Our Vision
Our school’s Christian vision is rooted in the parable of the Good Samaritan and the commandment to ‘love your neighbour as yourself’ (Luke 10:27). This vision is a reflection of God’s unconditional love and calls us to respond with compassion, empathy, and action.
Through our guiding principle of “Love, Learn, Live”, we seek to live out this vision every day:
Love – We are called to “love your neighbour as yourself” (Luke 10:27), showing kindness, respect, and care to all, regardless of background or difference. This love reflects the heart of God’s teaching and shapes our relationships throughout the school community.
Learn – We learn from the example of the Good Samaritan, who showed mercy without hesitation. As Jesus said, “Go and do likewise” (Luke 10:37), we are inspired to grow in wisdom and understanding, not just academically but in character, faith, and service to others.
Live – We strive to live with open hearts and minds, welcoming transformation through God’s Spirit. As Scripture teaches, “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Romans 12:2) and “I will give you a new heart” (Ezekiel 36:26). These truths encourage us to be inclusive, reflective, and courageous in living out our values.
This vision shapes every aspect of school life, from curriculum to worship, behaviour to community outreach, ensuring our faith is not just taught, but lived. As a Church of England school, we celebrate each person as made in the image of God, nurturing all to flourish in hope and love.
Living Our Vision Through Christian Values
At our school, our Christian values are the foundation that help bring our vision: “Love, Learn, Live”, to life each day. Rooted in the teachings of Jesus and inspired by the Parable of the Good Samaritan, our values guide the way we think, learn, and act. Each value is grounded in a Bible story or parable that offers timeless wisdom and a living example of how we can follow Christ’s teaching in practical, meaningful ways. By linking our values to scripture, we help children understand not only what we believe, but why we believe it—and how those beliefs shape our behaviour, build our community, and nurture a loving, respectful environment where everyone can flourish.
Resilience
We have the courage to try something new, persevere when faced with challenges and have the confidence to do what is right, even though it may not be easy.
Daniel and the Lion’s Den (Daniel 6 1:28)
Community
We are courageous advocates for our community, regardless of faiths and beliefs and we know that whilst we are unique, we are all as one.
One body with many members (Corinthians 12:14-27)
Respect
We are aware of the diversity and different cultures within our school and community and understand how these differences enrich our lives and strengthen our connections to one another.
The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)
Growth Mindset
Aim: To encourage children to become confident and resilient learners.
At Shorne Church of England Primary School, we know that pupils who have a positive attitude towards their learning will make good progress and be successful. Consequently, instilling all our pupils with such a mindset is key.
This means we want all our pupils to relish challenges, embrace their mistakes as part of the learning process, value the importance of effort, respond carefully to feedback and take inspiration from others. This will help them to achieve, not only with us but also in their future lives beyond Shorne.
Learn, explore and grow together. This is what we embed in all our pupils here at Shorne. We know that to fulfil the potential of our pupils and encourage them to become confident and resilient learners we, as a team of parents and staff, need to be modelling this mindset. The way in which we encourage children to learn and explore is vital to their success, not only at school but at home as well.
Our British Values
Aletheia Academies Trust actively promotes British Values in all its schools with the aim of establishing a strong community; a community where all pupils are encouraged to demonstrate respect and tolerance through an inclusive nature, regardless of faith, race and culture.
As part of the Trust, Shorne Church of England Primary School is committed to such Fundamental British Values. These are:
- Democracy: Everybody is aware of their own rights and responsibilities in a culture built upon freedom and equality.
- Rule of Law: The need for rules makes sure everyone is in a happy, safe, and secure learning environment.
- Individual Liberty: We protect our individual rights and the rights of others.
- Mutual Respect: We understand that we don’t all have the same beliefs and values.
- Tolerance of those in our society of different faiths and beliefs: We respect the values, ideas, and beliefs of others whilst not imposing our own on to them.
Equality Objectives
Aletheia Academies Trust’s overarching Equality Objectives are:
- To use performance data to monitor student achievement and respond to variations between groups of learners, subjects, courses and key stages, trends over time and comparisons with other schools.
- To provide professional development which continues to support staff to promote equality and diversity routinely in their daily activity.
- To provide an environment that welcomes protects and respects diverse people.
- To ensure that all students are given the opportunity to make a positive contribution to the life of the school.
- Foster ownership amongst our students for the development of a set of positive behaviours which reflect the very best in all cultures, but reaffirm the understanding of and compliance with the rule of British law and British Values.
- To address cultural events through year worship activities to increase student awareness and understanding of issues in different communities.