Spirituality

Steered by the underpinnings of our church school, spiritual development is woven into all aspects of our daily lives. 

No two explanations of spirituality are the same. Spirituality is unique to each individual, however for us, we describe it as; an awakened moment or feeling in which we consider things around us in a deeper, questioning manner and reflect on our own association to it. Therefore, through intent and implementation, our whole school curriculum extends children’s thinking, reflection and speaking skills. It gives them the chance to think about many aspects of life, to reflect on their place in the world and to share their views about it.

Some of the ways we develop spirituality are listed below:

• Every lesson delivered offers opportunities for children to reflect on themselves, on others, on behaviours and attitudes. 
• Every unit of work planned in all subjects starts with a ‘big question’ for children to discuss and debate.
• ‘Thunky Thursdays’ offer philosophical questions to stimulate dialogue in which children are taught how to agree and disagree well.
• Daily breather sessions are timetabled so that the whole school family can stop, be still and practice mindfulness and meditative techniques to develop positive mental well-being and self-regulation skills.
• Windows, mirrors and doors are used age appropriately across the curriculum to reflect on new knowledge gained, think about how this knowledge currently fits into their existence and to consider how this new knowledge could/will impact on pupils’ own lives further into the future.