Building a foundation for love and learning.
At Callow End we provide a caring environment where everyone works together to build a firm foundation for love and learning.
Our vision is rooted in Matthew 7:24-25 when Jesus says:
‘So then, anyone who hears these words of mine and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on rock’
As a foundation for love we provide a welcoming, safe and supportive environment in which the qualities and abilities of all our pupils are nurtured and celebrated. We use our school’s Christian values to guide us, sharing an ethos of love and respect, treating everyone in the way that we would like to be treated. We strive to celebrate differences both in our school community and around the world through our teaching, learning and shared life with our Church.
Jesus said ‘So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you.’ Matthew 7:12
As a foundation for learning, we promote excellence, providing an inspirational curriculum which enables all pupils to aspire, achieve and flourish. We want our children to have positive emotional and mental health, and an understanding of their place in the wider world.
‘I came that they may have life and live it to the full’ John 10.10
Our Christian Values
At Callow End CE Primary School we offer pupils many opportunities to explore and share beliefs, as well as considering the importance of prayer and time for reflection.
We encourage the children to think carefully about the relevance of ideas, beliefs and values to their own lives, to consider the needs of others and their own role within a wider community.
Every opportunity is given to put both Christian and British values into practice. Collective worship also provides pupils with a time to celebrate achievement and the positive behaviour which reflects these values.
Our collective worship is based upon ‘Values for life’ and in particular six key Christian values which are rooted in the teachings of the Bible. Each half term we concentrate on one value through music, prayers, stories and plays.
The key values that we identified with all our stakeholders are: