VISION STATEMENT
We are a
church school providing a caring, Christian environment. We enable learning for
life with high expectations for all. We are committed to providing a creative
environment where everyone is valued, with differences recognised, respected and
celebrated, where all can make a positive contribution to society.
AGREED AIMS
"In St
Philips School we, the school community, aim ....
- to
create a happy and relaxed, yet stimulating and thought provoking
environment in which all can enjoy learning and develop such qualities
as kindness, tolerance and enthusiasm for life & learning.
- to
help all in our community to be aware that religion is not separate from
life, but is integral to mankind’s attempt to live meaningfully,
creatively, and to find purpose in life & to instil respect for other
religions and cultures
- to
treat all members of the school community with equal respect
- to
recognise and reward the achievements of all encouraging them to strive
to achieve the highest possible standards in everything they do
- to
use time and resources purposefully, efficiently and effectively
- to
ensure that there are good, clear channels of communication within the
school community and to maintain good school/church/community
relationships
- to
encourage an active participation by parents in their children's
education, recognising their rights and responsibilities as co-educators
- to
provide a broad, balanced, relevant and challenging education which
reflects the individual needs of the child and which also encompasses
the legal requirements of the National Curriculum
- to help to prepare each individual child for life in a diverse
society, with differences recognised, respected and celebrated
- to encourage the building of self-esteem and the confidence needed
to take on new challenges and to learn to communicate effectively
- to encourage children to take individual and collective
responsibility for their actions and the consequences and to
recognise their social obligations within the classroom, within the
school, and beyond
- to create a consistently secure and stable environment, in which
children can feel accepted, can mature emotionally, and where
relationships are formed based on mutual trust
- to promote awareness of the importance of good health and physical
fitness
- to
provide an environment in which the creativity of children can be
developed and celebrated
- to
create a warm, calm, and genuinely welcoming atmosphere
- to
ensure that the school looks attractive and stimulating and to have
respect for, and to care for their environment
- to
encourage everyone involved in the school to be aware of, and responsive
to, the wider community
- to
ensure that all personnel and Governors, especially those new to the
school, are provided with the information, support and feedback required
for them to function effectively in their role, and to participate fully
in school life.
- to ensure that each member of the school community has equal and
full access to all appropriate experiences and resources available
to the school
The aims of
the school form the basis for the School Improvement Plan, remembering
at all times that at the heart of the education process lies THE CHILD.
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