Powerful & unique ethos : The Floreat Model
A Shrewsbury Education is based on the Floreat model, unique to Shrewsbury schools. Floreat means ‘to flourish’ and can relate to people or to institutions. A Shrewsbury education ensures each child ‘flourishes’ (becomes the ‘best version of themselves’ by providing opportunities for development and growth in the areas known as Intellective, Active, Expressive and Reflective.
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Shrewsbury’s Floreat model is unique and powerful.
We actively encourage our pupils to develop a range of character strengths grouped around six core Salopian virtues:
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Salopian virtues: at a Shrewsbury school, character is everything
The Shrewsbury School motto summarises this emphasis on the development of character Intus Si Recte Ne Labora – ‘if all is right within, trouble not’.