Our School Values:
RESPECT and INTEGRITY are the main values, followed by:
Honesty
Compassion
Enthusiasm
Determination
Teamwork
Additional values are:
Openness, Empathy, Happiness, Courage, Responsibility, Accomplishment and Thankfulness
School Aims
At Barton we aim to:
The school's ethos is formally described in the Instrument of Governance (2006) as follows:
"Recognising its historic foundation, the school will preserve and develop its religious character in accordance with the principles of the Church of England and in partnership with the Church at parish and diocesan level. The school aims to serve its community by providing an education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice. It encourages an understanding of the meaning and significance of faith and promotes Christian values through the experiences it offers to all its pupils."
Worship
We have a daily time of collective worship for all pupils and teaching staff. This includes:
GATHERING - we gather together and greet each other, often using a passage from the Bible.
ENGAGING - we engage with the big things and the little things in life, where we have an opportunity to listen to God’s message for us.
RESPONDING -we respond to what we have heard and seen and this may be in song or prayer or a time of quiet and reflection.
SENDING - we are sent out to love and serve one another and to make a difference in the world, often with special words of blessing.
Parents have the right to withdraw their children from R.E. and Collective Worship. The Headteacher must be notified of the request in writing and alternative arrangements will be made for your child.