Ethos & Values

At Sedgefield Community College, the short phrase ‘Achieve @ Sedgefield’ underpins our desire to ensure all of our students are able to reach their full potential during their time with us. 

It represents our determination for all of our students to succeed in all of the different aspects of life at our school, whether it be reaching their full academic potential in the classroom or being the best that they can be beyond it.  Our vision is that all of our students will achieve excellent qualifications when they leave us, but will also have developed exceptional personal qualities and a wide range of key skills too.

The personal qualities that we prioritise for all of our children are summed up by the common values that are shared by all schools across The Laidlaw Schools Trust: 

• Ambitious – To achieve more than you thought was possible.
• Brave – To take risks and reap the rewards.
• Curious - To be curious about everything and learn through exploration.
• Determined - To overcome obstacles with an unwavering sense of purpose.
• Extraordinary - Remarkable in every way. You are anything but ordinary.
• Fast – Because life is too short to dawdle and we need to be ready to take advantage of opportunities.
• Good – To others and the world around us.  Always.

Working closely with our children and their families, our staff strive to develop each of these personal qualities every day, making sure that all of our children appreciate that they can achieve the extraordinary and are ambitious to become the best version of themselves possible.