our mission, aims, objectives and strategies

8/10/2019 Our Mission, Aims, Objectives and Strategies

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St Marys Catholic Primary School

Great Eccleston

St Marys Road,

Great Eccleston,

Preston,

PR3 0ZJ

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'r Mission

)*ims, '+ecti-es and Strate.ies

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St Marys Catholic Primary School, Great Eccleston

Our Mission

Our Aims, Objectives and Strategies

ore!ord

This Mission Statement, to.ether 1ith the schools *ims and '+ecti-es, is an attem/t

to indicate all /resently in-ol-ed 1ith the school, and to /otential candidates 2or

in-ol-ement 1ith the school, 1hat the school sees as its /riorities at the /resent time

These /riorities shold +e -ie1ed as areas in 1hich it is ho/ed that reslts can +e

achie-ed

This docment also incldes intermediate o+ecti-es as 1ell as Strate.ies to 2acilitate

their achie-ement, and 1hich mi.ht +e loo4ed /on as /er2ormance indicators

Re.lar e-alation, re-ie1 and de-elo/ment 1ill clearly +e necessary i2 the school isto sstain its distincti-e de-elo/ment


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St Marys Catholic Primary School

Great Eccleston

Our Mission Statement

5e, at St Marys, see Christ as the 2ondation o2 the 1hole edcational /rocess Ths:

'r a//roach to the edcation o2 the children and the /olicies em/loyed +y

the school are ins/ired +y and come natrally 2rom or 2aith tradition

5e see God as the 2ocs o2 the 1hole learnin. /rocess, and the comin. to

4no1 6im and 6is creation as the .oal o2 the 1hole crriclm

5e stri-e to ensre that the school is Catholic in the +roadest sense o2 the

meanin. o2 the 1ord

5e see all that ha//ens in or school 72or e8am/le or /riorities, aims,

o+ecti-es, or relationshi/s, crriclm, disci/line, and /astoral care 2or each

ni9e /erson in-ol-ed 1ith the li2e o2 the school as ha-in. the /otential to

re2lect Gods lo-in. care 2or each indi-idal

5e stri-e to /ro-ide the children 1ith o//ortnities, in a school 2onded on

Gos/el -ales, in 1hich they can learn and e8/erience sccess 1ithot 2ear o2

2ailre or recrimination

Sch ac4no1led.ements also im/ly 1e ha-e res/onsi+ilities 1hich 1e acce/t and

ta4e seriosly There2ore 1e at St Marys:

See God as the "ocus o" the !hole learning #rocess$

%alue the uni&ueness o" each individual$

Strive to be not only a learning community but also a caring and a

!orshi##ing community$

Strive to be a !elcoming, understanding and "orgiving to all

See' to encourage each to attain his or her o#timum #otential$

(his !ill not ha##en merely by tal'ing about it$

)t has to be #romoted and encouraged$

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the sta.e o2 de-elo/ment o2 each indi-idal child

Our Objectives.

A Summary o" /ey Areas

5hilst adherin. to the =ational Crriclm, >iocesan and ?ocal Edcational

/rocesses 1e as a school 1e aim to:

# Encora.e in-ol-ement in the li2e o2 the school, not only 2rom the teachersand sta22, +t also 2rom the ?*, the Go-ernors, the schools Parents and

@riends, Parishioners and the 2rom the ?ocal Commnity etc 2or the +ene2it o2

the children

# >ee/en each childs 4no1led.e, nderstandin. and e22ecti-e a//reciation o2

the Catholic @aith tradition

3# Promote and de-elo/ an a//reciation o2 and an acti-e /artici/ation in 1orshi/

and to ensre that Prayer, 5orshi/ and ?itr.ical Cele+ration, 1hich are

central to or Catholic tradition, 2orm an inte.ral /art o2 the school day at St

Marys

@oster in and e8/ect 2rom the school commnity carin. relationshi/s and

Christian -ales, encora.in. /ositi-e attitdes to1ards 1or4 and +eha-ior

thro.h a system o2 /ositi-e re1ards and the acce/tance o2 a code o2

+eha-ior and condct +y all

"# *id the de-elo/ment o2 the 1hole /erson +y /ro-idin. a +roadly +ased,

+alanced, rele-ant and di22erentiated crriclm 1hich allo1s 2or /ro.ression

and continity, and 1hich re2lects the 2act that Christ is the .oal o2 the 1hole

edcational enter/rise in this school, 1hilst also 2l2illin. the re9irements o2the =ational Crriclm

$# Pro-ide 2or the /hysical and emotional 1ell +ein. o2 each child

Thro.h /astoral care

Ay ma4in. /ro-ision 2or each child to 1or4 at his


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/ey Area 2 +ome3 School3 Community

45e aim to encourage involvement in the li"e o" the school, not only "rom the

teachers and sta"", but also "rom the 6EA, the Governors, the schools Parents

and riends, Parishioners and the "rom the 6ocal Community etc "or the bene"it

o" the children$7

Objectives1

# To create a /artnershi/ o2 mtal coo/eration amon.st Go-ernors, teachin.

sta22, Parents, @riends, Parishioners and the ?ocal Commnity etc

# To create interaction +et1een the childrens 6omes the Parish, the ?ocal

Commnity etc, and the School

3# To encora.e Parental in-ol-ement in the li2e o2 the School

Strategies1

To achie-e these o+ecti-es 1e, at the school 1ill:

Try to ensre that *?? -isitors to the school 2eel 1elcome

Pro-ide a /ro.ram o2 1elcome and indction 2or /arents o2 ne1 entrants to the

Rece/tion Dear Gro/ (See Early Years and Parental Involvement Policies)

Encora.e /arents to hel/ 1ith s/orts, -isits etc and to hel/ 1ith trans/ort

n-ite Go-ernors, Parents, @riends o2 the school, Parishioners, ?ocal

Commnity to attend school e-ents and acti-ities e. edcational e-enin.s,

concerts, s/orts etc

n-ite Go-ernors, Parents, @riends o2 the school, Parishioners, ?ocal

Commnity to share in school

masses


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n2orm Parents directly +y letter


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/ey Area 8 9eligious Education

45e aim to dee#en each childs 'no!ledge, understanding and a""ective

a##reciation o" the Catholic aith tradition$7

Objectives1

# To s//ort /arents and the Parish in the reli.ios de-elo/ment o2 each child

(The school ac4no1led.es that /arents ha-e the /rime res/onsi+ility 2or the

Reli.ios 2ormation o2 their children +y sharin. their o1n 2aith 1ith them

and that the Parish and the Parish Priest ha-e a role to /lay in assistin. /arents

to /er2orm their dties as reli.ios edcators sch as in sacramental

/re/aration, +t also acce/ts its res/onsi+ility to s//ort the /atents and/arish +y hel/in. the children to nderstand their 2aith and to nderstand their

li-es in the li.ht o2 their 2aith#

# To s//ort and encora.e each child 1ith the 2ormation and .ro1th o2 its 2aith

3# To /ro-ide a systematic /ro.ram o2 reli.ios teachin. that 1ill enhance the

Catholic identity o2 the school

Strategies


Re.ard reli.ios edcation in school as a constantly de-elo/in. 1ay o2

learnin. ho1 to loo4 at the 1orld and orsel-es and the relationshi/ o2 the

1hole o2 creation to the creator God

Pro-ide a systematic /ro.ram o2 reli.ios teachin. +ased /on the B6ere

*m reli.ios edcation /ro.ram

Ensre that the teachin. o2 reli.ion is not con2ined to the RE lesson +t

/er-ades all the 1or4 o2 the crriclm 1hich is sed to simlate Reli.ios

.ro1th and de-elo/ment, as 1ell as academic .ro1th and social de-elo/ment

(See Religious Education Policy)

E8/ect teachers to share their o1n Christian 2aith 1ith the children

5elcome the /arish /riest, /arishioners and /arents into school to ta4e /art in

masses, assem+lies, litr.ies, etc

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/ey Area : 5orshi#

45e aim to #romote and develo# an a##reciation o" and an active #artici#ation

in !orshi# and to ensure that Prayer, 5orshi# and 6iturgical Celebration, !hich

are central to our Catholic tradition, "orm an integral #art o" the school day at St

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Objectives1

# To ma4e Prayer, 5orshi/ and ?itr.y real edcational e8/eriences

# To contri+te to the de-elo/ment o2 @aith in each indi-idal in the school

commnity

Strategies


Pro-ide -aried o//ortnities 2or 1orshi/ thro.h /rayer, the mass, and

sacramental and non)sacramental litr.ical cele+ration, +ased on sond

edcational and /astoral .ronds, to cater 2or the di22erent needs o2 the school

commnity

Ta4e into accont the a.es and sta.es o2 /ersonal de-elo/ment, +oth reli.ios

and social, o2 the school commnity

Ensre that, 1here a//ro/riate, the children /artici/ate in the /re/aration and

in the action o2 thee cele+rations and encora.e the children to contri+te

a//ro/riate s4ills and .i2ts to cele+ration in a s/irit o2 o22erin. and sharin.

Encora.e /rayer in a -ariety o2 2orms 7/ri-ate indi-idal /rayer, .ro/

/rayer, 1hole school


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Reco.niFe 1ith some 2orm o2 1orshi/ and cele+ration the maor 2easts

thro.hot the chrches year (See also Worship Policy)

>e-elo/ some nderstandin. o2 1orshi/


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Place all children into hoses to 2oster a sense o2 collecti-e res/onsi+ility and

the need to contri+te somethin. o2 onesel2 to the lar.er .ro/ and ltimately

the school

Ensre that all -isitors are made and 2eel 1elcome

Pro-ide o//ortnities 2or the children to demonstrate their lo-e 2or those less

2ortnate +y /rayin. 2or them and raisin. money 2or -arios charities(See Key Area ")

Gi-e hi.h /riority to the childrens /ro.ress 1ith 1or4 and to im/ro-in.

standards

E8/ect /arents to s//ort the school +y encora.in. their children to ac9ire

.ood 1or4in. ha+its

Rein2orce school /olicies /eriodically 1ith letters home to /arents

Place considera+le em/hasis on .ood +eha-ior

E8/ect the children to a+ide +y the schools codes o2 +eha-ior and condct

1hich e8ist to ensre the sa2ety and secrity o2 the school commnity

Rely /on a system o2 /ositi-e re1ards 7e. credits


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/ey Area < .Curriculum

5e aim to aid the develo#ment o" the !hole #erson by #roviding a broadly

based, balanced, relevant and di""erentiated curriculum !hich allo!s "or

#rogression and continuity, and !hich re"lects the "act that Christ is the goal o"

the !hole educational enter#rise in this school, !hilst also "ul"illing the

re&uirements o" the 0ational Curriculum$

Objectives

# To dee/en each childs 4no1led.e, nderstandin., and a22ecti-e a//reciation

o2 the Catholic @aith tradition and o2 other 1orld 2aiths (See section on

9eligious Education#

# To de-elo/ 2lly each childs 6anguageand commnication s4ills sit hay

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7careers) that contri+te to its 1holeness as 1ell as de-elo/in. each childs

a+ility to ma4e in2ormed decisions in a chan.in., economically com/etiti-e

1orld 7Economic and )ndustrial >nderstanding

H# To .i-e each child an a1areness o2 other times and other /laces, a sense o2

herita.e and B/ro/ortion thro.h to/ic 1or4 in +istory, Geogra#hy,

Euro#ean A!arenessand Socialas/ects o2 man in his Environment7

locally, nationally and ni-ersally

!# To encora.e /ositi-e attitdes to1ards health and the ac9irin. o2 healthy

ha+its, and to hel/ each child to co/e 1ith his


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S//ort sta22 de-elo/ment as a 1hole or indi-idally 1ith inset trainin.,

crriclm meetin.s etc as re9ired (See Sta%% #evelopment

Policy)

Pro-ide resorces 2or +oo4s and e9i/ment 2or each area o2 the crriclm as

/riorities allo1 (See School #evelopment,Improvement Plan)

/ey Area @ Pastoral Care and Sa"ety

5e aim to #rovide "or the #hysical and emotional !ell being o" each child1

(hrough #astoral care

y ma'ing #rovision "or each child to !or' at his3her o!n #ace

!hilst simultaneously achieving maimum attainment

y catering "or any s#ecial needs o" individuals y #roviding a sa"e and healthy environment as "ar as is

reasonably #racticable$

(=ote: This ey *rea is natrally lin4ed 1ith ey *rea & and 1ill de-elo/ in line

1ith E-ery Child Matters *.enda 1hich is crrently +ein. de-elo/ed#

Objectives1

# To /romote res/ect 2or Christ, li-in. in each indi-idal and coo/eration 1ith

6im in 6is lo-in. care 2or each mem+er o2 the school commnity (ie teachin.

and non)teachin. sta22, /arents, 2riends as 1ell as children#

# To re2lect Christ, the She/herd 7carin., stren.thenin., and healin.) +y +ein.

mind2l o2 the indi-idal needs o2 each ni9e /erson in the school

commnity

3# To cater 2or each indi-idals needs in /lannin. and or.aniFation 71here

/ractica+le

To encora.e /ositi-e attitdes to1ards the 6ealth and Sa2ety o2 all

indi-idals

Strategies


S//ort teachers 1ith desi.nated res/onsi+ility 2or /astoral care in s/eci2ic

areas )e. S/ecial Edcational =eeds, Early Dears, and ?ater Dears etc

(See Sta%% #evelopment Policy)

Pro-ide a /ro.ram o2 1elcome and indction 2or ne1 entrants (and their

/arents# to rece/tion year .ro/ (See Early Years Policy)

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*//ortion the children to classes 7mainly accordin. to a.e) 1ith a teacher

res/onsi+le 2or each class

Em/hasise lin4s +et1een classes, +y 1or4in. closely to.ether on /articlar

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Press 2or the /ro-ision o2 a//ro/riate s//ort and resorces 2or children 1ith

statements (See also Special +eeds Policy)

Promote nderstandin., tolerance and res/ect 2or all

(See also Key Area - ! E.ual /pportunities Policy)

Try to ensre that indi-idal childrens needs 2or Se8 Edcation 1ill +e met

and /ro-ide 2or early matrity o2 .irls 7.irls .ro1in. / lessons (1ith /arentalconsent# (See SRE

policy)

n2orm /arents o2 the schools Policy on Se8 Edcation, o22er s//ort and

.idance and more direct assistance shold /arents 2eel the need

(See SRE policy)

Esta+lish /rocedres 2or sta22 to co/e 1ith +llyin. /ro+lems

(See Anti $ullying Policies)

Esta+lish /rocedres 2or sta22 to co/e 1ith concerns a+ot Bchildren at ris4

(See 0hild Protection Policy)

Ensre that as 2ar as is reasona+ly /ractica+le all 2rnitre, 2ittin.s and

e9i/ment is sa2e and 1ell maintained

*ttem/t to /ro-ide s22icient in2ormation, instrction and s/er-ision to assist

all in-ol-ed in the school to a-oid haFards and to contri+te /ositi-ely to their

o1n and others sa2ety

Encora.e sa2e mo+ility arond the school and the sa2e se o2 all e9i/ment

(See also 1ealth and Sa%ety Policy)

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