St Joseph’s Primary School Vision, Values and Aims   

We are proud of our school: at St Joseph’s Primary School we work with our children, families, staff, and wider community to provide an inclusive, nurturing and stimulating learning environment for all. 

We want to promote Learning with Love and Laughter in our hearts. 

Our Vision  

School Vision Statement:  “Love, Laughter and Learning” 

Learning, love and laughter is at the heart of everything we do at St Joseph’s Primary.  

Our Values  

At St Joseph’s Primary we a community of Faith, Love and Learning: We have core values and aims which permeate through all that we do. St Joseph’s is a caring school and we have defined four key values using the acronym: C.A.R.E. 

COOPERATION: ‘Sharing and learning together’. Cooperation is working together in a team, contributing and sharing in a helpful way. 

ACHIEVEMENT: ‘Persist and try your best’. Achievement is striving to attain your personal goals, persisting and giving your best effort. 

RESPECT: ‘Respect each other and our environment’. Respect involves taking responsibility for each other. Respect is speaking to and interacting with others in a courteous manner. It is about being honest, reliable and trustworthy.   

EMPATHY: ‘Treat others with care and compassion’. Empathy means trying to understand other people’s views or feelings and being supportive and caring towards them. 

Our Aims   

At St Joseph’s Primary school we value each individual child and aim to uphold a high quality education and provide meaningful learning experiences. We are proud of learning community and it is our aim to: 

• Ensure that each child feels happy, safe, valued and loved 

• Provide an exciting, fun and enjoyable educational experience for each child and promote a life-long love of learning 

• Provide rich learning experiences to develop skills including literacy, numeracy and communication  

• Inspire our pupils to aim high; have a growth mind-set; be the best they can be and make the most of every opportunity that is given to them 

• Work in partnership with parents/guardians, to enable all families and care givers to feel included and part of school community  

• Provide opportunities for each child to develop self-confidence and resilience they need to manage change  

• Develop the children’s awareness of diversity in the community and respect for each other’s values, beliefs and customs. 

• Ensure that each child meets their God given potential and is nurtured academically, spiritually, socially and emotionally 

• Encourage each member of the school community to live their life in accordance with gospel values and to make a positive contribution to society 

• Make prayer and worship relevant and meaningful for each individual and to provide a learning environment that will enhance the development of faith of everyone in the school community 

• Have lots of fun, make magical memories and share smiles every day!