Vision
At Knightlow, our shared vision is for everyone to reach their full potential in all things.
The message to each individual is to
Let your light shine(Matthew 5:16)
Our Vision Statement
At Knightlow, our vision is for everyone to shine.
We believe that every child is wonderfully made and called to live ‘life in all its fullness.’ Our ambition is for each child to flourish into the person God created them to be. We want our Knightlow family to radiate kindness, acting with wisdom and compassion, becoming beacons of light for others.
Rooted in our Christian ethos, love is at the heart of all we do. We seek to build strong relationships within our community, inspiring and being inspired by the light in those around us. With a commitment to dignity and respect, we provide a safe, inclusive environment where children can grow academically, socially, and spiritually.
Through our rich and stimulating curriculum, we spark curiosity, ignite ambition and raise aspirations. We aim to illuminate paths of possibility, guiding our children towards lives of purpose and fulfilment.
At Knightlow, we give every child the confidence, capability, and conviction to ‘let their light shine.’
The metaphor of shining is a simple one for young children to embrace and one that we felt encapsulates the importance of striving to be the very best that you can be, academically, personally and socially, utilising your God-given talents. As well as being accessible to all, we believe that it is easily embedded within daily interactions, making our vision firmly rooted in the every day life of the school.
Our vision is rooted in theology:
CREATION: God's plan is for all creation to flourish and for everyone, made in God's image, to be loved, valued, celebrated and represented.
LOVE: to know that God is love and a Christian community is recognised by the way it loves.
INCARNATION: Jesus promised "Life in all its fullness"
TRINITY: We were made to live in community just as the Trinity is community and characterised by diversity.
Our Christian Ethos
We want everyone at Knightlow to live out our vision and to consider how they can shine as a 'way of being'. With this in mind, we created a 'How I Shine' chart based on Matthew 22:37 and Deutoronomy 6:5.
We focus on one aspect throughout each year, giving us time to study in depth the Christian values linked to the heart, soul, mind and strength.
Our Guiding Lights
We also use the metaphor of light as a guide, to support our new behaviour expectations; our Guiding Lights:
We find that these three simple core statements are easy for each pupil to remember and respond to, as well as being broad enough to cover all eventualities.
Collective Worship
As well as supporting children to fulfil their potential academically, the school is passionate about developing children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural (SMSC) education too. One of the ways to achieve this is through Collective Worship and Class Worship.
Please the following policies for more in formation:
Church Link
Our local church is All Saints in Stretton-on-Dunsmore and we visit regularly to mark special occasions and Christian festivals. All Saints is part of a busy Benefice of eight churches, working together with the Priest in Charge, Rev Phil, who is also one of our governors. All of the news and events in the Benefice are to be found at http://www.draycoteandleamvalleybenefice.com/
All Saints Church
A light on the hill which cannot be hidden, which shines to give light to everyone in the village