Our Purpose and Values
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to equip everyone in our school community to lead fulfilling, purposeful and multifaceted lives – now and in their boundless futures.
Our Values
Do the Right Thing
This value is about making good choices. About doing the right thing, even if it’s also the hard thing. About integrity. And ultimately, about being a force for good in our changing world.
Everyone at KES lives this value through our dedication to:
Independent thinking - we encourage bold critical thinking so that every KES person can challenge, debate and understand what the ‘right thing’ means in our school community as well as for them personally
Healthy self-esteem - self-worth is the foundation that lets us act with conviction and authenticity; to know what our own ‘right thing’ is and to work towards achieving it, in school and throughout life
This value stands against: arrogance, overconfidence and “know it all ism”
Lift Others
This value is about kindness - and seeking opportunities to be kind. About being selfless and putting other people first. About contributing. About how raising others up also raises ourselves.
Everyone at KES lives this value through our dedication to:
Community spirit - this means belief in all of KES as one inclusive community, from the youngest pupil to the oldest, but also supporting our wider communities
Collaboration - working as a true team is the key to communication, positive outcomes and lifting others for everyone’s shared benefit
This value stands against: selfishness, bullying, siloes, being unhelpful, being passive
Keep Growing
This value is about being open to new things. About being ambitious for ourselves and what we can achieve, in big and small ways. About being adaptable and willing to evolve.
Everyone at KES lives this value through our dedication to:
A growth mindset - driving change is one of the best ways to grow, as a community and as individuals; we foster a lifelong drive to learn, to evolve and to embrace opportunities
Resilience - failing is part of trying; we encourage each other to go for it, and provide the safety net for when people fall - because handling the downs as well the ups makes us stronger
This value stands against: being static or having a fixed mindset, not pushing ourselves, being held back by fear of failure
