Our Vision

"Teach children how they should live, and they will remember it all their lives."

(Proverbs 22:6)

Our Mission Statement

We
Encourage
Learning and
Caring because
Our school
Matters to
Everyone

We are dedicated to serving the community by providing our children with life skills to flourish in a diverse society. Every individual is valued and celebrated. Faith, spirituality, Christian and British values guide us through our journey at Redmile.

Our Slogan

"Learning together, having fun"

Our Values and Ethos Statement

We aim to serve our community by providing an education of the highest quality within the context of religious belief and practice. We encourage an understanding of the meaning and significance of faith and promote Christian and British values through the experience it offers to all our pupils.

• Friendship - Bible Story of 'Ruth and Naomi' (Ruth 11-13 and 14-22)
• Perseverance - Bible Story of 'Joseph and his Brothers' (Genesis 37-50)
• Forgiveness - Bible Story of 'The Prodigal Son' (Luke 15:11-32)
• Respect - Bible Story of 'The Good Samaritan' (Luke 10:25-37)

Our Vision and Values have been devised in collaboration staff, pupils, parents and governors and is a reflection of the strength of our partnership as a whole community.

The consensus amongst all of us was that the strong Christian ethos of our school should be reflected in each statement and that by recognising our historical foundation, Redmile Church of England Primary School, will preserve and develop our religious character in accordance with the principles of the Church of England and in partnership with our Trust and local churches, at parish and diocesan level.

Our vision therefore links to the vision of Rise Multi-Academy Trust, The Leicester Diocese Board of Education vision and the Church of England's vision for education.

Collective Worship at Redmile

Collective Worship is a very important part of our day to share our vision and values through recognising the love of God. 

We listen to and act out Bible stories; think about current news, other faiths and every day experiences; we pray; sing together; and celebrate our personal achievements.

Children enjoy leading worship, sharing their own thoughts and reflections. They include PowerPoints, videos, plays, Bible readings and prayer with quizzes to see how much the children have learnt.         

                                                                 We love it when the Open the Book team visit us.

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Spirituality At Our School

Spiritual development relates to the quest for individual identity and the search for meaning and purpose in our existence. It leads towards the understanding of self and others; the natural world and beyond; how to love and be loved.

It has to do with feelings, emotions, attitudes and beliefs: things that we care about, things that move us, things we are curious about and love. It is not linked solely to a particular religion, doctrine or faith. It is something we experience on a personal level.

Spiritual development is therefore accessible to everyone.

The four elements of Spirituality in school

Spirituality looks to explore our connections and relationships with: 

• Ourselves
• Others
• The World and
• Beyond

Nurturing and Developing Spirituality 

We provide a range of planned and unplanned opportunities for children to develop their own spiritual journey. These opportunities are across the whole curriculum in order to educate the whole child. Activities teach the children to reflect and consider their own connections through the following symbolism as an aide memoire, to trigger those connections with spirituality throughout their lives:

• Mirrors: Children learn about themselves
• Windows: Children learn about life.
• Doors: Children step out into the world, living out their Christian values through their connection with others.
• Candles: Children make connections with the things they    cannot see.

Light a candle

British Values

The government has set out its definition of British values in the 'Prevent Strategy' and emphasises that schools are required to ensure these values are taught across the United Kingdom.

At Redmile Church of England Primary School we have always recognised the importance of educating our children so that they understand the multi-faith and multi-cultural Britain we live in today. We provide opportunities and life experiences that will help our children to contribute to an ever changing, diverse society throughout their lives.

Democracy

Democracy is embedded at our school. Pupils are taught to listen carefully and with concern for each other, respecting the right of every individual to have their opinions and voices heard. Our pupils are taught the value of respecting themselves and others around them, as well as their belongings and world around them. Children have the opportunity to express their opinions and ideas through our School Council, for example, which is made up of elected members from each class by pupil votes, reflecting our British electoral system and demonstrating democracy in action. Our robust behaviour policy, devised by the children with staff, governors and parents, involves both rewards and sanctions; children are clear about the expectations at our school as they were all involved in creating the school rules.

The Rule of Law

The importance of laws, whether they are those that govern the class, the school or the country, is consistently reinforced through our curriculum, behaviour system and through Collective Worship. Each class sing and discuss our School Rule Song to ensure they understand what is expected and to learn about making sensible choices; this ensures that every child is able to learn in a happy, safe environment where everyone supports one another. We expect our children to behave impeccably when they are on trips and visits outside of school; they are taught, through our behaviour policy, what happens if they break the rules and that the wrong choices have consequences. Our children are always praised for their excellent behaviour and attitude when out of school or when we receive visitors.

Individual Liberty

Within school, pupils are actively encouraged to make choices, knowing that they are in a safe and supportive environment. As a school we provide boundaries for our pupils to make choices safely, through the provision of a secure environment and an empowering education. Our pupils are encouraged to know, understand and exercise their rights and personal freedoms and are advised how to exercise these safely and sensibly; examples of this can be seen in our teaching of e-safety, for example. Whether it is through the curriculum or through participation in our extra- curricular activities, our pupils are given the freedom to make choices. Pupils are also given the opportunity to engage in their own learning through setting their own personal targets with their teacher and through self-assessment of their work.

Mutual Respect

Respect is one of the core values that is tangible at our school. The teaching and learning of Christian values is inherent in all we do, but specifically taught through Religious Education, Collective Worship and Personal Social Health and Citizenship Education (PSHCE). This helps to develop self-esteem and positive relationships with others. Children embrace leadership roles such as Assembly Monitors and the Anti-bullying Steering Group where they put together presentations for the rest of school and influence policy and practice. Other children respond respectfully and willingly and eagerly answer questions and respond readily to evaluations which the leaders incorporate in to their plenaries.

Tolerance of those with Different Faiths and Beliefs

Our school enhances pupils understanding of different faiths and beliefs through a broad approach to Religious Education, using the Leicester Syllabus for RE/Understanding Christianity, through our daily acts of Collective Worship and our varied PSHCE curriculum. Our worship time includes sharing ideas, events, prayer, music and stories to learn about diversity. We visit a variety of different places of worship, such as Sikh and Hindu temples as well as Leicester Cathedral and we recognise different festivals through our project work and links with an inner city school in Leicester. We participate in sporting events across Leicestershire, music festivals and competitions such as the 3M Young Innovators Awards which enable them to meet and work with people from many different backgrounds.

SIAMS Report

(Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools)

Redmile Church of England Primary School was inspected by the Diocese of Leicester under Section 48 of the Education Act in June 2019.

Key findings

The school has a clear Christian vision underpinned by biblical text which is reflected in the life of the school.

As a result of the vision and strong leadership, staff are well supported to develop their roles and understanding of the school as a church school. They have a voice and are valued.

As a result of the vision this is an inclusive, nurturing school. Pupils are well cared for, happy and have a pride in their school.

Pupils are articulate and have an awareness of ethical issues. This goes beyond compassion to a sense of justice.

Religious education (RE) is well led and pupils have a good understanding of a range of religions as a result they are able to speak with respect about difference and diversity.

The school’s high standards of behaviour reflect its Christian vision and it has a proactive approach to behaviour teaching pupils to behave in a Christian way.

The school’s high standards of behaviour reflect its Christian vision and it has a proactive approach to behaviour teaching pupils to behave in a Christian way.

The school is a welcoming, inclusive community. Staff and pupils feel valued. Pupils speak of the need to respect others and there are planned opportunities within the curriculum for pupils to celebrate diversity.

The school has high aspirations for its pupils and this is attributable to its vision.

Our overall provision for religious education was judged to be good. The full version of the report can be read below.