Vision and Values
At Bathford Church School, our vision of ‘Grow, Care, Serve, Share’ and our values – Be Your Best, Be Kind, Be Respectful, Be a Team – drive our broad, balanced curriculum. We aim to help our children to grow by equipping them with the knowledge, skills and values they need both to make sense of the world and to become caring, responsible global citizens. Equality and Diversity are embedded through our 3 overarching whole school themes, Identity and Diversity, Social Justice and Equity and Sustainable Development. Cross-curricular topics link to these themes, inspiring our children to care about their learning.
Our ‘Grow, Care, Serve, Share’ vision and our values permeate every aspect of school life and frame the way we live and work, creating deep and mutually beneficial relationships between children, staff, parents and the community. Our school has an exceptionally strong sense of inclusion and is a place where everyone is welcome – Christian families and families from all faiths and none. We are unwavering in our ambition to see every child included in the life of the school, enabled to flourish and succeed. For more information on how we support children with SEND as well as children in receipt of Pupil Premium funding, please see our policies linked in the text.
Our vision underpins our behaviour policy such that adults and children are able to thrive in an environment which not only provides emotional and physical safety but also the support and guidance we need to be the best we can be. For more information on our approach to behaviour and how we safeguard children, please see our Trust behaviour policy and school behaviour procedures and safeguarding policy linked in the text. Good mental health and wellbeing are central to helping each member of our community flourish and “live life in all its fullness.” We work together to create a caring environment where everyone feels they belong and where asking for help is seen as a strength.
Our Christian vision is underpinned by biblical teaching consisting of four quotes from the Gospels:
Grow: “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit.” (John 15:5)
Care: “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” (John 13:34)
Serve: “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.” (John 13:14)
Share: “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.” (Mark 16:15)
Our vision is shared with St. Swithun’s, our local church, and this shared vision underlines the strength of our relationship.
Church Links
Bathford Church School works closely with the community and has strong links with our local church, St. Swithun’s. Welcome | St Swithun’s Bathford (stswithunsbathford.co.uk)
