Values and Ethos

The Manchester Virtual School Team is actively working in partnership with others to support Manchester's ambition to become a UNICEF Child Friendly City, a city which implements the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in everything it does.

Article 28 - Right to education​ (Every child has the right to education) and Article 29 - Goals of education​ (Education must develop every child’s personality, talents and abilities to the full) are key drivers for the Manchester Virtual School Team.

The views, wishes and feelings of Children and Young People about their education, employment and training and their life as a whole, inform and sit at the heart of the Virtual School approach. We want every child and young person to be supported to be safe, happy, healthy and successful. The whole team works to promote a child centred approach and the shared ethos encapsulated within Manchester's Inclusion Strategy statement;

We believe it is important that every child and young person whatever their age, identity, circumstances or ability, has a sense of belonging, feels respected and valued for who they are.