Our School Vision:

To ensure that every person in our school family is at the heart of everything we do, think and believe.

Our values are roots which weave through our entire being and create a learning community built on the love of a generous God, in which we can all flourish.

Our linked Bible Verse:

Zacchaeus – Luke 19

Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short, he could not see over the crowd. So, he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.
When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, ‘Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.’ So, he came down at once and welcomed him gladly.
All the people saw this and began to mutter, ‘He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.’
But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, ‘Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.’
Jesus said to him, ‘Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.’

Our Christian values of:

Compassion    Community    Friendship    Trust    Perseverance  

weave through every aspect of every day here at Kingsnorth CEP School.

Community

Enabling everyone to work as part of a family and experience the live and support it brings.

Friendship

Ensuring that people of all ages experience a ‘friendly school’

Trust

Encouraging and promoting relationships of trust in the school

Compassion

Ensuring that everyone feels included, and we support those in difficulties

Perseverance 

Working at/for something even when it does not bring immediate results

Our values are practised by everyone at the school both adults and children alike. Each value is linked to a Bible story with a biblical quote to learn (see below).

Every aspect of our Christian values are taught through specific learning in Collective Worship and lessons such as PSHE where issues from real life are discussed and linked with our school values.

As our Christian values are embedded we can link in the British values of democracy, rule of law, individual liberty and respect of people of every faith and none. These British values link well with compassion, trust and friendship particularly well which are three of our Christian values.

Each term every year group plans how they will overtly teach each British value which is taught through specific subject lessons such as History or RE, or through incidental learning such as participating in the process of voting for a school council member. Collective Worship is an important part of our day at Kingsnorth as it gives us a chance to reflect on our own lives as well as those of others.

The British and Christian values are linked during this time as much as possible especially as we are a Restorative Approach school where we consider our own feelings, thoughts and actions and those of others too.

Through reflection, academic learning and participating in school life we learn how to be ‘living stones’ of Kingsnorth CEP School as the school is not just a building, but full of people who are role models living the values earned in school.

Our School Aims:

FLOURISHING - We set high expectations and ambition so that everyone in our school community may fulfil their potential academically, physically, emotionally and spiritually.

INCLUSION - We listen and respond to the voices of our pupils and families so that we understand and remove all barriers, enabling full and purposeful engagement in all aspects of school life.

TEACHING and LEARNING - Our commitment to standout professional development ensures high quality teaching that is driven by understanding the individual needs of each pupil and creating flexible learning experiences in which success is accessible for and experienced by all.

CURRICULUM - We put pupils at the centre of our standout school curriculum so that our learning experiences inspire curiosity and stimulate interests, evolving with and underpinned by the rapid changes of the world in which we live.

COMMUNITY - We listen to the voices of our community so that our strong culture of belonging and commitment to wellbeing enables everyone to feel safe to grow and to flourish together with dignity and respect.