The School’s aims are to:

• provide a supportive, caring and safe environment create a culture of excellence where high expectations are at the centre
• recognise the needs and aspirations of all individuals and provide opportunities for all pupils to make the best possible progress and attain the highest personal achievements;
• provide a rich and varied curriculum that offers exciting experience s for all pupils

• promote pupils’ spiritual, moral, social, cultural, physical, mental and emotional development;
• encourage children to become responsible citizens who contribute positively to their diverse community and society in which they live
• develop children’s confidence and capacity to learn and work independently and collaboratively;
• develop enduring values of respect, honesty, equality, integrity, tolerance, fairness and trust

Pupils at Ryedene develop this through the 5Rs;

• Being Resilient (Resilient Reggie the Tortoise)
• Being Resourceful (Resourceful Rita the Squirrel)
• Being Reflective (Reflective Reginald the Owl)
• Being a Risk taker (Risky Rex the Cat)
• Being Reciprocal (Reciprocal Ralph the Meerkat)