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School ethos, vision and aspiration

Whole-school issues Senior leadership Character education
Character, aspiration and school ethos are all linked. Matt Bawden advises on the importance of school ethos, how it links to aspiration, and how we must communicate it. He offers three guiding principles for using school ethos or vision to raise aspirations

It is possible that some students, parents, staff or others may not feel a part of your school’s ethos. If this is the case, they are unlikely to aspire to more than their own personal vision and values allow. We all have a world-view, and if ours does not push us to do more or be more then we will not gain more.

Those who feel marginalised may do so because they feel the school is not there for them, that the ethos is not inclusive, or because they feel the ethos people talk about, that would include them, is not the reality.

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