Vision Statement
Our vision is to be an inspirational, forward thinking school where children are at the centre of everything we do: nurtured, welcomed and safe.  We provide outstanding, well-rounded education and acknowledge, encourage and celebrate children’s talents as individuals.  We foster a love of learning and enable children of all abilities to flourish and make excellent progress, and be well prepared for the next stage of their learning journey.  Staff have high expectations of themselves and others, work as a supportive team and are encouraged to fulfil their career aspirations. 

Strategic Priorities

1. We will continue to refine and develop our approach to supporting children’s wellbeing and ensure they feel safe and secure as we respond to both national and global changes in the external environment.
2. We recognise our very successful methods of curriculum delivery including outside learning, arts education and sport and therefore we will continue to promote, invest and develop these areas.
3. In order to nurture and support the individual talents of our pupils we will continue to develop and offer a wide range of curricular and extra-curricular activities.
4. We recognise the ever expanding role of technology both in everyday life and in the education of children, we should ensure we have systems in place to keep up to date and plan for the ‘smart’ use of technology within the school. We will also utilise technology such as learning platforms media to promote our school and as an increasingly valuable method of communicating with our parents and the wider community.
5. We should ensure that we have robust long term plans in place to maintain and develop our building facilities, interiors and fittings and infrastructure for technology, to ensure we create a welcoming and safe environment for all which is inspiring and conducive to learning.
6. Similarly, we recognise a need to develop the broader school site with a focus on improving our sustainability and addressing environmental concerns.
7. We recognise the important role of the local community in school life and the value of strengthening connections with partners to ensure the school is at the heart of the community.
8. We recognise our staff as our greatest asset therefore we need to sustain the high quality and commitment of our staff by ensuring they feel valued, with high expectations of themselves and other and they are able to fulfil their career aspirations. We also need to ensure we continue to attract the best candidates to fill any new staffing opportunities.

Our Values

The Grove Infant and Nursery School - British Values Statement

Since September 2014, schools have been required to promote fundamental British Values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs in order to help demonstrate how they are meeting the requirements of Education Act 2002 regarding their provision of SMSC (spiritual, moral, social and cultural development).

The government set out its definition of “British Values” as:

• The rule of law

• Individual liberty

• Mutual respect

• Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs

At The Grove Infant and Nursery School, we believe that the British Values are intrinsically linked to our own values of respect, resilience and aspiration.  We believe in a holistic approach to the teaching of fundemental values and understand that they are not simply taught; they have to be lived through the school’s ethos and values.

The following are a selection of activities and external accreditations that evidence our commitment to British Values and the effective promotion of SMSC.

Through our provision of SMSC, we also seek to:

• enable students to develop their self-knowledge, self-esteem and self-confidence;

• encourage them to be creative, unique, open-minded individuals who are independent, respectful and resilient

• encourage students to accept responsibility for their behaviour, show initiative, and understand how they can participate fully and contribute positively to the local and wider community;

• enable students to acquire a broad general knowledge of and respect for public institutions and services in England; and

• develop further tolerance and harmony between different cultural traditions by enabling students to acquire an appreciation of and respect for their own and other cultures.