Ethos
Woodbrook Vale High School is a place where each pupil is given the best education in a safe and caring environment, where every child is encouraged to succeed in his or her own way; where the curriculum is
exciting and challenging; and where each pupil can learn unhindered by the disinterested or disaffected.
exciting and challenging; and where each pupil can learn unhindered by the disinterested or disaffected.
School Vision, Aims and Mission
Our Vision Statement of “Caring for Success” encapsulates the ethos of the school and is the cornerstone of everything we do.
Aims
We want everyone to:
- Have high expectations and a determination to achieve success in all aspects of learning;
- Value each person equally and celebrate the fact that everyone can achieve success;
- Become active and responsible citizens, participating in and benefiting from the life of the school and community;
- Be a highly motivated lifelong learner equipped for the modern world;
- Be actively involved in raising, recognising and celebrating their own achievements and those of others;
- Have a sense of personal and social responsibility within our diverse and multi-cultural society;
- Have high self esteem and respect for themselves and all others.
Our Mission is to provide an excellent and enriching education for all learners
We seek to achieve this by:
- Focusing on learning and teaching as our prime activity;
- Taking an imaginative approach to a broad and balanced curriculum;
- Providing opportunities for enrichment in extended and extra-curricular activities through the widest possible range of experiences and opportunities for everybody;
- Expecting achievement which improves on previous best and adds value;
- Celebrating and valuing the achievements of all members of the school;
- Promoting equality of access, opportunity and entitlement;
WBV is for the whole range of
pupils. We are, and want to be a
truly comprehensive school that
values all people equally but
meets their needs individually.
pupils. We are, and want to be a
truly comprehensive school that
values all people equally but
meets their needs individually.
- Promoting collaboration and teamwork between all members of the school community including students, parents, staff and governors;
- Caring for each student’s personal, moral and spiritual development;
- Developing in each pupil the skills and motivation to take part in lifetime learning and to be active citizens in our rapidly changing society;
- Providing a supportive, disciplined and stimulating environment.
