VALUES OF THE PERSE SCHOOL

Our Values

We value endeavour, intellectual curiosity and scholarship, breadth and balance and one another and our environment.

The Perse School Values - We value Endeavour, Breadth and Balance, Intellectual curiosity and scholarship, and one another and our environment.
The Perse School Values – Endeavour, Breadth and Balance, Intellectual curiosity and scholarship, and one another and our environment.
WE VALUE

Endeavour

Which means we:

  • Aim high and challenge ourselves
  • Try our best and are not afraid to make mistakes

So we:

  • Aim to be the best we can reasonably be
  • Set high standards and value the efforts people make to reach them
  • Are organised and punctual
  • Develop the resilience needed to embrace setbacks as learning opportunities
  • Win and lose honourably and graciously
  • Lead by example

WE VALUE

Intellectual curiosity and scholarship

Which means we:

  • Love learning, thinking deeply and being creative
  • Welcome reasoned debate

So we:

  • Develop a lifelong love of learning, acquiring the qualities and skills needed for successful study
  • Go beyond the curriculum and examination specifications
  • Celebrate original thought, research and creativity
  • Learn to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
  • Invite challenge, listen to and value other perspectives
  • Reflect on our learning to become more effective learners

WE VALUE

Breadth and balance

Which means we:

  • Are involved, engaged and committed
  • Take full advantage of the opportunities we are given

So we:

  • Take personal responsibility
  • Learn to play our part in a team
  • Honour our commitments
  • Broaden our horizons by trying new activities
  • Find enjoyment and personal growth through co-curricular learning
  • Keep a sense of perspective

WE VALUE

One another and our environment

Which means we:

  • Each play our part in creating a kind and considerate community
  • Care for ourselves, each other and those in need

So we:

  • Are honest, kind, courteous and caring in all we do
  • Balance the needs of the individual and the community
  • Act responsibly to keep ourselves and others safe and healthy
  • Look after the school and wider environment
  • Acknowledge and appreciate the contributions of others, treat everyone fairly and recognise that diversity is a strength

Learning Philosophy

Students develop essential skills needed to shape their lives in a modern, globalised world. They do this through their academic studies, sport, the creative and performing arts and other extra-curricular interests.  

Be they a Pelican putting a hypothesis to the test in their first experiment, or a Sixth Former submitting their research project to a journal, a clear philosophy – with its roots in our values – drives the way we teach and learn at The Perse.

Students develop the core skills essential for modern life through their academic studies, sport, the creative and performing arts and through their extra curricular interests. Beyond that we help instil attitudes and practices that will stand pupils in good stead for higher education, careers and lifelong learning.