Our Christian Values
A mustard seed …”is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that birds come and perch in its branches.”
Preparing, Sowing, Growing lived out through our Christian values:
“A warm, enthusiastic welcome greets the families at this loving school each morning. This ensures pupils are seen and cherished, fostering a positive start to their day. Inspirational leadership has ensured that a deeply Christian vision is embedded at Christ Church. The words from Matthew 14, rooted in the mustard seed, supports this small rural community to live out the vision. Pupils are inspired to grow as learners and readily enthuse about their school. Consequently, pupils and adults passionately talk about the impact of the vision on them personally. The school’s partnerships with local churches, the diocese and the community are strong. It embodies how community is at the heart of this Church school. Governors have robust evaluation processes in place, giving them deep insights into the way the vision impacts on pupils and adults. Accurately identifying areas for improvement is the result. The decision to offer toddler and nursery provision to ‘prepare and sow’ children to grow at Christ Church, demonstrates this. Consequently, the distinctively Christian work of the school has enabled long term change for the community.” SIAMS July 2024.
You can read the full report by clicking Christ Church SIAMS report.
Read more about our RE policy by clicking RE Policy Sum 22-25 and find out about our Collective Worship policy by clicking Collective Worship Policy Sum 24-27
January’s Value is Respect
represented by the World
February’s Value is Trust
represented by an Anchor
March’s Value is Forgiveness
represented by a Water Droplet
April’s Value is Perseverance
represented by
Shoe Laces
May’s Value is Courage
represented by a
Lion
June’s Value is Compassion
represented by a
Heart
July’s Value is Thankfulness
represented by a
Present
September’s Value is Responsibility
represented by a
Book Bag
October’s Value is Truth
represented by a
Light Bulb
November’s Value is Friendship
represented by
Joined Hands
December’s Value is Peace
represented by a
Dove
As a church school Christ Church aims to develop its religious character taking into account the principles of the Church of England and promotes Christian values through the experience we offer to all our pupils.
Our Christian values run through everything we do and they guide us in our decision making and our future plans. They support us in delivering our vision. You can see the fantastic sculptures we created to symbolise our eleven Christian values in our entrance foyer.
Our Christian values were carefully chosen after consulting with our school community including, pupils, staff, parents and governors.
Our Christian values, include the fundamental British Values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs and include our School Golden Rules.
In an Arts Week we created sculptures to represent each of the values.
Each month we focus on a different Christian value. Each value has a link verse and Bible story which we look at in our whole school and class Worship Times.
January – Respect – valuing our differences, being polite and treating others as we would like to be treated
February – Trust – doing what we say we will, being reliable and working together
March – Forgiveness – saying sorry, making friends again and moving on, being understanding
April – Perseverance – always having a go and trying your best, aiming high and having a positive attitude
May – Courage – being brave and strong, being confident to express views, doing something that is scary
June – Compassion – being kind and thoughtful, being tolerant and sensitive
July – Thankfulness – being polite and saying thank you, appreciating others and the world around us
September – Responsibility – taking care of our own things, being independent, taking on jobs
October – Truthfulness – being honest and telling the truth even when it’s difficult
November – Friendship – having fun, playing and sharing and supporting each other
December – Peace – feeling secure, safe and calm, getting along with each other