A Church School - our vision and values
If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you. Matthew 17:20
Our Vision at the Bishops’ is:
- We Belong to Team Bishops’ where through our Christian distinctiveness and nurturing ethos we celebrate our differences.
- We Believe that we will achieve through inspirational, exciting and challenging learning, that utilises our natural environment.
- We Aspire to create endless possibilities for our pupils and to make a positive contribution to society.
- We Achieve by enabling every child to flourish academically, spiritually and emotionally.
Check out our Looking to the Rainbow video for The Church of England:
COMPASSION at home.pdf
COURAGE at home.pdf
FORGIVENESS at home.pdf
PERSEVERANCE at home.pdf
RESPECT at home.pdf
TRUST at home.pdf
- To provide an environment and curriculum that stimulates every child’s desire to learn;
- To teach creatively to inspire children with unique learning experiences;
- To foster high aspirations and encourage children to be leaders of their own learning;
- To promote respect and kindness;
- To nurture and prepare children so they flourish academically, socially and spiritually;
- To prepare the children to be lifelong learners.
Our school started in 1978 as the population increased in Newquay and the surrounding villages.
There were two requirements; the first to teach Christianity through ‘Religious Instruction’ and the second to hold a regular act of worship..
The purpose of a Church of England school is to offer a spiritual dimension to the lives of young people, within the traditions of the Church of England, in an increasingly secular world.
25% of primary schools in England have a Church foundation.
What is being added by being a Church of England school?
At The Bishops', we have Christian beliefs and values at the heart of all we do. This means that every child and adult associated with our school is not just important because they are members of the school but because we see them as unique individuals within God’s creation.
At The Bishops', we aim to live the Church of England's VISION FOR EDUCATION. We want all of our children to live life in all it’s fullness – to belong, believe, aspire and achieve!
If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you. Matthew 17:20
As a church school, we recognise that as well as academic and emotional intelligence human beings also have spiritual intelligence. The spiritual aspects of life will be recognised, and nurtured alongside the academic and emotional needs of all who work and play within our school community.
Church schools are places where challenge through questioning is encouraged as through this we can make sense of the world, the gift of life and the purpose of our own personal lives.
We see a core purpose for our school is bringing the church, the teachings of Christ and Christian beliefs and values to our school.
What differences should you notice ?
As a pupil, parent, visitor or member of staff you should find that a church school is as good as any other good school but you should feel that the way the school works is different and distinctive. At The Bishops', this is something we pride ourselves on and we know that the distinctive difference is rooted in our Christian values that affect the way everyone is respected.
The Bishops' values, ethos, curriculum and provision ensures that we enable our pupils to live life in all it’s fullness by building our work on the core values of the Church of England’s Vision for Education: Wisdom, Hope, Community and Dignity.
Church schools are encouraged to:
- ensure that the school is led by a headteacher who is committed, with the help of staff, to establish and maintain the Christian character of the school in its day to day activities and in the curriculum.
- engage meaningfully in a real act of Christian worship every day.
- offer a school life that incorporates the values of the Christian faith.
- ensure that religious education is given at least 5% of school time and that the character and quality of religious education are a particular concern of the headteacher and the governing body.
- observe the major Christian festivals and in schools which other faiths are present ensure that those faiths are able and encouraged to mark their major festivals with integrity.
- maintain and develop an active and affirming relationship with a parish church.
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At The Bishops' we believe that all children learn best when they feel secure, happy and fully engaged in the life of the school. We pride ourselves on looking after our children exceptionally well and providing a stimulating and vibrant curriculum in which every individual child can thrive. Therefore we place great emphasis on developing strong relationships with all our children, parents and carers to provide the best possible experience that a primary school can offer, and as a Church school our 6 values are embedded in a strong Christian foundation.