Academic Ethos
At Blanchelande we are guided by the core belief that acquiring a love of learning is central to leading a personally fulfilled, socially engaged and professionally successful life.
Teachers aim to ensure that all pupils, no matter what their abilities, gender, ethnic origin or personal background, enjoy learning and aspire to acquire a level of subject knowledge and understanding to the best of their ability. We encourage pupils to have enquiring minds, take pride in their achievements and have the self-belief to be active in the learning process. This ensures that they gain the skills needed for life-long learning and success, including in public examinations. Pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural awareness is also developed, using suitable themes as and when appropriate within the normal curriculum.
It is important that pupils work well in groups as well as on their own. We encourage pupils to set and achieve realistic but challenging goals, assisting them to evaluate their progress and to manage their time well. We aim for our pupils to develop a range of communication and ICT skills and be able to apply logical, critical and creative thought processes when carrying out class activities, homework, coursework and project work.