The aims of the school can be classified under the
headings below:-
| A. |
Pastoral Care and Personal and
Social development. |
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A1 |
To help the pupil to get to know himself/herself - his/her
strengths and weaknesses. |
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A2 |
To encourage the child to respect and tolerate other people,
their property and their view-points. To foster the child's
sense of self-respect and instil a respect for moral and religious
values. |
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A3 |
To develop a good character in the pupils and to teach them
to live a good life after school. |
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A4 |
To encourage the pupil to develop as an individual and as
a member of society in order to prepare him/her for life as
an adult. |
| B |
The Formal Curriculum |
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B1 |
To provide a broad, balanced, relevant and differentiate curriculum. |
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B2 |
To evaluate the curriculum and schemes of work and to induce
changes as and when deemed necessary. |
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B3 |
To encourage a wide variety of teaching and learning styles. |
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B4 |
To develop the potential of each child to the full - academically
and socially. |
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B5 |
To ensure that each child is able to communicate fluently
(orally and in writing) in Welsh and English. |
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B6 |
To ensure that each child has the numerical skills necessary
for the requirements of society and industry. |
| C |
The Hidden Curriculum |
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C1 |
To instil the ethos that pupils are equal value whatever their
age, ability, sex or racial background. |
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C2 |
To allocate resources in the way that reflects aim 1 above. |
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C3 |
To create a happy and safe environment within the school. |
| D |
Society/The Community |
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D1 |
To enlist parental support and active participation in the
education of their children. |
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D2 |
To enable pupils to participate fully in a bilingual society. |
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D3 |
To enable pupils to appreciate and make effective use of leisure
time. |
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D4 |
To develope a close relationship between the school and the
local community and to function as a community school. |
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D5 |
To encourage the pupils to take pride in their school, their
community and their country. |
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D6 |
To foster a sense of pride to take pupils towards the Welsh
language, culture and heritage. |
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D7 |
To extend the pupils' knowledge and understanding of the local
community, Wales, Britain and other countries. |
| E |
Industry and the World of Work. |
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E1 |
To provide pupils with the knowledge, skills, concepts and
attitudes necessary for the world of work. |
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E2 |
To promote in the pupils the skills of adaptability and flexibility
necessary to cope in a fast changing technological world. |