School Vision
As a Catholic school, St. Mary’s Primary School aims to provide all its pupils with the best education possible in a happy and caring environment, where every child can feel secure, valued and respected as an individual. We welcome all children into our community; to partake fully in school life, make friends and settle in. We aim to do this in a way which reflects and celebrates the talents, gifts and dignity of everyone in the school community.
Our school will be an attractive, welcoming and clean school. Children will be actively involved in maintaining and improving our school, developing a respect for their own and others’ property. Children are encouraged to form their own opinions, make decisions, get involved and understand the impact their own and others’ actions have on the environment.
We seek high standards of educational achievement from our children and high standards of professionalism from our staff. The children should be interested in their activities and be well motivated, due to effective teacher planning and delivery. We aim to promote positive behaviour which enables children to have respect for themselves and others and to act responsibly with an awareness of boundaries.
We will try to promote a strong community spirit, with parents recognising their vital role in their child’s education. They should feel supported in their concerns and recognise the school as a place which is open and receptive of their needs.
We aim for effective communication between children, staff, parents and governors and this will provide a sound basis for working and learning together.
Mission Statement
St. Mary’s Primary School accepts and shares the responsibility of nurturing in our children the values, attitudes, beliefs and practices of our Catholic faith. We wish to promote a way of life inspired by the life and teachings of Christ. We work as a team to provide a stimulating environment, in which each child can feel safe, secure, happy and cared for. A “child centred” approach is adopted in all issues. Excellent relationships and effective communication with all partners involved in the education of our pupils is viewed as central to achieving our vision and aims.
The Board of Governors, Principal and all members of staff embrace these ideas, values and beliefs and are firmly committed to the aims of Catholic education.
We aim to:-
- Work closely with our parents and parish in the development of the Catholic faith of our pupils.
- Get to know individual children, respond to their needs and help them achieve their potential.
- Develop in the children a positive self-image: respect for themselves and respect for others.
- Promote the spiritual, moral, emotional, social, physical, creative, cultural and intellectual development of the children.
- Equip the children with the skills to cope with the challenges, difficulties, choices, pressures and influences in a modern world.
- Develop in the children an understanding of the need to care for the environment and the world in which we live.
- Develop appreciation of pupils’ own culture and respect for the values of others.
