Since
the appointment of Mrs MacKinnon as Head Teacher of Currie Community High
School many significant changes have been introduced. There have been much
stricter school uniform rules introduced in terms of school dress code, and
also punctuality and attendance to school.
This has resulted in almost an entire sixth year wearing blazers every
day to school, and is just one of the many recent changes to Currie Community
High School.
On
the week beginning 17 November, in one of their weekly study periods, S6 students were asked to go
about the task of contributing to a short piece of writing in any format that
would be used to promote and advertise the school’s key values. Other schools, such as Royal High School and
Firrhill High School, have recently undertaken the same process and produced a
mission statement type summary of what they believe are their vision for the
school and the key values they hold as a secondary school. I, along with the rest of my year group, was
responsible for coming up with ideas
for our own vision and values statement, based on ideas from a whole-school exercise done earlier in the year.
The four groups assigned to this task each have two pieces
they submitted to be Currie Community High School’s statement.
The
best out of the many submissions was decided by a vote within the school in
December and submissions chosen by voters will have the glory of having
contributed in a very significant way to the values which underpin the life and work of the school
for many years to come.
Fraser
Munro, 6K3
CCHS
Visions & Values
Following
the whole school ballot we are delighted to announce the new Vision and Values
of our school.
Our
Vision Statement:
‘DON’T
LIMIT YOUR CHALLENGES,
CHALLENGE YOUR LIMITS’.
Our
Values:
Confidence
· To perform to the
best of your ability
· To seize every
important opportunity
· To try something
new
· To accept others
and yourself
· To be
enthusiastic and motivated to learn
Unity
· Supportive to
others
· Unified
commitment to improvement
· Appreciating
achievements of all kinds
Respect
· Those around you
· Differences
· Yourself
· The Environment
Responsible
· For freedom of
expression
· Being safe and
making good choices
· Your own actions
· For participating
in the life and work of our community
Initiative
· Mistakes are okay
as long as you learn from them
· Achieve your own
goals through developing skills for life, learning and work
· Show
determination, resilience and ambition
Equality
· Accept all
aspects of social and cultural life regardless of personal belief while developing your own beliefs and values
· Treat others as
you would wish to be treated
· Show care towards
those who may need help
