St Michael and All Angels CE Primary School (Diocese of Blackburn)
Partnerships are important to this school. Blackburn Diocesan Schools have a strong and beneficial partnership St Michael and All Angels CE Primary School. The Christian leadership course, attended by the headteacher, has furthered the school’s thinking around character development. Stakeholders are thrilled by new opportunities to strengthen relationships and to gather to worship in church once again. After visiting church for an Easter service, a pupil commented, ‘It feels really nice to be in the house of God. You feel really connected to God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.’ Further refreshing and strengthening partnerships.
A considerable impact on character development
Valuable opportunities to explore character development lead to a flourishing school community where pupils aspire to ‘shine their light’. Christian values are successfully woven through worship, RE, personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE education) and the wider curriculum. Training for all staff on high expectations leads to a consistent, vision-driven approach to supporting pupil conduct. The value of forgiveness is foundational in the behaviour policy. Pupils have weekly opportunities to reflect meaningfully on their actions and attitudes. As a result, pupils use a shared language to articulate their understanding of what it means to be a loving community. Project Touchline, a sports and Christian values programme, has made a considerable impact on character development. Consequently, pupils explain the way in which Consequently, pupils explain the way in which Christian values make an impact on their behaviour and choose to ‘shine their light’ through their actions.
Read the full Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) Report St Michael and All Angels Church of England Primary School which ensures that the light of education reaches all their pupils, as demonstrated by their inspiring ethos. Blackburn Diocesan Schools reflect this vision and contribute to their communities, enhancing educational experiences.
