At Belgrave St Peter’s we aim to:

• Provide a stimulating, caring and stable environment where children feel happy and confident;

• Encourage creativity and initiative in all members of the school community;

• Celebrate positively the achievements of individuals and the whole school;

• Respect and value children’s home background and the contribution their parents can make;

• Encourage and nurture mutual respect, tolerance and an understanding of the views feelings and beliefs of others;

• Promote respect for all cultures and, in so doing, to promote positive Christian and British attitudes towards other people;

• Develop pupil’s understanding of what it means to grow up in Britain; English Law, and of the ways in which religious beliefs may or may not mirror the laws of the land;

• Foster children’s self-esteem and help them build positive relationships with other people;

• Develop children’s self-respect and encourage children to respect the ideas, attitudes, values and feelings of others;

• Develop respect for people and property;

• Learn to value and respect the environment;

• Develop according to individual needs, fulfilling their potential in positive ways;

• Develop a caring and responsible attitude to themselves and each other;

• Develop an awareness and respect for cultural diversity and other religions;

• Enable children to understand their community and help them feel valued as part of this community;

• Enable children to become confident, resourceful, enquiring and independent learners;

• Develop the ability to ask and answer questions and to solve problems;

• Learn to use a variety of behaviours appropriately;

• Develop a wide range of skills;

• Experience and value the Arts, Technology and the world around us;

• Learn how to develop a healthy and active lifestyle;

• Make informed choices;

• Develop autonomy;

• Make mistakes in a safe environment.