Love Jesus, Love Learning, Love Life

Our school values are at the core of everything we do. They underpin our teaching and learning, and provide an environment which prepares our pupils as confident, happy citizens.

Aims

Holy Cross and All Saints is a Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided school. The practice of the Catholic faith is fundamental to the whole life of the school.

We aim:-

• To provide for Catholic families of the parish of Holy Cross, a school whose ethos would be that of the Catholic Christian home. It will be our concern to see that children grow in the practice, knowledge and understanding of their faith.
• To educate the whole person, emotionally, intellectually, spiritually and physically, towards which we have organised carefully planned teaching and learning programmes, with due regard to the age, aptitude and ability of individual pupils.
• To foster self-esteem, and to engender respect for life.
• That children show love and consideration for others and their property and care for our environment. In an atmosphere of caring and friendship we hope to enable each child to develop his/her full potential.

Our values are to be found rooted in the Beatitudes, the proclamation of Christ’s Sermon on the Mount: 

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven” Faithfulness & Integrity

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted” Dignity & Compassion

“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth” Humility & Gentleness

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied”  Truth & Justice

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy” Forgiveness & Mercy

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God” Purity & Holiness

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God” Tolerance & Peace

“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of slander against you because of me. Be glad and rejoice for your reward is great in heaven; they persecuted the prophets before you in the very same way” Service & Sacrifice

Gospel values are a guarantee of peace and of collaboration among all citizens in the shared commitment to serving the common good.