Ethos & Vision, Faith & Values

Let your light shine - imagine, believe, achieve, thrive

Chadlington CE Primary School Mission Statement

We aim to:

Provide every child with the opportunity to explore and celebrate their unique potential and to develop their imagination, creativity and self-belief;
Enable pupils to thrive as life-long learners; developing the confidence, resilience and drive that they need to reach their goals;
Encourage pupils to embrace opportunities so that they will go on to lead a fulfilling and rewarding life, guided by Christian values;
encourage children to develop a sense of responsibility as active global citizens; caring for others, valuing unity and respecting different attitudes and beliefs.
Teach children to make connections with other people so that they can form warm, empathetic friendships.

Inspiration

“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.”

^{Albert Einstein}

“Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny.”

^{Mahatma Gandhi}

"I am always doing things I can't do, that's how I get to do them.”

^{Pablo Picasso}

As a Church of England Voluntary Controlled School, we have strong links with St. Nicholas's Church in Chadlington. We are committed to the development of the whole child, and teach values based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. We aim to provide pupils with insight into the nature of different religious ideas and beliefs and a knowledge of the Christian faith, so that they will be able to make their own choices in life.

In order to achieve this we aim to:

create a strong Christian ethos that promotes love, care, tolerance, forgiveness and understanding;
help pupils to develop a sympathetic understanding of the Christian faith, without exerting pressure to believe;
encourage pupils' tolerance towards the beliefs of others and develop their understanding of, and respect for other major world faiths and cultures.

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Let your light shine

'Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.'

Matthew 5, King James Version

'We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.'

Marianne Williamson

Living Values

Our curriculum is values-based, with each value linked to a separate topic in order to make learning meaningful. 'We are inventors', for example, encourages children to develop self-belief, whilst 'We are travel writers' teaches children to explore tolerance. To view the full list click on the R.E. and Values button. Teaching and learning are enquiry based, helping pupils to broaden their world view and begin to understand their responsibilities as global citizens.