Evaluate Methods of Communicating a School’s Ethos, Mission, Aims and Values.

3.b Evaluate methods of communicating a school’s ethos, mission, aims and values.

A school’s ethos, mission, aims and values can be communicated via the school Literature: school prospectus, school handbook, school policies as well as school website and also in school. Home/school agreements, meetings and open days are also a good ways of communicating this to parents. Assemblies and worship are also used to present school’s ethos, mission, aims and values.

Parents can get an initial idea about the school’s ethos, mission, aims and values from the school’s prospectus and website before even deciding to enrol their children into the institution. Although, if the written information does not clarify certain points, face-to-face meeting with the school staff, e.g. on an open day might be useful. The School’s Handbook will detail all the policies, aims and values for future reference, but also it is essential to have an initial meeting between the teachers and the new parents so that they can talk about all the crucial points. Pupils should also be encourages to read to School’s Handbook or browse the website so that they are aware what is expected of them at school and what they can expect from the institution. Furthermore, school assemblies or common worships in a religious institution reinforce the ethos and values the teachers wish to give over to the children.

My school communicates its ethos, mission, aims and values through letters, governor’s report and prospectus.

I think my school is communicating effectively as these things are easily available in the school or on the website. Prospective parents may have to visit the school to actually have a feel of the school.

I examined other schools as well and I think they have been able to communicate their ethos, mission, aims and values through their website. Although there may have been bits missing but they had nearly 80% of the information on the website. If I was a prospective parent, I could have been...