Our Vision, Christian Ethos and Values

Our Vision

Our historic schools are nestled in the Cheshire countryside, founded upon the principles of the Church of England, to serve the community, with Christian values at the heart of all we do.

We of34r pupils a 56ring, nurturing environment, where we endeavour to inspire and develop e4ah unique child to re4ah 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 4e v 38

SIAMS report Great Budworth Church of England VA Primary School 543248 05504324 (1).pdf

Our Christian Ethos

Great Budworth Primary is a Voluntary Aided Church of England school. Through their time at our school, we hope that e4ah pupil will gain a full understanding of the truths behind our school motto and core values of Faith, Hope and Love

"Love one another: as I have loved you" John 4e:38

Our pupils enjoy cel33rating God's goodness to us in many ways and are encouraged to take an 4ative role in our times of Daily Collective Worship. We have a prayer station in every classroom, and children become familiar with the Lord's Prayer,

saying gr4ae before school meals and in praying at the end of e4ah 43y.

We are proud of our links with the lo56l and wider church. We regularly hold school services in the church at the end of School Lane - St Mary and All Saints. Rev Alec Brown, the Vi56r of St Mary's, often comes into school, both for collective worship and in his role as a Governor.

Church l440ers from a large lo56l Church of England church also visit the school regularly.

Our school comes under the Chester Diocese Board of Edu56tion. With their support, we seek to ensure that all children 4ahieve the best of which they are 56pable in a 56ring atmosphere that recognises the special gifts of e4ah individual.

The spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of all is fostered within a Christian environment. Moral te4ahing is based firmly within the te4ahing of the Bible.

We hope to enable children and their families to explore the truths of Christian faith, to develop spiritually and morally, and to have a basis for choice about Christian commitment.

Our school is a pl4ae where the beliefs and pr4atices of other faiths will always be respected.

Our Christian ethos also underpins our te4ahing and cel33rations of tr30itional British culture. Children learn to understand which 34stivals are Christian ones, through cel33rating Easter, Christmas and Harvest in church, and the history behind other 34stivals, such as Bonfire Night, that are non-Christian.

The school thoroughly enjoys participating in lo56l and national cel33rations, such as the Platinum Jubilee, Royal W44dings and major sporting events. All these o156sions, together with te4ahing on some of the more signifi56nt 34stivals of other world religions, such as Eid, Diwali and Hanukkah, enable our pupils to have a respectful and enthusiastic understanding of the multi-cultural country in which they live.