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Our Catholic Education System provides a unique service to Catholic parents by helping us to foster in our children a deep knowledge and love of the Faith. At St. Ambrose Primary School we seek to work in partnership with you to achieve this aim and at the same time provide a challenging and supportive curriculum that meets the needs of all pupils. This partnership will enable our pupils to realize their full potential and value as individuals in a Catholic environment. We are keen to develop existing links between school, parish, and yourselves. The mission statement was developed by the whole school community in April. It is widely recognized that the educational outcomes and future life chances of children can be significantly impacted upon by periods of absence. The Governors of this School wish to encourage parents to ensure their child attends school every day. The Governing Body has ten members currently, all coming from a diverse background in Education, IT, and Finance. We are all volunteers and are appointed to assist in the strategic direction of the school. The members include the Chair, the Vice-Chair, parent governors, foundation governors, school staff, and the Headteacher. The Governors do not get involved in the day to day running of the school or in how the school is managed, but are there as a support to the Head Teacher and senior leaders in promoting high standards of education, welfare, and spiritual wellbeing of all our pupils. We work as a team alongside the Head Teacher and senior leaders to promote and support the success of the school. We act as a “Critical Friend” helping to ensure high standards are maintained and that all of our children remain happy and healthy whilst making outstanding educational progress. The Governors meet regularly in the form of two committees focussing on the curriculum, school development, admissions, finance, safeguarding, personnel, and premises. The full Governing Body meets each term to discuss outstanding issues from the committees and to receive feedback from the Head Teacher and senior leaders regarding the progress of the school. In addition to this, individual Governors are linked with various aspects of the work of the school and meet periodically with school staff to monitor and promote progress towards targets. Whenever possible, Governors support staff and pupils by attending the many events that take place during the year. Staff is always here to listen to their ideas and allow them to express themselves. Our UNICEF ambassadors have now been chosen in Year 5 and 6 and are in the process of electing their Year 3 and 4 Junior Ambassadors. Having listened to our Year 1 and 2 children at our school, they asked if someone could help them when in church as some have never been to a mass in school before. Our Year 6 children duly obliged and the Church Buddy system was created. Year 5 and 6 take the Year 1 and 2 children over to the church, sit next to them, and help them with the responses we have to learn in mass. What fantastic role models. The IPC is one of the fastest-growing curriculum choices in the world today, with over 1,900 schools in over 90 different countries. It is a comprehensive curriculum for 5-12-year-olds, made up of over 100 exciting, engaging, and globally relevant thematic units of learning, which are designed around a clear process of the learning and with specific learning goals for subject, personal and international learning. Nothing is more important to us than the safety and welfare of our pupils. We take rigorous steps to ensure that children stay safe and do not come to any harm. We work closely with parents/carers and a range of professional external agencies to secure this. At St. Ambrose School we promote ‘British Values’ through our spiritual, moral, social, and cultural education which permeates through the school’s curriculum and supports the development of the ‘whole child. We recognize that such development is most successful when those values and attitudes are promoted by all the staff and provide a model of behavior for our pupils. The DfE have recently reinforced the need, "to create and enforce a clear and rigorous expectation on all the schools to promote the fundamental British Values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs." View full school

Welcome to St Ambrose Catholic Primary School. The family of St Ambrose is one in which each member is valued and respected for who they are. We aim to encourage and support the personal growth of each individual through living in our community, which is rooted in Christ and inspired by the Gospels. Our school is a very special place, successful and full of creative energy. Our children are happy and thriving: they have fun and have a passion for learning. They spend their days within a community of love which ensures that their learning journeys are thoughtfully planned with their best interests in mind. Our dedicated and committed teaching and support staff ensure that learning is engaging, interactive, and packed with new challenges and long-lasting memories, and children are rightly proud of their achievements. To provide a high-quality education that enables everyone to reach their full potential within a caring and supportive environment. We Aim: To develop and teach a broad, balanced, and relevant curriculum appropriate to the spiritual, intellectual, physical, and emotional needs of every child. Objectives: To implement activities that enable children to enjoy and achieve, so that each child can reach their full potential. To teach effectively and to set the highest standards in work and behavior. To care for each child by ensuring that they feel safe and know that they are a valued member of God’s family. To encourage regular communication with parents to strengthen relationships between home and school. To celebrate the school’s place in the community and wider world. We Aim: To strengthen and develop links within the parish and wider community. Objectives: To join with the parish and the local community to celebrate special occasions throughout the year. To welcome members of the local community to visit the school to enhance the curriculum on offer. To provide opportunities for the children to visit places of interest for them to come to a better understanding of their lives and the world around them. To participate in charitable activities and to be able to empathize with the needs of others. Here at St Ambrose Catholic Primary School, we provide a rich, rigorous, and enjoyable curriculum based upon the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and National Curriculum frameworks. We follow a ‘topic-based approach to our curriculum through our International Primary Curriculum. This means wherever possible we group our subjects around the topic. The International Primary Curriculum is an inquiry-based approach built around questioning, which helps ‘hook’ the children into their learning. It helps teachers make all learning exciting, active, and meaningful for children. Learning with the IPC takes a global approach helping children to connect their learning to where they are living now as well as looking at the learning from the perspective of other people in other countries. Each year group has a new theme each term or half term. It starts with an entry point designed to hook the children into the learning experience. This may be based around different subject areas usually History and Geography. Through these themes, opportunities are built-in for children to apply other key skills in Art, Design Technology, Computing, and skills in learning together. At St Ambrose, we believe that every child deserves the best possible start in life and the support that enables them to fulfill their potential. Children develop quickly in the early years and a child’s experiences between birth and age five have a major impact on their future life chances. A secure, safe, and happy childhood is important in its own right. Good parenting and high-quality early learning together provide the foundation children need to make the most of their abilities and talents as they grow up. The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) sets the standards that all early years providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe. It promotes teaching and learning to ensure children’s ‘school readiness and gives children the broad range of knowledge and skills that provide the right foundation for good future progress through school and life. Seven areas of learning and development must shape educational programs in early years settings. All areas of learning and development are important and inter-connected. Three areas are particularly crucial for igniting children’s curiosity and enthusiasm for learning, and for building their capacity to learn, form relationships, and thrive. These three areas, known as the prime areas, are Communication and language. Physical development. Personal, social, and emotional development. We also support children in the four specific areas, through which the three prime areas are strengthened and applied. The specific areas are Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the World, Expressive arts, and design. We are Awarded: Basic Skills Quality Mark Award, School of Sanctuary Award, Liverpool Healthy Schools Award, Liverpool Counts Award. View full school

St Ambrose Barlow is a voluntary aided primary school with an average of 210 pupils. There are seven classes, one for each year group. Our community is shaped by our Catholic faith and values and it is within this context that the growth and development of our children take place. Our school has a strong Catholic ethos and we are all learning to live, love, and work together. Our partnership with the parents, parish, and our Parish Priest is very strong indeed, and together, we aim to help the spiritual and moral growth of all our children as well as their intellectual growth. Here at St Ambrose Barlow, a love of learning is promoted within a safe and happy environment in which everyone feels valued, ideas can flourish and pupils can realize their full potential. Christian values and spirituality are at the heart of all aspects of school life. Every child is welcomed and valued as a unique member of God's family and all staff is dedicated to providing a stimulating, nurturing, and exciting environment. Our aim is for our children to live confident, healthy, fulfilling, and safe lives. We want them to grow to be responsible citizens, living the Gospel values and able to make a positive contribution to society. We believe that working in partnership with parents, carers, governors, and our parish community is critical to ensuring our success. A family atmosphere is fostered within which children feel confident to express their individuality, their talents and know that success in any aspect of their lives will be rewarded and celebrated. Parents have a very important role to play in the education of their children and we actively encourage close co-operation between home and school. We value and build on the experience and knowledge which pupils bring from their home lives. We are blessed to have the Friends of St Ambrose Barlow School (FOSABS), our Parents' Association which not only raises funds for the school but also provides fantastic social events for parents and children throughout the school year. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum enriched with visitors, visits, events, and activities to inspire in each child a joy for learning. Our Catholic ethos focuses on our expectations that our children are honest and respectful, care for others, develop their self-worth and work hard to develop skills that will allow them to be good citizens and achieve success now and in the future. The school has a very strong academic record as well as an excellent reputation for pastoral care. We were delighted with our last Ofsted report which commented on many outstanding features of the school, and our SAT results are consistently well above average. Our vision at St Ambrose Catholic Primary School is to provide an excellent standard of education, within a stimulating Catholic environment, by committed and caring professionals. Inclusion of all is our central goal based on our belief that we are all created in the image of God. Aims of the School: To develop a Christ-centred community in which the Catholic faith is nurtured and where respect for other world religions is fostered. To establish an environment and ethos (clearly understood values and attitudes) in which each pupil develops self-awareness and self-discipline to accept social responsibility within the school and society at large. To provide a safe, happy and caring environment in which individuals have the opportunity to develop their spiritual, moral, intellectual, emotional, aesthetic, social, cultural, and physical potential. To recognize and meet the needs of our pupils by promoting the highest possible standards of achievement for each child. To provide a broad, balanced, relevant, and differentiated curriculum, including the requirements of the National Curriculum, to develop each child's potential. To encourage and nurture independence in children which forms a strong basis for them to become life-long learners. To foster in children a sense of awe and wonder for God's created world and to have an awareness of their unique place within it. To develop our pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities, and experiences of adult life. As a Catholic School, our religious ethos is to be found across the whole curriculum and not just within religious education lessons. The aim of the school is the Christian growth of the child. Parents are closely involved in the preparation of their children for the Sacrament of the Eucharist through the parish-based program. The school follows the Birmingham Diocesan religious education program, 'Learning and Growing as the People of God. St Ambrose Barlow School is committed to the fostering of a spirit of justice and universal brotherhood, by the message of the Gospel and the teachings of the Catholic Church. In particular, it recognizes the need to prepare pupils for life in a multicultural society by fostering respect for and understanding of rich cultural diversity, and by seeking to counter racist and discriminatory attitudes. View full school

We offer you a stimulating and comprehensive academic environment with unmatched opportunities to serve others and develop as a leader. We offer more than 60 majors with the flexibility to mix majors, minors, and electives to match your interests. What is more, our vibrant community is known for its athletics, special events, and great residence halls. SAU students are inspired by our Catholic intellectual tradition and commitment to social justice. They volunteer thousands of service hours every year - and more than 150,000 hours in the past year alone. St. Ambrose University is committed to helping students from all financial backgrounds achieve their dreams of gaining a quality education. Many families believe that they will not qualify for financial aid, but almost 90 percent of St. Ambrose undergraduate students receive financial aid assistance. St. Ambrose University-independent, diocesan, and Catholic-enables, its students to develop intellectually, spiritually, ethically, socially, artistically, and physically to enrich their own lives and the lives of others. St. Ambrose will be recognized as a leading Midwestern university rooted in its diocesan heritage and Catholic Intellectual Tradition. Ambrosian is committed to academic excellence, the liberal arts, social justice, and service. Some students prefer to get lost in the crowd at large universities. Being one person in a sea of faces, they may step out into the world, not knowing who they are or what life is all about. But you are different. You want a quality education at a smaller school where your professors know you by name, where you can perform research in your first year, and where your faith and dedication to serving others provides you and your friends with a greater purpose in life. If you are this kind of student, we want to meet you. St. Ambrose offers dozens of majors and the same top-notch academics at larger universities and colleges in Iowa. Ambrose's academic opportunities – internships, research, hands-on learning – go above and beyond many of our state and private school competitors. But what sets us apart is our small class sizes and approachable professors who get to know you and are dedicated to your instruction, providing you with opportunities you might not receive at other colleges in the Quad Cities or elsewhere. Our Ambrosian values of academic excellence and commitment to the liberal arts, social justice, and community service help lay the groundwork for your success as a student, your career, and make the world a better place. If you are committed to academic excellence, the liberal arts, social justice, and service, you have the makings of an Ambrosian. At St. Ambrose University, we look for students interested in developing intellectually, spiritually, ethically, socially, artistically, and physically. While SAU is a private, Catholic university, being a student here is more affordable than you might think due to grants, scholarships, our Bee Finished in Four Years Program, and other options to defray costs. St. Ambrose offers more than 60 undergraduate majors and programs! This enables you to personalize your studies early when you apply for college admission. Your St. Ambrose education is a tremendous value, but not just because of our affordable tuition and housing costs. Compared to large public institutions, SAU has higher rates for first-year retention and graduation. That tells you our students like it here, focus on their studies, graduate faster, and start their careers sooner. International students at St. Ambrose come from every corner of the globe and choose SAU for many reasons: our well-regarded programs, our beautiful and safe campus, our convenient location to major cities, and our focus on teaching. But what international students like best about their Ambrose experience is our friendly, welcoming community of students, faculty, and staff. It is uniquely Ambrosian. Our International Student Services staff are dedicated to making sure you have a positive experience, whether that means helping with your course schedule, answering a housing question, or just sharing stories over a cup of coffee. They are ready and available to help and guide you from the minute you become an Ambrosian to the day you graduate. You are going places, and an education from St. Ambrose University has an Honors Program, more than 60 academic programs, and affordability to get you on your way. From pre-professional academic tracks that help you work toward your dream job to graduate degrees that can advance your career, you will go far when you graduate from an SAU academic program. Or places. There are so many exciting and engaging student life activities at SAU from which to choose that you probably will not participate in just one. That is what makes a living here so different from student life at other schools. What one family perceives as affordable may seem out of reach for another. But through generous financial aid packages, scholarships, federal and state grants, and work-study programs, we will work with you to develop a plan that meets your needs. A St. Ambrose University education is an investment in yourself. Our personalized learning environment means you will get more out of your coursework and a greater return on your investment based on lifetime earnings. View full university