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We will also be holding a series of Open Morning sessions at 10am, if you are unable to attend our Open Evening. We ask that you email into admin@edwinstree.herts.sch.uk if you wish to book on one of these sessions. · Tuesday 15th October. · Tuesday 22nd October. · Tuesday 5th November.
Open Evening - 10th October 2024
6-8pm, Headteacher speaks at 6.15pm. No appointments necessary. We look forward to welcoming you.
Our Vision:
As a Christian school we recognise the unique and wonderful in everyone. As a community we support one another to flourish, and live life in all its fullness.
This vision guides all our work and is the centre of our curriculum intent.
We recognise the unique
We have created a curriculum which allows our students to explore their individual talents and skill. We are committed to teaching the full breadth of the curriculum and teach in specialist rooms with specialist teachers. We recognise and enjoy the uniqueness of each student and we cherish the relationships that we build with them. We teach students that our Church of England school has Equity at its centre.
We recognise the wonderful
“God created man in his own image”. This bible quote teaches us that we all have wonder and wonderfulness in us. We support our students to identify and develop their own ‘wonderfuls’ - the things that make them who they are.
To help us find and cherish our ‘wonderfulness’ we study Christian values that challenge us to be the best we can be. Both staff and students reflect and learn through Collective Worship
We support one another to flourish
A human being that flourishes is a person that is confident to face something new and learn from it. Our journey through the pandemic enlightened us to the importance of small steps. We developed threshold concepts (key elements of our learning) to support our learning journey. We noticed our students, post-pandemic, have many different starting points to their learning. We take time to embed skills and knowledge rather than rushing on. We focus on the concept of deep thinking for all - and model how students can think like experts within each subject.
We live life in all its fullness
This requires us to acknowledge and learn from the tough parts of life as well as the joy. Staff and students will experience ‘Wows’ and ‘Ows’ within our curriculum.
Since the pandemic, we spend time supporting our students’ and staff’s wellbeing. We learn how to notice, evaluate and put into place strategies to support our mental health. Our mantra is, ‘It is ok not to be ok, but not ok if you don’t share it’.
We are encouraged to advocate and make a difference where we see injustice. We create ‘Fullness Days’ where students explore challenging issues such as climate change or raise funds for charity. We teach our students that if we all make small changes - huge impact can be made together.
