Vision and Values
Values: Our Co-op values inform our behaviours.
Self-help; Self-responsibility; Democracy; Equality; Equity; Solidarity.
Values are demonstrated in the Co-op ways of being:
Do what matters most; be yourself, always; succeed together; show you care.
The Southfield Formula
The Southfield Formula is central to the school’s ethos and the way we work. Specifically we believe relationships + knowing the student(s) + expertise + presence = success today.
Relationships:
People who like children
People who respect disability
People who give more than they take
People who persevere to find a connection
Knowing the student:
Listening to students
Reading the assessments & plans
Developing a ‘theory’ for each child
Reflecting on and reviewing that idea
Taking responsibility for each student’s uniqueness
Expertise:
Developing as a skilled professional
Knowing routes to information
Referring to colleagues/agencies
Researching solutions/best practice
Collaborating in a ‘team around the child’
Presence:
Firing on all four cylinders
Engaging with students
Catching them ‘being good’
Offering support to colleagues
Turning up for work whenever you can
Success (today):
Students who feel safe
Students who are happy
Students who co-operate
Students who communicate
Students who engage in learning
Students who show care for others
Students who have pride in their school