Dollis is a diverse and vibrant multicultural 3 form entry Junior school located in Mill Hill, North West London. We value and celebrate the rich linguistic and cultural diversity in our school and the local community.
Our ethos is to create a learning environment where every child recognizes that they have many talents and strengths but also to be reflective and identify areas they need to work on and improve.
We support our pupils through their learning journey by encouraging a ‘can-do attitude, having high aspirations, high expectations, and showing that mistakes are always a learning opportunity.
We believe that every child can achieve great things and it is our role, working closely with our families, to ensure that every child is the best they can be. In our school, we are committed to the highest standards of teaching and learning achieved through a combination of challenge, support, encouragement, and praise. We aim high to help our children be successful individuals inside and outside of school.
Alongside learning, we pride ourselves on our values-based approach which has created a school that is nurturing, positive, and always welcoming. Our core values of 'respect, honesty, and kindness' underpin everything we do with relationships built and developed on mutual respect. Our school community is encouraged to think about these and our 19 other values when making choices and reflecting upon the choices we have made. We have a supportive pastoral approach that is designed to help pupils develop a strong sense of responsibility for themselves, their peers, and the wider world.
We are fortunate to have a dynamic, dedicated, and passionate team of teachers and support staff who provide a stimulating, engaging, and creative curriculum. As well as teaching the National Curriculum requirements, through our wider horizons sessions we can broaden our children’s skills and life experiences.
We enjoy working closely with our families and recognize the importance of establishing strong home/school partnerships. We are continually looking for ways to enhance these relationships and encourage our families to take on an active role in our school. We recognize that we need to work together to help each child reach their potential.
Our children will be happy, engaged, and positive about their futures, striving to be the best they can be every day. We believe all children have the right to achieve great things regardless of social barriers or background. Through a consistent culture of high aspirations and support, we will bring this vision to life and ensure our children reach their potential. We, therefore, expect every teacher to deliver consistently good lessons every day and all staff to be actively involved in ensuring this happens – every child is entitled to this.
- A safe and happy environment to provide the opportunity for each child to reach their full potential and recognize high aspirations.
- An ethos of nurturing and caring based on our values approach, appreciating different qualities and recognizing each child as an individual.
- Exciting learning opportunities that will develop knowledge and skills, both academic and social, to prepare children for the future.
- A growth mindset approach based upon our learning behaviors, where every pupil embraces the learning journey and the power of ‘yet’, eg, I can’t do that yet.
- A secure yet challenging atmosphere where children feel confident and self-motivated to take risks and so become active and independent learners.
- A consistently high standard of teaching and support to bring about an inspiring, imaginative, and innovative curriculum.
