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Tel: 01392 430774 Email: admin@barleylane.devon.sch.uk

Vision and Values

Ready, Respectful, Safe

Vision Statement

We aspire to nurture and inspire a safe, inclusive, and thriving learning community where every child and adult feels valued, empowered, and supported to grow, contribute, and flourish — both within our school and within the wider world. Guided by our moral compass and core values, we seek to demonstrate our values through consistently and visibly demonstrating compassion, empathy, forgiveness, kindness, and the belief in fresh starts — qualities that prepare our children to recognise;

Belonging – Everyone has a place, a voice and a purpose

Empowerment – We focus on strengths not deficits

Resilience – We grow through challenge together

Connection – Relationships are our foundation

Hope – Every individual can transform their story

Our dedicated and compassionate staff model these values every day, ensuring that our vision is not only shared but alive in all that we do.

Mission Statement - To bring our vision to life, we will:

  • Create a culture of psychological safety and belonging, where every voice is heard and respected.
  • Provide rich, engaging learning experiences that inspire curiosity, creativity, and a lifelong love of learning.
  • Model and teach our core values through everyday interactions, reflection, and restorative practice, emphasising restorative justice relational accountability over punitive behaviour systems
  • Support personal growth and wellbeing, enabling every member of our community to develop confidence, self-awareness, and empathy.
  • Work in partnership with families, the community, and one another to ensure every child has the opportunity to succeed and shine through strategic partnerships with local employers, colleges, and creative industries to build pathways to adulthood, employment and citizenship.
  • Ensure every child has a personal development pathway aligned with their strengths, interests and aspirations.
  • Build and develop a deeply supportive and skilled workforce – prioritise staff well-being and resilience through reflective practice, well-being frameworks and supervision models.
  • Embed a coaching culture that empowers staff to innovate, collaborate and lead change.

Together, we strive to build a community where kindness leads, learning thrives, and everyone has the courage and compassion to make a difference.