Mission Statement

We give the children of East Coker School a balance of academic and wider experiences and the knowledge to grow into well-rounded, compassionate and confident young people with a strong sense of community.

Values

Our values are:

Be Respectful

Be Ambitious

Be Ready

Be Creative

Be Safe

Vision

Our children are taught to:

• Be respectful of others’ differences, beliefs and property.
• Be understanding of how our actions affect others and our community
• Have a sense of compassion and care for ourselves, others and our world.
• Develop supportive respectful relationships with our peers.
• Think creatively and have the courage to take risks and make mistakes and to stand up for what is right.
• Be ready to confidently meet challenge with resilience
• To strive to do their best.
• Have ambition and creative curiosity through providing them with opportunities to explore their individuality.
• Have the independence and confidence to embrace the variety of opportunities offered and try new things.

School Aims

• Children develop a strong sense of respect and sense of being safe through the many roles they undertake including: buddies, school council, ambassadors, house captains, organisers of charity events, sports leaders and digital leaders.
• We promote the importance of all our values through assemblies, visits, visitors and pupil participation in events focusing on a strong sense of team spirit.
• Being ambitious and ready are encouraged through the childrens’ leadership roles, our house system and house meetings, presentations to the school, music concerts, shows, music tuition and sports competitions in and out of school.
• High pupil participation in the many varied opportunities provided by the school offers children the chance to develop their independence
• Creative opportunities include special enrichment weeks, external art, sport and music opportunities, school clubs and an inspiring curriculum.