'Do to others as you would have them do to you.'

Matthew 7:12

 

Links with Church
We have excellent links with our church, St Cuthbert’s. We hold an annual Harvest Festival at church as well as an Easter service and a joint community/ school carol service. We also carry out a church study and learn about the history of our church, baptism and holy communion as part of our R.E. lessons. Members of our clergy take Worship time, every Tuesday and we also take part in the annual church festival.

Christian Values
We live out our school vision through the Christian values of Trust, Friendship, Justice, Thankfulness, Wisdom and Forgiveness. Our values are the basis of our personal development, they make us who we are. Christian values are at the heart of church schools; they shape every aspect of school life. Our values are promoted in school every day and time is spent exploring our school vision in detail so we all have a good understanding of what this vision means to us.

Collective Worship
We have a designated time each day where children come together for their ‘collective worship’. This takes place in the school hall in a variety of ways which includes singing, finding out about the world, listening to stories and having reflection time and praying. All members of staff lead acts of worship and we have a wide spectrum of visitors who lead worship. Our local clergy, Reverend Banks, Reverend Charlie and Reverend Freeman visit weekly from The Binsey Team Mission community https://www.binsey.org.uk  Our children also lead Collective worship and include a hymn/ song and a prayer/ thought. We also include a celebration aspect to this Worship time where we give out our ‘Stars of the Week’ and monthly Maths champ and Writing and Reading certificates. Our children evaluate collective worship regularly and share their thoughts with our Chair of Governors who asks them about the styles of worship they prefer and the messages they take from worship time.

Bishop’s Award
In June 2015 school received the ‘Bishop’s Award.’ This was in recognition of providing innovative ways of working with church and supporting an After School Christian Club.