Christian Vision

We aspire to grow and flourish, live out the Fruit of The Spirit in our daily lives and go out beyond school into the world, making a positive impact and contribution.

 The Fruit of the Spirit values are: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-control. (Galatians 5: 22-23)

‘Faith, Excellence and Enjoyment’

At St. John’s C.E. Primary School we aim:

• To help children make moral choices based on Christian values, whilst promoting understanding and awareness towards those of a different culture and religion;
• To develop the highest possible standards of behaviour, teaching and learning to support all pupils in achieving their full potential;
• To provide a secure and friendly environment for all pupils where everyone strives to work in partnership with the home and the church.

Our school motto ‘FAITH, EXCELLENCE AND ENJOYMENT’ puts ‘Faith’ at the forefront and at the heart of our identity as a church school.

As a Church of England school, Christianity provides the framework for beginning the spiritual discovery and experience of faith.  The children learn to discern the teachings of Christ as the way of developing positive attitudes, behaviour and relationships needed to develop and sustain a community.  The Christian Values as found in the “Fruit of the Spirit” (Galatians 5: 22-23) are at the heart of our curriculum and learning, and represent all that we are and all that we aspire to be.  These values are: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.

Of great importance is the need for Religious Education to reflect the community of the school and society at large: to recognise ‘our neighbour’ and live out the commandment ‘to love one another’.  The multi-cultural and multi-faith dimension of our school and its community is respected: the children study the major world faiths- their customs, festivals and way of life; they visit other places of worship to understand their practices; they listen to stories and experiences of other worshippers and how these have shaped their lives.  Children learn to respect and acknowledge each other thus ‘prejudice through ignorance’ is avoided: “Whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them…” (Matthew 7:12).