The Bridge School Mission Statement

“Striving for Excellence-Valuing Achievement”

Our School is a place where everyone is treated with dignity, with respect and is of equal worth.

Our vision is to develop a highly effective learning community.

To achieve our vision our aims are to:

• Create a happy, safe and secure learning environment where all pupils'/students' needs are met, where progress, achievements and success are recognised and praised.

• Promote the pupils'/students' spiritual, physical and emotional well-being so that they are secure, confident and well-motivated.

• Help pupils/students acquire the knowledge, skills and confidence, which enable them to lead as full, interesting and independent lives as possible.

• Develop pupils'/students' personal responsibility and encouraging decision making and choice, communicating through whatever means appropriate.

• Provide a wide range of personalised appropriate learning experiences, which are both exciting and challenging.

• Provide pupils/students with experiences of their own and other religious and cultural backgrounds and values.

• Listen and respect pupil voice and their contributions

• Offer opportunities of working co-operatively alongside others, developing friendships and respect for others.

• Foster positive relationships with parents and other professionals.

• Ensure that all the statutory curriculum guidance is delivered to all pupils/students.

• Provide all staff with training and development opportunities to enable effective practice.

Bridge School Values:

These values have been compiled by the staff with input from governors and also parents through the governing body.
 

Pupils/ Students are respected for who they are while all strive for each individual to make progress and achieve their potential.

Respect is shown for pupils by staff ensuring that pupils:

• are the centre of every action of every one at all times
• are never talked over and that all adult conversation is about supporting learning of the pupils
• learn in an environment that is appropriate to the needs of the pupils e.g. bright and stimulating or low sensory arousal
• are kept safe at all times
• personal information and that of their family is kept confidential at all times. This includes no direct or indirect work comments on social media
• work with adults who adhere to all school policies and procedures
• work with staff who maximise all moments of the day to support pupil progress and achievement
• have outstanding adult role models at all time

Staff will work and support each other. They will:

• work together for the common goals of our school
• always be focussed on pupils
• have a can do attitude
• be confidential at all times about our work, our pupils, their families and each other
• be positive about each others' strengths and achievements and will help each other to improve constructively
• be a positive role model  for our pupils and our school
• treat each other with respect and value each other
• seek solutions to any problems positively and professionally
• set and achieve high standards
• celebrate the success of others
• respect and value each person’s individuality, differences and beliefs operating within the school policies and procedures