Our Values and Aims
Our Church School inspires everyone to reach their unique and full potential in a joyful and encouraging Christian atmosphere.
Our Core Values
Values
At Farcet C. of E. Primary School we deeply cherish our core values of trust, friendship, compassion and forgiveness. As staff, we model and enact these values in all that we do and celebrate these values shown by our pupils.
We believe that every child should achieve their full potential in the image of God and we are committed to ensuring we develop the whole child; linked to the Church of England's vision July 2016 of 'life in all its fullness'. We offer a broad, inspiring and exciting curriculum and champion a love of learning.
Our Values
Trust – ‘Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.’ (Psalm 20:7)
Friendship - ‘A friend loves at all times.’ (Proverbs 17:17)
Compassion – ‘Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.’ (1 Peter 3:8)
Forgiveness – ‘Bear with each other and forgive whatever complaints you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.’ (Colossians 3:13)
Our School Prayer
At Farcet School, while we learn and play,
We think of you, Lord, everyday.
We thank you for our friendships blessed,
And show compassion, as you request.
We trust in you, oh Lord of all,
That forgiveness is our greatest call.
Blessed be our Farcet Family.
Amen.
Our school mission statement is:
'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.' Philippians 4:13
Vision
Our Church School inspires everyone to reach their unique and full potential in a happy and encouraging Christian atmosphere. We encourage our children to learn as much as possible and achieve their individual potential whilst developing respect and consideration for others in a joyful and safe Christian atmosphere.
Through Christian values of: trust, friendship, compassion and forgiveness, children are actively supported to believe they can be successful and achieve.
Collective Worship
We hold a daily act of collective worship in our school and understand worship to be a special act or occasion, the purpose of which is to show reverence to God. Collective worship involves all members of the school coming together.
Parents have the right to withdraw their child from Collective Worship; this is stated in our policy.
Aims and purpose:
The aim of Collective Worship in our school is to provide the opportunity for pupils to:
- worship God
- reflect on values that are of a Christian nature and on their own beliefs
- develop a community spirit, a common ethos and shared values
- consider spiritual and moral issues
- respond to the worship offered
- to provide an opportunity to celebrate religious festivals
- to celebrate gifts, our talents and our achievements
- to encourage respect and care for all God's creations
- to foster a positive attitude to both local and global environmental issues
- to foster feelings such as awe, wonder, thankfulness, mystery and joy
To be meaningful for pupils, Collective Worship enables them to reflect on:
- what it means to be a human being
- questions of meaning, purpose and value
- how to be the best that human beings can be - inspirational, exemplars (people of faith or not) who have demonstrated through their actions, lives and qualities. Examples will come from religious and non-religious sources across curriculum subjects
- personal beliefs and values
The Collective Worship that we deliver will recognise and value the cultural, linguistic and religious diversity of our school population and will be conducted within our Equal Opportunities policy.
We will strive to ensure that collective worship is:
- inclusive
- invitational
- inspiring
Nurture Break
We recognise that pupils have opportunities to reflect throughout the school day and that they need time to nurture themselves body and soul. Each day at 10:20am, pupils have time to take a comfort break, refresh their drinks, eat fruit and healthy snacks. A staff member will lead a reflection session during which 'big questions' are considered and feedback about collective worship is gathered and shared in a Reflection Book. All pupils have the opportunity to have share their views on faith, humanity, morality and spirituality in a safe, warm and respectful atmosphere.
