The School Aims
The aims of the school are:Curriculum:
To ensure a broad and balanced curriculum that provides pupils with the best possible learning opportunities and experiences.
Attainment:
To ensure that all pupils are able to realise their potential through the promotion and recognition of achievement and excellence.
Learning & Teaching:
To provide the highest quality of learning and teaching experiences that enable pupils to enjoy their education and develop positive attitudes towards learning.
Ethos:To provide a welcoming, safe and caring environment in which each pupil is valued and supported.
Resource Management:
To improve the quality of learning and teaching through effective organisation and management of the school's resources.
Support for Pupils:
To provide effective support systems for all pupils which promote personal and social development and underpin academic achievement.
Management and Leadership:To ensure that the school's promoted staff provide high quality leadership, management and support.
Professional Development:
To improve the quality of educational experiences for pupils through a programme of continuing professional development for all staff.
Partnership:
To build and maintain effective partnerships between the school and its parental body, external support agencies and its wider community.
Learning for Life:To equip pupils with the foundation skills, attitudes and expectations required to prosper in a changing society and to encourage creativity and ambition.
Learning Environment:
To ensure that all pupils are able to experience a calm, positive and safe learning environment that promotes good behaviour, self-discipline and respect for others.
Values and Citizenship:
To prepare pupils for responsible citizenship by developing values, beliefs and attitudes compatible with life in a modern, democratic and multicultural society.
Social Inclusion:To ensure that every pupil enjoys equality of access to educational opportunities regardless of social or economic background.
Health Promotion:
To ensure good health in all pupils through strategies which promote physical and mental wellbeing and self-esteem.