• Develop and maintain in pupils lively enquiring minds.

• Promote the ability to question and discuss rationally.

• Encourage students to apply themselves to a range of tasks and skills and enjoy carrying them out.

• Develop competence in them and appreciation of them.

• Help pupils develop personal, spiritual and moral values an understanding of religious and beliefs a tolerance others and their ways of life.

• Promote equal opportunities for all students.

• Value each student as an individual enabling them to develop a positive self image and encourage self discipline.

• Raise achievement through active independent learning and then vital support of parents.

• Provide a broad balanced curriculum which fulfils the requirements of the national curriculum and which should be appropriate and matched to the development level and needs of individuals.

• Help pupils to appreciate human achievements and aspirations.