• When they leave us, children will be confident, resilient learners, with a positive self-image, who
• are ready for the challenges, opportunities and social responsibilities of a continually changing world.
• What we value:
• Happiness
• Our primary focus on children’s emotional wellbeing, self-esteem, moral and social conscience, and resilience
• Security
• Our commitment to keeping all children safe and to recognising that all children have vulnerabilities that require our attention
• Inclusion
• Every child matters and every child shapes our curriculum at any given time
• Family
• Our recognition that home plays a vital role in the children’s education and our ability to work successfully in partnership
• Innovation
• Our enthusiasm for taking risks, thinking creatively and using critical judgement to find solutions
• Learning
• Our determination to make the learning adventure that we provide for every child who comes to Dormansland
• memorable, meaningful and magical

When they engage actively in our school's learning adventure, the children here:

• are happy, confident learners who aim high and believe in themselves
• respect the importance of fostering and sustaining positive personal relationships with others
• know how to keep themselves and others healthy and safe
• have a strong emotional and academic 'toolkit' at their disposal
• understand how personal and political decisions affect the future of the environment and know that they have a responsibility to help sustain the planet
• want to learn and have the capacity to realise their potential

• Everyone is valued for the contributions they make to our team and to our school community. We wholeheartedly work by the following principles:
• Emotional well-being first, everything else second
• Children take significant responsibility for their own learning
• Everyone aspires to greatness as a learner
• Children have a healthy outlook on all aspects of living, including food, fitness and finance
• All staff are inspired, incentivised and motivated to feel passionate about the job that they do
• Leadership emerges from within our learning community
• Every member of our school and local community shares our school's successes
• People have limitless potential