Trust Value
Old Sarum Primary Values:
Community, Trust, Inclusion, Resilience, Aspiration
Trust |
What does it look like? |
What might it sound like? |
What is it not? |
Pupils |
· Feel valued at school · Feel listened to by adults · Are able to talk to adults about their concerns or problems · Trust adults to keep them safe · Understand that the rules and expectations in place are there to keep them safe and can see this is consistent across the school · Have opportunities to build trust with peers through restorative conversation and team building |
· My teachers keep me safe · My teachers listen to me · Please can you help me with… · Please can I tell you about… · I trust the adults in school to help me when I need it |
· Unable to talk to familiar adults · Poor choices with behaviour · Reporting that adults have not listened to them · Consistently do not follow school rules · Arguments/ confrontations/ accusations that are unresolved
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Staff |
· Prioritise Safeguarding · Take time to listen to children and eachother · Make a conscious effort to build relationsips with children, families and eachother · Communicate professionally and consistently with all members of the school community including parents · Treat everyone equally and address any concerns raised by children or families · Follow the systems, policies and protocols at OSP consistently · Fulfill their responsibilities to the best of their ability, and adher to the expectations placed on them · Feel valued and able to trust leadership and decisions about the strategic direction of the school · Feel able to have honest professional conversations about areas for development · Uphold public trust in the profession (including with conduct online)
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· I hear you · I understand your concern · I would like to take time to listen to you at… · How can we make this right?/ How can we repair this? · Can I ask for clarification on… · I would like support with…/ like to develop… · Please can we discuss… · How can I help? · Is there anything you need me to do? |
· Talking or gossiping in an unprofessional manner about staff, children or parents · Ignoring issues bought to their attention · Not following processes and procedures fairly and consistently · Apathy- lack of interest or concern · Not delivering the curriculm entitlement to children · Brushing things aside · Tell me later · I don’t have time · Not considering others at all levels · Catastrophizing situations- everything is awful/ negativity · Complaining. moaning about issues to colleagues instead of constructively bringing them to senior leader’s attention. · Oversharing personal information
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Leaders and Governance |
· Ensure Safeguarding is a priority · Put consistent systems, policies and procedures in place to support staff, children and families · Communicate effectively and in a timely fashion with all members of the school community · Share the ‘why’ for decisions wherever possible · Fulfill their repsonsibilties consistently to the best of their ability · Support, train and empower staff to do their jobs · Value pupil voice and listen to their viewpoints, as well as the viewpoints of staff and families · Identify appropriate priorities for school improvement and strategically plan how these priorities will be achieved · Invest in staff development and wellbeing · Support the school community
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· This is what we are doing because… · What is the issue and what can you/ we do about it? · This is the policy and procedure for… · What barriers are there to x and how can we overcome them? · How can we improve? · What impact is this having? · What professional development can we put in place for x · Tell me about…. · How will we achieve this and when? |
· Do not take concerns seriously · Do not listen to staff/ children/ parents · Does nothing to address issues · See things that need changing/ are not working and does nothing about it · Afraid to have difficult/ honest conversations · Does not consider staff wellbeing and workload · Do not put children first/ hold others to account · Do not identify priorites · Do not strategically plan |
Pedagogy and Curriculm |
· The principles of high quality teaching are prioritised throughout the delivery of the curriculm · The curriculm is designed to fulfill all statutory requirements and achieve good progress and strong outcomes for all children · Parents and children are informed about the curriculum content and their progress within it · Opportunities to develop relationships and trust are built into the curriculm · A strong PSHE curriculm is in place · Children are explicitly taught about the school values, including the value of Trust · Uses best practice and research to ensure we are meeting the emotional needs of all children
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· How can we adapt this for… · Where are the gaps and how do we address them? · Today in PSHE we are… · What interventions do we need for… · This relates to our school value of …. Because… · I would like to share x progress in …. with you · This is how you can support your child · What more can I do to support you/ your child?
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· Poorly planned so not all children get what they need · No consistency · No progression · Inadequately resourced · Not monitored or adapted if needed · Low value given to PSHE · Not rooted in school values and vision · Not rooted in research/ evidence · Does not listen to pupil voice/ feedback · Does not provide feedback to children/ families |