Our vision ‘to encourage one another and build each other up’ 1 Thessalonians 5:11 where we believe that all can grow and are able to make the most of the lives they have been gifted by God -to live out their BEST lives and flourish in all they do is at the heart of how we plan, deliver and reflect on our collective worship.
As a Church of England School, our Christian Values underpin all that we do. Each half term, we also focus on a particular value. We have a launch collective worship session for each value to bring it into sharp focus for the half term. We also focus on the value every week in our collective worship through the use of a high quality resource – ‘Roots and Shoots’.
Our worship is Christian in nature, in accordance with our status as a Church of England Voluntary Aided school, but is inclusive and invitational – no one is forced to pray – but everyone has reflection time. Collective Worship gives pupils and staff opportunities for reflection, prayer and insight in to how our Christian values are rooted in the teachings of the Bible.
We also have our core values which are fundamental in helping to develop our children to be responsible citizens of the future. Our core values are: Hope, Dignity, Community and Wisdom.
Hope – Christian hope means trusting in the loving purposes of God: trusting that the foundations of the world are good because they spring from God.
Dignity – not thinking too much of ourselves but putting others first, trusting in God’s challenging wisdom so that we may grow in faith, hope and love.
Community – Live in harmony with one another.
Wisdom – Insight into the way life works; a proper understanding of the consequences of our thoughts, words and actions and an awareness of the true value of things.
Our half termly values for 2024-25
Aut 1 -Thankfulness
thankfulness
Aut 2 – Trust
trust
Spring 1 – Perseverance
PERSEVERANCE
Spring 2 – Justice
justice
Summer 1- Service
SERVICE
Summer 2- Truthfulness
truthfulness
Our half termly values for 2023-2024
Aut 1- generosity
generosity
Aut 2- Compassion
COMPASSION
Spring 1 -Courage
COURAGE
Spring 2-Forgiveness
forgiveness
Summer 1-Friendship
friendship
Summer 2 -Respect