Our School Mission Statement
Aims and Objectives
Live the Gospel values of faith, love, forgiveness and care in our lives.
- Placing RE at the core of the curriculum
- Teach the ‘Come and See’ programme and share daily collective worship
- Provide 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 and rewards
- Living out our golden charter acrostics poem ‘St Andrew’
- Children involved in planning and leading collective worship and reflection
- Our Parish Priest’s celebration of and parishioners’ attendance at school masses
- Joining with other schools for staff mass
- Supporting local and global charities: food banks, refugees, CAFOD, Blythswood, 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 buddies roles, green knights, prefects)
- Promoting circle of friends
- Sharing weekly success stories which reflect Gospel Values
- Listening to School Councillors, prefects, others (circle time)
- Using manners
- Promoting positivity by giving rewards, certificates and during circle times
- 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)
Challenge and encourage all to become enthusiastic and independent lifelong learners.
- 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 Junior Achievement Awards and residential visits
- Making learning enjoyable!
- Pupils contribute through school council
- Developing enhanced areas for individuals to research in different subjects independently
- Better Reading Partners
- Using current technology in all learning opportunities
- Recognising every child is made in the image and likeness of God, therefore striving to do personalise learning
- Valuing each child’s contributions
- Providing a stimulating and safe learning environment which provides opportunities for all to shine and celebrate success.
- Enhancing children’s school life by providing educational visits and a residential week
- Having high expectations for children
- Providing opportunities and challenge for those children with Special Educational Needs, including More Able
- Encouraging team work in classes and clubs
- Promoting combined learning for school, parents/carers, staff and children through Family Learning opportunities
Work with our community to prepare for our future by following the values and teaching of Jesus.
- 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
- Visiting members of the local community
- Keeping parents/ carers well informed through the school website and a weekly school newsletter
- Ensuring parents receive the weekly parish newsletter
- Working closely with the other schools in our parish
- Inviting outside agencies such as: police, fire officers, nurses, dentist, Everton in the Community and road safety officers to participate in our learning
- Studying other faiths and cultures, including visiting other places of worship
- Raising money for charity
- Providing Career Professional Development
- Instilling global values through: school council, prefects, buddies and green knights
- Providing opportunities for children to showcase their talents and compete (sports, singing, choral, speech choir)
- Nurturing a welcoming ethos for all
- Taking part in local initiatives
- Involving parents/carers in school through: courses, visits, careers days, assisting, celebrations
- Collaborating actively with groups in our parish and locality (sacramental preparation, class masses, celebrations, experience Easter at C of E)
- Making connections on a global scale with our worldwide community (SFX, St Julies, Holy Family, St Marks)
