Caring, Curious, Committed

At Weldon Village Academy, we aspire for all students to achieve their potential, both academically and as well-rounded members of society. To support students’ understanding of how best to learn and conduct themselves, we refer to The Three Cs as qualities that they should aspire to.

CARING students listen, respect, and encourage each other to do their best. They are kind, tolerant and understanding of each other.

CURIOUS students are interested in lessons, ask questions, are willing to ‘have a go,’ take ownership of their learning and always try to improve.

COMMITTED students take pride in their work, are on time, ready to start quickly, with the right equipment. They engage in extra-curricular activities and take opportunities to excel.

The 3C’s will run through everything we do at Weldon Village Academy and students will be rewarded and recognised when they show these qualities. We look forward to helping the young people in our care develop into caring, curious, and committed students that the whole community can be proud of.

Staff Will

Treat colleagues and students with respect and model the behaviour that will help our students become positive citizens.
Support students both academically and pastorally and listen to and address concerns or worries.
Take every opportunity to nurture personal growth and to improve key skills including literacy, numeracy and reading.
Value their roles as form tutors and give students the time and space to reflect and grow.
Recognise the individuality of students and develop excellent relationships based on understanding and knowledge.

Students Will

Strive to maintain excellent relationships with all members of the school community, showing respect for the contributions and opinions of peers.
Listen to and respect one another, allowing One Voice to be heard.
Be tolerant, empathetic, and understanding of each other.
Help ensure the school is a safe and supportive space by being polite, caring, and friendly always.
Value the staff and the school environment and help keep it tidy and clean.

Staff Will

Deliver lessons that are interesting, provide challenge and encourage deep learning.
Encourage students to take risks with their learning by creating an environment that celebrates effort and hard work and where mistakes are learnt from.
Ensure that pedagogical approaches support the most effective learning outcomes for students.
Ensure that feedback provides challenge & opportunities for reflection. Reflection time for students is built into each curriculum.
Share their passion for learning, ensuring that they have excellent, up to date subject knowledge and link learning to the wider world.

Students Will

Set personal goals and understand how to achieve them. Always trying to improve and be the best they can be.
Challenge themself to achieve and exceed targets in lessons.
Value homework as an opportunity to consolidate, assess or stretch learning.
Be interested in lessons and activities, ask questions, and take ownership of their learning.
Take responsibility for their learning and always seek out new knowledge and skills.
Often go beyond what is asked of them.

Staff Will

Have an uncompromising commitment to ensure that every child achieves their academic potential.
Establish routines, including homework, with clear and consistent boundaries that focus and shape good behaviour for learning.
Encourage students to set and achieve personal goals and set subject targets which provide challenge and encourage aspiration.
Provide help and support if students have difficulty learning and retaining knowledge.
Take pride in their work, be on time and ready to teach.
Offer extra-curricular and PLEDGES activities that contribute to an all-round education to develop student’s self-confidence, life skills, leadership experiences.

Students Will

Be ready to learn and see challenge as a necessity. Understand that making mistakes, learning from them, and changing approaches, is the key to improving.
Strive hard to understand and retain new and difficult knowledge, skills, and concepts.
Be committed to working hard, receiving new information in lessons; rehearsing and reinforcing that information, even if it is challenging to do so.
Understand that retrieving information helps embed previous learning in the long-term memory.
Take pride in their work, on time and ready to learn; work at pace and ensure no lesson time is wasted.
Take part in extra-curricular activities and PLEDGES to develop self-confidence, life skills, leadership experiences.

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