Core teaching values

Our values
At Governors Bay school we foster good citizenship through social development in partnership with academic and physical growth. We set the children high standards and expectations and help them to learn about responsibility and consequences for their actions. Through co-operation, kindness, tolerance and the skills of our teachers, we encourage each child to learn and achieve to their best ability.

Key competencies
In line with the New Curriculum Governors Bay school focuses on the key competencies of:

  • thinking

  • using language, symbols and text

  • managing self

  • relating to others

  • participating and contributing


Core teaching beliefs
At Governors Bay school we:

  • seek to foster the development of the whole child - the intellect, the body, the emotions, the character and the spirit. We do this not only through the programmes of learning, but also through the quality of the relationships that exist within the school.

  • seek to respond to the needs of all children and to compensate for disadvantages.

  • seek to provide abundant opportunities for children to experience success and grow in self-confidence by accepting challenges and extending themselves.

  • seek to provide programmes through which children learn to enquire, to reflect, to make sense of experiences, to judge intelligently, to communicate thoughts and feelings, to work co-operatively with others and to celebrate themselves, their qualities and their achievements.

  • seek to develop knowledge, skills, attitudes and values which will enable children eventually to contribute to and participate fully in our society.

Our classrooms
Our classrooms are a place where:

  • children are active in their learning and are encouraged to take responsibility for it.

  • children at different times work alone, in pairs, in small groups (with or without the teacher) or as a whole class.

  • there are spaces and times for co-operation and collaboration, accompanied by lots of talk, as well as times for quiet, independent work.

  • furniture is light and portable and the arrangement of the room allows for a wide variety of activities.

  • there are colourful and attractive displays of children's work, pictures on the walls and lots of books and other resources.