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Our Beis Yaakov Ethos

 

BYJHS has a unique sense of family and belonging and Orthodox Jewish values permeate every aspect of school life and are consistent across all families, pupils and governors of the school. The school promotes a learning culture with known and shared aims that are deeply embedded in all school policies and practice. A variety of themed activities through the year develop pupils’ social and academic skills and provide a forum for exploring Fundamental British Values in the context of their Jewish Faith.

 

Pupils of BYJHS embrace the school’s religious ethos and live their lives accordingly. Every aspect of school life is governed by the codes of Torah observance, which includes adherence to a modest way of life and strong morals and ethical values. Acts of collective worship take place twice a day for the morning and afternoon services, with the morning service taking the form of a whole-school assembly led by Year 11 pupils.

 

Our Mission and Aims

 

                     Mission of the unique individual – What is my obligation in the world?

We see each student, with her G-d-given individual identity, as having a unique contribution to make in the world and we teach our students to reflect on their individual mission and purpose. The goal of our curriculum is to ensure that each student is able to develop the skills, knowledge and character to be fully prepared for every aspect of her unique role and purpose in the world. The underlying aim is for each student to ‘be the best I can be’. We celebrate the pursuit of academic excellence, applaud ambition and value the achievements of all. Our pupils are expected to achieve their best and use their learning to make a difference in the world they live in.

We teach our students to think of their mission in terms of continuously building the ‘three key relationships’:

between me and myself; between me and others; and between me and my Creator. Everything our students learn in school contributes to at least one of these three relationships. These relationships can be further broken down in to six core values; SPARK – Strength-Resilience, Purpose, Ambition, Respect, Responsibility and Kindness. This spark represents our ability to ignite our souls as individuals and bring a light to the world in all the things that we do.