The principle that underlies everything that is done at Linksfield Academy - curricular, personal, social - is to encourage all pupils to achieve their full potential by providing equal opportunities for all.
The specific aims of the school are: -
- to provide all pupils with a welcoming, secure and stimulating environment that creates in them a sense of pride in and loyalty to the school
- to improve individual self-esteem and the will of pupils to achieve of their best
- to encourage a positive attitude to learning and to attainment in school
- to ensure a full, broad and balanced curriculum for all pupils in accordance with National and Regional guidelines:
- to ensure a full range of qualifications is available to all pupils appropriate to their needs and abilities and in line with National and Regional policies
- to challenge all pupils through a rich variety of teaching and learning experiences and opportunities and to develop knowledge, attitudes and skills to equip them for life in an increasingly technological world
- to enable all pupils to take progressively more responsibility for their own learning
- to develop in pupils the growth of spiritual and cultural values, encouraging a spirit of tolerance and respect in an increasingly multi-cultural society
- to develop in all pupils the ability to work, communicate and cooperate with others and to react positively, responsibly and appropriately to different situations
- to provide the fullest possible range of extra-curricular activities and to encourage maximum participation
- to ensure full communication and interaction with parents in all aspects of pupil activity
- to ensure full development as a Community School through Community Education, the school curriculum, adult education and involvement of the local community
- to encourage links between the school and the world of work through work experience and curricular liaison with industry.