Being a Church School

A Church school’s Christian distinctiveness is part of the ethos of being a Church school.

The communities we serve may not all have a Christian focus, but we are here to serve all our children, regardless of understanding and beliefs.

Our tradition retains our belief in Christianity, which is shown in our schools through, love, care, compassion, trust, and respect. In our school communities we foster these and other values which form the basis for our schools’ visions.

We use the Bible to support our work and children grow up with a knowledge of the Bible as well as other resources to enable them to develop their own understanding and beliefs.

To help understand and resource our Christian distinctiveness we use the following resources;

The Church Of England’s Vision for Education
What should a Church school’s vision statement look like? This exemplar version for Ely Diocese schools also takes into account the Church of England’s Vision for Education.

Christian Values in Your School

“Christian values” can seem a nebulous term—what are those values supposed to be? What makes the nominated values specifically Christian, are they not universal values in some way?

Courageous Advocacy

A guide and a support to help schools, school leaders and SIAMS inspectors to explore the concept of courageous advocacy and what that might mean in the unique context of each school.

Headteacher Recruitment Guidance

Advice and arrangements for appointing a Headteacher to a Church School in the Diocese of Ely. This information about Headteacher Recruitment was produced in partnership with Diocesan officers. This document should be considered as guidance and is subservient to all standard employment law, particularly that aimed at ensuring fair and inclusive processes.