In our school we aim to provide:

• A safe, secure, caring and disciplined environment where learning can take place
• Equality of education opportunity which allows students to fulfil their potential
• An education which is balanced and challenging
• A sense of community and shared purpose
• A positive working ethos where students are recognized as priority
• Effective and efficient delivery of a broad, balanced, differentiated and appropriate curriculum
• A range of educational and social experiences appropriate to the age, ability and needs of other students
• Opportunity for individuals to excel within their own ability
• Good pastoral care for all students
• The opportunity for students to gain external qualifications
• A dedicated and hardworking staff
• A service to the community through Day Release Programmes, Further Education courses and Community Education activities
• A Vocational Training Programme which takes account of the world of work
• Recognition of our colleagues' value

We take every opportunity to:

• Encourage positive parent/teacher relationships
• Encourage positive student/teacher relationships
• Encourage positive staff relationships
• Create a welcoming atmosphere for all school users
• Foster links with parents and the wider community
• Build on students' strengths and prepare them for adult life
• Provide Extra Curricular activities where students and staff interact with each other in a less formal atmosphere
• Make students aware of issues affecting both St Helena and the wider world
• Encourage students to become responsible, reliable, trustworthy citizens
• Foster within students a lifetime love for learning
• Report the progress of students in a comprehensible way
• Mould students to be considerate and useful members of society
• Broaden students' horizons by exposing them to variety of stimuli and subjects
• Foster within students a caring attitude towards their environment

Parents/guardians and other clients are asked to give their support to the school by:

• Ensuring their child attends school regularly
• Writing notes to cover their child's absence from school
• Ensuring their child is appropriately dressed and equipped
• Checking and signing their child's homework diary regularly
• Giving feedback in relation to written reports
• Becoming actively involved in PTA activities
• Attending parents' consultation evenings
• Providing good discipline and encouraging their child to maintain a good attitude towards school
• Making the Headteacher their first point of contact if they have concerns or queries about their child's education
• Showing a sustained interest in their child's education
• Using the correct procedures when booking facilities provided by the school
• Respecting and preserving the school and its environment