Relationships are at the heart of all learning.

At Bloomsbury we are committed to working together to ensure that everyone feels welcome, safe, respected, included and valued.

Our Statement of School Values
Our values underpin our practice and we want them to run through every aspect of our curriculum. The best interests and welfare of children are at the forefront of all that we offer.It is about extending their joy, fascination and wonder at the world around them, about developing concentration, commitment and deep involvement. Encouraging them to reach for the stars!

Our provision is non-discriminatory, accessible and sensitive to race, gender, religion, culture, language, disability, sexuality and differing patterns of family life.
 

At a recent Staff Development Day , our team of Educators reflected on our vision/intention. We  considered our whole school community.

We intend/want our children to be: Joyful, happy, engaged, confident, empathetic, persistent, to have self-belief, to know their rights, to feel valued and cared for, to develop good listening and attention skills, to be curious, demonstrate wonder, take risks, accept challenges, ask for help and develop resilience feel like nursery is a second home, to grow and thrive, to feel valued and respected, to be listened to, to have fun, to have the opportunity to be creative, to be challenged, to feel secure and comfortable, to receive early intervention, to have a good routine, to feel safe, to be protected, feel free, develop friendships, We want our children to reach for the stars.To be ready for their transition to school.

We intend/want our staff to be: Listened to, supported, valued, respected, have acces to training opportunities,to continue to develop knowledge and expertise, appreciated, praised, not to feel undermined, to work as a team, to communicate with one another, to support one anothers emotional wellbeing, to develop positive relationships, to be happy.

We intend/want our families to be:Included,to be welcomed,  listened to,involved,to be respectful,  to know their children are safe and happy, to feel like we are a safety net, to  be  informed on all aspects of their childs learning, respected, feel confident to approach and ask questions, to be offered support ( ESOL/Family Support)  , to support us by respecting timekeeping etc, to be our partners.
 

What makes us ‘us’? We considered values that define our setting and why they are so important to us.

Equalities Plan 2022-23

Partnerships & Relationships	Equalities & Diversity	Communication & Language	Outdoors	Cultural Capital Experiences
Recognising parents as partners in their childs learning We are not just a nursery We work with our families to offer extra support We are part of our community Generations continue to return  We really listen to our families Parents as the childs first teacher Parent consultations, home visits, celebrations Partnerships with professionals who can help us and who we can learn from	Our children and team  come from all over the world We are passionate about childrens rights and developing a culture that has rights embedded throughout Our nursery is in a SOA, with extremely high levels of deprivation Most of our children are eligible for pupil premium We have very high numbers of children with additional needs, rights and entitlements (SEND) We are accepting, inclusive and seek to find solutions rather than barriers	We have more than 30 languages on average at any given time We understand that children require language to express their wants, needs and rights We use Makaton as a universal language We are proud of our language rich environment, that has a great emphasis on developing vocabulary We recognise that a smile is universal	We have a beautiful, landscaped design desined to promote physicality and encourage risk taking All children access weekly Forest School sessions We have a Level 3 qualified Forest School lead We believe there is no such thing as bad weather – only bad clothes We allow our children to take safe risks because we know this is how children learn	We actively embrace every opportunity to enrich childrens opportunities for learning We recognise that cultural capital presents in many different ways; our children are multi linguistic, belong to faith based communities and travel widely to visit family members. Our celebration of faiths and our richly diverse culture, enhances cultural capital , provoking many opportunities for children and staff to learn with and from one another.