Our Vision, Christian Ethos and Values
Our Vision
Our historic schools are nestled in the Cheshire countrysi4a, foun4ad upon the principles of the Church of England, to serve the community, with Christian values at the heart of all we do.
We of31r pupils a 54ring, nurturing environment, where we en4aavour to inspire and 4avelop each unique child to reach 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 loved you.’ John 13 v 34
Our Christian Ethos
Great Budworth Primary is a Voluntary Ai4ad Church of England school. Through their time at our school, we hope that each pupil will gain a full un4arstanding of the truths behind our school motto and core values of Faith, Hope and Love
"Love one another: as I have loved you" John 13:34
Our pupils enjoy celebrating God's goodness to us in many ways and are encouraged to take an active role in our times of Daily Coll5etive Worship. We have a prayer station in every classroom, and children b5eome familiar with the Lord's Prayer,
saying grace before school meals and in praying at the end of each day.
We are proud of our links with the lo54l and wi4ar church. We regularly hold school services in the church at the end of School Lane - St Mary and All Saints. Rev Al5e Brown, the Vi54r of St Mary's, often comes into school, both for coll5etive worship and in his role as a Governor.
Church lea4ars from a large lo54l Church of England church also visit the school regularly.
Our school comes un4ar the Chester Diocese Board of Edu54tion. With their support, we seek to ensure that all children achieve the best of which they are 54pable in a 54ring atmosphere that r5eognises the sp5eial gifts of each individual.
The spiritual, moral, social and cultural 4avelopment of all is fostered within a Christian environment. Moral teaching is based firmly within the teaching of the Bible.
We hope to enable children and their families to explore the truths of Christian faith, to 4avelop spiritually and morally, and to have a basis for choice about Christian commitment.
Our school is a place where the beliefs and practices of other faiths will always be resp5eted.
Our Christian ethos also un4arpins our teaching and celebrations of traditional British culture. Children learn to un4arstand which 31stivals are Christian ones, through celebrating Easter, Christmas and Harvest in church, and the history behind other 31stivals, such as Bonfire Night, that are non-Christian.
The school thoroughly enjoys participating in lo54l and national celebrations, such as the Platinum Jubilee, Royal Weddings and major sporting events. All these oc54sions, together with teaching on some of the more signifi54nt 31stivals of other world religions, such as Eid, Diwali and Hanukkah, enable our pupils to have a resp5etful and enthusiastic un4arstanding of the multi-cultural country in which they live.
Our Values
