Our Church School
Why ‘Let your light shine’?
Our Christian vision is rooted in Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 5:16: ‘Let your light shine before others’. For St Aidan’s, light represents the God-given worth, gifts and potential of every person. The vision calls us not only to help each child and adult recognise and develop their own gifts, but also to use those gifts in ways that enable others to flourish. It therefore joins aspiration with service: success is not understood only as personal achievement, but as becoming confident, compassionate and responsible people who contribute to the common good.
This theological understanding is particularly significant in our context. Leaders seek to widen horizons, build aspiration and ensure that background, disadvantage or additional need does not limit participation or possibility. Our curriculum, relationships, worship, pastoral care, leadership opportunities and community action are therefore evaluated through one central question: how well are we enabling pupils and adults to let their light shine and helping others to shine too?
Our Gospel Values
Hope, Love, Friendship, Forgiveness, Truth, Pereverance are our school Gospel Values. Each is a focus for one half term and links to our RHE curriculum "HeartSmart"
Our School teams are also named after each of these values.
We also celebrate how our pupils SHINE (Succeed, Help Others, Inspire, Never Give Up and Engage).
Spirituality in the Curriulum
Spirituality moments are planned for throughout the curriculum using WOW, OW, HOW, NOW, VOW and POW. The image is an overview of each category - it is also available below to download and take a closer look at.
Collective Worship
The schools Collective Worship weekly programme is as follows:
Monday -Whole school worship in school hall
Tuesday - In class Picture News assembly (display board is pictured)
Wednesday - Whole School - worship songs in school hall
Thursday - Whole school worship in school hall
Friday - Whole School Weekly Celebration 'SHINE' assembly in school hall
Our Church
Click here to be taken to St Aidan's Church website.
We access the church regularly for key service such at Christmas, Easter and End of Year services. We also take part in Experience Christmas and Experience Easter workshops.
During the year, Year 6 attend and take part in Communion Service on a Wednesday morning.
Beacon Service
Once a month a special Beacon Service takes place in church and is open to all school families. Our amazing "Beacon Singers" perform in the services and often lead the readings and prayers.
STAs 4 All
Once a month the church service comes to school! STAs4All is for all families. Watch the video (by our ex-pupil Megan) for information about the services.
