Values in Action
Love: “Do everything with love”. (Corinthians 16:14)
Friendship: “Encourage one another and build each other up”. (Thessalonians 5:11)
Compassion: “Be kind to one another”. (Ephesians 4:32)
Respect: “Treat others as you want to be treated”. (Luke 6:31)
At St Chad’s, we are committed to building a loving, compassionate and respectful community in which every child can flourish. As a Church of England school, our Christian vision and values are at the heart of school life, providing a strong foundation for how we learn, worship, live and relate to one another. We recognise and celebrate the diverse beliefs, backgrounds and experiences within our community.
We believe our Christian values should be taught, caught and sought.
Taught – Our values are explicitly explored through Collective Worship, the curriculum, Bible stories, literature and the lives of inspirational people. Each value is linked to a carefully chosen children’s picture book and an inspirational figure from the Little People, BIG DREAMS series, helping children make meaningful connections between our values, their own lives and the wider world.
Caught – Children experience our values through the relationships and culture of St Chad’s. Adults model them in the way we speak, listen, respond, forgive, show compassion and care for one another. Values are brought to life through everyday experiences, visitors, trips, community projects, charitable activities and opportunities to contribute to school life.
Sought – We encourage children to actively seek opportunities to put our values into action. Through our Values in Action programme, children explore how they can serve others, care for creation, support their community and make a difference. We encourage them to ask, “What can I do?” and “How can I put this value into action?”
Our values are not simply words to learn; they are qualities to understand, recognise, experience and live out. Through values that are taught, caught and sought, we seek to nurture children who are rooted in our Christian vision, respectful of difference and equipped to make a meaningful contribution to the lives of others and the world they share.