Vision, ETHOS & VALUES

Our Mission Statement

Our school mission statement ‘Aspire to Succeed’ is the heartbeat of our school and simply means ‘Try to do your best’. 

Our Vision

Our school is a joyful place where everyone can flourish with faith, love, laughter and learning.

Our aim is to inspire children and adults to develop self-motivation, confidence and independence.

We celebrate perseverance, resilience and risk taking, ensuring children welcome challenge and use mistakes as opportunities to learn, always treating others with care, compassion and kindness.

We will provide every child with memorable and fulfilling experiences as a foundation to become life-long learners.

Ethos & Values

At Harnham Church of England Junior School, we aim to be at the heart of the community by providing an education of the highest quality within a Christian ethos. To do this:

  • We provide a welcoming environment where everyone accepts and celebrates each other as individuals and as part of our community.

  • We nurture the self-esteem, happiness and resilience that comes from, and necessary for, life-long learning, recognizing and celebrating a wide range of achievement.

  • We work together in the spirit of kindness so all learners thrive.

  • We build and sustain relationships based on mutual respect, and understanding of our rights and responsibilities, with all members of the community.

  • We provide a secure and stimulating learning environment using ideas, strategies and equipment to foster understanding and interaction.

  • We enrich educational experiences in a calm, challenging positive and enjoyable environment.

  • We help our pupils achieve their best by knowing where they are with their learning and how to move forward.

  • We value all members of our school community and encouraging them to value themselves by talking with and listening to our pupils and all members of our school community.

  • We undertake personal and professional development to help progress towards these and developing shared goals.

Our School Values

Harnham Junior School has a set of 5 key values that underpin the vision of the School, these values are unique to our School in that they have been developed by members of our School community and have been tailored to the needs of the School.

Our School key Values are underpinned by the Good Samaritan parable – that we should, through our positive actions, treat everyone with love and kindness. They are based around the mnemonic FAITH.

We promote these values by creating a warm, caring, supportive atmosphere in the School, in which all members of the School community know they are important, valued and needed.

In our life together, we show:  

Forgiveness through patience and peace  

Active love through compassion and service  

Inspiration through encouragement and friendship 

Tenacity through perseverance  and courage 

Harmony through respect, trust and joy