Charity and Courageous Advocacy
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As a Christian school, we are always looking for opportunities to help and support others. During the year we support many local and national charities such as Children in Need, NSPCC, Salford Foodbank, The British Legion, Water Aid and MacMillan Cancer Support. We have links with a local care home where we visit and sing carols for the residents at Christmas. The School Council work with staff to develop how we fundraise and in the past, we have held parent/carer breakfasts/coffee mornings, cake sales and non-uniform days.
We are courageous advocates for the common good, locally, nationally and globally. We recognise that at times all people face challenges and need help and support in overcoming these difficulties. Recent examples include wearing yellow and blue day raising money for Humanitarian supprt to Ukraine. We held assemblies and reflected using Picture News to inform us of the events happening and thought how we could be agents of change. We also participated in the chains of peace challenge. ( add photos) and wrote peace prayers for our community. As part of our Remembrance service at Peel Green war memorial, each child made a poppy which were then shared with residents at local Salford care homes.
Our Christian values ensure that we have opportunities to discuss big issues, to challenge injustice and to engage in activities that can bring about change.
Our children have a good understanding of the meaning of belonging to a local and global community and the sense of responsibility that comes with belonging. They are able to empathise and make small sacrifices to benefit others. Together we appreciate the environment and the impact of our actions on everyone's wellbeing.
Our school community and curriculum actively embraces a responsibility for the world we live in. We all care for our world and all who live in it.
We are proud of our school motto - 'Love, Learn, Discover' and our school and Christian values as they truly represents all aspects of our Christian ehos . Our Vision is based on scripture -
Hear, O Israel: Love the Lord our God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second id this 'Love your neighbour as yourself'. There is no commandment greater than these. Mark 12:29-31