Where is God in our school?
We seek the good in everyone and everything.
We are a Church of England school - established on this site in the Victorian era to benefit the children of the parish who could not afford education. Our historic foundation is recorded in the school’s Trust Deed by Thomas Young (dated 1684) and established on its present site by Andrew Percival, George Henry Percival and Thomas Aris in 1887.
The mid-nineteenth century population pressure required changes in the existing provision. In 1684, Thomas Young had provided funding for apprentices in the parish to receive an education. The trustees set up a house for the master within which the children were taught. In 1819 the curate reported that "the poorer classes were satisfied with the means of education that they possess." Such sentiments were not enough. In 1855 and girls and infant school was built near the school house but by 1872, inspectors condemned the school! Enlargements were made in 1887 and the infants were moved to a new site - where our school stands today.
After World War Two, the school house and old school in the west corner of Holy Cross churchyard were demolished despite protests from the community to reuse them as a village centre to replace that which they used in school road.
We are firmly rooted in the Christian principles that inspired those early Church schools and today we willingly and actively seek to serve an ever expanding, wide and diverse community.
Our values and mission are born from the Christian faith and that sense of duty to provide all children with a fair and equal start in life; but they are excellent virtues for any member of society to uphold, no matter what your belief system.
Based on our statement of spirituality, we believe that God can be felt in our school through the good in everyone and the work that we do. There is a tangible force for good moving through our school every day.
We believe that through the living out of our values and our core ethos of love (and therefore compassion) our children will leave us with the tools and the understanding of their mission to make this world a better place.
We are building what we value and everything we do is done with love - as we grow together in God's love.
How do we follow in Jesus' footsteps?
Our vision
Our vision
Our vision
We have built a happy, safe learning environment.
Whoever you are, wherever you’re from and whatever your starting point, we will nurture you, so that you leave us knowing that you can change the world, as we grow together in God’s love.
Our vision
Our vision
Be watchful, stand firm, be courageous and let everything you do be done with love.
1 Corinthians 16: 13-14
Prayer
Prayer Stations
Prayer Stations
Prayer Stations
Fostering a child's spiritual development means, for us at Pattishall CE Primary, enabling them to find a sense of peace. Giving them time to ground themselves and experience awe and wonder in the natural world.
Prayer Stations
Prayer Stations
It is also about offering quiet, reflective time - an opportunity for prayer in addition to our daily communal prayers.
We are developing Prayer Stations and Reflective Corners around school to allow children to chance to explore their spiritualty.
Values for each term:
Everyone is welcome to our daily act of worship and reflection! 9.45am each day.
Our core value is love. But, each half term, we explore a new Christian value linked to our wider vision and values. On Tuesdays, our children lead Collective Worship:
2023 - 2024 Termly values and weekly themes
Autumn 1 - Thankfulness, beauty and appreciation
- Year 3 - Remembering to say thank you - Ephesians 5.20
- Year 2 - Giving thanks when times are difficult - Acts 16.16
- Year 1 - Counting your blessings - 1 Thessalonians 5.15
- Year 6 - Thankfulness for Black History
- Year 4/5 - Thankfulness for Black History
- Whole school: HARVEST - Recycling / water aid theme
Autumn 2 - Trust and patience
- Year 2 - Being trustworthy - Proverbs 11.13
- Year 6 - Remembrance
- Year 4/5 - Anti-bullying week
- Reception - Knowing our friends will support us - Ecclesiastes 4.9
- Year 1 - Trusting God - Isaiah 49.16
- Reception - Nativity in Church
- Year 3 - Christingle in Church
Spring 1 - Perseverance, love and honesty
- Year 6 - Running the race of life - Hebrews 12.1-2
- Year 3 - Keeping going against the odds - Matthew 12.1
- Reception - Doing the right thing - Jeremiah 38.1-13
- Year 1 - Meeting a personal challenge - Philippians 4.13
- Year 2 - Encouraging others to keep going - Acts 11.24
- Year 4/5 - Epiphany - Matthew 2.1-12 - Prayer Stations in Church
Spring 2 - Justice, humility and hope
- Year 6 - Treating people fairly - Micah 6.8
- Year 4/5 - Making wise decisions - Isiah 1.17
- Reception - Mother's Day in Church
- Year 3 - Keeping God's rules - Exodus 20
- Year 1&2 - Easter in Church
Summer 1 - Service, peace and understanding
- Reception - Using your talents to serve - Galatians 5.13
- Year 1 - St George's Day
- Year 2 - Giving with no strings - Matthew 20.28
- Year 4/5 - Looking at the heart - 1 Samuel 16.1-13
- Year 3 - Living for others - International Nurses Day
- Year 6 - International Diversity Day
Summer 2 - Truthfulness, responsibility and tolerance
- Year 1 - World Oceans Day
- Year 2 - Living without lies - Genesis 27
- Reception - Making the right choices - Zechariah 8.16
- Year 3 - Searching for truth - Matthew 13.44-46
- Year 4/5 - Having the courage to be honest - Ephesians 4.15
- Year 6 - Leaver's Service in Church
Daily Collective Worship - the heartbeat of our school
Monday
Week 1: Stories and biographies linked to the 9 Protected Characteristics
Week 2: Jean Pugh from Holy Cross
Tuesday
Class led worship based around the term's value - a new class each week.
Wednesday
Picture News - current affairs, reflected on from a Christian perspective
Termly visits from Rev Ian Forsyth from the Methodist Chapel
Thursday
Week 1: BBC Teach Collective Worship
Week 2: Story Assemblies for the School Year
Termly Worship led by Leah from the Lighthouse Trust
Friday
Values in Practice - our ViP Awards are awarded to all children who have demonstrated our school values through their daily life: families welcome - Mrs McLean
School Liturgy and Prayer
Liturgy:
Adult: Let everything we do be done with love...
Children: As we grow together in God's love.
School Prayer:
This is our school.
Let love dwell here.
Let the rooms be filled with courage and perseverance.
Let kindness live here.
And let us remember that, as many hands build a house - so many thoughtful hearts build our school.
