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St Mary's CofE Primary School - 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind...Love your neighbour as yourself.' Matthew 22 v37-40

St Mary's CofE Primary School

We love. We learn. We flourish.

Our Vision and Values

Our vision and values

 

Our vision and values are at the core of everything we do. They underpin our teaching and learning, and provide an environment which prepares our pupils as confident, happy citizens in God’s world.

 

Mission Statement

Our school is a community where Christ is the centre. Every individual is appreciated and valued. All are encouraged to develop their full potential: spiritually, morally, intellectually and physically. The ethos of sharing, caring and friendship is fundamental to children becoming responsible citizens in God’s world.

 

Our Vision

Our vision as a Church of England school, deeply rooted in a strong Christian tradition, is to develop happy children with enquiring minds. We support children to develop a spirit of curiosity and respect for themselves, others, and the environment which we live in so that they will have the skills and resilience to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

 

As part of the Diocese of Manchester, we have a shared vision;

‘to be a worshipping, growing and transforming Christian presence at the heart of every community, wanting to be a Church for a Different World’. 

 

The Diocese seek to articulate their vision and Christian values through accessible and engaging means:

 

  • wisdom, knowledge and skills: enabling discipline, confidence and delight in seeking wisdom and knowledge, and developing talents in all areas of life.
  • hope and aspiration: enabling healing, repair and renewal, coping wisely when things go wrong, opening horizons and guiding people into ways of fulfilling them.
  • community and living well together: a core focus on relationships, participation in communities and the qualities of character that enable people to flourish together.
  • dignity and respect: the basic principle of respect for the value and preciousness of each person, treating each person as a unique individual of inherent worth

 

How our school vision is Theologically Rooted:

Our long standing, theologically rooted school vision draws inspiration from the greatest commandment, which is to ‘Love your Lord your God and to Love your Neighbour’ in the gospel of Matthew 22: 34-40, reflecting on the Love we have for God and for those in our school community, promoting the six core theologian concepts: Creation, Incarnation, The Trinity, Love, Salvation and Reconciliation.

 

We strive to provide the loving environment that enables our children and adults to develop positive learning behaviours, academic learning, rich experiences and Christian values to enable them to flourish. Within our community, we nurture growth and provide support so that everyone has the courage to face challenge and the resilience to persevere, even when confronted by difficulties. We endeavour to provide abundant opportunities which provide a platform for unique strengths and talents to blossom. We aim that everyone feels valued and has respect for themselves, others and the environment in which we live.

 

Our mission, as a school with a religious character, is to provide an education of depth and quality in a Christian ethos of ‘Sharing, caring and friendship being fundamental to children becoming responsible citizens in God’s world’.  We do this by ensuring the children and adults have the nurturing and aspirational environment to reach their full potential, living life in all its fullness.

 

To realise our mission, we endeavour to live out our theologically rooted vision through our school motto:

 

We love. We learn. We flourish.

 

The school's Christian vision is based on the greatest commandment to love God, and to love your neighbour, enabling all to flourish. 

 

Love the Lord your God

With all your heart

And with all your soul

And with all your mind

Love your neighbour

As yourself

                                                                                                        Matthew 22: 34-40

 

Christian Values are interwoven through our vision and are embedded throughout the curriculum with a particular focus given to:

 

  • Citizenship

  • Happiness

  • Responsibility

  • Interdependence

  • Self-control

  • Tolerance

 

 

At St Mary’s we aim to:

  • Confidently articulate, model and promote our Christian values, demonstrating the love and compassion of God for every person
  • Work closely with the local church to further the understanding of Christianity 
  • Develop spiritual and emotional resilience 
  • Provide a nurturing environment that is caring and inclusive for all
  • Provide a good depth and breadth of education, enabling all children to discover their unique talents
  • Develop individuals with high aspirations for the future
  • Work in partnership with the local community
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