Our students are....

....Serious About Study

Our objective:

Shrewsbury International aims to be a school whose students consistently realise their full academic potential against internationally recognised gold standard qualifications or agreed internal benchmarks.

Our students consistently graduate to their first choice of university which are amongst the top ranked colleges in the world.

Our students:

1. 1.achieve up to or beyond expectations in examinations;
   

2. 2.contribute fully every day in the classroom;
   

3. 3.develop personal opinions through independent research
   

4. 4.have plentiful opportunities to express their views.
   

Our teachers:

1. 1.are fully qualified with a range of accredited professional skills appropriate to their specific tasks;
   

2. 2.have the highest professional expectations of themselves and students;
   

3. 3.will have strong curricular knowledge, seek to develop their professional skills and improve their
   

4. 4.teaching performance;
   

5. 5.participate fully in Performance Management;
   

6. 6.demonstrate expertise in their specialist areas and a keen awareness of EAL issues.
   

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Our parents:

1. 1.are fully informed about the British System and The National Curriculum;
   

2. 2.participate fully in the education of their children;
   

3. 3.are helped and supported in home-learning techniques;
   

4. 4.are kept informed of their children’s progress through individual consultations, parent meetings and reports;
   

5. 5.are encouraged to communicate with the school on academic matters.
   

Our measurements:

1. 1.The Admissions Policy will be both demanding and supportive of young people and clear in its statement of expected standards, provision for Special Educational Needs and progression through the school;
   

2. 2.The A2, AS and GCSE results will be analysed against internal targets and UK and international schools using the British system. Both targets and results will be annually published;
   

3. 3.Value-Added assessments (MidYis, PiPS) will be undertaken, analysed and published annually
   

4. 4.Internal assessments will be undertaken, fully explained and presented to parents via reports;
   

5. 5.Pupil progress will be tracked and targeted with Vice-Principals reporting to the Board of Governors on an annual basis;
   

6. 6.The Performance Management System for Teachers will focus on student-centred learning, opinion forming through research and providing opportunities for self-expression;
   

7. 7.The school will keep an annual record of communication from parents on academic matters (including complaints) and The Principal will include in his Term 3 Report to The Board of Governors an assessment on parental satisfaction relating to academic matters.