ODBST – Empowering Lives, Flourishing Together

Our vision becomes a reality through living our values.

 

 

Our inclusivity value will be seen in action when our differences become our strength and achievement.

Our community value will be seen in action when pupils and adults are learning, loving, achieving and flourishing together.

Our service value will be seen in action when pupils are seeking the common good in all that they do.

Our empowerment value will be seen in action when our pupils are able to say, ‘I am special because………. and I am learning to excel at………’

Our purpose is clear: we want our pupils to achieve all that they possibly can and, in doing so, that they and their families experience the best quality of education and care.

Living “life in all its fullness” – John 10:10

Each of our schools has its own character and serves a unique community, but we are united by a shared vision. We are committed to ensuring that this vision embraces every pupil and adult, regardless of background or belief. This unity fosters a common zest for life and learning, enabling us to deliver a broad, enriched, and exciting curriculum. We are dedicated to helping every young person experience life in all its fullness by empowering them to reach their highest potential. We believe in inclusivity, ensuring everyone feels valued, respected, and part of our larger family. Our strength lies in the collaboration across our schools - working together as one unified body, sharing resources, expertise, and support to ensure that no one is left behind.

Our unique school communities thrive on mutual support, shared learning, and the collective goal of making a positive impact. Through our commitment to service, we aim to make a difference not only within our schools but also in the wider world. Together, we create an environment where every young person and adult can flourish, embracing all the opportunities life and learning have to offer.

Our vision for empowering lives and flourishing together is rooted with Jesus' promise of 'life in all its fullness’.

We have identified 4 core values: Inclusivity, Community, Service, Empowerment that resonate with what we believe the ODBST Learner and Leader should follow.  They reflect the values that are central to our schools and the diocese. Through our values, we aim for excellence for everyone in our Trust. Building on the uniqueness of our pupils, families and school communities, we strive to enable everyone to develop and thrive intellectually, socially, culturally and spiritually.

 

At ODBST this means that everyone is accepted and supported, regardless of faith or culture. We will strive for everyone to be given every opportunity to reach their potential.  We believe everyone is unique and everyone matters.

Many pupils and staff in our schools will come from diverse home backgrounds and our pupils will be at different stages of their own academic and spiritual journey during their time in school. All pupils will receive support, guidance and challenge so that they are motivated, ambitious and courageous individuals who seek to be the best they can be. We embody the experience of an inclusive community, where we share our gifts, where the emphasis is on what we can contribute, rather than on what we might receive and where we give to each according to need.

“Our differences are our strength as a species and as a world community” Nelson Mandela 

 

At ODBST we work in unison with all our families. Together we learn, love, achieve and flourish. Within our family of schools, each individual is encouraged to discover and grow their talents to their fullest potential. We believe by encouraging, inspiring and building each other up we secure the best outcomes for every member of our community. 

We believe quality relationships and partnerships are a central element of interdependence: all are needed and valued and each person is important. We will work together to support each other so that everyone can make a contribution and everyone feels included. We encourage everyone to have a sense of pride in their community and the wider world. 

“The minute we become an integrated whole, we look through the same eyes and we see a whole different world together” Azizah Al-Hibri

 

We encourage everyone to look after themselves and others around them. We encourage children in our schools to seek the common good in all that they do through acts of kindness. ODBST believes that our gifts and talents are to be used in ways that will improve the lives of themselves and others.

We help children to develop skills that will allow them to participate fully and contribute positively to the social and cultural life of modern Britain, maximising opportunities for our children to serve their school and local community. We create a culture where serving one another and the wider community is celebrated and seen as an important mark of character development. We regularly invite visitors to our schools who are making a difference to society through their service and courageous advocacy, to inform and inspire us and to present positive role models with ethical and moral integrity for us to follow.

“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others” Mahatma Gandhi

 

At ODBST we will encourage everyone to trust in their own capabilities and to recognise their potential. We want to challenge ourselves to be the best we can be – even when this becomes hard.

We will do this by leading by example, supporting and guiding one another, celebrating accomplishments, providing opportunities for all, developing confidence, resilience and perseverance in both our children and our adults. We will encourage curiosity with a mindset of continuous improvement and personal growth.  We want our pupils to be able to say, ‘I am special because………..  and I am learning to excel at………….’

"There is no gate, no lock, no bolt that you can set upon the freedom of my mind" Virginia Woolf