Our Vision

At Hillside Primary School, we know that every child can achieve. Our vision together with our values (BRICK-Belonging, Responsibility, Independence, Courage and Kindness) promotes the development of confident, independent learners.

BELIEVE in yourself…

• We encourage all pupils, parents and staff to believe they can do whatever they set their mind to.

• We use the Henry Ford quote, “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right” (i.e. self-belief is the key to progress)

• We use the ‘power of yet’ to encourage a resilient attitude to learning and to keep trying, even if learning can be difficult at times.

ACHIEVE your best…

• We set challenging, but achievable, targets and celebrate success with pupils.

• All pupils are encouraged to work together and support each other to achieve their best.

• All pupils are encouraged to work hard — if something is easy then you are not really working well or learning enough.

SUCCEED your goals…

• We recognise all pupils are unique and what is an amazing achievement for one pupil is not necessarily so for another.

• We teach pupils to continue to strive to achieve their goals, set new targets and never stop learning.

• We recognise the development of the ‘whole child’ and celebrate successes achieved both inside and outside of school.