Mission Statement

We are a welcoming school community where everyone is expected to work to achieve their full potential. Enjoyment of school life, participation, respect for others and partnrships with parents underpin our thinking, planning and practice.

Aims

Values

To develop students' self esteem

To encourage students to work hard, to improve themselves and to respect the right of others to do so

To give students the opportunity to develop personal and communal responsibility

To develop respect, tolerance and understanding of all individuals

Behaviour

To provide a caring, structured and disciplined environment where everyone is expected to play a part in the maintenance of these features

To encourage self-discipline and self-respect through a supportive relationship between students, staff and parents

To teach students to respect their own and other people's property

Curriculum

To enable each student to reach his / her potential through a differentiated curriculum based on clear and shared objectives

To set high expectations of academic standards related to individual ability thereby fostering a culture of achievement

To plan and regularly review a curriculum which engages student's interest

To provide part of a whole-school education which helps prepare students for their future

To provide opportunities and encouragement to develop skills and attitudes in extra-curricular activities

Community

To recognise Gt. Cornard Middle School's place in the community and to foster links with the area

To recognise the importance of the home-school partnership in developing the whole person

To create a sense of belonging to and enjoyment of the school community