A family living, loving and learning together through the light of Christ.
Christ/Gospel-
Aims
• We will reflect Christ’s love in our lives, enabling our school family to grow in the Christian faith.
• We will celebrate uniqueness and respect differences.
• We will witness Christ’s love, sharing his message and mission.
• We will show forgiveness and kindness to all.
We will achieve this through:
- Modelling and practising our Christian faith and Gospel values
- Gathering together to celebrate Mass and celebrating the Sacraments
- Daily prayer and worship-individual, collective and community
- Serving others through charity work and fundraising
- Providing opportunities for the spiritual and moral development and nourishment of staff and pupils
- Developing the prayer life of the school through Chaplaincy groups and activities
- Developing self-esteem through praise and celebration, Good Work and celebration assemblies, positive behaviour strategies, Code of Conduct, behaviour policy, Home/School agreements, Rainbows groups, Circle Time
- Offering friendship freely and inclusively
Education-
Aims
• We will encourage a love of lifelong learning by providing a broad and balanced curriculum, setting expectations to achieve high standards.
• We will deliver high quality Catholic Education that enables children to explore their own and others traditions.
• We will provide opportunities that enable each child to reach their full potential and to celebrate their achievements.
We will achieve this through:
- Broad, balanced and inclusive curriculum which all pupils can access and which will enrich their experiences in life
- INSET and staff training and development, Come and See for Yourself opportunities
- Collaborative and creative teaching and learning opportunities
- Exciting resources
- Formal Assessments and evaluations of teaching and learning
- Tracking systems
- Regular monitoring with clear and constructive feedback
- Reporting to Governors
- Communication with parents through newsletters and the Wednesday Word with ideas and support for activities and teachings which can be used at home
- Trips, visitors
- Rewards, assemblies and celebrations
- Updated policies covering all aspects of Religious Education, Collective Worship and Prayer Life, and the Spiritual, Cultural and Moral Development of all
Community-
Aims
• We will stand beside, support and love the families within our school community.
• We will work together creatively and meaningfully with our partners in the local and wider community.
• We will respect the diversity of cultures within the family of Holy Cross.
We will achieve this through:
- Collaborative working by Governors, staff, pupils, parents and parish through school council, meetings and consultations, sacramental preparation, reporting, celebrations, Mass, Collective Worship, learning walks, Come and See mornings
- Readiness of the school to look at needs beyond its own through fundraising, raising local and global awareness
- Perpetual invitation and welcome to parents, governors, visitors, local community and parish
- Regular evaluations by Governors, teachers, pupils, parents and parish through chaplaincy visits, reports, meetings, consultations, Inspections
- Developing positive partnerships with local schools, children’s centres and the emergency services
- Providing children to develop their role in the local and wider community through visits and trips, assemblies and links with others- Dog’s trust, Residential trips, Tescos. LFC, Zoo, Theatre, Museum, singing at local events
- Care and consideration for their local environment-gardening, planting day, park, local trips
- Visitors to school, visits to places of worship, assemblies in partnership with visitors and outside companies and charities
- Theme days and weeks such as Black History Month, International Peace Day, Little Way Week, Same but Different
- PSHE curriculum, Global Citizenship
- SMSC planning and curriculum mapping