Our Values
It is a privilege to work with young people during their formative years. Our attitudes towards them are inescapably shaped by our values. For the staff of Bicester Community College these can be summarised as follows:

• We believe that schools matter, that the provision of a well-ordered learning environment is a common right for all our children.

• We believe that schools matter more and more as 'the family unit' is less constant for so many children. Schools constantly need to redefine, refine and articulate social and moral values, and respect for others irrespective of their class, sex, race, religion or heritage tongue. Further, schools must help young people to develop a set of values and standards on which to base their own social and moral judgements.

• We believe that schools must promote the highest achievement in youngsters, irrespective of their abilities or aspirations. Children are naturally and healthily competitive. In the words of John Holt "they are interested in knowing who does things best, and they are all deeply interested in doing whatever they do today a little better than they did it yesterday."

• We celebrate - in a climate of equal opportunity and access to that opportunity - a broad range of achievements. We value and reward students' oral, practical, academic, sporting, artistic and leadership skills.

• We hold to a commitment to local community comprehensive education and to a philosophy of 'cradle to grave' learning.

• We believe in the value of marketing state education, in a spirit of partnership with neighbouring primary, secondary and special schools in the Bicester district.

Our Aims
We declare ourselves to be:
• a learning school : that is a place where the quality of classroom learning and student achievement are in constant focus. There are high expectations of students within a well-ordered and purposeful learning environment.

• a family school : all teaching and support staff believe that central to the education of every child is the partnership that exists between the school and the family. Regular meetings with parents to review progress are thus an important feature of school life.

• a community school : Bicester has a long tradition of involvement with the local community. At a time when the town is growing rapidly it is increasingly important that the College Campus is seen as an educational and recreational resource to be used not only by students but by local people generally.

Mission Statement
As a Technology College, Bicester Community College will provide:
an outstanding Technology Resource Centre,
which will meet the challenging needs of the 21st Century;
an Open Learning Centre of excellence
which will enable and promote life-long learning;
Services as the hub of an intranet of knowledge and information,
including the family of schools, local businesses and adult education.
A Learning School
We, in collaboration with our primary/secondary partners and Early Years groups, will use our expertise and resources to meet the needs of individuals and to raise expectations and standards of attainment.

We will provide courses for families to improve literacy and numeracy for children and adults.

We will raise standards of achievement throughout the curriculum and support our family of schools in providing learning opportunities for the area as a whole.

A Family School
We will use our links with families through local partnerships, the Parent Council and parent governors, to involve children of all ages and abilities in Technology, Science and Mathematics courses and extra-curricular enrichment.

We will support our students as they learn at home, and will provide opportunities for developing ICT, numeracy and literacy skills outside normal school hours and during the holidays.

We will enable parents to support their children’s learning by providing learning opportunities for all the family both at school and at home through email, extranet links and on-line technology.

A Community School
We will share our resources and expertise with the family of schools and with the wider community, exploiting technology to further our links with Higher and Further Education Colleges, and to provide new opportunities for The Cooper School and our Adult Education Centre.

We will use our links with local firms and sponsors to ensure that vocational courses meet local need and that students’ experience of learning fits them to work in an increasingly technological and scientific age.

We will develop the Key Skills required by local businesses and industry and provide resources for training. We will be the centre of technological training and skills-based learning for all who live and work here.

Bicester Community College
Queens Avenue • Bicester
Oxfordshire • OX26 2NS
Tel: 01869 243331
Fax: 01869 246396
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