THE VISION, AIMS AND MISSION

OF
ST FRANCIS XAVIER CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

OUR VISION STATEMENT

Let God’s love shine in our lives as we care and share and learn together.

OUR STATEMENT OF AIMS For Our Children

At St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School we nurture the children’s human wholeness
in their developing Christian lives by working with the children and with the support of their
parents to:

• Achieve a level of attainment in all academic subjects that compares well

with other schools;
Standards Of
Achievement

• Achieve Spiritual and emotional wellbeing;

• Have confidence to set their own goals;
• Be effective communicators;
• Be able to problem solve for life skills; and
• Acquire skills for life which together with all the above will enable them to
make a positive contribution and achieve economic well being.

• Make successful transitions to, within and from our school;

Quality Of Learning

• Agree appropriate personal goals;

• Manage and enjoy their own learning;
• Become independent, self empowered, life long, learners;
• Know their own strengths and preferred learning styles;
• Understand how the above contribute to the five Every Child Matters
outcomes: Staying safe; Being healthy; Enjoying and achieving; Achieving
economic well being; and making a positive contribution.

• Make good use of their ‘pupil voice’ to express their opinions appropriately,
confident that they will be respected and valued;
• Facilitate the integration of all children according to their need;
Personal Development

• Embrace, respect and accept the diversity of all;

• Contribute towards high quality Liturgies;
• Demonstrate developing Social skills;
• Practise their personal faith, value and share it;
• Understand and respect other cultures and faiths;
• Value themselves and others;
• Value honesty and integrity and recognise that we are all role models for
others to learn from;
• Recognise and adhere to boundaries which they help create; and
• Understand how the above contribute to the five Every Child Matters
outcomes: Staying safe, Being healthy, Enjoying and Achieving, achieving
Economic well being and making a Positive contribution.

Let God’s love shine in our lives as we care and share and learn together
 OUR MISSION STATEMENT of Provision By Our School
At St. Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School we believe that every child will succeed
through experiencing quality in:

• Well Managed change;

• Successful working relationships;
• Positive communication between parents/carers and school;
Efficiency

• A safe and stimulating environment;

• Well-resourced classrooms;
• Range of appropriate resources including human;
• Access for all practitioners to life long learning;
• Well managed budgets;
• Clearly defined roles and responsibilities; and
• Regular, focussed and transparent monitoring of all aspects of school life.

A creative curriculum enriched by a range of experiences including:

• Educational visits and residentials;
• Relationships with community services;
• Inclusive practice;
• Performances and assemblies;
Education

• Cross curricular use of music and ICT;

• Whole school stimuli;
• Well facilitated sporting opportunities;
• Stimulating learning activities and teaching strategies;
• A Wide range of extra curricular activities for all age groups;
• R.E. curriculum that promotes gospel values and promotes faith; and
• Preparation for the next stage of education.

• Regular and frequent celebrations of their successes;

• Good role models of our Catholic Ethos from all adults in school;
• Their ‘voice’ being sought and respected in a variety of safe situations;
Personal Development

• Active participation in regular, high quality Liturgies;

• An open door policy that actively seeks to involve children and their
parents/carers;
• High quality pastoral care;
• Respect from peers and adults;
• Support from parents being involved in a variety of school activities;
• A nurturing environment that seeks holistic development;
• Happiness and success;
• A variety of opportunities to make a positive contribution to their community;
• Good foundations for economic well-being;
• Appropriate guidance on how to keep safe in a variety of situations; and
• A loving, Gospel-inspired environment.

We demonstrate our commitment to working as a learning community by:

1. providing efficient leadership and management;
2. striving for continuous improvement in all that we do;
3. working collaboratively towards common goals;
4. becoming an Investor in People;
5. achieving the basic skills quality mark; and

Let God’s love shine in our lives as we care and share and learn together
6. achieving the financial management in schools award.

Let God’s love shine in our lives as we care and share and learn together