Keys to Success - Achieving Success Together

ACHIEVING SUCCESS TOGETHER

At Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich, we support our pupils to develop the character attributes, traits and behaviours that we believe will help to underpin success in school and beyond, both now and in their future lives.  We call these the East Dulwich Keys to Success and we believe these are the ‘keys’ to unlocking future success. At HPAD we have agreed a set of character attributes or ‘keys’, and the focus on developing these in our pupils is at the core of our ethos at Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich – it underpins everything we do from our curriculum to our approach to behaviour management.

Keys to Success (K2S) is more than just a subject - it is about helping our pupils grasp what is ethically important in situations and how to act for the right reasons, so that they become more autonomous and reflective. Our pupils need to decide the kind of person they wish to become, to learn to choose intelligently between alternatives, to develop good sense and to ultimately become good citizens.

At Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich, we have identified eight character attributes or Keys to Success:

• Determination
• Curiosity
• Community spirited
• Respect
• Integrity
• Self-control
• Conscientiousness
• Responsibility

 

Key to Success	Description
Determination	Staying with a task until it is complete, even when it is unpleasant or difficult
Curiosity	Showing an eagerness and interest in the world around us and a strong desire to learn something new.
Community spirited	Being ready to help others in our community as needed. Having a friendly, generous nature that encourages those around us.
Respect	Having polite consideration for ourselves, others, property and those in authority.  Being considerate and understanding of others without compromising our own values.
Integrity	Being truthful with our words and actions. Learning what is right and wrong and choosing what is right.
Self-control	Being able to manage our words, actions and emotions, through our own initiative, and without supervision.
Conscientiousness	Being thorough, careful and vigilant with a desire to do a task well.
Responsibility	Being in charge of what we say and do, accepting the consequences of our actions, and being accountable for our own learning.

 

We promote the East Dulwich Keys to Success in many ways, including:

• The language we use as a community to discuss learning and behaviour;
• The way we celebrate learning;
• The decisions we make as an Academy;
• Our approach to behaviour management.