St Cuthbert Mayne School
Educating for life in all its fullnessVision and Values
‘Educating for life in all its fullness’
John 10:10
All children are welcome in our school, regardless of whether they have a faith background or not. We have a strong Christian ethos, which is built on our unique joint Roman Catholic and Church of England foundation.
We aim to deliver excellence in education and want the very best outcomes for all our students so that they can achieve their fullest potential. While some schools feel pressured to make artificial choices between academic rigour and the wellbeing of their students, we believe there is no such distinction.
At St Cuthbert Mayne School we have a set of core values which are key to encouraging and motivating students to be the very best they can be, both inside and outside of school.
Our core values underpin how we work as a school community and are the values we look to develop in all members of the community, to provide a positive and supportive learning environment in every part of school.
Courage - to be confident and to embrace challenge
Compassion - to care for others, to be peacemakers who understand the importance of forgiveness and reconciliation
Creativity - to be inventive, resourceful and visionary
Integrity - to do the right thing, even when no one is watching
St Cuthbert Mayne School Vision
It is our ambition to provide an inspirational Christian education that challenges, nurtures and enables all members of our school community to flourish so that they can live life to the full both now and in the future.
Theological underpinning
Knowing our community – In John’s Gospel, the work that Jesus does are all signs of life in all its fullness. Jesus shows this when he heals the sick, feeds those who are hungry and raises the dead to life. Throughout John 10 Jesus uses imagery of what the Good Shepherd does for his sheep. He protects, provides green pastures, rescues, and lays down his life. Jesus goes out of his way for his sheep while the false shepherds run away. Jesus didn’t come to just give us life, but life to the fullest. Or abundant life. The best quality life. Jesus isn’t the Good Shepherd just because he came to gain sheep, but because he enables his sheep to flourish, find enjoyment, and experience his goodness.
Understanding our community – In his first miracle, Jesus turns water into wine at the wedding at Cana (John 2:). This miracle, done for the common good of the hosts and guests, probably went unnoticed for many yet, some of his disciples did have eyes to see it and believed. It is important to recognise that the community at St Cuthbert Mayne reflects the guest list at the wedding in Cana. Many will enjoy the wine but not recognise where it comes from; some will, with our help, trace who is responsible for it; but whether our inspiration and motivation for doing what we do is acknowledged or not, it is the right thing to do! Our Father in Heaven sees all things!
Serving our community – Earlier in John’s Gospel, Jesus had begun to gather a community of disciples. The first title his disciples gave to him is Rabbi, Teacher (John :38). Later, Jesus breathed his Spirit into his disciples saying ‘As the Father sent me, so I send you.’ (John 20:2). When you put together Jesus as teacher, with Jesus’ works bringing life in all its fullness and our calling to teach the young people at St Cuthbert Mayne, then our mission as a Christian school makes sense.
Strategic Objectives
At St Cuthbert Mayne school we are unequivocal in our belief that there is no distinction between academic rigour and the wellbeing of our students. A good education must promote life in all its fullness.
It is our ambition that we will…
- be a vibrant Christian community that lives well together and enables all to flourish
- have excellence in governance and leadership
- have a culture of dignity and respect, regardless of background
- have a culture of hope and academic aspiration with outcomes above national expectation for all children
This means that we…
- have a world class, ambitious and connected curriculum, which provides a breadth of essential wisdom, knowledge and skills that enables all students to know more and remember more
- have a culture of good behaviour and positive attitudes
- have excellence in teaching and learning in every subject and every lesson
- have targeted support for every child who needs it
- have attendance rates above national average
- have developed all students and adults personally so they live life to the full both now and in the future
- have a positive reputation in the local community and be the school of first choice for students and parents
- work with a strong family of schools to drive school improvement