Our Ethos & Values
 HELENA ROMANES SCHOOL
Our mission is to be a local school of
exceptional quality
 
Our SCHOOL Values:
AMBITION, KINDNESS, RESPECT, RESILIENCE, BROAD MINDEDNESS AND INDEPENDENCE
We want our students to:
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	Have ambition for themselves and strive for excellence in all they do 
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	Be kind to one another, show empathy and understand the value of altruism 
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	Have respect for all members of the school, the wider community and for the environment 
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	Show resilience, tackling challenges with determination whilst seeing setbacks as opportunities 
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	Be broadminded and consider different points of view with empathy and understanding 
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	Be independent and know how to organise themselves and manage their learning effectively 
Our ethos is to:
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	Provide a high quality educational experience in which all students are supported to make excellent progress 
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	Build a culture where staff are constantly looking to develop their practice in order to provide students with the best educational experience possible 
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	Have a culture of high expectations for all students in which we inspire excellence and encourage students to have ambition for what they can achieve and what they will become 
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	Teach and practise the value of kindness, looking for opportunities to model and celebrate this within the school and wider community 
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	Teach and practise the value of respect, modelling good manners and respect for our environment 
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	Build resilience in our students by giving them the tools to embrace challenges, learn from setbacks and manage their emotional wellbeing 
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	Create an inclusive school that respects diversity and teaches students to be broadminded 
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	Give students the tools and opportunities to be independent 
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	Provide students with a range of enriching opportunities, both within the school and beyond the school gates, that inspire them to reach further, reach higher and broaden their horizons 
 
				