Our Vision Statement 

Through our Christian values, we strive to enrich the lives of our worshipping community. We will live, love and learn through faith in Jesus ‘who strengthens us’. We will celebrate diversity and believe that we can reach our full potential academically, socially, globally and spiritually.

Our Mission Statement

   ‘We Live Love and Learn through Faith in Jesus’

'I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me' (Philippians 4:13)

The school educates children in a context in which they experience and are given an understanding of the Christian faith, as received and practised in the Church of England.

Our school therefore aims:

• To provide a basic knowledge of the content and relevance of the Christian faith by promoting Christian values in the school as shown by the life and teaching of Jesus Christ and to encourage within the children a sense of decency, commitment, self-reliance, responsibility, respect for others and a positive self-image.
• To nurture and develop each child as a unique individual, to his or her full potential by educating the child in order to acquire the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values which will enable them to make a positive contribution to the society and the environment in which they live.
• To promote interaction between home, school, church and community by making prayer and worship real experiences, which will contribute successfully to the promotion of faith in the wider community.

What are our Christian values? 
Our Christian values, which derive from the life and teaching of Jesus, underpin every aspect of school life at Saint Laurence. We aim to model and promote these values in all that we do; these values are Love, Justice, Respect, Forgiveness, Hope and Excellence.
 

We believe that the greatest of these values is love.  
There is no commandment greater. Mark 12:31

Love

Love is simply putting others before ourselves.

Let all that you do be done in love. 1 Corinthians 16:14

Justice
Justice is about fairness and doing right by others. So we seek to build children who not only believe in justice, but who will be just in their actions.

Do for others just what you would want them to do for you. Luke 6:31

Respect
Respect forms the basis of our relationships with each other. The principles of respecting oneself are applied in equal measure towards others.

Treat everyone you meet with dignity. Love your spiritual family. Revere God.  Respect the government. 1 Peter 2:17

Hope

Hope relates to the certainty of what we will have in the future, based on what we learn now.

But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles: They will run and not grow weary: they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31

Forgiveness

Understanding that we all fail at times and deserve the chance to put things right.

Tolerate the weaknesses of those in the family of faith, forgiving one another in the same way you have been forgiven. Colossians 3:13

Excellence

Doing our best in all that we do.

Whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31

Our Christian Values are embedded in everything we do at St. Laurence's. We look to Christ to help us gain the strength we need; to enable us to demonstrate the values and qualities of Jesus. Following in Jesus's footsteps means we are striving to be the best we can be, showing compassion and tolerance for others - living in harmony as well as bringing goodness to the world.