Ethos and Aims

Our school Ethos os based on three specific areas – Ready, Respectful, Safe. We all came together as well to choose a Parable to relate to and we chose the Parable of the Sower – The Seed is the Word of God.”

Our mission, based on “The Parable of the Sower”, as a school with a religious character, is to provide an education of depth and quality in a Christian ethos which ensures the children and adults have the nurturing and aspirational environment to flourish and reach their full potential, living life in all its fullness. To realise our mission, we endeavour to live out our vision encapsulated in the following words from the parable:

‘Some seed fell into good soil, and when it grew, it produced a hundredfold’

Luke 8.11

From this we developed our school saying of :

Learn and grow together, play and pray together

The ethos of the school is to maintain a thriving and purposeful community based on the Christian faith and values in which all pupils and staff can work together. The school aims to reflect the highest values of British society, giving the children an opportunity to learn about its procedures and develop their own responsibilities towards it.

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As a Church of England Academy we foster the development of Christian ethics and principles within the curriculum and in the day to day running of the school, through the relationship between those who are part of the school community: children, staff, parents/guardians and governors. We exist for the purpose of educating the whole child: intellectually, physically, morally and socially, according to Christian principles and for children to experience faith as part of their lives.

Our aims for the school are:

  • To stimulate and develop the child’s interests and capabilities, based on our belief that all children are God’s children with their own particular skills and abilities.
  • To give each child experience of a wide programme of study including the requirements of the National Curriculum.
    to make provision for all pupils to develop their academic, social and cultural potential.
  • To foster an attitude of care and respect for others through the religious and moral education and through the general ethos of the school.
  • To develop skills appropriate to the individual child’s capabilities.
  • To encourage care and respect of the environment and the local community, alongside an awareness of the wider community in which we live.
  • To provide equality of opportunity and equality of regard for every member of the school community.

Our aims for the school’s parents/guardians are:

  • To stimulate and develop the child’s interests and capabilities.
  • To encourage care and respect of the environment and the local community, alongside an awareness of the wider community in which we live.
  • To provide equality of opportunity and equality of regard for every member of the school community.

Our aims for the school’s community are:

  • To actively encourage members of the community to become involved in certain of the school activities, and to have opportunities to contribute to our school life.

Contact Details

Headteacher: Jane Gardener

Secretary: Trish Birrell

Sandringham and West Newton Primary School
School Road, West Newton, Norfolk, PE31 6AXUnited Kingdom01485 540506

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