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AIMS OF THE SCHOOL

Note: this is extracted from the School Prospectus - click on the link on the left for the full text.

Pupils

  • To offer the best educational opportunities for the development of the 'whole child' as life long learners
  • To enable all pupils to develop confidence and enthusiasm for learning
  • To encourage pupils to be happy and eager to learn in harmony with each other
  • To promote the importance of developing self esteem and awareness of the differing needs of others
  • To establish in each child a sense of right and wrong and the attainment of caring behaviour towards other people
  • To encourage respect of own environment and community
  • To promote a sense of pride in own and peers' work and achievements
  • To provide opportunities to learn about other cultures and customs and for pupils to become citizens, not only of the UK, but of the world
  • Staff

  • To work enthusiastically as a team that demonstrates dedication, hard work, knowledge and self organisation
  • To provide a broad and well balanced inclusive curriculum in a nurturing supportive environment
  • To celebrate success in all aspects of school life and work
  • To provide an environment that is both safe and secure and offers creativity and stimulation for all who work at the school
  • Community/Parents

  • To involve parents and community in a partnership with the school
  • To share responsibilities for the environment in which children must live
  • To keep parents and community informed of the needs of the school and the child
  • To establish community and parental support for the school resources
  • To provide a focus for community involvement
  • To value the role of parents and community in enabling opportunities for learning
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