Heston Primary School Vision and Values
where learning is a preparation for life
Our Vision
Our vision is for Heston Primary School students to be:
- Aspirational learners, who achieve success in their learning through their curiosity, concentration, collaboration, resiliency and enjoyment of an enthralling and well-crafted curriculum
- Independent, confident citizens who have a sense of ‘belonging and being’ (an appreciation of how they connect to the past, live in the present and look to the future), a sense of self-worth and are able to live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives and make a positive contribution to society
- Empathetic, responsible individuals who are kind, thoughtful and caring towards others and form respectful relationships that enrich their lives
Our Values
At Heston Primary School we are keenly aware of our responsibility to represent and advocate the kind of society we hope to create for future generations. We believe that Heston students can make powerful, positive contributions towards shaping society, as well as being happy, fulfilled members of society. It is our duty to instil a deep passion of the core values that will enable them to do so, that has been nurtured through understanding and positive experience.
As a school, we have a clear understanding of what we want our students to achieve, both on an individual basis, and as collective members of a diverse society. Our values have been guided by our commitment to nurturing the spiritual, moral, social, cultural, physical and mental development, and therefore the wellbeing, of each individual within our school community. Our values also reflect our determination to provide our students with the tools to contribute towards a society that prioritises equality of opportunity for all, a healthy and just democracy, a productive economy, and sustainable development.
Our core values represent our understanding of what constitutes quality of life and fulfilment for all, as part of a thriving, developing society. At the heart of our philosophy is the vital importance of developing social capital in order to sustain emotional health and wellbeing. This is achieved by valuing ourselves, our families and other relationships, the wider groups to which we belong, the diversity in our society and the environment in which we live. We also understand that individual quality of life is impacted by societal factors. As such, we are dedicated to establishing a sense of duty as well as a commitment to truth, justice, honesty and trust in Heston students. Finally, we are passionate about ensuring that Heston students are prepared to engage with the opportunities and challenges that they will face within an environment of rapid economic, social and cultural change.
We have identified three core values that embody the scope of our philosophy.
Empathy
Aspiration
Responsibility
Each of our three core values has a pathway that demonstrates how students experience and develop their understanding of our values from Nursery all the way up to Year 6. These three core values have been linked to our school logo to demonstrate that they are at the very centre of everything we do at Heston Primary School.
