“The seed fell into good ground and grew up increasing and yielding thirty, sixty and a hundred times as much” Mark 4:8

We strive to be that ‘good ground’ where our children can grow in knowledge, skills and wisdom, with hope, aspiration, dignity and respect. Our ambition is that they can thrive and contribute to their communities and live well together. We embrace the Church of England’s vision for education that all children will have “life in all its fullness” (John 10:10)

Our schools’ values combine the Church of England’s vision for education with our aims, and links closely with the Jigsaw PSHCE curriculum areas.

The Church of England vision for education promotes:

• Educating for wisdom, knowledge and skills
• Educating for hope and aspiration
• Educating for community and living well together
• Educating for dignity and respect

Our aims are presented as ‘Be’ statements.

Values

Our values have been chosen to link with our curriculum and to support children to thrive and contribute to their communities, living well and growing together.

Each term we focus on one of our values. Our collective and class worship teaches children about the meaning of the value and links this with teachings from the Bible and with the themes in the Kapow PSHCE curriculum. Our values are also carefully linked with the fundamental British values.

Our core values are:

Term 1: Kindness

Term 2: Respect

Term 3: Perseverance

Term 4: Responsibility

Term 5: Honesty

Term 6: Courage

Jigsaw PSHCE themes:

Term 1: Being me

Term 2: Celebrating differences

Term 3: Dreams and goals

Term 4: Healthy me

Term 5: Relationships

Term 6: Changing me

British Values:

Democracy

Individual liberty

Rule of Law

Mutual respect

Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs

Each week we lead a whole school collective worship introducing and discussing our values for the term, exploring related teachings from the Bible. In class worship children are able to further respond and reflect on the significance of these teachings in their own life.