Ormiston Denes Academy is a member of Ormiston Academies Trust and as such believes:
We strive for excellence in everything that we do. We provide a warm, welcoming, orderly and inclusive school environment, where ‘The Denes Way’ is an expectation. We believe in doing the everyday things well, Aspiration, Integrity, Respect and Kindness. We make no excuse for our high expectations. Our dedicated staff are committed to developing students and themselves and work exceptionally hard to support our students to become confident and happy young people with an enthusiasm for learning.
The wide range of knowledge and skills gained through our curriculum, is a gateway for students to progress to the next phase of their education, training or employment. We recognise that all of our students are different: they have different academic starting points, different challenges and influences, and different goals. We will ensure your child has the foundations of knowledge and understanding required to engage with, and pursue, their learning to whatever level they may wish. We ask that our students approach their studies with hard work and enthusiasm. We encourage our students to be ambitious for themselves, their family and their community and aim high in the classroom, in extra-curricular activities and in life beyond school.
We will work tirelessly to ensure your child is safe, happy and successful.
Just because something might be hard, it doesn’t mean it can’t be fun. We know it’s okay to face setbacks too – they can make you stronger.
If you’ve done something or created something others would benefit from seeing or having, you should share it. We know our schools keep getting better when we all share what is best.
Every child and adult should respect and accept that difference is normal, that everyone should be welcomed and included.
A key part of our individual identity is our motto of aspiration, integrity and respect which we believe is integral to ensuring Ormiston Denes Academy becomes a truly good school where students and staff thrive and develop both personally and professionally. We believe in putting the child at the very centre of every decision and every action. We believe in high standards in everything we do, regardless of how small or seemingly insignificant the task in hand. Our academy believes in people and recognises that whilst systems and structures are very important, our role is about people whether they be children or adults. Good relationships are at the very heart of our school. Our ethos is to translate the academy motto into action, otherwise they are simply words.
Our successes as a school are based on being cared for, being supported, being challenged and helping students to develop the confidence and resilience they need. We believe that the balance of all these components has to be just right, and whilst the emphasis will vary from day to day and, indeed, hour by hour, if we work together as a team – parents and carers, school and child – then we can achieve the most amazing things for each child at our school.
Our welfare programme is at the very heart of everything we do ensuring that students are safe, cared for and nurtured so that they can achieve the very highest standards and go on to be successful citizens. As a school we are uncompromising in our pursuit of excellence whilst balancing our approach of ‘care and rigour’. We will always aim to explain ‘why’ as well as ‘what’ and ‘how’ ensuring that decisions are made in the best interests of the individual student. Our curriculum is designed to meet the needs of all our students so that our mantra that the lesson is ‘sacrosanct’ will be realised. Provision is adapted so that the ‘whole child’ is educated. Our aim is to be a ‘good school’ rather than a school aiming for a ‘good grade’.
Read more about the OAT vision and strategies https://ormistonacademiestrust.co.uk/who-we-are/mission-and-values/