Mission Statement and Aims
In our Catholic School,
with God at the centre of our lives,
we offer every child a high standard of education.
We meet individual needs,
in a caring and loving community,
which celebrates our faith.
....Living, Loving, Learning Together with Jesus....
HFS Vision for our Pupils
At HFS our Mission Statement of ‘Living, Loving, Learning Together with Jesus’ underpins our whole school community. Gospel values and catholic social teachings run through daily life.
We want our children to thrive in the 21st century as educated and well-adjusted individuals, who also understand and care for the environment. We want them to be kind and value others, confident, resilient, collaborative, and always to be developing their own capacity for self-directed learning and thought. To be able to persevere.
We aim to achieve this by following the National Curriculum and the Religious Education Directory and by:
- ensuring that our curriculum intent is implemented throughout all subjects and curriculum activities, giving a broad and balanced learning experience for every child.
- ensuring that clear strategic planning allows the curriculum to be unique, adapting to our school and our children’s needs. Also preparing them to function in a world beyond the classroom.
- the use of careful strategic planning – daily/weekly and medium term planning which is responsive to children’s needs, from Early Years where we demonstrate ‘In the Moment Planning,’ and across the school in planning and assessment.
- always having high expectations which enable the best possible outcomes and learning journey, with meaningful links
- preparing children to confidently move through all stages of transition
- valuing mental health and well-being as much as academic achievement, where our children feel secure in a caring and loving community.
- continuing to ensure that staff work collaboratively to develop the curriculum and provision, and participate in continuous professional development, keeping a good awareness of the latest research in teaching and learning
- maintaining an environment that facilitates high quality teaching and learning
- working with the Parish and community
…… Aspire not to have more, but to be more……
Children's comments about our Mission Statement 2024
Living
- Promoting good relationships and kindness
- Supporting and comforting children
- Teaching kindness
- Catholic Social Teaching
- The children in my class and my teachers
Loving
- It is a kind place to be
- Staff and children help others
- You are treated with love and respect
- Being able to go to school knowing that teachers love us
Learning
- Teachers giving up their time for us
- Giving children a voice and choice
- I love doing art in RE, and looking at pieces of art and recreating them
- Doing RE because I love learning about God and Jesus
With Jesus
- Lots of opportunities to share our time with Jesus/God
- I love having loads of Bibles and having reflection time
- We're very close to Jesus