Ethos & Vision

Greenside Ethos and Vision

We aim to Inspire, Challenge and Nurture in all we do

GREENSIDE FILM FACTORY

Our Vision and Ethos

Our vision at Greenside is for every student to achieve that little bit more than thought possible and our expectations are high!

We believe that ‘Learning is Everything and Everything is Learning!’ and so every Learning Experience is designed to ensure that we ‘Break Boundaries’ and challenge our students to be Leaders.

Our aim is to support all students to be ‘World Ready and Test Ready through the Arts’.

We want all of our students and staff to be inspired to be learners and leaders.

We place SMSC (social, moral, spiritual and cultural) experiences at the heart of everything we do and we expect our students to be kind, reflective people and curious, creative learners – exploring ‘big questions’ and making the world a better place.

Greenside is a place of fun and excitement, a place to be inspired and to be fearless!

Our Experiential Learning Model is built on strong educational and pedagogical research and it is premised on the vision and ethos outlined above.

We are proud to be part of Greenside, GGL (Greenside, Griffin and Lena Gardens) and The Elliot Foundation.

We are proud of our diversity and to be London, British and World Citizens.

GREENSIDE FILM FACTORY School Improvement Plan: 2017-2018 Key Priorities for our journey to Outstanding – Year 3
1	Key Priority 1 – Develop our ‘Breaking Boundaries – Experiential Learning Model: Year 3 – Flip the Learning!’ *People, Places, Things! Who, Where, Why? World Thinking: Big, critical, curious questions* Greenside World Ready & Test Ready programmes through our Film Factory – learning about Film, through Film and making Films.
	*Breaking Boundaries – Flip the Learning!* *Greenside – An Inspirational Space of Experiential Learning* Film Factory – Learning is Everything, Everything is Learning! The Greenside Experiential Learning Cycle: a) Our students must be willing to be actively involved in every learning experience b) Our students must be able to reflect on their learning experiences c) Our students must possess and use critical thinking & analytical skills to conceptualize the experience d) Our students must possess curiosity, creativity, decision making and problem solving skills in order to use the new ideas gained from their learning experiences.
	Develop: a) STAR Days and b) Film Crew Days

2	Key Priority 2 – Develop our Community Learning & Links – Year 3 – Making Greenside even better!
	Develop: a) The Food Experience, b) Green-World (Eco+), c) Learning beyond our Classrooms, d) Community Links

3	Key Priority 3 – Develop Leadership at Greenside and beyond – Year 3 – Leading to Break Boundaries!
	Develop: a) A creative, innovative, sustainable Staff Leadership model – introducing our Head of School, challenging our Deputy to break new boundaries and supporting our new Leaders. b) Student Leadership through our Growing Generation Programme: Student Personal Development & Specialism Award Scheme. c) Greenside as a partner within the GGL Federation and across The Elliot Foundation. d) An innovative and effective LGB across the GGL Federation.
	Karen Bastick-Styles – Executive Head – 1st September 2017