Vision, Values and Aims
Vision
The whole school community will work as a team to ensure that all children can be Successful Learners, Confident Individuals, Responsible Citizens and Effective Contributors. Our children will develop the knowledge, skills and attributes they will need to flourish in life, learning and work, now and in the future. Our school will be a nurturing environment where children are supported and challenged to investigate, explore and embrace all experiences and outcomes offered by Curriculum for Excellence.
Values
Here at St. Mary’s our values are:
- Faith
- Compassion
- Ambition
- Respect – The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) underpins everything we do here at St. Mary’s as we are a Gold accredited school!
Aims
- St Mary’s is a welcoming, happy, safe, inclusive and nurturing environment where everyone is valued and children’s rights are respected.
- We will develop as a community of faith and learning by promoting Gospel values and through celebration and worship; sharing our God-given talents for the common good.
- Our children will be motivated, encouraged and stimulated through a variety of high quality learning and teaching experiences; differentiated to meet the needs of all learners.
- As a community we will celebrate the personal and wider achievements of all both in class and at assemblies.
- Our partnership with parents, parish, local community and partner agencies, based on mutual respect and support the health and wellbeing of all our young people.
- We will maintain high standards and expectations, challenging our learners to be aspirational. They will be challenged and supported to set their own targets and achieve their goals in learning and life.
- We will promote the values of Global Citizenship and learning for sustainability to promote care for both our immediate environment and the wider world.
