Our Vision

‘As a family, we grow, learn and flourish together’

At Woodham Walter Church of England Primary School, our welcoming Christian community creates independent, resilient and articulate lifelong learners, who have the confidence to achieve personal excellence for themselves and for the Glory of God.  As a family, we grow, learn and flourish together.

“I have come that you may have life in all its fullness”.  John 10:10 

Just like a garden needs sunshine, water, and care to grow, we need to support each other to learn and flourish in our school community. Here at Woodham Walter, we believe in knowing one another, valuing each other, and celebrating our achievements.  In adopting the Bible verse “I have come that you may have life in all its fullness”, pupils and staff are called to a full life in mind, body, heart and spirit.   Life in all its fullness is about living a varied and full life full of learning, growing, helping, reward, joy, excitement and caring for each other.  It resonates deeply with our aspirations for our pupils to experience “life to the full” during their time at Woodham Walter and beyond.

Our School Values

To achieve our school vision, we have a steadfast commitment to our core values of kindness, respect and honesty. Through them, we aspire to enrich the lives of others, enabling every individual to grow, learn and flourish together so that they may experience “life to the full”.  These three values are not just words on a page; they are the guiding principles that will help our children navigate their educational journey and prepare them for the world beyond our school gates. We are committed to weaving our vision and values into every aspect of school life, from our curriculum to our interactions with one another.

 

KINDNESS	Through kindness, we aim to cultivate compassionate individuals who uplift and support one another. We want kindness to be at the heart of our school; kindness in all relationships, kindness towards each other.
RESPECT	Through respect, we will teach our children to value diversity, appreciate perspectives and treat others with dignity. Respect yourself, respect others, and respect our environment.
HONESTY	Through honesty, we will empower our pupils to be truthful, trustworthy, and to act with integrity in all aspects of their lives.  Honesty is a hard value to learn. It is closely linked with trust, respect, peace and forgiveness, and is essential for relationships to build and grow.

Ethos Statement

The school aims to preserve and develop its religious character in accordance with the principles of the Church of England.  Woodham Walter aims to serve its community by providing an education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice.  It encourages an understanding of the meaning and significance of faith, and promotes Christian values through the experience it offers to all its pupils.

Our purpose is to offer a broad and balanced education of the highest quality in a happy, stimulating, secure and caring environment based on equal regard for each individual by:-

• Helping children to develop a life-long love of learning and discovery.

• Fostering self-respect and independence in children whilst building their confidence and sense of achievement.

• Fostering partnerships with the community, the local early years' forum, Trust schools, the parish church, and maintaining effective communication with parents.

• Recognising and responding to the specific needs and abilities of individual children.

• Creating an atmosphere where all staff feel valued and supported and in which appropriate training and resources ensure high quality teaching and learning.

We intend to achieve these aims by:-

• Providing a balanced and broadly based curriculum incorporating the Early Learning Goals and the National Curriculum, effectively using appropriate resources and suitable learning programmes in order that all children may achieve their potential.

• Developing and maintaining procedures for assessing, monitoring, evaluating and recording the work of the school in order to achieve continuity, progression and consistency within and between key stages and phases of education.

• Enabling children to work together in harmony to develop a sense of responsibility, mutual respect and tolerance.

• Providing experiences which will promote children’s social, cultural, moral and spiritual development as exemplified by the teachings of the Christian faith, in accordance with the doctrines of the Church of England, whilst having regard for the beliefs of other faiths.

• Helping children to acquire skills, knowledge and understanding and the will to use them.

• Encouraging the development of children who are communicative, articulate and receptive to new ideas.

How does Woodham Walter promote Spirituality?

The Church of England's Vision for Education states a core desire that children will experience life in all its fullness (John 10:10).  At Woodham Walter we believe that we can explore Spirituality by educating the whole child, through a wealth of experiences and school culture. Our definition of Spirituality is that it is an ongoing, reflective journey. It is something that teaches us about questioning, understanding and relationships: relationships with ourselves, others, the world and beyond.

Spirituality enables our children to be happy, flourish, succeed and live life in all its fullness.