St Willibrord's RC Primary School

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St Willibrord’s RC Primary School is situated in the area of Clayton which is in East Manchester. As a Catholic School, we are guided by our Mission Statement which encourages us all to grow in God. Each individual is respected and the uniqueness of each person is highly valued. As a Catholic School, we are guided by our Mission Statement which encourages us all to grow in God. Each individual is respected and the uniqueness of each person is highly valued.

Our mission is to create a harmonious Catholic community where each child is helped to achieve their full potential as a valued individual.

We aim to achieve this by:

• Providing a broad and challenging curriculum enriched with the spiritual truths of our Faith.
• Teaching respect for self and others through the Catholic Faith.
• Furthering the children’s understanding of their own and other Faiths.
• Motivating children and teachers to do their best within a secure learning environment.
• Maintaining a high standard of discipline and behavior in an atmosphere of openness and shared responsibility within the school community.
• Valuing a close relationship with parents, the first teachers of our children.

Applications for places in our Reception class are coordinated through Central Admissions with Manchester LA. All applications for places should be sent directly to the council offices and they will liaise with St Willibrord’s regarding applications that have been received. All inquiries for places up to and including September 1st will be handled through this office. After this date requests for places will be handled directly by the school. St. Willibrord’s is a Roman Catholic Primary School provided by the Diocese of Salford and is maintained by the Manchester Local Authority as a voluntary aided primary school. The school’s governing body is the admission authority and is responsible for taking decisions on applicants for admission. For the school year commencing 2017/18 the governing body’s planned admission number is thirty. We are an inclusive school that welcomes and celebrates diversity. All staff believes having high self-esteem is crucial to a child’s emotional well-being and academic progress. We have a caring, understanding team who looks after all of our children.

St Willibrord’s RC Primary School Policy for Promoting British Values. This policy is set within the context of the School Mission Statement: “To grow in God”.Through its curriculum, extra-curricular activities, teaching, and learning this school will promote British values. By doing so, we will ensure that all learners understand the values that have traditionally underpinned British society. The teaching of these values will promote cohesiveness within our school and community, in line with our school mission statement and ethos. We will prepare pupils for life in England where the population has an increasingly rich diversity of backgrounds, origins, beliefs, and cultures by promoting the values on which our society has been built. By teaching pupils these values we will help all to become good citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Democracy is a central value within the school. Pupils help to shape our school by having their voices heard in class, through our School Council and Pupil questionnaires. Children are encouraged to debate, which promotes critical thinking, effective communication, independent research, and teamwork: all vital qualities to ensure that they are equipped to fulfill their responsibilities as citizens of a democracy. Pupils grow to appreciate how lucky they are to live in a democratic society.

Children are taught the importance of laws and rules whether they be those that govern the class, the school, or the country. These are consistently reinforced through our Golden Rules, as well as when dealing with behavior and through school assemblies. Pupils are taught the value and reasons behind these laws: that they govern and protect them, the responsibilities that this involves, and the consequences when laws are broken. Pupils are shown how they can contribute to the well-being of those in the locality and beyond, through many events such as supporting charities, local visits, and singing and play musical instruments to the elderly.

Within school, pupils are actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment where adults are always ready to listen to them. As a school, we educate and provide boundaries for young pupils to make choices safely, through the provision of a safe learning environment. Pupils are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and learn how they can do so safely, for example through our E-Safety and Circle Time sessions. St Willibrord's School seeks to provide opportunities for pupils to become positive and emotionally resilient with the knowledge and confidence to stand by their convictions, whilst also respecting others.

Our school ethos and behavior policy has revolved around one of our Nine Core Values which is ‘Respect’. Pupils have been part of discussions and assemblies related to what this means and how it is shown. The weekly Whole School assemblies, Collective Worship, Liturgies, and Circle Time Model promote respect and empathy for others and this is reiterated through the learning of class/school rules, as well as our behavior policy and mission statement. We are also following the Salford Diocese initiative, CARITAS, which aims to develop and embed the Social Teachings of The Catholic church.

At St Willibrord's we develop the whole child. We recognize and encourage talents and skills of all kinds and develop independent learners. Raising attainment and achievement are central to the ethos of our school. Parents and families are always made welcome at our school. We like parents to contact us if they have any particular concerns. Should you wish to speak to your child’s class teacher please see him/her after school, making an appointment if necessary. Mornings are a busy time when children are being settled into class and the class teacher may not always be available to speak in the mornings.

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