At Phoenix, our provision is guided by the College’s founding principles:
DYNAMIC LEADERSHIP | Demonstrate dynamic leadership, with excellent actions that have a corresponding impact on provision for our students. |
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EXCELLENT TEACHING | Provide excellent teaching that engages, challenges and enthuses each student in each lesson, daily. |
CARING ETHOS | Create a caring environment which keeps students safe, happy and healthy. |
HIGH EXPECTATIONS | Show belief in our students ability to achieve a high level in every aspect of their development, whether it be social, academic or extra-curricular. |
AMBITIOUS CURRICULUM | Provide an ambitious curriculum that offers a rich body of academic, social and cultural knowledge and skills. |
SUPPORTIVE BEHAVIOUR CULTURE | Foster a supportive and optimistic culture which develops the behaviour and attitudes of determined learners. |
RIGOROUS PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT | Provide well-planned and robust personal development that supports and challenges EVERY child, and helps them acquire a wide range of skills; so that when they leave us, they are confident in their own abilities. |
Phoenix uses these guiding principles to build and plan our educational provisions and services. Therefore, we welcome students with their various future plans, whether it’s moving on to Sixth Form, going to University, obtaining an apprenticeship, or going into the workplace. Through our inclusive and positive approach, we help to maintain the high expectations of all our students and their aspirations.
Our vision and aims
At Phoenix, we welcome students with a variety of prior education experiences and with varied aims. This is fundamental to what we do – our vision is to be a flexible home for all students, and so we seek to offer a curriculum and experience that allows students to pursue learning interests, that fits around other priorities, and gives them the structure needed to work towards their goals. We seek to create the conditions for this – a purposeful learning environment, the ability to focus and challenge oneself and a sense of safety and value for every child.
Our core aims which underpin this vision are as follows:
- provide a high-quality, positive, and inclusive learning experience and environment that inspires all students to discover, develop and fulfil their potential and make outstanding progress in their learning whatever their starting point.
- promote desirable behaviour, a culture of mutual respect, and maximum engagement in learning through our actions and wider culture.
- recognise the successes and development of each student, be it social, emotional, academic, or otherwise, that develops self-esteem, and respect for self and others.
The following broader themes to our vision, underpin our core aims:
Active Participation
We believe educational success comes from students actively participating in learning through attending live classes or using lesson recordings and resources actively; submitting set work; engaging with their peers or just following feedback to improve. As a school we set conditions for our staff and students to be reflective on their efforts and act with integrity, building a culture of improvement and contribution to the community that ultimately makes everyone’s impact on the world a positive one.
Student Development
In a rapidly evolving digital world, we take seriously the holistic development of our students and aim to equip students with the tools and attitudes to navigate technology and global relationships positively. We have robust actions in place to keep the school free from more negative instances that might occur in other settings such as bullying or disruption.
Inclusivity and flexibility
We are inclusive, and we want every child, regardless of additional needs, to be the best version of themselves through the support of our flexible schooling and adaptive teaching.
We want our students to:
- Be happy, healthy, safe and confident about themselves and their future
- Achieve excellent exam results across a range of high quality qualification
- Enjoy working hard, with healthy working partnerships with adults and know how to resolve conflict when times get tough.
- Be resilient, and determined learners, who know how to be selfless learners contributing to the development of Phoenix teams and communities.
- Be curious about the world around them and have a spirit of adventure and curiosity
Our Staff working values are:
Commitment to Excellence | Our aim is to give high quality in every aspect of our school provision. Our vision is to expect the best for our students as well as ourselves. We take our responsibilities seriously, not blaming, or making excuses and not afraid of the way we work. Through this approach we aim to achieve first class process and outcomes in our operation. |
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Hope & Positivity | We believe that everyone in our school can be their best selves. Our role is to give students hope for the future, framed by our positive attitude, conversations and actions. We aim is to build success step by step, but at the same time recognise that failure as stepping stones in the learning process. |
Kindness | The principle of treating others as you would want to be treated is embodied in our attitude to one another. We work hard to protect the dignity of all. We appreciate our peers’ contributions, feedback from our students, and give praise when it is due. |
Teamwork | We believe that the team is stronger than the individual, so we work together to develop the school we want. We care, support, and help each other to be their best selves. At the same time each one plays his part for the benefit of the whole. |
Honesty | We value improving our individual practice and appreciate feedback given, as honesty helps to build trust. |