Visions and Values

Our School Aims​​​

• To provide a safe, happy and inclusive environment for all pupils.
• To provide an exciting, relevant and stimulating curriculum for all learners
• To meet the needs of all learners regardless of gender, race, religion, ethnicity and ability.
• To provide opportunities for challenge and problem solving in all aspects of the curriculum.
• To enable children to flourish into rounded individuals who make a positive contribution to society.
• To spark and inspire curiosity and encourage aspirations
• To teach children how to become resilient and feel confident to take risks.
• To encourage children to make healthy choices and promote a healthy lifestyle.
• To instil fundamental Christian values for ll our children allowing them to be respectful and tolerant of other faiths and cultures.
• Understand and respect our British values and how to apply these in our daily lives to build a better society.

Church Lench CE First School

Our Vision

For with God nothing is impossible.

Luke 1:37

At the heart of the school is our belief that ‘with God nothing is impossible’, which allows our children to have high aspirations and know that they are part of a loving family. We have a flexible, child-led, broad and balanced curriculum where every child can thrive in a happy, inclusive and safe environment.

Who are we?

‘Love one another, just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another’

John 13:34

Our vision at Church Lench CE First School is to create an environment where children and staff feel loved and are happy. We guide our children to become confident, independent and resilient young members of society.

Why are we here?

‘So in Christ, we though many, form one body and each member belongs to all the others’

Romans 12:5

We enable our children to support and respect others beliefs and backgrounds knowing we are all children of God and created in his image. We help our children to develop a good knowledge and understanding of keeping safe in the wider world and protecting themselves from potential harm. We aim for all our children to make a positive contribution to the community and wider society.

How then shall we live?

‘I can do all things through him who strengthens me’

Philippians 4:13

We encourage our children to have high hopes, feel happy and confident to take risks. We foster perseverance and courage in all areas of life.

Our Core Christian Values

At Church Lench CE First school we have 5 core Christian values that form the foundations of our school. These values are woven throughout every part of school life. These values are:

Hope

Responsibility

Perseverance

Compassion

Thankfulness

British Values

Promoting British Values at Church Lench CE First School

The DfE have reinforced the need “to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all schools to promote the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.”

The Government set out its definition of British values in the 2011 Prevent Strategy, and these values were reiterated in 2014 (DFE-00679-2014). At Church Lench CE First School, these values are reinforced regularly and in the following ways:

Democracy

The school vision, aims and values clearly state the importance we place on each member of the school community as an individual who is valued and respected by everyone else.

Church Lench CE First School recognises the importance and contribution of the pupil voice and enables pupils to reflectively engage in their learning and to consider or challenge the issues that are important to them within and beyond the school community. This is achieved by:

– Participation in our School Council, which is represented by every class in the school and meets on a regular basis, supported by Mrs Price the Head Teacher. The School Council is listened to by school staff and it is able to effect change. Every child on the School Council is voted in by other pupils in their class;

– Focused work, where appropriate, during PHSE lessons, engages children in considering what it means to be British and that being British is about living alongside others in a multi-cultural community. Pupils are encouraged to understand the viewpoints and practices, backgrounds and contributions that everyone makes to the country;

– Opportunities to express thoughts and feelings through our challenge-based learning curriculum;

There is a shared understanding of what politeness, courtesy and good behaviour is, emphasised through the school rules and promoted at all times by staff and pupils alike.

The Rule of Law

The importance of laws, whether they be those that govern the class, the school, or the country, are consistently reinforced at Church Lench CE First School. Where appropriate, class rules are agreed and displayed in classrooms.Pupils are taught, at whatever level is appropriate, the rights of all pupils at the school. They are also taught the value and reasons behind rules and laws, that they govern and protect us, the responsibilities that this involves, and the consequences when laws are broken. For the youngest pupils in school this may be through a thematic approach: e.g. ‘People Who Help Us’.

Individual Liberty

At Church Lench CE First School, pupils are actively encouraged and empowered to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment. Pupils are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms within a supportive environment, and are advised how to exercise these safely, for example through E-Safety and PSHE work.Church Lench CE First School promotes an anti-bullying culture and policies relating to anti-bullying, behaviour and E- safety are in place.

Mutual Respect and Tolerance of those of Different Faiths and Beliefs

Mutual respect is integral to provision at Church Lench CE First School. Pupils are encouraged to understand that their behaviours have an effect on their own rights and those of others. All members of the school community are expected to treat each other with respect and behaviour management strategies and positive handling plans promote respect and dignity for others.Church Lench CE First School will provide opportunities for pupils to visit places of significant cultural interest and places of worship within curriculum activities and we actively encourage visitors from a range of communities and organisations into school, particularly during assemblies.Each year, the school supports a range of charities with which pupils can identify. The school plans fundraising and awareness-raising activities to support these charities through curriculum opportunities and global awareness themes.