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Voluntary Controlled Infant School, Happy friends,
Everyone in school is greatly valued as unique Christian values, we support each other as transform lives, we develop a lifelong love for
Jesus said, ‘Love your neighbour
Our Core Christian Values:
Church of England Infant School
School, York diocese, 53 pupils on roll, URN 121495
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unique with different gifts and skills. Guided by our core as we strive to achieve our best in all we do. Seeking to for learning, for each other and for our neighbours locally and globally.
neighbour as yourself.’ Matthew 22:39
Values: Love, Friendship, Forgiveness
05 March 2026
o The vision inspires everything. This includes the culture world.
o The context and vision of the school is centred around
o ‘Love thy neighbour’ is at the forefront of pupils’ understanding
o Pupils talked confidently about their neighbour not just
o The vision inspires pupils to care passionately for others
o Pupils are determined in their belief that their small actions
This work emerged over 8 school terms.
• Stage 1: Leaders reflected on how the school vision inspires Hope for a Flourishing School System’ to guide their work.
• Stage 2: Adults listened carefully to pupils’ experiences, listen and talk was prioritised, recognising the emotional appropriate books to help talk to these young learners
• Stage 3: Established pupil group where children were consists of pupils from each year, who meet with the within school. Adults regularly remind the pupils of their
• Stage 4: Cultivated partnerships with families, churches communication, including newsletters for parents and community groups they belong to.
• Stage 5: Made a habit of putting the school values of between leaders, governors, children, families and community
Key resources used:
- The document Our Hope for a Flourishing School System Education) – leaders and governors engaged with this
- Diocesan training on collective worship
- Reading books to help speak with young children about
culture of love and care which includes each other, their village, and the wider around its rural location and the young age of the pupils. understanding of justice. just being in the village but people all over the world. others and the world around them. actions can make a big impact on the world. inspires people to act. Leaders, including governors, used the document ‘Our work. experiences, to “start from the world the children bring in to school”. Taking time to emotional and spiritual impact that the news has on us all. Adults used agelearners about current events including conflict. were given responsibility to plan, decide and lead action. The ‘Trinity Group’ Chair of Governors weekly to look for ways in which to develop the values their previous projects. This helps to motivate and inspire the next actions. churches and community groups. Keeping these alive through regular and encourage children to talk about what they’re doing in school through love, friendship and forgiveness in to practice. This includes relationships community groups. System (2023) (available from Documents & publications National Society for to inform self-evaluation and planning about difficult topics, such as The Last Garden by Rachel Ip (2021)
Recent
action by the ‘Mighty
Action for Peace – this started with the song ‘Let there nurtured peace lily plants as they reflected deeply on painted peace stones which were laid on the war memorial this project out to community groups, more stones Archbishop of York Community Garden – leaders said ‘yes’ to an invitation community garden at Yatton House. Pupils entered design the wonder of God’s creation, which were democratically with items donated by parents and with a piece of world. Groups from the school and wider
‘Mighty Marwood’ has included:
there be peace on earth, let it begin with me’. Pupils on how peace can start with them. In response they memorial in the village. Having taken their stories of stones kept appearing on the memorial. Even the York got involved! invitation for pupils to design and help develop a design ideas which would enable children to share in democratically chosen by classes. The garden was resourced art (above, right) on the theme of kindness for the wider community visit the garden regularly.