Our Vision, Values and Ethos
Our Vision
At Brierley, God guides us as one family.
We learn, grow, and shine together in our community,
Nurturing hope, resilience, aspiration and forgiveness
Everyone is loved, celebrated, and supported to flourish.
Living God’s love through our words, actions,
And journey beyond our school,
Following the example of Jesus.
Though we are many, we are one body,
Together we learn and grow.
Our Chrisitan Values
Our Christian Values are rooted in theological teaching and, through the Bible, we learn how to live these values out in our everyday lives.
Community - We are one family. We include everyone, care for each other, and work together.
Love - We show love in all we do. We are kind, caring, and respectful, just like Jesus.
Hope - We believe and trust in God. We look forward with hope and know good things can happen
Resilience - We keep going. We stay strong and try again, even when things are difficult.
Aspiration - We aim high and shine. We use our gifts and always try our best.
Forgiveness - We forgive and make things right. We say sorry, forgive others, and start again.
Our Inclusion Statement
At Brierley, guided by God, we are one inclusive family where every child is known, valued and supported to succeed.
We are committed to identifying and removing barriers so that all pupils -whatever their background, needs or starting points - can learn, grow and shine together, valuing one another’s strengths and learning from each other’s experiences.
Through high expectations, nurture and a strong sense of belonging, we foster resilience, hope and aspiration in every child.
Each person is a unique and important member of our school family, welcomed, celebrated for who they are and empowered to flourish, becoming the very best version of themselves.
Together, we live out God’s love through our words and actions, walking side by side on our shared journey within school and beyond.
Values and Ethos
Education influences and reflects the values of society, and the kind of society we want to be. It is important, therefore, to recognise a broad set of common values and purposes that underpin the school curriculum and the work of our schools.
Foremost is a belief in education, at home at school, as a route to the spiritual, moral, social, cultural, physical and mental development of the individual. Education is also a route to equality of opportunity for all, a healthy and just democracy, a productive economy, and sustainable development. Education should reflect the enduring values that contribute to these ends. These include valuing ourselves, our families and other relationships, the wider groups to which we belong, the diversity in our society and the environment in which we live. Education should also reaffirm our commitment to the virtues of truth, justice, honesty, trust and a sense of duty.
At the same time, education must enable us to respond positively to the opportunities and challenges of the rapidly changing world in which we live and work. In particular, we need to be prepared to engage as individuals, parents, workers and citizens with economic, social and cultural change, including the continued globalisation of the economy and society, new work and leisure patterns and with the rapid expansion of information and communication technologies.
Aims
Through the effective delivery of our values we look to work in partnership with home and the community to achieve our aims. These are broadly encompassed as:
- Providing opportunities for all pupils to learn and achieve, so reaching their full potential
- Promoting pupils’ spiritual, moral and social and cultural development
These aims are interdependent of each other and will reinforce the children’s ability to learn and achieve.
Our Prayer
Dear God,
Thank you for our school
Where we are one family.
Help us to learn, grow, and shine together.
Fill us with hope, strength, and big dreams.
Help us to love, support and forgive one another,
Showing your love in all we say and do.
Though we are many, we are one body,
Together we learn and grow.
Amen.