St Michael and St Martin Catholic Primary School

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We are a thriving and happy Catholic school, providing a broad and balanced curriculum, designed to educate the whole child and send them forward into the world being 'the best that they can be'.Catholic religious education is the 'core of the curriculum' ( Saint Pope John Paul II ) and the foundation of the whole educational process.
We are fortunate to be supported by a dedicated and committed governing body who plays an integral role in our success, acting as the 'critical friend', they challenge and support us to maintain our high standards. Similarly, we work in collaboration with our parents to ensure that we are striving to achieve excellence for all our children.
The School recognizes the dignity of every human person because s/he is a child of God and fosters an awareness of the world's poor. Equality of opportunity for every person is paramount and precludes all forms of discrimination on grounds of color, gender, race, social class, or ability.
The promotion of ‘British values’ is central to Catholic education because British values have their origin in the Christian values of our nation. We are proud that Catholic schools promote values that are both Catholic and British, including respect for the individual, democracy, individual liberty, respect, tolerance, and inclusiveness. Our schools promote cohesion by serving more ethnically diverse and poorer communities. Catholic schools provide high standards of education which are popular with parents from all social, economic, and faith backgrounds.
At St Michael & St Martin, we provide an education that focuses on the formation of the whole person and our vocation and purpose in life. We are guided by our mission statement ‘Learning our faith, living our faith, loving our faith' and by the Christian values of vocation and service, respect, compassion, cooperation, and stewardship as we reflect on our place and purpose in the world.
We place a significant emphasis on the celebration of individuality and difference within our communities and our calling to work for the Common Good, in the service of others. Our Catholic ethos, which includes explicit reference to Christian and British values, makes a tangible difference to the way we work together and with our wider communities. Within this framework, it would be impossible to overlook the government’s view of British values expressed as democracy, rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect, and tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs.
At St Michael & St Martin, we recognize, not only the importance of helping pupils to flourish academically but also spiritually, morally, socially, and culturally, so they are fully prepared for life in British society and for their role as citizens, able to make the strongest possible contribution to the Common Good of all. We teach the importance of British Values by going much deeper into the meaning of what it means to live a good life, within a framework of Catholic Christian Values. This provides the context and meaning for understanding why British values are important. Our framework for understanding British values draws on the example of Jesus and his welcome and inclusion of all, which is developed in Catholic Social Teaching.

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