Recognising its historic foundation, the school will maintain its religions character in accordance with Christian principles and in partnership with the Church of England at parish and diocesan level. The school aims to serve its community by providing an education of the highest quality within the context of Christian values and practice. It also encourages an understanding of the meaning and significance of faith through the experience it offers to all its pupils.
Together with the Hereford Diocese and with St. Mary’s Parish community, we work united to promote a strong and distinctive ethos promoting the core Christian values of hope, love, trust and joy:
Hope
Having hope is having that belief in yourself that you can achieve your ambitions. We have hope for each other: sticking together and supporting one another. We have a positive outlook and approach each day positively. We don’t give up and show resilience when we are challenged. Hope drives us forwards and is important for lifelong learning.
Love
We all appreciate love – especially for our friends and families. More importantly though, we believe in ourselves and love ourselves. Love is being kind, helping people, being caring and showing compassion. Love is hope in action. Love is the safety and security of our lovely school grounds.
Trust
We value friendship at Longnor and for a respectful friendship we recognise that honesty, forgiveness and trust is essential in order to build respectful relationships. Our teachers like to trust us to be independent when working and at forest school. We are trusted to lead activities and councils through the school, taking responsibility for our roles. We trust in our teachers to guide us in our education and to support us when we need it. We make wise decisions that demonstrate kindness.
Joy
With hope, in a trusting environment encompassed by love we have a happy, joyful atmosphere. Joy is our fundamental aim. When we are happy, we learn to the best of our ability. We aim to live life well in all its goodness.
Children have a sense of awe and wonder at creation. They appreciate it through forest school, celebrate the changing of the seasons and their link to Christian festivals.
These values underpin all that we teach and what we strive to foster in the children.
British Values Statement