Religious Education
‘St Mary's is a safe, inclusive and happy school, where we follow Jesus by LIVING, LOVING, LEARNING and WORKING TOGETHER.’
Our school family aims to understand and follow the example set by Jesus
We will achieve this by:
Using the Religious Education Directory, To Know You More Clearly, to underpin all school policies and practices.
Keeping everyone safe and secure in a culture of tolerance and respect.
Setting good examples of positive behaviour.
Encouraging and rewarding honesty and integrity.
Listening to each other.
Enabling all to contribute.
Enabling all to recognise their actions and resulting consequences.
Providing quality opportunities for silent prayer and/or reflection.
Facilitating opportunities for helping others.
Our school family aims to fully develop the potential of everyone within our school community
We will achieve this by:
Providing a broad, balanced and creative curriculum, accessible by all.
Having rigorous and robust assessment procedures which drive teaching and learning.
Seeking enrichment opportunities.
Celebrating success and achievement at every level.
Our school family aims to work together with our families and parish to be an integral part of the wider community
We will achieve this by:
Actively seeking out opportunities to promote the school as part of the wider community.
Actively seeking out opportunities to enrich the local and wider community.
Encouraging links with the parish and families.
Involving local community in school/parish events.
Making effective use of visitors to enhance the children’s learning.
Developing means of communication e.g. newsletters, reports, parent evenings, social media and websites.