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Our School Vision and Values

Our Six School Core Values are:

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Love smallLoveRespect smallRespectTrust smallTrust

 

Our Six Core values are very important to us, and guide us daily in living out our vision:

Values Key concepts and questions How do we show this in school Biblical reference

Trust

 

What does trust mean?

  • Trusting in ourselves to make good decisions.
  • Trusting in each other to be kind.
  • Trusting in God (faith)

We show trust by ensuring we:

  • Are honest.
  • Are trustworthy and truthful.
  • Take responsibility for our own actions. 
 Mark 2:1-12: Jesus heals the Paralysed Man 'They lowered the mat with the paralyzed man on it. Jesus saw that these men had great faith.' Mark 2:4-5

Respect

 

What does respect mean?

  • Showing care for others as they are, including what they like and do.
  • Valuing the feelings and views of others, even if you do not agree.
  • Accepting others on an equal basis, giving them the same consideration you would want yourself.

We show respect by being:

  • Prepared to listen to others.
  • Polite.
  • Punctual
 Luke 6:31 'Do to others as you would have them do to you'

Collaboration

 

What does collaboration mean?

  • Working together as a team.
  • Listening to each other's ideas respectfully.
  • Contributing fairly.

We show collaboration by:

  • Showing respect.
  • Taking turns.
  • Listening to each other.
  • Valuing other's ideas.
  • Helping each other by sharing advice and ideas.

Psalm 133:1-3

Behold how good and pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity.

Courage

 

What does courage mean?

  • Trying something new even if it feels scary.
  • Facing challenges.
  • Standing up for what you believe is right even when it is hard.
  • being strong, even if you feel a little scared inside.

We show courage by:

  • Facing our fears and encouraging others to do the same.
  • Showing resilience and learning from our mistakes.
  • Asking for help when we need it.

1 Corinthians

'Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.'

Curiosity 

 

What does curiosity mean?

  • Wanting to know more about the world around you.
  • The feeling of wanting to explore, discover, and learn new things.
  • Always looking for answers to your questions.

We show curiosity by:

  • Asking questions and seeking knowledge.
  • Exploring new ideas.
  • Being open-minded.
  • Experimenting and problem solving.
  • Observing and reflecting.
 Matthew 7:7: ' Ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.'

Love

 

What does love mean?

  • Love is about kindness, sharing and being there for each other.

We show love by:

  • Showing kindness with our words and actions.
  • Listening and supporting others.
  • Showing respect and acceptance.
 1 John 4:7-8: 'Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

Our Vision Statement:

Staff and Governors have captured the essence of our school in the following simple, memorable statement:

Finding the light in ourselves and each other. 

Our vision Statement is underpinned by the following biblical passage:

'No-one after lighting a lamp puts it under a bushel basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works' Matthew 5:15-16

At St Sidwell's our vision is to empower our community to ignite the love of learning through the values of Trust, Respect, Collaboration, Courage and Curiosity all underpinned by Love. We believe the strength in our community as in working together to uncover our lights, celebrating diversity and illuminating paths to success.

We embrace the spiritual, physical, academic, emotional, moral and social development of children so they can flourish as unique individuals.

Just as Jesus stated, we believe that light is to be revealed, not concealed. We encourage all children to find their light, help others do the same, and then shine as brightly and proudly as they can.