School Values
Our core values here at Thomas Whitehead are:
'Hope, Respect & Perseverance'
Our Vision
Matthew 5:16
“Let your light shine”
Our vision is to ensure that everything we do is underpinned by our core values of Hope, Perseverance and Respect.
Our aims as a school are to…
- Develop personal strength.
- Encourage perseverance, resilience and ambition to achieve our goals.
- Be happy, safe and feel part of a caring school family.
- Work collaboratively in creating a nurturing, caring and inclusive environment for all to flourish, within our school and the wider community.
- Value, care for and respect each other and the environment God has created
“The more we let our lights shine, the more love and light we see in the world around us. Take care to build yourself up and call others alongside you for support when your light grows weak.”
Marianne Williamson
“Let your light shine. Be a source of strength and courage. Share your wisdom. Radiate love.”
Wilferd Peterson
“Shine your light and make a positive impact on the world; there is nothing so honorable as helping improve the lives of others.”
Roy T. Bennett
Believing and Achieving Together
Our Christian Values.
At Thomas Whitehead we promote a set of Christian Values which we believe will support all of the children we teach to develop and demonstrate skills and attitudes that will enable them to contribute fully to modern life. Values guide our behaviour, helping us make the right choices. Our teaching of values work hand in hand with our teaching of the British Values and form a basis for collective worship, assemblies and PSHCE sessions.
Our Values meet the requirements of the British Values highlighted in the Ofsted inspection framework.
- democracy
- the rule of law
- individual liberty
- mutual respect
- tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs
The value of the half term will be displayed in the hall and classrooms for reference in collective worship and assemblies.
Values covered on a two year rolling programme and also include the core value of our school trust.
Our Christian Value for this half term is Friendship
Our collective worship this term will encourage our children to think about the importance of Friendship.
' A good friend is worth their weight in gold.” Anon
Friends give pleasant, sincere advice, seeking our highest good (Proverbs 27:9; Proverbs 12:26)
Friends honor each other above themselves (Romans 12:10).
Friends love each other the same way Christ loves us (John 15:12-13)
Friends challenge each other to meet the highest good (Proverbs 27:17).