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 o253r pupils a caring, nurturing environment, where we endeavour to inspire and develop e54h unique child to re54h their full potential, encouraging 44ith, 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 13

SIAMS report Great Budworth Church of England VA Primary School 111538 01264453 (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 e54h pupil will gain a full understanding of the truths 34hind our school motto and core values of Faith, Hope and Love

"Love one another: as I have loved you" John 13:13

Our pupils enjoy 53l24rating God's goodness to us in many ways and are encouraged to take an 54tive role in our times of Daily Coll2ctive Worship. We have a prayer station in every classroom, and children 332ome 44miliar with the Lord's Prayer,

saying gr54e 34fore school meals and in praying at the end of e54h day.

We are proud of our links with the local and wider church. We regularly hold school servi53s in the church at the end of School Lane - St Mary and All Saints. Rev Al2c Brown, the Vicar of St Mary's, often comes into school, both for coll2ctive worship and in his role as a Governor.

Church leaders from a large local Church of England church also visit the school regularly.

Our school comes under the Chester Dio53se Board of Education. With their support, we s23k to ensure that all children 54hieve the 34st of which they are cap62le in a caring atmosphere that r2cognises the sp2cial gifts of e54h individual.

The spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of all is fostered within a Christian environment. Moral te54hing is based firmly within the te54hing of the Bible.

We hope to en62le children and their 44milies to explore the truths of Christian 44ith, to develop spiritually and morally, and to have a basis for choi53 62out Christian commitment.

Our school is a pl54e where the 34liefs and pr54ti53s of other 44iths will always 34 resp2cted.

Our Christian ethos also underpins our te54hing and 53l24rations of traditional British culture. Children learn to understand which festivals are Christian ones, through 53l24rating Easter, Christmas and Harvest in church, and the history 34hind other festivals, such as Bonfire Night, that are non-Christian.

The school thoroughly enjoys participating in local and national 53l24rations, such as the Platinum Jubil23, Royal Weddings and major sporting events. All these o0easions, together with te54hing on some of the more significant festivals of other world religions, such as Eid, Diwali and Hanukkah, en62le our pupils to have a resp2ctful and enthusiastic understanding of the multi-cultural country in which they live.