To provide a caring, supportive and stimulating environment in which pupils can learn and become responsible, confident and independent members of the community.
To help each pupil to develop an inquiring mind; the ability to question and debate rationally; and to use this ability in the application of tasks and skills.
To have high expectations of each pupil and guide them in order to fullfil their potential.
To acknowledge that failure can be a valuable learning process.
To acknowledge that all pupils are individuals and may require additional support at different times.
To make learning enjoyable.
To share and celebrate our achievements.
To involve everyone in our school community and share in the decision making process.
To recognise that everyone has a responsibility to support the ethos and aims of the school.
To recognise that all staff need the support and encouragement of colleagues, professionally and personally.
To accept that all staff have the right to professional development.
To be committed to Equality of Opportunities for all.
To recognise and acknowledge parental rights to involvement in their children’s education through the development of close working relationships.
To make the school a part of the whole community and to develop strong and productive links with that community.
To celebrate cultural diversity; to have respect and tolerance for the individuality of others and our school values.
To care for the environment and to be concerned about the wider world.