At Tynsel Parkes CE Primary Academy, we are determined to create an inclusive culture of learning where all children will be challenged in their thinking whilst still following our school vision which is –
Tynsel Parkes CE Primary Academy is a welcoming community, providing a nurturing environment where everyone is valued and loved. We strive to be a community where everyone works for the good of everyone else. “Dear friends, let us love one another, all love comes from God.” – 1 John 4:7. Encouraging all to be compassionate, confident, and responsible individuals who positively contribute to the world we live in. We strive for excellence in all we do, by working our hardest and always seeking to improve, we grow and learn with happiness, treating one another with kindness and respect. This is reflected through our living motto practised throughout the Academy, ‘Loving & Learning Together’.
Our values are highlighted throughout the vision and link closely with British Values that are shared nationally. They enable our children to become respected citizens who make valuable contributions locally, globally and to our world’s sustainable future.
Democracy is at the heart of all decisions made by children and adults within our school. To ensure that our children have a voice within the decision making process we have representatives from each class on our School Council, Think Team Tynsel, and Reading Ambassadors. Children create manifestos and stand for election during the first term in school and are elected to the councils by their peers. They meet regularly to discuss how to improve the physical, social and moral elements of school life. When necessary, the groups seek and discuss the thoughts of the whole school and if decisions need to be made, each member has a vote to ensure their opinion is heard.
Our Christian school values are clearly highlighted in our vision and reflected in policies and practice. They are shared by all including parents and children. Teachers discuss our values regularly and they are interwoven into our curriculum. When in school, we live by these values to enable us to function well as a community and children are rewarded for demonstrating these values at our weekly Celebration. Our current values are: Love, Teamwork, Respect, Belief, Determination, Appreciation and Happiness.
We encourage our children to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment to enable them to do this. Using our PSHE lessons, worship, reflection time and Christian ethos of forgiveness and reconciliation as a vessel, we discuss the different choices they may make and the consequences of those choices and children are continually encouraged to make “good choices” by all adults working in school.
The importance of making safe choices when online is explored regularly through our Online Safety and PSHE curriculum and shared with the whole school as part of our annual E-Safety/Anti-Bullying Week.
We live by our Christian school values and expect others in our school community to do the same. In doing so, all faiths and beliefs are accepted and valued sensitively and appropriately by all. Children within our academy with different faiths are encouraged to share their religious practice and celebrations.. We explore and celebrate our diverse cultures during reflection times and through our ‘Special Days’. These days enable are children to develop an awareness of the different ‘protected characteristics’ in society and how they can be tolerant and respectful towards other people.
One of our school values is RESPECT. We are an inclusive church school, where everyone is valued and has a contribution to make. Children learn that their behaviours influence their own rights and those of others. All people deserve equal respect because they are people in our community. To ensure this respect takes place in and out of the classroom, we expect all colleagues, to demonstrate and promote our Christian ethos of forgiveness and reconciliation which aims to restore our values in times of conflict or relationship break-down.
SUAT supports and leads in the set-up of new academies joining the partnership. The services provided by the central support function cover both educational and non-educational support. In terms of educational support, SUAT is linked to the School of Education of Staffordshire University, which is an outstanding ITT provider.