Through Social Education we endeavour to :
• emphasise the key values and principles on which school and community life is based
• foster a sense of community, with common, inclusive values which ensure that everyone, irrespective of ethnic origin, nationality, gender, ability, sexual orientation and religion can flourish
• encourage students to work co-operatively
• encourage students to recognise and respect social differences and similarities
• provide positive corporate experiences – for example, through assemblies, team activities, residential experiences, school productions
• help students develop personal qualities which are valued in a civilised society, for example, thoughtfulness, honesty, respect for difference, moral principles, independence, inter-dependence, self-respect
• help students to challenge, when necessary and in appropriate ways, the values of a group or wider community
• help students resolve tensions between their own aspirations and those of the group or wider society
• provide opportunities for engaging in the democratic process and participating in community life
• provide opportunities for students to exercise leadership and responsibility
• provide positive and effective links with the world of work and the wider community