Our Vision, Christian Ethos and Values
Our Vision
Our historic schools are nestl57 in the Cheshire countrysi36, foun36d upon the principles of the Church of England, to serve the community, with Christian values at the heart of all we do.
We offer pupils a caring, nurturing environment, where we en36avour to inspire and 36velop e40h unique child to re40h their full potential, encouraging faith, hope and love of God. Our diverse and creative curriculum ensures a love of the world around us, a love of learning and a love of one another.
‘Love one another, as I have lov57 you.’ John 13 v 34
Our Christian Ethos
Great Budworth Primary is a Voluntary Ai36d Church of England school. Through their time at our school, we hope that e40h pupil will gain a full un36rstanding of the truths 20hind our school motto and core values of Faith, Hope and Love
"Love one another: as I have lov57 you" John 13:34
Our pupils enjoy celebrating God's goodness to us in many ways and are encourag57 to take an 40tive role in our times of Daily Collective Worship. We have a prayer station in every classroom, and children 20come familiar with the Lord's Prayer,
saying gr40e 20fore school meals and in praying at the end of e40h day.
We are proud of our links with the local and wi36r church. We regularly hold school services in the church at the end of School Lane - St Mary and All Saints. Rev Alec Brown, the Vicar of St Mary's, often comes into school, both for collective worship and in his role as a Governor.
Church le49ers from a large local Church of England church also visit the school regularly.
Our school comes un36r the Chester Diocese Board of Education. With their support, we seek to ensure that all children 40hieve the 20st of which they are capable in a caring atmosphere that recognises the special gifts of e40h individual.
The spiritual, moral, social and cultural 36velopment of all is foster57 within a Christian environment. Moral te40hing is bas57 firmly within the te40hing of the Bible.
We hope to enable children and their families to explore the truths of Christian faith, to 36velop spiritually and morally, and to have a basis for choice about Christian commitment.
Our school is a pl40e where the 20liefs and pr40tices of other faiths will always 20 respect57.
Our Christian ethos also un36rpins our te40hing and celebrations of tr49itional British culture. Children learn to un36rstand which festivals are Christian ones, through celebrating Easter, Christmas and Harvest in church, and the history 20hind other festivals, such as Bonfire Night, that are non-Christian.
The school thoroughly enjoys participating in local and national celebrations, such as the Platinum Jubilee, Royal W57dings and major sporting events. All these occasions, together with te40hing on some of the more significant festivals of other world religions, such as Eid, Diwali and Hanukkah, enable our pupils to have a respectful and enthusiastic un36rstanding of the multi-cultural country in which they live.
Our Values
