Together we believe, flourish and succeed

Our vision statement was written by a cross section of staff and is known and understood by our pupils. The ethos of our school is strongly embedded across the academy and we talk about the words of our vision every week: in assembly, in lessons, in the staff room; we will ensure that it guides us and grounds us in all that we are striving to achieve at Richmond Hill Academy.

TOGETHER

We know that we are better when we work together.  Learning is a partnership between home and school and we will continue to focus on enabling parents to be a crucial part of their child’s school life.  As a staff team, we will support each other and challenge one another to provide the highest quality of teaching and learning for the children.

BELIEVE

The children have become familiar with the following words: “If you believe you can, you probably will.  If you believe you can’t, you definitely won’t. Believing is what gets you off the starting blocks.” At Richmond Hill we will ensure that the children believe in themselves as learners and as valued members of our community. We will believe in ourselves – believe that we can build an exceptional school and achieve the very highest standards.

FLOURISH

We will work tirelessly to ensure that every child at Richmond Hill Academy makes excellent progress in their learning; we will nurture the whole child through creating an environment that allows them to develop emotionally, physically and academically.  We will achieve this through an exciting and enriching curriculum, taught by excellent teachers and with the support of highly skilled pastoral team.

SUCCEED

Fundamental to our vision for the children of Richmond Hill Academy is that each and every one of them should leave our school ready and eager for the next stage in their education, confident learners who will go on to make a positive contribution in their secondary school and beyond.  We want our children to leave Richmond Hill Academy equipped with the knowledge, skills and self-belief that will allow them to direct their own lives.

Values

Our work every day is underpinned by our four core values:

COURAGE

We know it takes courage for our children to take risks in the classroom (not being afraid to make mistakes), to have confidence in themselves as learners and to aim high.

ASPIRATIONS

We know that all of us need goals and that our children deserve to have high aspirations for themselves.

RESPECT

We know that every person in our school and local community deserves respect; our children are learning the ways in which we can show respect in everything that we do.

EXCELLENCE

We aim for excellence in every aspect of our work; we will be satisfied with nothing less for the children in Richmond Hill Academy.