1st March 2024
HEADLINES
By James Saunders
OUR CORE BELIEFS We often find that when people first come into contact with our school, they quickly appreciate that it is different from others they have encountered. Phrases; ‘It feels family like’’ and ‘The teachers really know the children as individuals’ are commonly heard. Our school is different and the reason why people sense that difference is because the deeply held beliefs that inform the design of our school are not as widely or deeply felt in other schools. We want all our youngsters to be both happy and successful. The four things I feel everyone sending their youngsters to Honywood and everyone coming to work at the school needs to commit to are as follows: TRUST - Learners, and those working with them, gain trust through building effective relationships, being reliable and demonstrating a strong set of shared values. RESPECT - Learners, and those working with them, should respect themselves, other people and the world around them.
provision for individual youngsters; it has been about saving money and making things look like they are going well for the schools and colleges youngsters attend. After all, how is it that apparently schools are all getting better and youngsters are becoming more qualified as a result, and yet productivity in our economy is falling? Wouldn’t we expect the exact opposite to be occurring if schools really were improving and youngsters really were getting better qualified? In relation to our learners and the staff who work here, they deserve first class facilities within which to teach and learn daily. It is our aim to strive to provide them with these as we will set about doing so over the next few years. Trying to get things right for every individual is certainly not easy, but that is what we believe our mission to be. If you are unclear as to how anything is working for your youngster, or have any concerns about the way in which we are providing for them, please make sure that you contact us so that we can look further into tailoring the provision we offer. We may not always agree on matters but we will ensure our core values are at the heart of decisions made in doing what we believe is the best for our learners.
EQUITY - All learners experience, and those working with them, create and support curriculum enhancing opportunities. Support is available for all including those who need it most to ensure they can be successful both in school and in their future lives.
Can I remind everyone that we offer a daily parents’ time when a member of the Leadership Team will be available to meet with no appointment necessary, should you have any issues or concerns.
EXCELLENCE - Learners, and those working with them, can get better at everything through purposeful endeavour and striving to be the best.
Monday 8.30 - 9.30am Tuesday 3.30 - 4.30pm Wednesday 11.45 - 12.45pm Thursday 4.30 - 5.30pm Friday 7.30 - 8.30am
It is therefore no surprise that TRUST, RESPECT, EQUITY and EXCELLENCE are our Core Values here at Honywood. Sadly, some of what has occurred in the world of education has not been about focusing on the best
James Munro (Deputy Headteacher)