Values and Ethos
Our values of Kindness, Curiosity and Hard Work permeate all that we do here, the way we treat each other, how we approach our learning and extra-curricular experiences. We are a family. That means that we are all individuals and appreciate that difference is good but being part of a family means supporting each other, celebrating our achievements, and encouraging each other to be the best version of ourselves.
Children joining Northstowe Primary School will join the Northstowe Learning Community family. We have successfully created a warm, nurturing, welcoming and safe school at the Secondary College and are known for our focus on the whole child. This same philosophy will underpin our new primary school. Everything that we do puts your child first, with knowledgeable and experienced primary school teachers who will go the extra mile for your child and will know them well.
In Meridian Trust schools, we pride ourselves on knowing every child as an individual. We provide children with opportunities to be independent learners and skilful in working together to get the most out of every experience. We help them to find their strengths and support them to flourish personally and academically.
We believe that we shouldn’t put limits on what a child can achieve. It is important that we support children to be ambitious, to have dreams and pursue them. We want them to be more than even they may think they can be.
We want our children to achieve the very best that they can, by giving them every opportunity to succeed. Success is different for every child, but with commitment from everyone in a child’s life they can achieve whatever they set their minds upon.
Our focus is on our children, their personal growth and well-being is central to what we do. We are committed to delivering excellent education for local families. Our aim is to ensure that every individual is a confident successful learner, independent and a responsible and employable citizen.
We deliver this by:
- Knowing every child and supporting them on their journey
- Creating a curriculum and other opportunities to allow students to achieve their goals
- Giving students relevant, real world learning in and outside the classroom
- Teaching them the skills to become lifelong learners
- Developing their leadership skills
- Believing that every child can achieve with the right opportunities, motivation, and hard work
- Working with our families and the community
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We have three values: Kind, Curious, and Hardworking.
Our values are simple but key to life at NSC and we believe, to success in life.
They are at the core of our rewards and we expect all members of our community to respect them.
Our 3 core values support our ‘Be Northstowe’, clear positive expectations on how to behave around the school.
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This simple set of expectations that are shared by our whole learning community at Northstowe, these set the culture for our schools.
These make our school environment a place where it is ok to be yourself and encourage students to try their best and celebrate others.
We welcome visitors. Please contact reception to find out more about the Northstowe Family.
Northstowe Secondary College is committed to serving its community. It recognises the multi-cultural, multi faith and ever-changing nature of the United Kingdom. It also understands the vital role it has in ensuring that groups or individuals within the Academy are not subjected to intimidation or radicalisation by those wishing to unduly or illegally influence them.
We offer an enrichment program called “PLEDGES”. Many of the NSC PLEDGES have at their core the ‘British Values’ of:
- Democracy
- The rule of law
- Individual liberty
- Mutual respect
- Tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs
A number of the PLEDGES live out these values and pupils participating will subscribe to these core ‘British Values’ so important in British society today. More information on the PLEDGES can be found on our Enrichment page.
What is it like?
Of course, that is hard to tell you as you will be our first-year group, but I can tell you that Northstowe Secondary College is known for its friendly, inclusive, and supportive staff. Our values of Kindness, Curiosity, Hardworking and Responsibility permeate all that we do here, the way we treat each other, how we approach our learning and extra-curricular experiences. We are a family. That means that we are all individuals and appreciate that difference is good but being part of a family means supporting each other when times are hard, championing each other’s achievements and encouraging each other to be the best version of ourselves. If you join our Sixth Form, you too will join our family and feel like you belong.
Our Sixth Form will also be underpinned by our 5 Trust values of:
- Achievement for all: Enable all to achieve their potential and make good progress with their learning
- Valuing people: We know and value all our people, students, staff and parents. Provide an inclusive and tolerant community in which differences and similarities are celebrated and shared.
- A High-Quality Learning Environment: We create high quality learning environments, with curriculums that inspire students to develop l lifelong love of learning and the necessary skills to…
- The Pursuit of Excellence: We help you to be the very best that you can be.
- Extending the boundaries of learning: Provide a breadth of experiences through the curriculum and beyond.
You can find out more about our Trust here: