School Ethos, Aims and Values

Irthlingborough Junior School - “Growing Every Day in Every Way” 

Our Vision 

At Irthlingborough Junior School, we recognise the important role we get to play in helping shape the minds of young people, not only by imparting knowledge each and every day, but by instilling a sense of purpose and pride in our pupils.  

Within our school, we believe firmly and voice proudly that no score on a test can show the depth of your character, the beauty of your kindness, the joy of your humour, or the extent of your goodness. Instead, we seek to model this daily in the way we act around one another, the way we speak to one another and the way we think about one another. 

Fundamentally, it is our hope that, by placing great importance on our values and on our community, we may not only inspire incredible readers, writers, mathematicians and more, but that we may also help to develop our pupils as well-rounded individuals – who are provided with the opportunities to grow every day in every way.  

Our Aims  

• To create a warm, supportive learning environment – built on respect, trust and understanding – where pupils feel empowered to ask important questions and share their opinions, knowing they will be listened to.  
• To provide high-quality teaching and learning opportunities through a rich and meaningful curriculum that inspires, motivates and challenges every child.  
• To embed a wide range of enriching and memorable experiences to improve engagement, raise aspirations and broaden pupils’ understanding of the world around them as well as their place within in.  
• To put personal development at the heart of everything we do, knowing that within every interaction that our pupils have there is opportunity for personal growth. 
• To encourage pupils to be active members of our school community, providing a diverse range of roles and responsibilities through which they can make their voices heard and help to create a school that they are proud to be a part of.  

Our Drivers 

As part of the Learning for Life Education trust, we share in the overall commitment to encourage, support and enable every child to be the best they can be. The trust threads of diversity, growth and possibilities run through the ethos of the school and underpin the learning that takes place every day.