Our aim is to:
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Create confident, independent young women
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Give all students the opportunity to fulfil their potential
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Be a Learning Community
As a Technology College we aim to prepare our students for life in the twenty-first century. Our ultimate aim is for our girls to become confident, adaptable young women who can work co-operatively but who are also capable of thinking for themselves, making rational decisions and taking control of their own lives. Staff and Governors at Newlands are united in their belief in the value of single-sex education for girls, both in terms of academic achievement and social development. We have high expectations of all our girls, believing this is the best way for every girl to achieve her potential.
“Girls at Newlands describe their school as open, enthusiastic, focused and happy with something for everyone. This is a good school which not only allows girls to reach exceptionally high standards, but to develop into mature, well rounded young people prepared for the next stage of their education and life”.
(Ofsted 2008)
We aim to provide a supportive environment in which every individual is valued and able to develop to the full her academic, moral and spiritual potential. At the same time we set very clear standards for our girls in terms of both work and behaviour. We believe that learning can only take place in an orderly environment, and we make it clear to our pupils from the outset that staff work hard on their behalf and we expect them to respond in like manner.
“Consistently good teaching and the girls’ very positive attitudes are significant factors in explaining the high academic standards”. “Girls feel well cared for and treated as individuals”.
(Ofsted 2008)