Aims and Mission Statement
Aims
The School’s aims are to enable students to:
- learn in an orderly, disciplined atmosphere, with equality of opportunity, in order to achieve excellence;
- discover a love of learning and so develop lively, creative, enquiring minds and the capacity for independent thought and problem solving;
- be able to communicate ideas effectively, both in English and at least one modern foreign language;
- acquire and develop both a body of knowledge and a range of learning and technological skills which will equip them for adult life in a rapidly changing world;
- become effective citizens through gaining an understanding of the economic and political environment in which they live, and appreciating its relationship with the international community;
- gain an understanding of, and a respect for, social, moral and spiritual values in a multi-cultural society;
- develop an appreciation of, and respect for, the environment, and understanding of its formation and characteristics, and the impact of man’s activities on it;
- have opportunities to take part in cultural activities within the school and in society;
- become caring individuals who are considerate of the needs of others, self-disciplined and socially adept.
Mission Statement
The mission of this school is to prepare resilient and responsible leaders for the future, who are able to compete in a global economy. We promote high aspiration, ambition and excellence. We are unashamedly ambitious for the future success of our students.
We aim to:
- Enable students to cope emotionally, physically and spiritually with the pressures and demands of life
- Provide a broad, well-balanced and personalised curriculum
- Provide the highest quality education for able students, to enable them to achieve excellence in public examinations
It is central to the philosophy of this school that our students will
- Learn in an orderly, disciplined atmosphere following the Code Conduct
- Develop the capacity for creative, independent thought and problem-solving
- Be able to communicate ideas in English and at least one foreign modern language
- Develop appropriate technological skills
- Understand our economic and political environment
- Become effective citizens who have developed sound judgement, maturity and compassion
- Understand and respect social, moral and spiritual values in a multi-cultural society and take part in cultural activities
- Appreciate and understand the environment
- Become caring individuals who are valued and feel safe and secure