The Foundation’s values – Moral Integrity / Ambition / Responsibility / Kindness – underpin all that we do.
Our Values: M A R K
Each value has a clearly articulated group of behaviours that help pupils to understand and demonstrate M A R K.
Values & Aims
Moral Integrity
MARK
We want our pupils to leave us as mature and responsible young men and women, imbued with the skills required to tackle the challenges ahead of them.
We strive to add value to each and every one of our pupils.
- We have the courage to say and do the right thing
- We demonstrate a will to do the right thing
- We can be relied upon to do the right thing
- We act in private as we do in public
- We stand firm for what is right
- We challenge things we think are wrong and are open to challenge from others
- We are accountable for failure as well as success, and do not allocate blame
- We demonstrate and promote honesty, and are true to ourselves
Ambition
MARK
Durham School encourages pupils to be ambitious. We are in the top 3% nationally when it comes to the progress pupils make academically, and achieve high in the league tables in team sports.
- We achieve our goals by consistently working toward them
- We go above and beyond the call of duty
- We are ambitious when we set goals for ourselves
- We seek help and support before giving up and identify lessons in setbacks
- We encourage all to develop maximum potential and support others to achieve
- We embrace opportunities, challenges, and seek to develop our skills and talents
- We identify opportunities for School Development
Responsibility
MARK
Our pupils are punctual and prompt in all that they do. We use our resources responsibly, developing and caring for the environment around us. We are pioneers in discovering better ways of doing things.
- We do what we say we will
- We are punctual and prompt in all that we do
- We use our resources responsibly, developing and caring for our environment
- We act before being asked and consistently deliver on expectations
- We prepare thoroughly for all tasks
- We are accountable for our actions
- We encourage autonomy in all and seek leadership
- We acknowledge and seek to resolve problems
- We pioneer better ways of doing things
Kindness
MARK
It is the generosity of today’s Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation community that helps enhance and enrich their learning inside the classroom.
- We are open and approachable to all, no matter their gender, faith, race or background
- We welcome and listen to the opinions of others and look to engage and involve a diverse range of views in the community
- We attend to and include newcomers and those needing help, and actively build relationships
- We support each other and stand up for fellow colleagues and pupils
- We acknowledge individual needs within our diverse and inclusive community
- We speak positively of the School community, and are positive in responding to questions
Our Aims
At Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation, we are ambitious for pupils, staff and wider school community.
What We Want to Achieve
- We want individuals to strive for excellence in all that they do.
- We want them to aim high and involve themselves in all areas of Foundation life with commitment.
- We want individuals to grow as people by taking advantage of all the opportunities that are available to them at DCSF.
- With a Christian ethos underpinning our values, we want all members of the Foundation community to be tolerant, respectful and kind.
- We want individuals to become fully integrated members of the community, taking responsibility and fulfilling their leadership potential.
- We want to educate and support the Choristers of Durham Cathedral so that they can sing the daily praises of God.
- We want all Choristers to avail themselves of all the opportunities available to them at the Foundation.
- We want the DCSF community to be diverse and inclusive, with each member working together as part of one family.
- We want everyone in the DCSF community to be known as an individual, supported in their ambitions.
- We want DCSF to play a wider role in the life of the City, Region and beyond through building sustainable partnerships.
Read more about our ambition for the Foundation in our Development Plan:
Discover more about how our Aims and how MARK shapes education at Durham Cathedral Schools Foundation by attending our next Open Day.
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