Mission & Ethos
At English Martyrs’ Catholic Primary school, we aspire to walk in the footstep of Christ and all we do is inspired by Gospel Values, in particular the Beatitude from Matthews’ Gospel.
Our Mission is Loving Jesus, Loving Learning and Loving Life and along with the Beatitudes underpin all that we do at English Martyrs’.
The Beatitudes from Matthew’s Gospel have been shaped to become the foundation blocks for our ethos and underpin all we do. These 8 Beatitudes give us the ATTITUDES that we want to BE and are seen as our CORE VALUES. In addition, our curriculum is underpinned by BE-attitudes for Learning and our teaching and learning is underpinned by BE-attitudes for teaching.
Our Mission and Ethos form our very core and make it absolutely clear that all aspects of the school will reflect the practice and traditions of our Catholic faith. Such teachings direct us to believe that we are all “Children of God” and that we live by following the example of Jesus giving to us in the Gospels.
Everyone in school is expected to actively follow and live out our mission and ethos.
Our ‘Living the BE-Attitudes’ curriculum, which is explore within our House Group system, aims to support all children's social, moral, spiritual and cultural development as well as their understanding and use of British Values.
At English Martyrs’ learning is so much more than just academic success and we believe strongly that children are not fully successful learners unless they have developed a wider set of skills that help them to learn more effectively and engage well with their surroundings and other people.
In our House Group time our pupils explore how our CORE VALUES underpin everything our school does, how they can impact their personal development, as well as giving a meaningful context for British Values.
Our BE-attitudes Curriculum ensure the Core Values are introduced, discussed and lived out so that our pupils can embrace these attitudes with enthusiasm and demonstrate a good understanding of their application to their own lives.
Class Shared Prayer & Liturgy
In English Martyrs' we share our faith through Shared Prayer and Liturgy. Parents and carers are invited to join their child's class for a quiet morning of prayer and reflection.
