Values and Ethos
Our Core Values
‘I have come that they may have life, life in all its fullness’
John 10:10
The atmosphere and ethos of our school reflects that we are a family, who care and believe in each other, the church and a love for learning.
Our School aims to:
- Enable learners to respect themselves, one another and the wider community as Jesus taught his disciples to ‘treat others the same way you want them to treat you’ (Luke 6:31).
- Enable learners to aspire to be the best they can be, equipping them with knowledge, creativity and life skills, ensuring that ‘whatever the activity (our learners) do it with all of their ability’ (2 Ecclesiastes 9:10).
- Support, nurture and challenge our learners during their school journey sharing our Christian values and the message in Philippians 4:13 ‘I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.’
- Celebrate when our learners succeed and encourage them to be proud of what they achieve as the worldwide family of Christians support one another.
Holy Cross Church of England Primary School is a church school, we are a village school in service to a community here for each and every family, and as such it is important to us to display and maintain our Christian distinctiveness. However, it is not a faith school, and children of all faiths and no faith can attend the school. Our ethos incorporates many of the Christian values and these run through all that we do in school.
Christian Ethos
Our school's foundations are strongly rooted in our Christian Ethos. Our daily act of worship promotes the spiritual growth and well being of our children through reflecting on and responding to the themes discussed. Over the years we have valued the close links we have formed with our local church. We welcome visitors from the local church community. We make frequent visits to our village church, Ely Cathedral and our school is a part of the Diocese of Ely Multi-Academy Trust.
Our acts of collective worship follow the church calendar celebrating the Christian festivals throughout the year. Children are encouraged to contribute to these occasions. Parents do have the right to be able to withdraw their child/children from collective worship. If you wish to do so please contact our lead for collective worship: Mrs Waterson.
As a Church School, it is important to us all that we maintain our Christian ethos and our school prayer echoes the values of the school.
School Prayer
Father God,
At Holy Cross we ask that you,
Look after us the whole day through.
Give us the skills to respect each other,
And share our aspirations with one another.
Support us as we rise to the challenges we face,
And give us opportunities to succeed with grace.
Amen