Spirituality

As a church school and 'a place where everyone can flourish' we aim to create an environment that will nurture people’s minds, body and soul. We believe that spirituality should influence all areas of education and life. Therefore, we ensure that throughout the curriculum there are rich deep thinking opportunities which contribute to pupils’ spiritual development. 

Spiritual development relates to fundamental questions about the meaning and purpose of life which affect everyone, and is not dependent on a religious affiliation.

As a church school we are guided by the Christian faith and Christian values which Christians hold dear. However, we truly welcome all and we openly encourage children to reflect in the way that suits them best, enabling them to participate in an ongoing process of spiritual realisation and to flourish in a way that will help them find peace, comfort and strength throughout life's ever changing journey. 

At our school we use the Spiritualitree, this involves the children starting with a stimulus. This could be an artefact, a photo, the sun shining through a window or anything that can begin a conversation. The children will have time to reflect, ask questions and explore what this means to them with the questions being added to a Spiritualitree.

This allows the children to question and understand themselves, others and the world around them.