Welcome To Our School
The ethos of the school
The ethos of the school reflects the values and attitudes which characterise the community, the atmosphere of the school, the quality of relationships and the way in which the school helps pupils to deal with conflict, loss, grief or difficulties. The ethos of the school reflects the values that the community intends to promote. These values determine behaviour throughout the school and particularly in the classroom. Expectations governing classroom behaviour should be directed towards provision of a positive working environment. The important basis of this policy is the school motto and the school aims and values.
School Motto
To develop our school Vision it is important to have a school motto and logo that signifies what we stand for as a school. Following discussions with the staff and pupils, we have developed a new motto for our school to demonstrate our core aim. We value the importance of working together to achieve our potential and as a school the team-spirit is extremely strong. Therefore, we have devised the following motto:
This signifies what we all feel sums up the core purpose of our school. We are one team – the children, staff, parents, governors and the whole community. Our aim is for our children to try their best, enjoy their learning, achieve their potential and to move forward academically, socially and emotionally so that they are ready for secondary school. Our logo was designed by Liam McCarthy, a Year 6 pupil, (2016) who won a competition to design the new logo.
The Aims of the School:
Our purpose is to cater for the needs of all children helping them achieve their potential, within a caring, stimulating and challenging school environment, whilst developing as valued and responsible members of the school and local communities. We also wish to encourage parents to play a full and active role in the education of their children. The Governors and Staff of Mitton Manor School intend that the school should continually provide:-