Our Purpose, Our Values, Our Promise
In 2022, we celebrated our school's 40th Birthday and at that time we started the process of re imagining our school's vision, values and aims. At this time we had also just started to emerge from the Covid Pandemic and the time seemed perfect for our school community to come together to agree a renewed purpose, with strong, clear values and a promise to all of our young people, families and each other that the James Young High School will continue to strive to be the best place to learn and work that it can be, and to serve the community of our school to the best of our ability at all times with Compassion, Aspiration, Respect, Equality and Success driving our daily actions and interactions.
At JYHS, we are dedicated to fostering an environment where every student thrives. Our purpose, values, and promise guide us in this mission:
 | Our Purpose: This illustrates our purpose is rooted through the wellbeing indicators and the 4 capacities of Curriculum for Excellence. We want our young people and our staff to thrive, develop their wellbeing and personal growth in an environment where the conditions for this are fertile. |
 | Our Values: This illustrates our core values are centred around CARES, the arm around our school badge was designed by an S3 pupil and captures the spirit of our school ethos. Compassion: We treat each other with kindness and empathy. Aspiration: We encourage ambitious goals and dreams. Respect: We honour diversity and uphold mutual respect. Equality: We champion fairness and inclusivity. Success: We celebrate achievements, big and small. |
 | Our Promise: This illustrates our commitment as a school community which includes our staff, our pupils, our parents and Carers and our partners. Our promise pulls together our purpose and values and helps us articulate what this will look like in action. In JYHS we CARE about: Our Learning: We are committed to excellence in education. Our Community: We actively engage with and support our community. Our Future: We prepare young people of today for the unknown future of tomorrow. |
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