Ethos and Values

Our experience confirms that 'happy hearts and enquiring minds' underpin educational progression and achievement and also the social, emotional and spiritual well-being of all the children who come to our school. Our aim then, is to provide a stimulating and happy environment which fosters positive attitudes and enquiring minds and where children can grow socially, spiritually, emotionally and academically.

We want to promote in our children qualities of independence, self discipline and respect for others.  Our goal is to provide an environment in which every child can achieve academic success in all areas of the curriculum, enjoy learning and develop a strong sense of self-worth in keeping with our ethos as a Church school.

Certainly, we are committed to getting the best from every child - as reflected in our vision statement.

Our Christian Values

Our school community six Christian Values to study over the year so we gain an deep understanding of them.

Friendship

Wisdom

Hope

Forgiveness

Trust

Thankfulness

We look at one each half term. This is the focus of our weekly collective worship and a class focus. Below are some sheets to share at home, this will support the work we are doing in school.

Celebrating Our Children

At Norley, we celebrate every child. Our reward system encourages children to collect “hands” from all adults in school for demonstrating positive behaviour linked to our Christian values. When a child reaches ten hands, this achievement is celebrated in our celebration assembly at the beginning of the week.

Children who reach ten hands can choose a reward token. These include 15 minutes of extra playtime, spending a morning with the site manager, choosing a free item from the snack trolley, or going first to lunch for the entire week.

Every child belongs to a house within the school: Fire (red), Water (blue), Earth (green) and Air (yellow). Reward cards match the colour of each child’s house and, once completed, are collected alongside those of their teammates. At the end of each term, the house with the highest number of completed reward cards is named the winner. While children collect hands for individual achievement, they can also see how their efforts contribute to their wider team. These same house teams are also used for Sports Day.

Parents, friends and family members are warmly invited to attend our celebration assembly, which currently takes place on Monday mornings. During the assembly, we celebrate reward cards, birthdays, attendance, and achievements outside of school. Teachers also select a child each week to recognise and celebrate an in-school achievement.

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