At Brown Clee School, our core Christian values underlie everything that we do. Our Christian character has a significant impact on academic achievement, personal development and well-being for all learners.
We really value the connection with the Church and aim to preserve and develop the religious character of the school. We encourage an understanding of the meaning of faith, and promote Christian values through the experiences we offer to our children.
We have close ties with our local Benefice (Brown Clee Benefice) and Reverend (Joe). The school often visits the most local church (St. John the Baptist Church) – where we regularly celebrate the Christian Festivals, including Harvest Festival, Christmas and Easter at church. As well as leading our services in church, Reverend Joe also lead some collective worships in school. For more information on Brown Clee Benefice, please see their website (www.browncleebenefice.org.uk).
We also have Open the Book Assemblies once a month, where a team of lay volunteers bring the Bible stories to life using drama and costume.
The distinctive nature of our approach to education can be found in our explicit Christian values such as collective worship, a grounded Christian ethos and in our Religious Education lessons.
Children and staff of all faiths – and none – are welcome at our school and our aims are to promote understanding and tolerance between those of different faith traditions.
‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind’
Matthew 22:37
Although there are many Christian Values, we have chosen six which we have placed a strong emphasis on to help create and sustain the Christian ethos of our school.
- Respect
- Thankfulness
- Perseverance
- Forgiveness
- Compassion
- Courage
We regularly celebrate children that have demonstrated the above values in our weekly special “Celebration Worship” – where parents/carers/grandparents are invited to celebrate various success throughout the week.
Collective Worship
Our weekly Collective Worship schedule brings together the whole school at least once a day:
Monday: Values-focussed Collective Worship
Tuesday: Singing/Hymn-based Collective Worship
Wednesday: Bible Story Collective Worship
Thursday: Pupil-led Collective Worship
Friday: Weekly Celebration Collective Worship
Small class-based collective worship sessions take place throughout the school day – e.g. a daily prayer session before lunch / Ad-hoc reflection sessions.
Further information can be found in our Collective Worship Policy, found in the policies section of our website.