Mission

At Westdale Junior School, we embrace the vital role that our school plays in the future lives of our children. Our mission is that every child thrives academically and socially and is fully prepared for the next stage of their education and their future lives.

Vision

We want Westdale children to be kind, hard-working, confident and socially responsible members of society who are happy to come to school. We want our children to be fully equipped to succeed and flourish in a multi-cultural society and to learn from and celebrate difference. We have the highest aspirations of what our children can achieve and are committed to excellence in everything that we do. We strive to provide a stimulating environment which sparks curiosity and a love of learning that will form the bedrock of our children’s educational journey. We provide a wide range of opportunities and experiences that enhance and enrich our taught curriculum, acknowledging that our impact spreads wider than simply on our children’s educational outcomes.

Values

As well as the British Values of: democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect and the tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs, everything we do at Westdale Junior School is driven by our ethos of ‘Work Hard, Be Kind’.

Our ‘Work Hard’ values are:

Willingness to learn
Motivation
Determination
Resilience
Reflection

Our ’Be Kind’ values are:

Compassion
Honesty
Courage
Integrity
Fairness
Respect