Mission, Values and Aims

School Motto

Growing in Faith and Learning.

Mission Statement

Dilhorne Endowed C.E. Primary School is a Church of England school committed to creating an environment that is filled with encouragement, trust and friendship. We believe in developing children’s confidence, individuality and understanding of others, in a secure Christian environment where the teachings of Jesus lie at the heart.

As a school we will encourage one another to work in partnership with parents/carers, Trustees, the local community and both the Church of England and Methodist Churches in our village.

Ours is a school of friendship, trust and success, where everyone has an important role to play.

Our Christian Values

Trust

Trust lies at the heart of all relationships. By trusting in God we ourselves become trustworthy just as He is.

Psalm 20:7
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

Mindful

Being mindful of others leads to a heart of compassion; compassion leads to a desire to act for the good of all.

Peter 3:8
Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers and sisters, be compassionate and humble.

Peace

Peace and harmony lead to a stable and secure community where all are nurtured and can flourish.

Matthew 5:19
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children of God.

Friendship

Barriers are broken down in a loving, friendly community based around God.

Ecclesiastes 4:10
if one falls down, a friend can lift him up.

Each school will have a School Leader who will be responsible for the running of each site. In our larger schools, in support of School Leaders, there may be Assistant School Leaders, Senior Leaders or Key Stage Leaders.
School Leaders will be accountable to the Executive Principal (EXP), who will be accountable to The Moorlands Primary Federation (TMPF) Trust Board.
Appropriate school policies will be shared to avoid unnecessary repetition and to ensure best practice, whilst not ‘cloning’ each school as the uniqueness of each should be celebrated, just as God made us all unique.
Our Federation Subject Leaders (FSL) will be proactive in their work to raise standards. Their work will be organised via our annual Cycle of School Improvement strategic plan. The FSLs will report to the EXP (regularly) and Pupil Welfare, Learning and Achievement Committee on a termly basis.
Every child will be set individual, realistic-yet-challenging attainment targets and their progress towards these targets will be regularly monitored and reviewed.
Our teaching and learning team will be held accountable for pupil achievement through half-termly Pupil Progress Reviews linked to Performance Management.
The assessment of all children will be fit for purpose, thorough, accurate and lead future learning. Our use of teacher assessment, standardisation, moderation, standardised testing, plus extensive collaborative work, quality assures the accuracy of our assessment process.
As a Multi Academy Trust (MAT) we will provide a bespoke broad and balanced curriculum that provides high-quality opportunities for all children – meeting the needs of our learners.
Children who do not make expected progress within a designated time, will receive high-quality intervention.
Highly-skilled Learning Support staff will be deployed where necessary to bring about rapid progress.
Parents and carers will be supported to 'co-educate', as we equip them with insightful information on their child’s achievement to date and instruction on how best to support them further. Individual school Parent Forums, facilitate greater depth and higher-quality communication.