Vision, Ethos & Values

Vision, Ethos & Values 

Epsom Primary and Nursery School  

Our core values underpin everything we do at Epsom Primary and Nursery school. Our school life and as extension, our curriculum, promotes being respectful, ambitious, inclusive and nurturing. 

Our core values underpin everything we do at Epsom Primary and Nursery school. Our school life and as extension, our curriculum, promotes being respectful, ambitious, inclusive and nurturing. 

Our children are given the opportunity to explore ideas through enquiry-based learning where vocabulary is taught with a high priority with deliberate connections between subjects used to promote the development of longer term memory. The curriculum is based on the needs of our children and aims to ensure that they are inspired to achieve their future goals. Our curriculum reflects the inclusive and diverse nature of our school and community to ensure that children reach full potential from a range of starting points. 

We believe that developing vocabulary is key to unlocking the whole curriculum. We have developed knowledge, skills and vocabulary documents for all subjects to ensure that our curriculum is carefully planned, sequenced to build on prior learning while giving the children interconnected moments to gain a deeper understanding. We understand reading is vital and it is given high focus throughout the school ensuring children to develop a love of reading that lasts them a lifetime. 

We underpin this with first hand engaging opportunities such as trips, exploring the local area through field work and a range of workshops. 

Developing emotional resilience is very important at Epsom Primary and Nursery school. The children understand when to be ready to learn, why they need to be ready to learn and continue to develop strategies to be able to be ready to learn through the Zones of Regulation.  

At Epsom Primary School, we follow a restorative and trauma-informed behaviour approach that fosters a culture of compassion, understanding, and growth for all members of our school community. Inspired by the transformative work of Paul Dix (When Adults Change Everything Changes), our vision is to create a safe and inclusive environment where every pupil feels valued, supported, and empowered to succeed.  

Our staff build strong relationships and connections within our pupils, rooted in trust, empathy, and respect.  

We understand that their behaviour is communication and often reflects their underlying needs and experiences. By embracing a trauma-informed approach, we seek to create a supportive school that acknowledges and responds to the diverse experiences and challenges pupils may face. We support the children to gain a wider understanding of the world we live in while being accepting and respectful towards those who may be different from themselves.