Moss Hall children come from a wide variety of backgrounds and cultures and this is what makes our school the special place that it is. Our whole school ethos and approach to learning is built upon mutual respect, understanding, and a sense of shared community responsibility – as encompassed by fundamental British values.
Our main aim is to encourage all children to achieve their full potential by offering them a broad and balanced curriculum. The children are given many opportunities through a wide range of activities to give them the best preparation for the future. We develop a love of learning in all of our children by offering them a positive, rich, and inclusive experience.
We pride ourselves in the harmony we achieve in our multicultural community and place the highest value upon mutual understanding and respect for each other. A special feature of our school is the wonderful enthusiasm displayed by the parents and carers towards supporting the school and its many events. We believe that every child matters and has his or her skills. Our staff team aims to develop these skills and abilities so that each individual can reach his or her full potential. Our commitment is to equality of opportunities and meeting the needs of all pupils regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, gender, disability, or educational need.
Learning at Moss Hall is challenging, motivational, and rewarding. We have high expectations for all and are committed to delivering quality teaching and learning that will enable each individual to progress well and to achieve to the best of their ability.
The relationships that we develop with our children, their families, and the wider community are key in helping each child to succeed and in acknowledging our shared responsibility for their progress. We want our children to be independent, confident, and curious learners and to this end, we offer a broad and balanced curriculum. In addition to the academic subjects required by the National Curriculum, we provide a wide range of enrichment activities too. We are especially proud of the opportunities offered through sport, music, and the creative arts – both during the school day and at school clubs.
To enthuse and inspire all of our children we use a range of learning styles and environments. We plan to learn opportunities that require our children to listen, look and do, in their classrooms, in our extensive grounds, and out in the wider community too. We expect our children to ask questions, solve problems, and demonstrate a keenness to ‘have a go’ at a range of diverse challenges. We help our children to develop a useful bank of transferable skills and provide opportunities for them to practice and to apply them in assorted contexts. We believe that children learn effectively from each other, from school staff, and other adults and so we plan creative and practical opportunities for them to learn collaboratively with children from other classes and visitors and trips into the community too.
Values-based Education is an approach to teaching that works with values. It creates a strong learning environment that enhances academic attainment and develops students’ social and relationship skills that last throughout their lives. A positive learning environment is achieved through the positive values modeled by staff throughout the school. It quickly liberates teachers and students from the stress of confrontational relationships, which frees up substantial teaching and learning time. It also provides social capacity to students, equipping them with social and relationship skills, intelligence, and attitudes to succeed in school and throughout their lives.
We want our children to be socially, emotionally, spiritually, and culturally aware. We encourage them to be active participants in all aspects of school life and to be proud to make positive contributions to the wider community. In our nurturing and inclusive culture, we address the needs of each individual, ensuring that they feel happy, safe, and supported, in the knowledge that they are valued members of our school family.
