Ethos and Values

Ethos & Values

Offord Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We aim to provide an inclusive, happy, stimulating and challenging environment where everyone's potential is valued, enabling them to become confident members of the wider community with respect for themselves and others.

We are:

Big Hearted

A big?hearted community leads with generosity, empathy, and compassion. This value encourages students and staff to look beyond themselves, to notice when others need support, and to offer kindness without being asked. It shapes a culture where everyone feels seen, valued, and cared for. Being big?hearted means celebrating each other’s successes, lifting each other during challenges, and choosing understanding over judgment.

Harmonious

Harmony grows when people listen to one another, collaborate thoughtfully, and respect differences. A harmonious school is one where diverse voices can coexist and enrich the community. This value promotes teamwork, peaceful problem?solving, and a shared commitment to creating an environment where everyone can thrive. It teaches students how to build strong relationships and contribute positively to the world around them.

Passionate

Passion fuels curiosity, creativity, and a love of learning. A passionate school community encourages students to dive deeply into their interests, pursue excellence, and take pride in their efforts. This value inspires enthusiasm in the classroom, on the sports field, in the arts, and in every corner of school life. Passionate learners don’t just complete tasks — they engage with purpose and joy.

Hopeful

Hope gives students the confidence to imagine a better future and the motivation to work toward it. A hopeful school nurtures optimism, resilience, and the belief that challenges can be overcome. This value helps young people develop a growth mindset, seeing setbacks as opportunities to learn rather than reasons to give up. Hope empowers the entire community to dream boldly and act with intention.

Unusually Brave

Unusual bravery is about more than courage — it’s about choosing the right path even when it’s difficult or unpopular. It means speaking up for others, trying new things, and embracing challenges with determination. A school that values unusual bravery encourages students to step outside their comfort zones, stand firm in their principles, and lead with integrity. This kind of bravery shapes confident, thoughtful individuals ready to make a meaningful impact.

'Growing and flourishing together-with big hearts, brave steps and hopeful minds'

Equality

At Offord we welcome and uphold our duties under the Equality Act 2010 to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations in relation to age (as appropriate), disability, ethnicity, gender (including issues of transgender, and of maternity and pregnancy), religion and belief, and sexual identity. We promote community cohesion in line with our duty under the Education and Inspections Act 2006.

We recognise that these duties reflect international human rights standards as expressed in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, and the Human Rights Act 1998.

Working together to achieve