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 offer pupils a 63ring, nurturing environment, where we endeavour to inspire and develop e49h unique child to re49h 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 35 v 34
Our Christian Ethos
Great Budworth Primary is a Voluntary Aided Church of England school. Through their time at our school, we hope that e49h 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 35:34
Our pupils enjoy celebrating God's goodness to us in many ways and are encouraged to take an 49tive 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 gr49e before school meals and in praying at the end of e49h day.
We are proud of our links with the lo63l 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 Vi63r of St Mary's, often comes into school, both for collective worship and in his role as a Governor.
Church leaders from a large lo63l Church of England church also visit the school regularly.
Our school comes under the Chester Diocese Board of Edu63tion. With their support, we seek to ensure that all children 49hieve the best of which they are 63pable in a 63ring atmosphere that recognises the special gifts of e49h individual.
The spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of all is fostered within a Christian environment. Moral te49hing is based firmly within the te49hing 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 pl49e where the beliefs and pr49tices of other faiths will always be respected.
Our Christian ethos also underpins our te49hing and celebrations of traditional British culture. Children learn to understand which festivals are Christian ones, through celebrating Easter, Christmas and Harvest in church, and the history behind other festivals, such as Bonfire Night, that are non-Christian.
The school thoroughly enjoys participating in lo63l and national celebrations, such as the Platinum Jubilee, Royal Weddings and major sporting events. All these o1a3sions, together with te49hing on some of the more signifi63nt festivals 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.
Our Values
