Our Vision & Values

Our values embrace the high aspirations and opportunities we will create for our pupils and students at Whitby School as we encourage them to excel and develop both personally and academically.

“I will endeavour to be a person of great character who has the courage to realise my ambitions.”

Endeavour          Striving for excellence to reach our potential. 

Courage               Exploring new opportunities with determination for personal growth.

Ambition             A strong desire to succeed in achieving our goals. 

Character            Demonstrating qualities of honesty, integrity, kindness and respect in all we do.

Endeavour

Our school is a place where pupils will try their best to achieve, and we will support them in all their endeavours. We will teach and encourage our pupils and students to strive for academic excellence and success and to apply themselves with determination. We will demonstrate how focus and engagement with their learning will provide opportunities, experiences and success in their future endeavours.

Courage

Our vision is for our children to explore new opportunities, develop new skills and do what is right without fear. We will ensure our pupils and students are exposed to many experiences and opportunities to foster the courage and determination to succeed. We will encourage pupils to use their initiative, step outside their comfort zone, develop personal discipline and understand how to be safe and healthy as individuals and through their relationship with others whilst promoting a sense of belonging.

Ambition

We will encourage and teach our children to pursue their personal ambitions, to strive to achieve and develop the skills and qualities required to succeed. Our school will provide opportunities to explore different learning and career pathways allowing pupils and students to be ambitious and bold with their future options.

Character

We are committed to teaching our pupils and students to think and behave with great character where they reflect the qualities that define their individuality, our school and wider community. We aim to provide a safe, creative and caring space where every pupil and student is known and cared for as an individual, where our pupils and students show kindness and behave in a fair and honest manner, act with integrity and care deeply for their peers and wider community.