Our Christian Value this term AT PRESTBURY ST MARY’S FEDERATION is respect

Respect

We are all different but we are all special, and we celebrate our differences. We treat others as we would like to be treated.

‘Encourage One Another and build each other up’ 1 Thessalonians 5:11 

Respect is an important core value in our schools because it is the foundation stone of relationships within our schools and wider community.
In our communities, we learn that God made us all different and unique.
This is something that we celebrate together. We learn to value ourselves, each other and the wider community through honesty, tolerance and trust, where everyone has an equal right to our care, time and attention as a reflection of God’s love. This means valuing differences and showing tolerance. The ‘golden rule’ is:

‘Treat others as you would want them to treat you’
Matthew 7:12

Bible stories that help us to understand respect include: The Burning Bush, The Ten Commandments, Daniel and the Lion’s Den, Zaccheus the Tax Collector, Jesus in the Temple.

What Respect looks like in school?

Through whole school worship, class worship, relationships and discussion, we use bible stories to provide examples of respect and also explicitly give examples of how children can show and recognise examples of respect within school. This includes recognising others in our prayers, listening to others when they are talking to us, valuing others ideas and understanding that others may have different opinions. Looking after school property and resources and thinking about how talk to others in a respectful way etc. During the week children will be rewarded with a values pebble for showing respect and examples of how they have done this will be shared with the whole school.