Chichester Free School
Nurture • Challenge • Inspire
Our vision outlines the elements which are simple yet vital to the success of both your child and the school.
Nurture
Where your child is known and where there is a strong sense of partnership between child, home and school.
Challenge
Where the curriculum and extended day programme will challenge and stimulate your child, encouraging a passion for learning.
Inspire
Where we create confident, happy and articulate young people, who will emerge with a clear vision for their future.
Our ethos follows the four cardinal virtues which have their origins in Greek philosophy. Chichester Free School will provide your child with the foundations for life by providing essential personal skills alongside a broad education. We believe that understanding and following these virtues will help your child go on to lead a rich and fulfilling life.
Temperance – Self-control and independence
An exciting range of extended day activities to nurture independence and self-control, inspire pride, develop leadership and inter-personal skills. Our pupils will contribute fully to the life of the school, both in the classroom and beyond, with high standards of behaviour at all times.
Wisdom – Knowledge and understanding
The curriculum will have a strong focus on literacy, numeracy and creativity throughout all the subjects and a “stretch and support” provision will be in place to help all pupils fulfil their potential. We will recruit and train the very best team of staff who will be committed to delivering exceptional quality education.
Justice – Fair and moral rightness
Our house system will nurture all pupils as individuals and keep them safe within a positive, caring, fair and supportive environment. Pupils will be given opportunities to develop as responsible, moral, respectful citizens and active members of their local community.
Courage – Confidence and intrepidity
We will build each pupil’s self-confidence and self-esteem throughout their life at the school. We will provide a wide range of sporting activities which will cater for differing interests and abilities which will promote healthy competition. Older pupils will be prepared for life after school, with the skills and fortitude to face the future.
We want all our students to leave…
- Wanting to be the best they can be, striving for high standards in all that they do
- With excellent thinking skills, general knowledge, common sense and personal endeavour
- Knowing what it’s like to succeed and achieve
- With outstanding communication skills
- Being independent, confident, hardworking and ambitious, regardless of background
- With a passion for learning
- Having benefited from a wide and rich range of educational and cultural experiences
- Prepared for and wanting to take an active part in their community
- Knowing all the options which are available to them and with a plan to progress to the next stage in their life