St George’s C of E School Vision
Jesus said: ‘Love each other as I have loved you’. John 15:12
Our school motto, ‘EVERYONE matters, EVERYONE achieves’ is at the heart of everything we do and believe.
At St George’s Primary School, we aim to prepare the children in our care to become well-rounded members of society on their journey through school life and beyond. We strongly believe that children learn best and can achieve their potential when they are happy and content. We endeavour to provide a safe learning environment with a warm, welcoming atmosphere which creates a sense of belonging amongst the children, the staff, the families and the community. We embrace their individuality and diversity, always encouraging respect and acceptance of each other as equal human beings and celebrating our differences.
We have high expectations of the children and we work hard to support them to become the best that they can be. For our children to flourish, socially and academically, we aim to provide an outstanding education that is both challenging and inclusive. All children are encouraged to embrace the many opportunities and the support school provides, so that they become curious learners who are motivated and resilient with a ‘Can do’ attitude. Our aim is to provide the children of St George’s with countless positive experiences, along with happy lifelong memories, from their time with us. We also have high expectations of attendance. We encourage families to be at school every day and to arrive on time in order to not miss any learning.
Through our supportive and inclusive Christian ethos, we are proud to foster our school values of kindness, perseverance, respect, friendship, honesty, happiness, forgiveness and responsibility, embedding these within everyday life at school. We believe that the emotional health and wellbeing of the whole school community is fundamental to the ongoing success of our school.
We aspire to make our school a place of excellence where we educate, nurture and value everyone; that ALL children will enjoy learning and achieve their potential in the ‘St George’s Way.’
‘Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.’ Mother Teresa.
School Motto and Rules
Our motto is ‘EVERYONE matters, EVERYONE achieves’ which we regularly refer to in school so that all staff and children have a clear understanding of what this means.
Our three school rules are:
Theses are used throughout the school day, backed by our school values.
St George’s Core Values
Our core Christian values underpin everything we do at St George’s. They were carefully chosen by the staff, pupils, parents and governors in September 2019.
British Values
St George’s C of E Primary School supports British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs. We believe that this approach fully complements our Christian ethos and values as a Church of England Primary School.
The school will promote these values through our everyday work, including through the PSHEE and RE curriculum. Assemblies and daily Acts of Worship are a crucial vehicle to embed these values within the school ethos. This approach is supported by policies in school including the Behaviour Policy and Equality Policy.
The school will take part in specific activities to promote British values. The School Council is elected by the children and plays an active role in the decision making in the school. Whilst the assemblies are of a broadly Christian nature, we promote understanding and tolerance of other faiths and none. Children are encouraged to openly discuss thoughts and ideas.
Year Group |
Democracy |
Rule of law |
Respect |
Tolerance |
Induvial liberty |
N |
Reading book votes.
Voting for activities.
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Number of children in an area.
Following school values and referring them to classroom situations.
Walking in nursery.
Lining up.
Lunch/snack time (table behaviour). |
Looking after equipment.
Helping hands/hands off play.
Learning respect for all the new children we meet.
Turn taking and sharing appropriately.
Being independent with belongings.
Helping hands/hands off play. |
Story books.
Discussions surrounding special days e.g. mother’s and father’s days.
Supportive friendships.
Helping hands/hands off play.
Celebrating everyone being different. |
Making activity choices.
Child led learning- following their own interests.
Asking about hand holding “Would you like to hold my hand?”
Having the right to say no to hugs.
How to make informed choices about friendships and how to deal with unwanted behaviour. |
R |
Reading book votes.
Voting for activities.
Naming the chicks. |
Number of children in an area.
Home time-not moving until your name is called.
Following school values and referring them to classroom situations.
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Looking after equipment.
Helping hands/hands off play.
Learning respect for all the new children we meet.
Turn taking and sharing appropriately. |
Story books.
Discussions surrounding special days e.g. mother’s and father’s days.
Supportive friendships.
Helping hands/hands off play.
Celebrating everyone being different.
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Making activity choices.
Child led learning- following their own interests.
Asking about hand holding “Would you like to hold my hand?”
Having the right to say no to hugs.
How to make informed choices about friendships and how to deal with unwanted behaviour. |
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Class rules: We vote on what we think are important class rules. |
Class rules: We follow classroom rules and expected behaviour.
Behaviour board: Children move their names up and down depending on behaviour.
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Science: Animals including humans: Children learn about how to care for animals including themselves.
PSHE: Healthy me: Children learn about how to look after themselves and respect their body.
PSHE: Relationships: Children learn how to respect others
D&T: Eat more fruit and vegetables : Children learn how to eat healthily.
RE: Special stories: Children understand how to respect other religions.
Science: Plants: Looking after plants. |
PSHE: Relationships:
Children learn how to respect others and tolerate difference of opinions.
PE: Sportsperson ship.
Children are encouraged to be a good team player and tolerant of others. |
PSHE: Dreams and goals:
Children discuss their individual dreams and goals for the future.
PSHE: Changing me:
Learn all about changes in their bodies. All bodies are different, unique and individual. |
2 |
Voting for school council and Happy Lunchtime rewards. |
Class Charter – PSHE
Playing games and activities to the rules set – PE
E-safety – Computing
Maths – money
Road safety assembly |
RE -Respect for Everyone – What does it mean?
RE – understanding different religions (Islam)
PSHE – Difference and Diversity
PSHE: Relationships: Children learn how to respect others
History – significant people (Mary Seacole)
PSHE – supporting charities
Science – Living Things and their Habitats. Respecting animals and where they live.
Science – Plants. Caring for them to keep them alive.
Science – animals and their habitats
Forest Schools – environment
STEM RAF Cosford Trip – respect the artefacts and members of staff leading the workshops. |
RE – understanding different religions (Islam)
PSHE – Difference and Diversity
PE: Sportsperson ship.
Children are encouraged to be a good team player and tolerant of others. |
PSHE: Dreams and goals:
Children discuss their individual dreams and goals for the future.
Feelings/emotions display
Class Zone boards
Self-assessment
Calm brain
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3 |
Vote for book of the day
Occasional vote for star of the week
Child initiated independent write
Circle time opportunities
Golden time choice
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Class rules lesson
Road safety lessons
Fire safety visitor/lessons
PSHE lesson on consequences |
Looking after our local area
PSHE friendship lessons
PSHE celebrating differences lesson
P.E – sportsmanship
Local history study – respecting where we live
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PSHE celebrating differences lesson
PSHE relationships lesson
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Feelings display
Behaviour charts
Self-assessment
Calm brain
PSHE – dreams and goals
PSHE – beliefs and values and respecting others
Children jobs – reading area monitors, locker monitors etc.
Golden time choice |
4 |
PSHE Being Me in My World
Rights, responsibilities and democracy (school council)
Votes for class treats.
Votes for Worship Team or School Council members
Sometimes we vote for Book of the Day or Star of the Week
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Following school rules and values.
Keeping 5 Pillars of Islam, The 10 Commandments as an introduction to rules and guidelines given by religions
History: Anglo-Saxon laws and justice, and general features of life.
Rules for Road Safety |
Visits to Lichfield Cathedral and St George’s Church -we respect sacred buildings of all faiths.
Respect for belongings and the school environment.
PSHE -Celebrating Difference. Respect for each other.
PE: Respect for teammates and opponents, and the referee!
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PSHE: Relationships:
Children learn how to respect others and tolerate difference of opinions.
PE: Sportsperson ship.
Children are encouraged to be a good team player and tolerant of others.
RE: Learning about different faiths
Celebrating Interfaith Week |
PSHE Being Me in My World: Being part of a class team, being a school citizen, rights, responsibilities and democracy (school council), rewards and consequences, group decision-making, having a voice, what motivates behaviour.
Art Express opinions and critically evaluate artwork
RE Express own thought, beliefs and feelings. Develop personal knowledge. |
5 |
‘Charity starts at home’ Y5/6 debate team.
Ancient Greece – Sparta v Athens (History)
Vote for school councillor and other important roles.
Dance- British Values Topic
Class Assemblies- Picture News |
Freedom and justice (RE)
Class Charter of rules
PSHE- celebrating differences
– Being me in my world.
Dance- British Values Topic
Class Assemblies- Picture News
Knife Crime Assembly
Road Safety Assemblies
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Being me in my world (PSHE)
Charity – Christian Aid and Islamic Relief (RE)
English- Stories from different cultures (Journey to Jo’Burg)
Year Group religion focus- Judaism
Dance- British Values Topic
Class Assemblies- Picture News
Class Novel- Black Beauty
D&T- Great British Dishes (Healthy eating)
Church Visits |
Charity – Christian Aid and Islamic Relief (Summer RE)
English- Stories from other cultures (Journey to Jo’Burg)
Year Group religion focus- Judaism
Dance- British Values Topic
Class story- Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom
Class Assemblies- Picture News |
Celebrating difference (PSHE)
Being me in my world (PSHE)
English- Stories from other cultures (Journey to Jo’Burg)
Dance- British Values Topic
Class story- Boy in the Girl’s Bathroom
PSHE curriculum – RSE (Puberty)
Class Assemblies- Picture News
Emotions display |
6 |
History curriculum – WW2
Frequent in class voting – treats, shared writes, word choices during literacy lessons.
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Discussed through the STAR project by the police (PSHE)
Crucial crew trip
Class rules
Knife crime workshop
E-safety
Bikeability (cycling proficiency)
Maths/PSHE curriculum – financial capability |
PSHE Curriculum – Respecting Difference
RE curriculum – What will make our community respectful
Geography curriculum – endangered animals & Brazil (indigenous people)
PSHE curriculum – relationships and sex education |
PSHE curriculum – Respecting Difference
RE curriculum – What will make our community respectful
RE debate
Music curriculum – Journeys (discuss apartheid) |
History curriculum – WW2
Frequent opportunities to make their own choices
Arthog trip – children encouraged to take on new challenges and take risks
PSHE curriculum – relationships and sex education |
Whole School focus |
Democracy
School council: Children vote on who they think would be a good member of the school council.
Happy Lunchtimes.
Pupil voice groups, pupil interviews and pupil surveys.
Staff questionnaires.
Parent questionnaires.
Vote for class treat.
Children, parents, governors and staff voted for our school values.
Wellbeing ambassador elections.
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Rule of Law
Careers day: police discuss how the law can keep you safe.
Road safety and Bikeability.
Following the school values .
School expectations such as walking in school and classroom rules and expectations.
Assembly behaviour.
Rules for online safety.
Happy Lunchtimes.
STAR.
Routines for reading, homework etc.
Knife crime assembly.
Behaviour policy.
Celebration assemblies.
Mentions assemblies.
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Respect
Whole school value of respect.
On school trips.
Respecting our school environment and the local community, including litter picking (Eco Warriors).
Showing respect to visitors and other adults within school.
Holding doors for staff and other children.
Please and thank you prompts.
Respect for nature – forest schools.
Respect for the world-recycling.
Remembrance Day.
Black History Month.
LGBTQ+
Religious Festivals.
Dog’s Trust.
Geography – the world around us.
Whole school R.E planning.
Pre-match team talk for any child representing the school at sports events.
Explore news articles (Picture News).
Reading Buddies.
RE Debates.
Celebration assembly.
KS 2 – New ‘diverse’ (ethnicity, religion etc.) books to promote inclusion.
Social Media Kindness Day.
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Tolerance
Black History Month and South Asian History Month.
Celebrating Diwali and Eid.
Embracing diversity across the community; awareness and knowledge of other faiths and languages..
Helping, supporting and an awareness of other children’s differences/struggles.
Awareness of different food allergies.
LGBTQ+
Anti-bullying week.
Whole school R.E planning.
Challenge and manage disrespectful behaviour.
Encouraged to challenge stereotypes.
Culturally diverse books in reading areas.
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Individual Liberty
Remembrance Assembly.
School council and other pupil voice groups.
Non-Uniform Days.
Choice of extra-curricular clubs.
Odd socks day.
PSHE – aspirations.
Art – everyone is an artist.
Music – preferred genres.
Reading/writing genres.
Behaviour policy.
PSHE policy
Promoting freedom of choice.
Collective worship around values.
Give children responsibilities (lunchtime helpers, eco warriors etc.)
Talent Show: Choosing ways to express your talent.
Happy Lunchtimes -choice of equipment.
RE Debates.
Self-assessments in lessons.
Displaying different children’s work. Celebration assembly. |