Vision, Mission and Values

Vision

At Kellands, everybody is somebody and we place emotional wellbeing at the heart of learning. We inspire all to be kind, respectful and responsible, developing confident individuals, life-long learners, and effective contributors.

MISSION

At Kellands, our learning environment takes account of the whole child and their mental and emotional readiness to learn. We actively engage our children through play, enquiry, risk-taking and creativity taking account of our children’s interests, the local environment, and global contexts. We provide opportunities for children to not just think and do, but also to understand what it means to be and become a mature, reflective person.

We work in partnership with parents and carers, students and staff to create and maintain a positive learning environment where everyone feels safe, happy and achieving. It is this community spirit and nurturing culture that provides our children and young people with a sense of belonging, emphasising kindness and empowering learners to ‘give things a go’, in preparation for the tests of life, rather than simply a life of tests.

VALUES

Our Kellands values (Kind, Respectful and Responsible) were established by our community, and we show commitment to these values by putting relationships at the heart of all we do.

Our Kellands values are extended by a further six Wellbeing values (Safe, Healthy, Achieving, Nurturing, Active and Inclusive) in line with the Scottish Government’s ‘Getting it right for every child’ (GIRFEC) approach to supporting children and young people.

Our values ensure that each child is:

Kind and respectful, developing compassion, humility, and integrity.

Responsible, gaining the confidence and leadership skills to succeed in a dynamic and global world, developing independence and agency.

Achieving and active, becoming a resilient, enthusiastic and curious learner actively engaged in purposeful learning, in order to flourish as an individual and contribute meaningfully to society.

Nurturing and inclusive, feeling supported and listened to themselves as well as being respectful of the needs of others to develop open-mindedness, within and beyond our community.

Safe and healthy, securing the knowledge to grow physically, socially and emotionally, in pursuit of happiness and fulfilment.