Our Vision: Through an inclusive and safe learning environment, all are supported to achieve their potential.
Our Core Values: Our Trafalgar Core Values were written with the children, governors, staff and parents/carers. They are displayed around our school and are referred to frequently so that we live and breathe them. They link with our fundamental British values of democracy, individual liberty and respect for those others with different faiths, beliefs and lifestyles.
Children are expected to be respectful and behave in a way that allows learning to flourish throughout the school. We recognise that the development of a positive and therapeutic approach towards behaviour, that is conducive to learning is a partnership between home and school. We encourage behaviour for learning by acknowledging it in many ways. Each class learns about the characteristics of learning through our ‘Growth garden’ characters.
Each character represents a different learning behaviour.
Terry the Tortoise: Keep on Learning
Hoot the Owl: Concentration
Happy the Hamster: Have a Go
Claws the Cat: Curiosity
Darwin the Dog: Don’t Give Up
Star the Unicorn: Use your Imagination
Gerry the Giraffe: Keep Improving
Curly The Ladybird: Co-operation
We encourage the children, using these growth mind-set characters to display positive learning behaviours and these are celebrated in assemblies on a Friday. Children who have been spotted being helpful, considerate, hardworking, or especially kind are nominated for a ‘Wise Monkey’ award in assembly on Fridays.