A vision for the future.

Our vision is to actively engage pupils, staff and the community in developing a sustainable environment which fosters and inspires best practice and emphasises the importance of preparing and empowering individuals to become responsible for contributing to a sustainable future.

In order to turn our vision into practice we have placed sustainability at the centre of what we do. As a starting point we have consulted over the Trust vision and values and adapted them to ensure that they include a vision for the future. 

Our ethos is to provide the best possible environment for children to learn and develop, as well as to cultivate a sense of wonder, empathy and understanding of the modern society they are growing up in. Together, we will strive to realise the potential in all of our children so that they are fully prepared for the next stage of their education. We want to empower our children to succeed.  The Trust’s mission is to ensure that our staff, parents and carers are valued and well cared for so that we can work together to provide children with the best education and to know how to stay safe and healthy. We want them to take their place as responsible citizens that promote sustainability in order to protect the world around them for future generations to come.

Prime7 has seven core values and principles to support the delivery of our mission.

AMBITION:

• to have high expectations in all we do and to have ambition for continuous improvement whoever we are.

ENJOYMENT:

• to create schools that foster creativity and curiosity so that children thrive on enrichment and thoroughly enjoy their school experience. We want our children to be excited learners.

RESILIENCE:

• to provide the best opportunities for all children to develop strategies to face life’s challenges. We want to have children that can show courage and take risks in their learning. 

RESPECT:

• to foster an environment where respect is earned and given in equal amounts. Our school communities promote kindness, friendship and trust. We want our children to grow up to be young citizens that are able to show empathy towards others. Our children take responsibility for their future and the future of others by respecting the world around them and promoting sustainability.

INSPIRE:

• to empower children to take responsibility to strive and achieve in their learning and to be the very best that they can be. They will be responsible citizens that model sustainable practices and behaviours to protect the natural world.  They will be role models and a source of inspiration to others.

COMMUNITY:

• to establish schools that are at the heart of the local communities they serve. Each school is valued for its own individuality but it also plays an important part of the Trust as a whole. All stakeholders within our community will strive to prepare and empower individuals to become responsible for contributing to a sustainable future.

TRUST:

• to belong as part of a team is a core part of who we are and our relationships are based at all times on openness and honesty.

Our values and principles are drawn from each of our schools and will support Prime7 in providing an excellent educational experience for all. We will work together with all of our stakeholders to ensure that the children in all of our schools achieve their full potential.

To deliver a sustainable future we have developed a Sustainability Strategy that you can read below. From this our schools and business team have conducted audits that show where we are and what we need to do to make a difference. To ensure that this work continues we now have an aim on the MAT Business Plan that targets the development of sustainable practices and our schools will have a School Development Target that works in conjunction with the MAT Business Plan so that we are all working together for a sustainable future.

Progress to date:

• Replacement LED lighting project completed in all schools - Summer 2022
• Installation of solar panelling completed in all schools - October 2023
• Sustainability incorporated into the curriculum - September 2024
• Tree planting project at KSPA (180 trees & hedgerow saplings) - November 2025
• Reduced printing and photocopying by 10% - April 2026