Six Characteristics

At Orion we celebrate and reward six characteristics that we believe will support our students to become successful members of our school family and develop them to thrive in their lives as positive active citizens of their communities. Each day, each hour we look to empower our students to understand what these characteristics look and feel like. They are rewarded though postcards that build up to end of term and academic year rewards. We track the rewards on our Every Orion Student Matters tracker so we can ensure we can support the development for each and everyone of our students.

Our Pledge to all our students 

We strive at Orion to provide our students with the following opportunities to build their cultural capital. We are committed to our student pledge that is aimed to ensure all our students have the opportunity to achieve, experience and learn from.

All our students will:

participate in team sports and fitness to develop healthy lifestyles and personal skills

be offered the opportunity to experience a residential trip and visits to inspiring places

have the experience of listening to and meeting aspirational speakers to help shape their future aspirations

have the opportunity to develop their leadership skills (e.g peer mentors, sports leaders, student council representative)

have the opportunity to engage in work placements and employment skills development

have the opportunity to engage in community learning and social action work

develop independent living skills, preparing them for adult life

proactively engage in stories and fiction reading to support informing their life choices

have their talents recognised and celebrated

adopt a “can-do” attitude and leave Orion with a growth mindset to achieve in their future