Vision, Aims and Values
Our Vision
We are a small rural school with deeply held Christian values which motivate and inspire us to provide a rich and diverse education.
Our Values
Our deeply held Christian values motivate and inspire us to provide a rich and diverse education, while specific values teach us peace, trust, friendship, creativity and love, providing a truly Christian environment in which to learn.
Love: 1 Corinthians 13 4-7 “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not
boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily
angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the
truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, and always perseveres”.
The Christian value of love should be fundamental in all we do. We aspire to this value being
woven into the fabric of life at our school. It is integral in all our decision-making. This equips
our children for all aspects in life, as they grow and reach their full potential.
Trust: Isaiah 26:v4 “Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the
Rock eternal.”
Our Christian value of Trust encourages the whole school to work together for the mutual
benefit of all, promoting an excellent working relationship trusting in God as our rock.
Peace: Thessalonians 5:v13 “Live in peace with each other”.
Peace is a Christian value that helps us to respect each other, recognising all opinions and
giving us a firm framework for life, and tolerance in school, the wider community and the
world. We aspire to embed this value throughout the school in order to provide a safe and
inclusive learning environment that encourages discussion of all ideas, so promoting a deeper
understanding of each other and the wider world.
Friendship: Luke 6:31 “Do to others as you would have them do to you”.
At Petersfield we value and understand the importance of friendship in all areas of our school
community. We constantly strive to build and foster the positive relationships that make and
promote good friendships so providing a safe and caring environment in which to learn.
Creativity: Romans 12:6 “We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of
us.”
We strongly believe that each one of us has a unique talent, we all have inherent creativity,
and we actively encourage this in all aspects of learning and school life. We celebrate all
achievements rejoicing in the diversity and individuality of our pupils.
At Petersfield all staff and Governors subscribe to our school vision to inspire confident learners who will thrive in a changing world by:
- Recognising the potential of every individual to achieve excellence, positively addressing underachievement.
- Providing access to outstanding teaching, a range of excellent resources and an exciting, broad, balanced, enriched curriculum.
- Providing a welcoming, calm, happy, purposeful, and nurturing community.
- Developing self-motivation, independence, positive attitudes and confidence.
- Providing a learning environment that is attractive, stimulating, informative and that instils a sense of pride.
- Providing a high-quality education within a Christian context for pupils living within the parish boundaries of Arrington, Croydon, Orwell, Tadlow, Wimpole and Whaddon, and also for pupils from a wider area on religious grounds.
- Promoting the values of peace, trust, friendship, creativity and love.
In order to meet our vision, staff and the Governing Body agreed the following aims:
- To ensure that every member of our community experiences a safe, happy environment based on the teachings of Jesus, which are love and forgiveness.
- To foster confidence, responsibility and self esteem in each individual so that they can make good independent choices and contribute fully to the school and community.
- To address all learning needs to develop each individual's full potential.
- To engender a lifelong enjoyment of learning through the delivery of a broad and lively curriculum.
- To prepare pupils to be good citizens in a diverse and rapidly changing multicultural world.
Our pupils considered the aims and the elected School Council decided to explain them in their own words.
- Persevering in class
- Education
- Trusting all
- Everyone matters
- Respecting others
- Safe in school
- Friendship
- Including everyone
- Encourage
- Loving God
- Determination
Our School Motto is TEAM
- Together
- Everyone
- Achieves
- More
Our School Values are: love, friendship, creation, trust and peace
Latest News
22nd Jan - It is ironic that after our meetings yesterday to review our phone contract and the due replacement, our phone line crackled then stopped working today. Apologies. Please email the office or class teachers if you need us pending BT fixing this fault again. Sorry for the inconvenience!
22nd Jan - Governors met virtually today to review our current position. They joined us in expressing thanks and admiration for the tremendous job pupils, parents and staff are doing to support Remote Learning. Well done everyone!
21st Jan - Today we virtually welcomed our County Primary Advisor to review our Remote Learning Offer. She endorsed the positive praise received from pupils and parents as we discussed what's working well, the positive impact of your feedback and our plans as we continue to support every pupil.
19th Jan - Petersfield Press has been sent as an email today for this week. Please do read all the latest updates.
19th Jan - For those in receipt of Free School Meals, your voucher should have arrived today. Please do look out for the email as it probably arrived in your inbox in the early hours of this morning.
14th Jan - Petersfield Press is again just an email today. Please do read this important information and if you are in receipt of Free School Meals, please respond to the question asked. Thank you!
13th Jan - Thank you to those of you who joined our GenR8 Collective Worship today.
13th Jan - Apologies, the broadband locally appears to be struggling - the issues started at the end of the day yesterday. We are looking to see if there is anything we can do, such as turning off cameras, which can help in the short term.
12th Jan - If you want to read again about our Remote Learning offer, the Policy is on the Covid page under 'Classes'. The explanation email (sent on the 5th Jan 2021) has been added to the appendices. Look out for further emails as we all work together to further refine our offer.
12th Jan - Today in Collective Worship, we continued exploring how we can take time to reflect and how this links to the 4 aspects of prayer we learnt about about before Christmas. Thank you to all those who joined today. Great reflection sharing!
11th Jan - Welcome back to our first full week of remote learning. Great job everyone! If you have not yet completed our laptop survey, please do or email us.
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Notices
Run Orwell - now a virtual event for everyone! Click here to visit the website and join in!
As per County and national guidance, Petersfield will only close in exceptional circumstances or where instructed to do so. The decision will be made ASAP and displayed first on our school website in the 'Latest News' above.
Please see our vacancies page for an opportunity for a Playworker.
