PHOTOS: Trolley holding a tiny proportion of the kit needed for filming; lead actress Poppy Lee Friar is tended by costume and make up artist - including make-up on her knees; Ryburn students feature as extras as the scene is filmed.
A SCHOOL OF C
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Ryburn is a school with its values at its heart and students who learn so much more than what’s tested in exams. And now we’ve got a badge to prove it.
through lots of paperwork and plans, and, most importantly, talked to a panel of students. They were so impressed with what they saw that they decided to award our school with the ‘Character Education Kitemark Plus’, only the third award they’d ever given at the higher level. #proudface
In the autumn term, we invited in assessors from the Association of Character Education to look at how effective we are in our vision to develop our students’ values and qualities. Schools play a part in developing you as people, and we want to help you to become wellrounded people who will flourish as individuals in the future, but also contribute towards a better world and society. No biggie.
They found our staff to be really passionate about developing students’ character and personal self confidence, with the strategies in place to do so. They were also particularly impressed with how students could link character traits and actions with success in the classroom and beyond, and how you develop resilience to cope with life’s ups and downs.
The assessors watched lessons, interviewed teachers, looked
It’s a testament to years of dedication from staff, students and
the community at Ryburn who have all made real our vision of a valuesdriven school, and set an example that others can now learn from. When you look back on your time at school, you’ll realise that you developed so much as you grew from a child to an adult. Think about it now, and make the most of your time here to grow into wonderful human beings. Embrace opportunities to try new things, to fail sometimes and to learn from it, to work together with others and to practice kindness whenever and wherever you can. The world needs you to.
VIBE WINTER 2019-20
