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 Ricardo the Ant)