At Summerseat Methodist Primary, our vision, ethos and values are at the core of everything we do. They underpin our teaching and learning, and provide an environment which prepares our children to become lifelong learners; creating a safe and inclusive learning environment that nurtures individuality and enhances potential. Our vision was created following consultation with governors, pupils, staff, parents and the community.

Our vision, aims, ethos and values can be found below.

Our Vision & Aims

 

Our school vision is from John 10:10, ‘I have come so that they may have life and have it to the full’. This underpins all that we do as a school.  

The vision and vision statement was generated in response to the context of our school. The context of our school has led us to three drivers: diversity, aspiration, community.  

Our vision and vision statement is theologically rooted as outlined below:

Aim – We support our children and school community to believe they are precious and unique and worthy of God’s love yet we are all different (Diversity).  

Outcome – Children will know differences are positive, and that individual characteristics make people unique and wonderful (Diversity). 

 

Achieve:  

Aim – As a caring Christian community, we believe there is a positive hope and future for all our pupils and school community. Our curriculum and enrichment offer will enable pupils to flourish, find their talents and reach their full potential. (Aspiration) 

Outcome – Children will have hope for their future. With our support, they can be confident in their attempts without fear of failure as with God, they are secure. They will achieve academic and personal success both now with us and in the future.  (Aspiration) 

Shine:    

Aim –Within our care, our children will discover their own talents and gifts and have the confidence to share that with others (Community). 

Outcome – Children will leave us knowing they have a valuable contribution to make to the world and go on to fulfill that (Community) 

The three elements of the vision statement together fulfil our overarching vision of 'Life to the Full'. Within this vision, children are loved and celebrated within a diverse community; they learn and engage in experiences that challenge and inspire them, enabling them to flourish both now and in preparation for the future; and they leave us confident in their role and place in the world. 

 

Our Ethos & Values

At Summerseat Methodist Primary School, we pride ourselves on offering all of our pupils a safe, calm, happy and nurturing learning environment so children can learn effectively, enabling them to access the full breadth of our curriculum offer and ultimately reach their full potential.

We recognise our school context and want children to leave us with a strong moral and spiritual compass; respecting and celebrating diversity and promoting resilience, care and individuality. We hold high aspirations for all our pupils and want them to grow into successful and responsible adults of the future.

As a church school, we have identified and uphold the following core Christian values that help us achieve our ethos and vision: joy, teamwork, love, respect, care, trust, forgiveness and equality.  We explore these values in a variety of ways through story, assemblies, our PSHE curriculum and in all our day-to-day interactions. Each year group has been given a primary value to explore, with an opportunity to share their new learning with our wider community through class led worship.

At Summerseat Methodist Primary School, alongside our Christian values, we promote fundamental British values which complement our Christian values and ethos.

We reinforce and promote British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.