Our School

Our Values

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Values are the glue that gels us together and, at Oxley Park Academy, this is certainly the case. Our values run through everything we do, the way in which we behave and the way in which we treat each other. You will see our values just by taking a stroll through either site, and adults and children are able to verbalise these as well as show them in their every day activities.

Each ‘C’ has an identity and colour as you can see below. These are proudly displayed around both our academy halls and in every learning space. We focus on one 'C' every term and teach this through our curriculum and assemblies. To further enhance and embed our values philosophy, we regularly invite visitors in to relate the focus value to real life.

Within each 'C' we also promote our British Values. These, too, are related to every day and help ensure all our children leave Oxley Park Academy with a strong and confident belief in values, both for themselves and also those of the wonderful country in which we all live.

Co-operation

Our first Value we focus on during September and October. This is an ideal value to help bond us together in our new classes and new year groups. The language we use to help explain this 6C with our children is: working together, being helpful and team work.

Caring

Once we have established our team work and co-operating together we move onto the value of caring. This takes us through the period leading up to Christmas. We talk about all types of caring for each other and how we can be a caring person. The language we use to help explain this 6C with our children is: looking after ourselves, looking after each other, friendship and looking after our environment.

Courage

The New Year starts off with us all looking at how courageous we can be!  At Oxley Park Academy we want our children to be brave, tackle challenges, take up every possible opportunity and persevere with everything they do so they always achieve their very best. The language we use to help explain this 6C with our children is: being honest, taking a risk and trying new things.

Curious

As we head into the second half of the academic year, we focus on our children’s curiosity, encouraging them to ask questions and enquire about new things. We want children to grow up and be engaged in the world in which they live. The language we use to help explain this 6C with our children is: Asking questions and finding out new things.

Conscientious

The summer term sees us bring all the values we have learned over the year together with a real focus on being conscientious in everything we do. It is also our main assessment period and a great time for our children to showcase their learning. The language we use to help explain this 6C with our children is: perseverance, working hard and taking pride in your work.

Courteous

Our final Value focus of the year sees us focusing on being Courteous. This is the period when children are meeting new teachers, new children, lots of events and visitors into our school; the perfect time to try out the value of being courteous. The language we use to help explain this 6C with our children is: manners, respect and patience.