Our Ethos & Values

Our Ethos

At Marsden Heights we believe that children deserve the very best of all that has been “thought and said” in every subject area by the careful selection of our core knowledge. We desire to support our pupils to grow into confident, creative and resilient adults who have a lifelong love of learning. We seek to ensure that our pupils are effective communicators, active participants and independent learners who can take their next steps into an increasingly uncertain world with secure knowledge from the range of subjects we offer.

All pupils should be:

• ambitious– to achieve the best
• confident – to have the courage of their convictions and to take risks in the right cause
• creative – to imagine possibilities and make them real
• respectful –in all that they do
• enthusiastic – to seek opportunity, find what is good and pursue their talents and interests
• determined – to overcome obstacles and reach success

In order to support our pupils in their academic and personal development, we believe it is essential they experience a wide range of opportunities. Our commitment to ‘Education with character ’provides wider opportunities for our pupils to access a well-rounded curriculum that extends learning beyond the classroom.

Our Values

Hard Work
We believe that throughout our lives we need to have the right work ethic. We work to the very best of our ability in everything that we do. We do believe that we do not give up, but that we think round the problems we face. We are resilient and we perservere so that with help, support and teamwork, we can find the solutions. We know that the work we put in now will help us climb our own personal mountains to ensure that we can be successful at university and in life.

Trust
We all need to place our trust in others. We recognise that this can sometimes make us vulnerable. With trust comes great responsibility and we trust both staff and pupils to behave with integrity and to treat each other with kindness and with respect. We expect that same level of behaviour both inside and outside of Marsden Height Community College, as we are rightly very proud of our college.

Fairness
We believe that everyone deserves opportunities to be the best that they can be. We realise that we are individuals and that we do not all start at the same point in life. We do not believe that a pupil needs to fit in with Marsden Heights Community College – we feel that they need to fit with Marsden Heights Community College. We value our differences, and we accept that we are all valued and valuable.