Riverside Education

Our unique friendly family ethos is driven by our strong vision and values based on integrity, honesty and respect. These core values underpin the teaching and learning, providing all of our students with a safe environment in which we strive to prepare them to be confident, independent people who will be proactive citizens in our exciting multicultural world. At Riverside, all of our young people are treated with respect and their opinions are important to us. We welcome and address each other by our first names as it fosters a positive relationship between staff and students, removes traditional educational barriers, and puts students in a better position to take charge of their own learning and feel more confident to build positive relationships. The views and opinions of our students are an integral part of the decision making process at Riverside. Our young people’s voice is fundamental to our success and is actively encouraged in many different ways such as: School Council, weekly pupil self-assessment forms, assemblies, student house leaders, student questionnaires and termly student curriculum reviews. We truly value all of our young people and actively encourage them to take ownership of their learning and embrace all of the educational, vocational, practical and social and emotional opportunities available to them. Our unique and caring approach works to support our pupils’ social, emotional and mental health needs as well as developing their academic potential and achievements. All of our qualified dedicated staff work hard and are committed to developing the potential in each and every one of our students.