School Aims
The Sandon School aims to be:
1. A Learning Organisation
- focussing on aiming higher together
- promoting lifelong learning for students, staff, parents, governors and the community
- setting clear targets for every learner in a spirit of continuous improvement
- maximising results at all levels by enabling good teaching and learning to flourish
- providing a purposeful education in preparation for life
- recognising and celebrating all achievements for all learners
2. A Caring and Supportive Community
- that values and challenges each individual
- that encourages mutual respect and courtesy
- that has high expectations and positive attitudes to learning, behaviour, the school and the environment
- that allows the fullest possible development of everyone’s intellectual, social, moral and personal potential
- that ensures our students grow up to lead safe, happy, healthy and successful lives
- with a positive culture and ethos that seeks to promote the wellbeing of staff and students alike
3. An Effective Learning Environment
- with firm, purposeful leadership empowering others to achieve and participate
- with clear, fair and consistent discipline
- with a comprehensive and shared development plan
- with sound management and good communications at all levels
- with high quality sustainable resources and an attractive working environment which promotes ownership and pride
- that uses technology to raise academic achievement and promote a technological, enterprising and vocational culture
4. A Popular School
- where students want to come and staff want to work
- where parents choose to send their children
- in a community that supports and benefits from the work taking place
- which values working with other schools in the area
- with a confident and supportive governing board
AIMING HIGHER TOGETHER