have to explain what exactly a hot air balloon is. There is a lot of focus on the first value.

I have also come to realise that there is a sixth school value, one that we do not have on display in the school but is crucial to the success of the other five.

That value is ATTENDANCE - if your child is not here we can not instil any of the other five. 

The school is given the target of encouraging 96+% attendance from its pupils. 

Last year, we barely hit 92% on average - some classes above, some classes below

In reality, 92% translates as 15 school days off - 3 school weeks.

15 missing days of enjoyment

15 missing days of confidence building

15 missing days of becoming more independent

15 missing days of growing into an individual

15 missing days of being creative

Have a great weekend, see you all on Monday.