Ethos and Values

As a school community we are committed to realising our vision that Great Learning Changes Lives by creating a culture in which everyone aspires to achieve. We strive to provide a welcoming, challenging, secure and inclusive learning environment where all students and staff are respected, cared for and feel that they belong. 

Our aim is to prepare our students for the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead, enabling each student to realise their full potential by embracing the values and skills necessary for long-term self-development and the growth of our community and wider society. We encourage our students to believe actively that they will play a part in shaping the present and future world and that their actions will determine their destiny.

We equally recognise and promote the importance of life-long learning for our staff, developing a culture that we can always be ‘even better’ and supporting them with professional and career development.

We believe self-respect and consideration for others are valuable life behaviours. To facilitate high aspirations, progress and achievement, we have high expectations of behaviour, rooted in respect for one another. To work well, we must all act with courtesy, co-operation and common sense.