‘Growing minds ... unlocking potential’ 

Our vision is to equip our children with the attitudes, values, knowledge and skills to become active global citizens, by creating purposeful and memorable learning experiences that nurture individuality, spark curiosity and empower our pupils to unlock their potential, find their voice and be the best they can be.  

We live this vision through our values and through our ‘10 Big Ideas’    

At Witham Oaks Academy, it is driven by our desire to offer memorable learning experiences stepped in real-life contexts that excite, promote and sustain our children’s interests to foster their natural curiosity. This real world context approach to learning means pupils are provided with experiences not just lessons. They see that there is relevance and context to their learning.

Through the 'Big Ideas' of our curriculum, children will acquire interconnected knowledge and skills that are relevant and appropriate, linking with real world experiences and creating an enjoyment of learning, an appetite to know more and an inherent capacity to learn for a successful and fulfilling life. 

We value the partnership that exists between our parents, children and staff and strongly believe that by working together we ensure the children at our school experience the best possible start in life.

Core Values

We also place great emphasis on our CHAMPIONS Core Values which support our children to be:  

These values guide our actions and the choices we make. We endeavour to enable our pupils to leave Witham Oaks Academy having achieved their academic potential and prepared to be responsible citizens of the modern world.

What do our Values look like at Witham Oaks Academy?

• Pupils demonstrate effective oracy skills; they have the ability to ARTICULATE ideas and engage in meaningful discussion with others
• Pupils are HONEST; they have the courage to be truthful to themselves and others
• BRAVE pupils who are confident to take a risk and try new experiences, meet new people and explore the world.
• Pupils are MOTIVATED to accept the challenge of learning; they set themselves aspirational goals to see what they are capable of achieving
• Pupils take RESPONSIBILITY for their own learning and know they are in charge of what they do.
• Our pupils are REFLECTIVE, self-regulated learners who are aware of their strengths and weakness
• Pupils value teamwork and working COLLABORATIVELY to achieve a goal.
• Pupils show RESILIENCE; they see mistakes as an opportunity to learn and have a growth-mindset
• Pupils love finding things out and show CURIOSITY by asking questions about the world around them.