Belong Believe Become

“Do not be afraid: keep on speaking, do not be silent. For I am with you”

Acts 18:9-10

Our interpretation of this verse

God reminds Paul that he is at his side and is present in all the people surrounding us. Paul is reminded that this gives us strength to continue to share God’s message; to live in a way that we are taught through the bible. We are reminded that we should treat all people equally, as we are all made in God’s image.

Saints who inspire us

Saint Francis of Assisi

Gave up a life of privilege to live in Jesus’ image. He lived in poverty and worked tirelessly to help the poor and is known to have recognised the world around him as ‘made by God’. Therefore he treated all animals and the environment with great respect. We look to the example of Saint Francis to help understand how our vision and values can be lived out.   

How is this lived out in our school community?

Belong – Our sense of belonging to the local community whilst developing an understanding of the global community.

Believe – Understanding our Christian roots in the teachings of the Bible as well as understanding other world religions and cultures.

Become – We hope to raise our aspirations to ‘be the change we want to see’ in the communities that we belong to.

Christian Values

At Snainton Church of England Primary School we believe that it is important to develop core values by which to live and cultivate moral standards that support and form character, spiritual awareness and self-esteem. We feel a deep responsibility to nurture core values that can be shared and expressed by all, regardless of faith or belief. As a school and community, we seek to explore the meanings of these values and their significance in Christianity, other religions and secular teachings.

As a whole school community we have advocated distinctive values that we believe give our school a core purpose. The gifts of friendship, respect, community, forgiveness, trust and perseverance are the values we want our children to leave with. While these gifts are inclusive of human values we try to anchor them into the Christian faith by relating them to the bible through stories and readings.