Welcome

A very warm welcome to Presdales School website. We are a community which believes in providing a learning environment which is both secure and challenging, whilst at the same time fostering values which will support our young people both during their school careers and throughout their lives. Our school aims, underpinned by the excellent relationships which are a hallmark of our community, will tell you a great deal about us. I encourage you to reflect on them and to come and visit us if you would find that helpful. We welcome you in particular to our two Secondary Transfer Open Evenings which we hold each year in mid-October, when I very much look forward to meeting you.

Mrs Janine Robinson
Headmistress

WHOLE SCHOOL AIMS

To promote:

• individual fulfilment of potential and achievement of excellence
• the belief that education rightly challenges people to exceed expectations
• the expansion of interests through richness of opportunity
• the development of a sense of initiative and leadership skills
• good relations with the wider community and especially with parents whose support is invaluable to the educational process
• a love of learning throughout life
• the understanding of "What it is to be me" and, by extension, "What it is to be another"
• sensitivity to the needs of others and the willingness to work as part of a team
• the development of a social conscience through the experience of belonging to a community
• the development of a sense of public service
• respect for the environment
• acknowledgement of the importance of morality and the value of everyone
• curiosity about the spiritual dimension and eagerness to explore this
• the development of wisdom and the importance of vision
• resilience in the face of life's challenges