At Bishop’s Waltham Junior School the health, safety and well-being of every child is our top priority.
At BWJS, we believe every child deserves to feel happy, safe, and inspired every day. Our vision is to create a nurturing and ambitious learning community where children enjoy their learning, grow in confidence, and achieve their full potential—together.
We are guided by our core values of Respect, Responsibility, Kindness, Resilience, Independence, and a Positive Attitude. These values shape the way we learn, play, and support one another.
Through high expectations and a caring environment, we encourage all children to:
- Be Ready to learn and take on new challenges,
- Be Respectful of themselves, others, and the world around them,
- Be Safe in their actions and choices.
We are committed to ensuring that every child leaves our school:
- Confident and competent in reading, writing, and mathematics,
- Equipped for the next stage of their education,
- Enriched by memorable learning experiences,
- And having had the opportunity to participate in a wealth of extra-curricular activities that broaden their horizons and spark their passions.
Together, we are building a school where every child is empowered to thrive—academically, socially, and emotionally—so they leave us as curious, compassionate, and capable individuals, ready for the next stage of their journey.
At Bishop’s Waltham Junior School – the staff, pupils, parents and governors agreed upon the following core values:
- Respect
- Responsibility
- Kindness
- Resilience
- Independence
- Positive Attitude
In the spirit of inclusion, we will learn with our children so that they:
- feel happy, safe, enjoy learning and are proud of their own achievements and those of others.
- are inspired by learning and understand its potential.
- achieve high standards in all areas of the curriculum.
- understand and accept difference, developing an awareness of (and respect for) our diverse and changing world.
- develop as motivated, independent and collaborative learners who can adapt to new challenges.
- appreciate and make valuable contributions to the local community and to the wider world.
- become successful learners, confident individuals and responsible, caring citizens.
To achieve these aims we will provide:
- a safe, healthy learning environment.
- support for learners of all abilities.
- a caring, nurturing ethos and a positive atmosphere that enables all learners to flourish.
- memorable, fun and inspiring learning opportunities that cater for individual learning styles.
- a professional, highly motivated and skilled staff team with a commitment to their own learning and to the ethos and aims of the school.
- a commitment to celebrate diversity across the local, national and global community.
- high quality teaching and learning within a rich, relevant, inclusive curriculum.
- opportunities to explore the local and wider community.
- a diverse range of extra-curricular opportunities.
- a school leadership focused on continuous improvement.
- opportunities for children to influence decisions in the school community.
- a strong commitment to working with parents as partners.
