Values and ethos
Our Ethos
- Northwood School has an ethos of ambition and achievement for all its students
- As a school we put our students at the heart of everything we do
- We are a caring community where every student is known and valued as an individual. As a consequence this allows every child to flourish in a friendly and safe environment
- We wish to empower our students to recognise and value their individuality so that they grow in self-worth and play a full role in shaping their own futures
Our Aims
- To be judged as an outstanding school delivering an education that enables all students to excel
- To provide an educational experience that inspires a lifelong love of learning and enables all students to become well rounded individuals: confident; creative; self-respecting and respectful of others; with the ability to lead in and contribute to society
- To ensure the wellbeing of both students and staff
- To be a school that embraces and supports the community
Our Beliefs and Values
- All students can achieve
- Every student is known and valued as an individual
- All students have immense, natural abilities
- Intelligence is not fixed and through effort and determination all students can grow and succeed
- We value diversity and seek to give everyone in the school an equal chance to learn, work and succeed though creating a safe, calm and respectful environment
- If staff, students, governors and parents work as a team and have high expectations of ourselves and each other we can achieve our aims