Vision & Values

Our Vision

At Tor we work tirelessly to help our young people develop resilience against adversity in education and in life.

We encourage children to put their own puzzle back together and thrive in our environment where asking for help is easy and always delivered upon.

Our highly skilled role models provide secure attachments which enable our young people to trust in education again and want to continue and embrace their very individual journey.

Our Values

Our wordle of values has been co-created with staff and students and it summarises the key things that Tor believes:

We will ensure we leave our pupils more enriched, independent and prepared for life, than when we first met them.

Our vision is for pupils to leave us having developed the skills and self-belief to be a success in adult life.

We provide a holistic passport to next steps.

We will meet students at their starting point and work alongside them to support personal growth.

Research tells us that learning can only happen when children feel safe and secure. Tor is built on relationships and we work in a way that builds on this. It is only when the relationship is there, that they will take risks and open themselves up to new challenges. This can be difficult for children whose early life has been impacted by trauma. We believe that there is far more to education than just looking at exam results as the one simple metric for success – we want to grow inquisitive minds and show our young people how their subject knowledge explains the world around them as well as giving them self-belief.

"We believe in people when they don't yet believe in themselves"

Many of our learners arrive having suffered significant trauma. Our students need to experience life skills and emotional development that will redress earlier negative experiences.

We work alongside young people and their families "To support students on difficult days and celebrate their successes on good days"

In the words of a Year 11 leaver in 2024:

"Tor never gives up on their students"