Vision and Values

Mission Statement

Growing together in love and learning as followers of Jesus

Vision Statement

We are a Catholic school. Our vision is for every child at St Cuthbert Mayne to live life to the full and flourish academically, spiritually, emotionally, physically and socially.

Within a safe, loving and inclusive community, we strive for every child to grow in their love of God, love of life, love of learning and love of one another. Through inspirational teaching, every child will be challenged to fulfil their potential and know their own worth with a curriculum that is innovative, creative, stimulating and well-resourced.

In this nurturing and stimulating environment, we aim to build pupils confidence to

• Be curious, persevere, be resilient, willing to challenge and take risks
• Be active citizens, taking part in caritas and service to others that brings self-fulfilment as well as hope and happiness to others.
• Show respect tolerance and acceptance of everyone in our school community and the wider world.

Aims

Spiritual

• To encourage, nurture and develop our relationship with God, in partnership with our community, through prayer, discussion and reflection.

Academic

• To challenge our children to develop a lifelong love of learning, recognising and celebrating their individual potential, skills and talents and always striving for excellence.

Emotional

• To help each child recognise their self-worth and to develop a positive self-image. To encourage them to value, respect and empathise with the feelings of others.

Physical

• To celebrate the potential and achievement of each child. We will encourage them to challenge themselves in a safe, supportive environment. We will promote the value of a healthy lifestyle.

Social

• Through our shared Christian values, our children accept and celebrate differences and diversity. Together we will build strong relationships with home, school and parish whilst embracing an understanding of the wider world.

Our Values

Our Curriculum Drivers are derived from our mission statement and are PRAY: Protecting our Planet, Resilience, Aspirations, Yes to Equality. These drivers are on display in each classroom, and form the basis of our growth mindset displays. Children are committed to developing these values in their everyday life.

• Protecting our Planet – learn and contribute to protecting God’s creation – in our community and wider work. Caring the world we live in;
• Resilience – be able to face challenges and use them to help us progress. Overcome difficulties that challenge us;
• Aspiration – we are created by God to do amazing things – each one of us. Ambitious / belief in ourselves and in what we can achieve;
• Yes to equality – we are all equal and important in God’s eyes. Everyone is equal and deserves to be valued and respected.