At Cams Hill School we
value all children as individuals with unique talents,
skills and
abilities. We are committed to supporting all children to
do their best through academic, artistic and sporting achievements.
We place especial emphasis on academic achievement because
this is where we believe we can make the greatest contribution
to the life of the child.
It is our aim to enable each emerging adult to take his
or her place in society as an industrious, happy, self-motivated
individual. It is our hope that each will contribute to the
development of society and its improvement, demonstrate tolerance
and respect for self and for the welfare of others, a positively
questioning attitude, the ability to discriminate and the
flexibility to adapt in a rapidly changing world. We are
seeking to encourage and develop in all a sense of responsibility
towards their work, to others and to themselves and the ability
to exercise initiative and imagination to the benefit of
the community. At Cams Hill School we
seek to pursue Quality and to raise Achievement for pupils in their:
THINKING: through the skills of:
- analysis
- deduction and synthesis
- imagination
- questioning
- experimentation and the application of logic
PHYSICAL
LIVES: through:
- exercise
- team and individual sports
- the promotion of health awareness
- the chance for flair and talent to be nurtured
DEVELOPMENT
AS INDIVIDUALS: through the promotion of personal
qualities such as:
- kindness
- empathy
- determination and tenacity
- confidence
- co-operation with others
MEMBERSHIP
OF SOCIETY: through:
- an understanding of culture and community
- through an appreciation of the need for charity and collective
responsibility
INNER
LIVES: through:
- opportunities for reflection and spiritual growth
- beliefs and values
- moral development and the opportunity for personal response
QUALITY
OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
We
reproduce here our policy statement setting out the standards
we have set for the provision of Quality Teaching and
Learning. Quality
of Teaching
Where
the quality of teaching is good:
- lessons
have clear aims and purposes which are shared by all
- a
wide range of teaching strategies appropriate to the
objectives is employed
- lessons
are differentiated to cater for the learning of pupils
of differing abilities and interests and to ensure the
full participation of all
- teaching
approaches communicate clear, high expectations of pupils
and set high, yet attainable, challenges
- thorough
planning, at all levels, ensures that pupils acquire
knowledge, skills and understanding progressively
- there
is a realistic and appropriate pace to teaching and learning
- appropriate
use of exposition and effective questioning promotes
thinking and facilitates understanding
- there
is regular feed-back to pupils within a framework of
positive relationships
- there
is emphasis on praise, celebration of success and clear
target setting
- teacher
intervention is well judged, ie pupils are not over-supervised
nor left to their own devices
Quality
of Learning
Where
the quality of learning is good:
- most
pupils rise to the challenge of set tasks with good will
and a sense of purpose and take pleasure in doing so
- most
pupils show that they are able to organise their own
learning independently, as appropriate
- pupils
are accustomed to a variety of teaching and learning
activities
- most
pupils are sufficiently confident to raise questions
as appropriate
- pupils
evaluate their own work
- pupils
help each other as appropriate
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