Our vision, ethos and values

  • “I have come so that you may have life, and have it to the full.”

    John 10:10.

  • Together building a culture of excellence for all in everything we do

  • Excellence, Integrity and Togetherness

    Excellence for wisdom, knowledge and skills:

    We are all committed to ensuring a broad and balanced curriculum, enriched with skills and knowledge, is offered for all learners to achieve.

    The curriculum in a HET school is broad, rich and ambitious, underpinned by its Christian Vision and values. It is inclusive, enabling every child to flourish and prepares them well for future success.

    Staff in HET schools strive for excellence in their classroom practice. They are skilled professionals who embrace opportunities for professional development.

    Excellence for hope and ambition:

    We enable all our children to develop the skills required to be successful when leaving school and entering the world of higher education, training or work.

    Children within HET schools develop the skills, knowledge, and personal and social characteristics to enable them to achieve their God-given potential. They are aspirational and self-determined to seek their own pathway into the future. They are resilient to deal with uncertainties and setbacks. They believe that they can make a difference which gives them hope for the future and the world in which they live.

    Staff in a HET school share these aspirations and hopes for the children. They model and set high expectations for the children across all aspects of school life.

    Excellence for living well together with others:

    We want all learners to be confident individuals; responsible citizens and effective communicators.

    The HET family of schools are inclusive caring communities which embrace all, celebrating what we share and our individuality and difference.   Caring relationships, compassion, generosity, honesty, forgiveness and gathering together lie at the heart of our communities.

    Our ethos and values allow children to grow into confident individuals with a strong sense of right and wrong. It enables them to build strong trusting relationships with others and gives them a voice.

    Staff across the HET build strong, supportive and productive relationships within their own schools, across the trust and the wider community.

    Excellence for compassion and respect:

    There is a level of respect from all at HET that is self-perpetuating and deep-rooted.

    HET schools create environments where every child can succeed. All children are treated with respect, have self-respect and respect others. This is clearly reflected in the way in which the children interact with each other, their teachers and the school environment.

    Staff in a HET school are considerate, thoughtful and respected professionals who treat their colleagues and the children accordingly.

With its close partnership with the Diocese of Chichester, the Hurst Education Trust is a Church of England Multi Academy Trust. As such it is proud of its identity and foundation and this is reflected explicitly and implicitly in its ethos, practices and policies. Central to the work of the Trust and its schools is the Church of England’s Vision for Education, “Educating for life in all of its fullness.” (John 10:10 “ I have come so that you may have life, and have it to the full.”) Under this umbrella, the Trust and its schools are open, welcoming and inclusive, embracing pupils of all faiths and none, committed to the flourishing of all of its pupils.

Diversity is celebrated and equal opportunities available to all. It is our belief that there are core common values universally recognised across faith boundaries, dignity, compassion, the removal of disadvantage and discrimination, empathy and encouragement which help foster and create a positive school environment in which all individuals can thrive and grow.

Tim Manly
Chief Executive of The Hurst Education Trust