Christian Values

We focus on Christian values in RE, collective worship, when applying our behaviour policy and throughout our curriculum.

We recognise that all of life should be underpinned by these values, so children are taught about these whenever appropriate. We acknowledge and appreciate pupils who have applied Christian values in our celebration assembly.

The values we explore and strive to live by are:

Wisdom, Love, Compassion, Forgiveness, Integrity, Perseverance, Thankfulness, Peace, Generosity, Justice, Trust, Courage, Service, Hope, Humility, Friendship, Respect and Reverence, Faith, Grace and Joy.

In 2023 we were approached by representatives at Trinity Hospice to take part in the Elmer’s Big Parade, a community art trail across Blackpool, to raise funds for this worthy local charity. We adopted and designed our own mini-Elmer sculpture…

Meet Sinharaja!

Sinharaja is an amalgamation of two important initiatives in our school: The KS1 Creative Corner and the ‘What a Wonderful World’ Courageous Advocacy Project.

Since September 2023, our infant children have enjoyed an immersive rainforest themed curriculum in our new Creative Corner. In lessons, they have learnt about life in the rainforest as well as the effects of deforestation on the lives of plants and animals. Our Ethos Group have been raising money and awareness of the environmental impact humanity has had on God’s wonderful world. Their work so far has included bulb and tree planting, recycling Christmas cards into gift tags and repurposing decorations that otherwise would have needed to as landfill. Sinharaja helps us to remember that it is our responsibility to look after the world, not to destroy it. He is named after the Sinharaja Rainforest in Sri Lanka that is home to herds wild elephants. It is our hope that through effective teaching and advocacy, our children will ensure elephants and the rainforest remain in Sri Lanka as God intended.

Half of Sinharaja is beautiful and lush with rainforest leaves, flowers, animals etc.

The other half is a deforested wasteland with small shoots visible amongst the tree stumps. The shoots signify the hope we have in projects like this one that raise aware for the need to regreen the earth.

Sinharaja, along with all his elephant friends raised a massive £200,013 for Brian House Children’s Hospice with Poulton St. Chad’s children contributing over £1,330 towards this total. Thank you children!

After seeing Sinharaja at the Elmer Parade, Mr Navesey a retired secondary school teacher, who taught Religious Education for seventeen years at St. Mary’s Catholic Academy in Blackpool got in touch with us.

Mr Navesy said, “[Of] all of the school entries, Poulton St. Chad’s entry: Sinharaja, took my eye the most. Despite all the other school elephants being very different in nature, colour, style and message – the reason yours stood out for me, was due to the fact that your elephant was promoting a much bigger issue beyond your school. You were making people aware of the moral responsibility we all have in protecting and preserving the planet – a global environmental issue that no-one can afford to ignore.”

Mr Navesy was so moved by Sinharaja’s message, that he wrote a story all about him. This September, we were thrilled to welcome Mr Navesby to our school to read this very special story to our children. Thank you Mr Navesy!