About our Core Values
Respect, Aspire, Thrive and Belong are the core values that embody our learners’ experience at Penyrheol Comprehensive School. Every Penyrheol stakeholder was granted a voice in shaping the core values of our school. They reflect what we represent as a school and they codify our unique ethos.
Our learners live these values.
Respect / Parchu
Our learners are friendly, kind and helpful and they appreciate and accept our diverse school community.
Respect encompasses the behaviours that learners demonstrate towards other learners, towards staff and importantly, towards themselves. Self-respect is the starting point from which learners can then respect others. Within our school, respect is shown through treating every member of our diverse school community with dignity, while valuing their contributions to the community. It is understanding that we each see the world through a different lens, but our differing perspectives are very often equally valid. We can learn so much from each other.
Aspire / Dyheu
Our learners have the drive and ambition to be the very best that they can be.
Thrive / Ffynnu
Our learners grow, develop, progress and succeed in many aspects of school life.
To thrive in school means that learners grow, develop and succeed in school life. This could be in a variety of different ways. They could be representing the school in sports, drama or music. They could be developing their leadership skills through a learner voice role. They could be making great progress in learning form their own individual starting point. In thriving, they are embracing the full experience of school life and are on a journey of personal development.
Belong / Perthyn
Our learners feel valued, accepted and supported as part of our community.
Belonging is fundamental to our school’s identity. We cherish diversity and create an inclusive community where everyone feels valued, accepted, and supported. By building belonging, we create strong bonds that unite learners, teachers, staff, support agencies and families in a shared commitment to fostering educational excellence, personal growth and general wellbeing. Our learners have a strong sense of belonging in a school which is at the heart of our community. Our learners not only feel that they are an integral part of the wider school community, they also feel that they are able to play their own unique part and they value the opportunity to do so.