The school motto “Learn to love and love to learn” clearly shows that the school has a guiding principle that clearly aligns with the C of E thinking about Education that it should be’ Deeply Christian serving the Common Good.’

Inspiring children to be confident individuals, successful learners and responsible citizens within a Christian environment.

 

'learn to love & love to learn'

 

We have two sets of values which sit under our motto, learn to love : love to learn. The first set are the values for life which will help us to learn to love one another; the second set are our learning characteristics which we hope will make us lifelong learners.

 

Learn to Love:

 

Respectful

We are respectful to everyone and everything.

 

Kind

We are kind in our thoughts, words and actions.

 

Honest

We always tell the truth and earn the trust of one another.

 

Responsible

We are responsible for our own words and actions.

 

Gracious

We accept people for who they are.

 

Hopeful

We are optimistic about the future.

 

Reflective

We consider our actions and behaviour and learn from them.

 

Thankful

We are thankful for all the good things that we have in our lives.

 

Confident

We are not afraid to have a go and try our best.

 

Self-believing

We believe we can.

 

Love to Learn:

 

Creative

We search for alternative solutions and apply our skills in different contexts.

 

Flexible

We take on any role and call upon a range of knowledge to complete a task.

 

Enthusiastic

We are self-motivated, and keen, eager and excited about learning.

 

Independent

We are organised and can initiate our own learning.

 

Reflective

We self-evaluate and improve what we do and understand how we learn effectively

 

Resilient

We learn from our mistakes and keep on trying.

 

Inquisitive

We question and challenge, taking time to think things through.

 

Communicative

We interact well with others and are able to explain and reason.

 

Resourceful

We can select from a variety of resources and strategies to solve problems.

 

Risk Takers

We will try something new and are willing to investigate.