Visions and Values

Rhydypenau’s Vision and Values

• Ambitious: Aim high, grasp opportunities; approach life with confidence and self belief.

• Engaged:  Be curious, creative and enthusiastic; engaging in irresistible learning opportunities.

• Resilient:  Think flexibly, show resilience and respond confidently to situations; with a positive ‘can do’ attitude.

• Respectful:  Build strong relationships and develop a sense of mutual respect; celebrating cultural heritage and diversity. 

• Critical Thinkers:  Have enquiring minds and become critical thinkers; able to solve problems creatively.

• Secure: Feel happy and safe in a nurturing environment; where everybody is valued.

• Active: Be energetic, eager and motivated; developing a lifelong approach to health and wellbeing.

• Prepared for Life: In my journey of learning, collect and value the skills I need for a bright and successful future.

Science & Tech

Being curious and searching for answers is essential to understanding and predicting phenomena.

Design thinking and engineering offer technical and creative ways to meet society’s needs and wants.

The world around us is full of living things which depend on each other for survival.

Matter and the way it behaves defines our universe and shapes our lives.

Forces and energy provide a foundation for understanding our universe.

Computation is the foundation for our digital world.

Language, Literacy & Communication

Languages connect us.

Understanding languages is key to understanding the world around us.

Expressing ourselves through languages is key to communication.

Literature fires imagination and inspires creativity.

Health & Wellbeing

Developing physical health and well-being has lifelong benefits.

How we process and respond to our experiences affects our mental health and emotional well-being.

Our decision-making impacts on the quality of our lives and the lives of others.

How we engage with social influences shapes who we are and affects our health and well-being. 

Healthy relationships are fundamental to our well-being.

Expressive Arts

Exploring the expressive arts is essential to developing artistic skills and knowledge and it enables learners to become curious and creative individuals

Responding and reflecting, both as artist and audience, is a fundamental part of learning in the expressive arts..

Creating combines skills and knowledge, drawing on the senses, inspiration and imagination.

Humanities

Enquiry, exploration and investigation inspire curiosity about the world, its past, present and future.

Events and human experiences are complex, and are perceived, interpreted and represented in different ways.

Our natural world is diverse and dynamic, influenced by processes and human actions.

Human societies are complex and diverse, and shaped by human actions and beliefs.

Informed, self-aware citizens engage with the challenges and opportunities that face humanity, and are able to take considered and ethical action.

Mathematics & Numeracy

The number system is used to represent and compare relationships between numbers and quantities.

Algebra uses symbol systems to express the structure of mathematical relationships.

Geometry focuses on relationships involving shape, space and position, and measurement focuses on quantifying phenomena in the physical world.

Statistics represent data, probability models chance, and both support informed inferences and decisions.