Foundation – Aims, Values & Practice

Aims

To inspire for life.

Confidence
We encourage individuals to be confident and considerate; fostering self-respect and self-belief.
Responsibility
Personal responsibility and service to others are expected; both have opportunity for expression within the school and beyond.
Achievement
In all areas of school life we seek to nurture talent and
aspiration, to encourage perseverance and to prepare
young people for the challenges of adult life.

Values

We achieve our aim through a strong working relationship between pupils, staff and families which is founded on the following values:

Trust
The Foundation’s Christian ethos guides our caring and straightforward approach.  We treat each other with respect and uphold our tradition as friendly and compassionate schools.
Truth
We value debate which is open, honest and informed to
stimulate creativity, intellectual curiosity and initiative.
Courage
We challenge ourselves and each other to change for the better.

Practice

We provide a community to be proud of, where pupils can explore, make mistakes, learn and grow.  In order to do this:

Support
We put the well-being of our pupils first, with excellent pastoral care.
Learning
We encourage successful learning through effective teaching and a commitment to a broad education.
Recognition
We recognise and reward success and commitment,
progress and achievement.