The Aims of the School and of the Curriculum
1.Every child is a valued individual who has great potential.
2.Every child develops at differing rates.
3.Learning is a lifelong process.
4.Education is a partnership between home and school.
5.Our phase of education is the most vital.
6.To provide the highest quality education possible.
· Raise levels of attainment for all pupils, enabling them to achieve their personal best
· Develop confident, disciplined and enquiring learners, able to make informed choices.
· Foster a love of learning.
· Foster self-esteem and personal responsibility, linked to respect for the needs and feelings of others.
· Facilitate considerate and positive relationships between all members of the school community.
· Ensure equal opportunities in relation to gender, race, class, special needs and belief.
· Value and respect all cultures.
· Provide a safe and happy work place.
· Promote a thoughtful attitude towards the immediate and wider environment.
THE AIMS OF THE CURRICULUM
- To develop a positive self image with a growing confidence to enable children to develop their own talents and personalities so that they can grow into independent, well motivated members of society;
- To develop lively enquiring minds which are able to question and solve problems in both methodical and imaginative ways;
- To work co-operatively, being sensitive to the needs of others, giving a foundation to building good personal relationships;
- To use language and number appropriately in order to understand and communicate information effectively;
- To gain a reasoned set of attitudes, values and beliefs, which enable us all to respect and value other races, religions and ways of life;
- To recognise, evaluate and celebrate human achievements and aspirations;
- To express themselves creatively and appreciate aesthetic, creative and imaginative forms;
- To promote their own good health and well being;
- SCHOOL ETHOS
Recognising its historic foundation, the school will preserve and develop its religious character in accordance with the principles of the Church at parish and diocesan level. The school aims to serve its community by providing education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice. It encourages an understanding of the meaning of faith and promotes Christian values through the experience it offers pupils. The ethos of the school promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, emotional, social and academic progress of every child. We strive for a safe, secure and positive learning environment, in which all learners can thrive.
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