Do a quick internet search for “school vision” and you’ll quickly find a mass of examples, all of them sharing a very similar language, says London headteacher Paul Jackson.
No-one can doubt the sincerity behind these vision statements. Every school wants to be a good school, providing high-quality teaching to their children, instilling in them a love of learning and helping them strive and achieve.
“These are all nice visions but do they really tell us about the school?” asks Mr Jackson, headteacher of Manorfield Primary in Tower Hamlets. “I think every school should be a good school. But what is going to be special about it? What really stands out?”
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