‘But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.’ Isaiah 40:31
Our Vision and Values
School’s theologically-rooted Christian Vision
‘But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles, they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.’ Isaiah 40:31
At Weston Lullingfields, ‘within our small school big family with God’ community, we live out Isaiah’s message of hope through celebrating and nurturing resilience. Our curriculum promotes awe and wonder and is relevant to our children as we help them to prepare for all of life beyond our school gates.
We live out our vision through the Christian values of courage, perseverance, respect, and thankfulness with forgiveness threading through all values.
Theology
We understand that God’s heart is for all of us to soar like eagles. However, the reality is that we live in a world that is full of wows and ows – with all the challenges this leads to. God’s heart is for us to live in community where we gain the skills, confidence, and self-belief to overcome these challenges and therefore to soar.
The school’s vision is visible to parents and visitors to the school through a large display in the entrance area. The display is added to weekly by the children achieving their ‘Weston Wings’ awards.
Our Vision in Action
The school vision was developed after consultation with parents with the children and with the whole staff. The final vision and mission statement was shared with all.
Relaunched for 2024/25
When the children returned to school in September for the 2024/25 academic year, the Vision was relaunched to them through a series of events and activities planned to embed the school’s vision clearly into the heart of everyday school life.
Weston Wings Awards
The words of Isiah 40:31 resonate through our celebration of achievements and accomplishments with our weekly ‘Weston Wings’ awards. Children gain ‘wings’ for ‘soaring like eagles’. The phrase is used in daily classroom praise by all staff as they describe successes as ‘flying high’ and ‘Soaring like an eagle’.
Rhythm of Worship
The school week has a rhythm of worship which begins on a Monday with a ‘Window onto the world’ worship when pupils learn about something that has happened nationally or globally and continues throughout the week.
Value stickers
The children are awarded Value stickers by staff during whole class worship. Staff nominate pupils who have demonstrated a particular value and explain how and why they feel the value has been shown by the pupil. At times pupils also have nominated others when a value has been spotted by them. We encourage everyone to be involved with identifying values in one another including staff being awarded values stickers.
Newsletters
Newsletters home inform parents of the current worship theme/value and an outline of the bible stories that have been covered within that theme.
Curriculum integration
Our broad and ambitious curriculum provides many opportunities for the children to engage in activities that stimulate questions, curiosity, and wonder about God’s world.
Federation Christian Values
Our definition of spirituality is underpinned by ‘human flourishing’ – a holistic child-centred approach in which we can all strive to reach our full potential both academically and spiritually.
Daily acts of worship
Daily acts of worship always begin with a candle lighting and invitation to prayer, then end with a joint prayer. This marks the beginning and end of a special time together, making it stand out as a day’s feature. PPT of worship candle and prayer
Worry boxes
Worry boxes used in both classes where children can post their concerns and know that they will be handled with sensitivity and respect. Individual worry boxes for some children that require additional emotional support for their anxiety. These children are also supported through ELSA or Drawing and Talking intervention.
Our Church
Weston Lullingfields CE Primary School fully celebrates it’s standing as a church school. The school aims to serve its community by providing an education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice.
How we measure progress
Impact assessments
Vicky Longson CDA visit reported on the impact of the school’s vision Weston Lullingfields CDA report June 2024
Rolling records
Our Rolling Record Document reports how Weston Lullingfields School has supported pupils and staff to flourish.