Here are our School Aims
Our “Aiming High” Vision and Values Statement:
We believe it is necessary to equip children with the skills, concepts, and attitudes necessary to promote lively, enquiring, imaginative and creative minds. We actively teach children how to learn.
The heart of our School revolves around the self-discipline of each individual. We believe that this philosophy is equally important and applicable to all our pupils regardless of gender, ethnic origin, or physical ability.
Aiming High
We learn from our mistakes – they are our friends.
We are positive thinkers.
We enjoy learning.
We think for ourselves.
We are organised.
We believe in ourselves.
We always try our best and work hard.
We take pride in what we do.
We know that quality counts.
We aim to achieve.
We work well as a team.
We value each other.
We look after our property.
We care for our world.
We look and listen.
We are gentle, kind and helpful.
We care and share.
The curriculum aims of the School as agreed by the Governing Body are as follows:
to help pupils develop lively, enquiring, imaginative and creative minds with the ability to question and argue rationally and to apply themselves to tasks;
to help children develop a reasoned set of attitudes, values and beliefs;
to help pupils develop healthy, fit bodies and equip them with a wide range of physical skills;
to help pupils to use language and number effectively;
to help pupils to develop in the basic areas of competence needed for varying employment patterns in a fast-changing world;
to help pupils to develop interests and skills which will enable them to enjoy and make the best use of leisure time;
to help pupils to understand the world in which they live, and the inter-dependence of individual, groups, nations and the environment;
to help pupils to understand the multicultural nature of society, to foster respect for those different religions, beliefs and ways of life and also develop an attitude which is opposed to discrimination against any person or group on grounds of socio-economic background, creed, ethnic origin or sex;
to help pupils to develop a sense of self respect with the capacity to live both as independent, self-motivated and self-disciplined adults and as contributory members of co-operative groups among which the family is a particularly important group;
to help pupils to develop aesthetic awareness;
to help pupils to appreciate human achievements and aspirations.