Great
Cornard Upper School 1998/99
It is our
mission to provide broad, balanced, relevant and enjoyable quality education for all. Our
curriculum aims to increase motivation and raise self-esteem by combining high academic
achievement with vocational training. We are committed to lifelong learning in an
atmosphere of mutual respect and in a stimulating and well resourced environment.
approved by
Governors on 30/08/'96
Our Aims
- To strive for excellence in all we do, based on agreed values.
- To offer a broad, balanced, coherent and relevant curriculum with high standards
of teaching and learning.
- To enable all learners to achieve their full potential irrespective of academic
ability, gender, race and culture.
- To help to develop adaptable, creative and motivated individuals who can take
responsibility for their own learning and also work effectively in teams.
- To encourage everyone to reach their own informed judgements and decisions and
to act upon them responsibly.
- To develop self-discipline and tolerance as well as respect for themselves and
others.
- To foster positive, supportive and stimulating relationships with all members of
the school community and the wider world.
- To provide a caring environment in which everyone feels that their efforts and
contributions are valued.
‘Living and Learning Together’
depends on all members of the school community acting with courtesy, consideration, care
and respect for everyone at all times.
- All the information in this brochure is correct at the time of publication.
Students are sometimes photographed when taking part in school activities, including by
the local press.
Great Cornard Upper School is a mixed comprehensive school with
about 1000 students aged 13-19.
We are committed to:
- raising student achievement in the widest sense
- extending the range of opportunities for young people
- embracing lifelong learning with an increased range of
community facilities and resources.
This year we celebrate our first 25 years with the achievement
of Technology College status. This will enable us to improve our facilities and resources
to help all our students move successfully into the 21st century with confidence, and help
them prepare better for higher and further education, employment and training.
Come and join the very successful partnership our school and
its staff has established with:
- parents
- GCUS Association for parents and friends of the school
- our pyramid with 8 first and 2 middle schools
- Hadleigh High School, to support their students progress into our joint sixth
form
- University of Cambridge to support the training of excellent young teachers
- Suffolk Careers Ltd to support successful progression
- Suffolk Libraries & Heritage
- local businesses through SSBLG (Sudbury Schools Business Liaison Group)
- international links with partner schools in France, Germany, Austria, Denmark,
Italy, Finland and the USA.
