About Us
Vision Statement
We aim to provide a happy, supportive community school, which promotes excellence, enabling all members to experience achievement and success within a caring Christian environment.
Mission Statement
Today and everyday we will work together to enable everyone to succeed and become responsible citizens of tomorrow. We will encourage independent, creative thinkers and learners, within a Christian ethos.
Ethos Statement
The school aims to preserve and develop it’s religious character in accordance with the principles of the Church of England and in partnership with the Church at Parish and diocesan level.
The school aims to serve its community by providing an education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice. It encourages an understanding of the meaning and significance of faith, and promotes Christian values through the experience it offers to all its pupils.
Governors’ Statement of Curriculum Aims.
The principles behind the curriculum are:
· All children must be afforded equal opportunities and not be discriminated against on the grounds of colour, class, race, gender, religion or disability.
· Personal development is a life long learning process.
· The provision of education is a partnership between school, parents, parish and the wider community, each having contributions to make to the development of the other.
Values Statement.
Children will learn in a mutually respectful, happy learning environment, based on patience, fairness, consistency and understanding.
We would hope to engender in our pupils:
· A desire to do their best for others and themselves.
· A respect for others’ values, beliefs, aspirations and property.
· The confidence and self-respect to exhibit positive behaviour both in and out of school.
We will use our professional expertise to promote and maintain an effective and respectful partnership within the school community. This will be based on high expectations, honesty and trust, courtesy, consistency and fairness.
The School Aims.
The school aims to meet the personal, academic, spiritual, moral and cultural needs of every child through a broad, balanced, practical curriculum, to which each child is given equal opportunity within the context ofa stimulating and exciting environment.
The school aspires to:-
· A friendly, happy secure and stable environment.
· High standards in academic achievement.
· High expectations of behaviour with the emphasis on positive reinforcement of good work, effort and behaviour.
· A high degree of collaborative work amongst the staff to ensure the aims of the school are met.
· A high standard of display work.
· Parental involvement in a wide variety of ways within and outside the classroom.
· To create a positive interaction between home, school and the parish.
To achieve this the school aims to help pupils:-
· Attain a high standard of achievement, satisfaction and enjoyment in all areas of the curriculum.
· Grow in self-confidence, have a sense of personal worth and to be able to adapt to the changing world in which they live.
· Mix with their peers and adults, to communicate feelings and share experiences, building a better understanding and mutual respect for each other.
· Apply themselves to tasks individually and as a contributing member of co-operative groups.
· Develop a set of moral values, understand the world in which they live and respect the views of others, tolerating different opinions and beliefs whether racial, religious or political.
· Develop lively, enquiring minds with the ability to communicate their findings.
· Be aware of and take an interest in the beauty and wonder of the world around them and recognise the need for conservation.
· To become responsible citizens of both the school and the wider community.