The Minster Nursery and Infant School

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Here, at The Minster Nursery and Infant School, we never forget that your child is a unique and sentient human being with the unknown potential to achieve amazing things. We are passionate and determined to do all we can to work with you to ensure the brightest future for your child not just for the time that your child is with us, but to help him/her on his/her way to having the best choices at 16, 18 and beyond.

We place a high value on relationships to honor one another as though we, each of us, our sons and daughters of the King of kings. We ensure that everyone is valued and celebrated regardless of race, gender, age, disability, religion, or socio-economic background.

Underpinning our ethos are four main principles: empathy, unconditional positive regard, honesty, and a non-judgemental approach. The mix of these ingredients means that our children have hope and can believe that bright futures are theirs to claim. These are the perfect conditions for optimum growth and progress. Although we are a big school, we have a ‘small school’ feel.

We know that your child is not a stand-alone unit or a walking pack of ‘results data’. Your child belongs to a family unit that is often complex. This is why we have a Family Liaison Officer who is available to work with you through life’s ups and downs to help you provide the best childhood for your child.

We have an exciting program of refurbishment in the school so that your child can learn, grow and develop in beautiful and comfortable surroundings.

At The Minster Nursery & Infant School we aim to develop every child, intellectually, creatively, physically, emotionally, socially, morally, and spiritually, through the values of the Christian faith:

• By providing a happy, healthy, safe, and stimulating environment in which learning takes place.
• By providing a happy, healthy, safe, and stimulating environment in which learning takes place.
• by promoting, developing, and supporting a positive partnership between all children, families, staff, governors, and the wider community.
• by teaching a broad, balanced, challenging, engaging, and inspiring curriculum that extends the children’s interests and responds to their individual needs.
• by providing varied opportunities for imaginative and creative expression both individually and collaboratively.
• by providing opportunities for exploration and appreciation of our world near and far.
• by building an inclusive community of reflective and responsive learners that ensures equality of opportunity.
• by building an inclusive community of reflective and responsive learners that ensures equality of opportunity.
• by promoting understanding, acceptance, and respect for the religious, moral, and cultural values of each individual, and a concern for the needs of others.
• by recognizing and celebrating the achievements and joys of all children, families, and staff.

As a school, we feel our Christian ethos complements the government’s requirement of ensuring that key British Values are taught. In reflecting the Christian ethos of our school, we create a caring and secure atmosphere, encouraging our children to be unique, creative, independent individuals, open-minded, and respectful of themselves and others in our school. Through initiatives such as Many Cultures One Family, we encourage cohesion by celebrating the children’s different cultural heritages and promoting peace and harmony as we work alongside each other in school and the wider community.

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