Vision for North West Surrey Short Stay School 2024/25

• All Year 11 students leave with five GCSEs or equivalent qualifications at the highest possible grades.
• Every student has an appropriate pathway to an appropriate educational placement.
• All students receive excellent teaching and learning; supported with excellent pastoral care.
• Create and embed an aspirational learning culture for both students and staff.
• All pupils make progress from their starting points - including personal development, attendance, literacy skills,  numeracy skills and reading ability.

Mission

"For pupils to believe in their worth and potential and to want to change that possibility into reality."

Values

At North West Surrey Short Stay School we want our students to be able to live our 3 key values. We believe that by recognising and acknowledging these values they can thrive in British society beyond education and throughout their lives. Our school values are:

• Integrity
• Respect
• Resilience

What do our NWSSSS values mean?

British Values and the Social, Moral and Spiritual Curriculum

SMSC and British Values underpin our work. Themes are woven through the curriculum and classroom displays.

Students are encouraged to reflect during the day. Moral and ethical discussions and decision making are central to our work in helping learners to manage their behaviour, make informed choices and improve their outcomes.

We actively prepare students for adult life by encouraging respectful behaviour and promoting healthy self esteem.

The government set out its definition of British values in the 2011 Prevent Strategy and considered them to be:

• Democracy
• Rule of law
• Individual liberty
• Mutual respect
• Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs

These values are shared through discussions, displays, assemblies and discrete learning activities.

Mutual respect
We support students to understand each other and promote respect and dignity for everyone. Everyone in our school  is treated fairly. However  this does not mean everyone is treated in the the same way at all times. Students and staff are always able to voice their opinions and we foster an environment where people are safe to disagree with each other.