9 Habits at Oasis Academy Putney

Compassionate: ‘To be compassionate and kind whilst acting justly’

Compassion is the ability and willingness to place ourselves in the position of another and, as a result, be

able to show kindness to them, without ignoring or dismissing the truth about their situation.

Considerate: ‘To choose to love others like you love yourself’

To be considerate is to see the intrinsic worth in others, to choose to care about them and treat them in the way that you would yourself. That is only truly possible when we understand our own self-worth and function from that place and belief. When we do this it changes the way we see, treat and respond to others

Forgiving: ‘To be forgiving and committed to healthy relationships’

To forgive another is to choose not to allow their actions and behaviour in the past, which may have hurt or offended us, to determine our behaviour towards them in the future. Forgiveness is never easy but it is always transforming… it always changes things.

Honest: ‘To be honest and have integrity’

Honesty is about being truthful. Being honest includes acknowledging when we have got things wrong and taking responsibility for our actions. As we do this, we become a person of integrity - there is an alignment between what we say we are and how we behave.

Hopeful: ‘To be hopeful in seeking transformation’

Hope is not wishful thinking. It is a belief that causes us to find the light when everything around us feels hard or dark or challenging or without hope. Someone once said that ‘you have to kick at darkness until it bleeds daylight.’ So hope is about holding on and working for a better tomorrow, despite what the conditions and circumstances say today.

Patient: ‘To be patient and persevering’

Patience is the ability not just to tolerate delay or something not happening as quickly as we might have hoped for. It is also about the way we wait and the attitude we adopt as we do so, delaying immediate gratification and being prepared to keep going for the long haul; not giving up when things don’t work out but finding ways to develop work that is sustainable and grow relationships steadily. As we grow patience we gain a long-term perspective.

Joyful: ‘To be joyful and positive and help others to be the same’

Real joy is not shallow or momentary but is rooted in a deep sense of contentment with life, free from grasping and striving. Such joy brings peace and calm to ourselves and others. It is liberating and life giving and builds resistance in our lives and the teams we are a part of.

Humble: ‘To be honouring of others through serving with humility’

To be humble is to recognise that all people are created equal and are therefore of equal value. Because of this, a humble person will not laud it over others or use power to coerce, or pursue position and status but instead will choose to serve others, seeing their intrinsic worth and giving them honour and encouragement.

Self-controlled: 'To be self-controlled’

Self-control is having the ability to manage our own emotions and actions. When we have self-control we are not controlled by our own emotions but are able to maintain a right perspective on our life, our work and our relationships. It is a key part of emotional intelligence