Our Mission
LOVE GOD, LOVE LEARNING, LOVE ST. MARY’S
At St. Mary’s we all aim to build a community based on the love of God and each other where we recognise that all children are precious and unique.
We celebrate the special talents that each person brings to our school and work in partnership with home, parish and the wider community to help the children grow in the Catholic faith.
We provide a happy, secure learning environment and a rich curriculum through which we encourage all our children to fulfil their God–given potential.
Our Curriculum Intent
At St. Mary’s, Christ is at the centre of everything that we do – and our curriculum is no different. The Gospel message of good news and the demonstration of complete love as lived by Jesus Christ is reflected in every word and action from all members of the school community. Gospel values shape our curriculum. They underpin a broad, balanced and ambitious curriculum for our pupils with the intent to provide our pupils with the knowledge and skills required to grow as individuals as well as successful learners. Pupils are taught to treat each other with kindness and respect. We aim to ensure that pupils enjoy their lessons and are well prepared for the next stage of their education. We offer our pupils a range of experiences which are designed to build resilience, confidence and self-esteem both in the classroom and through our curriculum enrichment programme. We recognise that pupils should be challenged in their learning; learning from failures as well as celebrating success.
Our curriculum is designed to enable pupils to develop their interpersonal skills, creativity and independence. It is our intention that pupils leave St. Mary’s with a sense of belonging to a community where they have developed confidence and skills to make informed decisions, self-evaluate, make connections and ultimately become lifelong learners.
Our Values
Gospel Values
The values that guide and inspire us in our daily life at St Mary’s are those given to us in the Gospels. The core Gospel values are based on the Beattitudes.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
The poor in spirit are those who know that they need God’s help every day in order to make good choices.
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”
The meek are those who are thoughtful and want to help people who are in need of love and kindness.
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”
We mourn when we have been very upset by what someone has done to us. Also, we mourn when we are very sorry because we have hurt someone.
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.”
Blessed are those willing to forgive those who hurt them.
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteous, for they shall be satisfied.”
Blessed are those who tell the truth and stand up for what is right.
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.”
The pure in heart are those who try to make time for God in their lives.
“Blessed are those persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
They are those who suffer and are made fun of because they believe in God.
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.”
Peacemakers are those who believe each person is precious; those who protect others from bullying.
British Values at St. Mary’s
British Values
British values have evolved from our Christian tradition and have been most recently defined as
- Democracy
- The Rule of Law
- Individual Liberty
- Mutual Respect and Tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.
Please find our British Values policy on the school policies page.