“Feeling proud and confident about our learning.” Swanmead Community School aims to promote spiritual, social, creative, physical and academic opportunity for high achievement, excellent progress and lifelong learning.
Values
As a learning community we demonstrate our commitment to working together by:
- respecting and valuing ourselves and others
- ensuring that everything we do is done to make a difference
- supporting and encouraging one another
- reflecting on our work and feeling good about it
The Learners: we will work with pupils to develop;
Successful learners who:
- have the essential learning skills for life
- display curiosity and are creative, resourceful and able to solve problems
- communicate well in a variety of ways • understand how they learn and learn from their mistakes
- are able to learn independently and with others
- know about big ideas and events that shape the world
- enjoy learning and are motivated to achieve
- are flexible learners who are able to cope with change.
Confident individuals who:
- have a sense of self-worth and believe in themselves
- relate well to others
- are self-aware and deal well with their emotions
- have values and beliefs that are in keeping with the school values
- are able to take the initiative and organise their own learning
- make healthy lifestyle choices
- are, within their personal circumstance, physically competent and confident
- take managed risks and stay safe
- recognise and celebrate their talents and have ambitions
- are wiling to try new things and make the most of opportunities
- are open to the excitement and inspiration offered by the natural world and human achievements.
Responsible citizens who:
- are enterprising and well prepared for life and work
- respect others and act with integrity
- appreciate different cultures and traditions and understand their place in the world
- challenge injustice, are committed to human rights and strive to live peaceably with others
- respect and actively strive to maintain and improve the local environment and feel that they can change things for the better, nationally and globally
School Vision: Swanmead Community School will be;
An Outstanding School with:
- effective teaching and learning that meets the needs of all learners and raises attainment
- teaching that is consistently judged as outstanding
- all pupils in all subjects making outstanding progress
- an ethos that creates unlimited opportunities and experiences for young people and makes them feel safe
An institution that develops, nurtures and produces high quality working professionals with:
- unrivalled professional development systems for all staff
- outstanding classroom practitioners
- dynamic subject leaders
- future whole school leaders and Headteachers
- multi skilled, highly qualified administrative staff and learning supporters
A school uniquely committed to developing and improving self esteem and child self concept through:
- residential trips and community projects
- developing opportunities for young people to lead
- endless reward systems
- developing dance/drama facilities that are able to foster involvement in performance, shows and concerts
- being an emotionally healthy school
A School with integral links to the Ilminster Community by:
- having shared buildings and resources with community groups
- creating community opportunities for staff, local residents and young people
- having a vital involvement with adult education
- creating job opportunities, careers and work experience for local people
- being a local hub for health care, medical provision and advice