St Benedict’s Catholic Primary School
Mission Statement
'In the light of Jesus, we learn to shine.'
Our Aims - We will...
Live the Gospel values of faith, love, forgiveness and care in our lives.
Challenge and encourage all to become creative, resilient and independent lifelong learners using a rich vocabulary.
Work with our community to prepare for our future by following the values and teaching of Jesus.
We live out our Mission and Aims by...
- Living out our rules and our Mission
- Our day-to-day nurturing environment
- Placing RE at the core of the curriculum
- Teaching the ‘Come and See’ programme and sharing daily collective worship/continuous provision
- Providing a safe, welcoming and nurturing school where all are valued and welcomed
- Promote acts of love and friendship, e.g. by sharing, towards one another
- Celebrate and share success through assemblies, displays, rewards, Rejoice assemblies, Twitter, Mission Award
- Children involved in planning and leading collective worship and reflection – KS2
- Our Parish Priest’s celebration of and parishioners’ attendance at school Masses
- Celebrate with other Warrington Catholic Schools
- Supporting local and global charities: Warrington Open Door, food banks, refugees, CAFOD, MacMillan, Fairtrade, Colours of Peace, Save Kirsty Mac, St Rocco’s, through fund- raising and raising awareness
- By listening to each other and valuing, respecting and responding to opinions
- Preparing to receive Sacraments
- Promoting good role models (school/HB & HG buddies’ roles, prefects)
- Promoting circle of friends, nurture groups
- Listening to School Councillors, prefects, others
- Using manners daily being ‘shining examples’
- Promoting positivity by giving rewards, certificates and during discussions
- Celebrating assemblies (Christmas/ Easter) and class Masses
- Experiencing life experiences through role play
- Promoting positive relationships with everyone in school
- Promoting the understanding of other faiths and cultures (theme weeks, anti- racism, anti-bullying NSPCC visits)
- Singing at Ryfields at Christmas
- Preparing for Reconciliation in Y5 and Y6
- Sharing our travelling crib with our school community
- Advent prayer bags with our families
- CW Theme every week for school
- Saint of the Day research for Friday assembly
- Holy Day Masses in school
- Staff donation to families in crisis
- Journey in Love taught in school
- Well-being Days for our staff
- Each class celebrates a Mass at Church
- Pastoral team are available to talk with staff and children (talk-about group)
- Using current technology in all learning opportunities
- Recognising every child is made in the image and likeness of God; therefore striving to personalise learning
- Valuing each child’s contributions
- Providing an exciting, stimulating curriculum; catering for all learning styles; learning through play EYFS
- Promoting a variety of extra-curricular activities through clubs and wrap-around care
- Build commitment and resilience through residential visits
- Making learning enjoyable
- Pupils contribute through school council
- Using Reading Plus, staff and adult readers (parish) helpers.
- Providing a stimulating and safe learning environment which provides opportunities for all to shine and celebrate success
- JSO (Junior Safety Officers) promoting safety inside and outside school
- Enhancing children’s school life by providing educational visits and residential weeks
- Having high expectations for children
- Providing opportunities and challenge for those children with Special Educational Needs, and More Able
- Encouraging team work in class, school and clubs
- Promoting combined learning for school, parents/carers, staff and children through Family Learning, opportunities: Knowledge Fairs, Meet the Teacher, Parents’ Evenings
- Promoting Homework Club for pupils
- Secondary partnership work
- Providing Educational/Arts/theme week visits
- Governors’ experience sharing with their own class
- Parents’ visit to speak about clubs
- Replay (extra) Music Club provided for children
- Music tuition in Key Stage 2
- Annual Art calendar competition (Warrington Borough Council)
- Regular School Council/Buddies Meetings
- Governors for each class in school
- SATs breakfast during SATs week
- Home visits – from our Nursery staff
- Stay and Play sessions in our Nursery
- Links with high school, Collective Worship and performances/transition sessions
- School Digital Leaders
- School Games Award encouraging competition and being active
- Music Award for our music curriculum
- SENCO inclusion award providing for all
- Weekend visits to Junior parkrun encouraging healthy living
- Visiting members of the local community
- Keeping parents/carers well informed through the school website and a regular school newsletter/twitter feed
- Ensuring parents/carers receive the weekly parish newsletter
- Valuing parents’/carers’ and pupils’ views and opinions via annual questionnaires and less formal discussions
- Inviting members of the parish and local community into school to meet pupils
- Working closely with the other schools in our parish
- Inviting in outside agencies such as: police, fire officers, nurses, dentist, optician, Everton in the Community and Road Safety Officers to participate in our learning. Knowsley CLC (internet safety)
- Studying other faiths and cultures, including visiting other places of worship
- Instilling global values through: school council, prefects, buddies and green warriors
- Providing opportunities for children to showcase their talents and compete (sports, singing, choral, speech choir, music)
- Nurturing a welcoming ethos for all
- Taking part in local initiatives
- Involving parents/carers in school through: courses, visits, assisting, celebrations
- Collaborating actively with groups in our parish and locality (sacramental preparation, class masses, celebrations)
- Making connections on a global scale with our worldwide community
- We collaborate by providing:- Parent/carer music assemblies
- Summer and Christmas Fairs
- CAFOD events in school
- Refugees ‘Y6’ sponsorship
- MacMillan coffee mornings
- Democracy through School Council
- LGBT – respecting differences
- NSPCC assembly and workshops
- Big First-Aid/First Aid presentations and workshops
- Smart Heart presentations
- Gospel/Young Voices
- Bridgewater Hall visit
- Feast of Choirs event
- Fire Tent demonstration
- Warrington Wolves Foundation assembly
- Goodison links
- St Benedict’s Day Mass
- Warrington Walking Day
- Celebrations – Pentecost
- Remembrance
- Church walks, Church story, crib experience