Our Mission Statement

‘Christ the King welcomes everyone in our community as we share the joys of our Faith. We worship, learn and play together in the love of Jesus, helping one another to develop the talents given to us by God.’

Our Motto

Our school’s motto is ‘Believe and Achieve at Christ the King‘

We believe that:

  • God created the word and all of us. Therefore, we should love God, love each other and care for the world He created for us.
  • God gave us all unique gifts and talents. Therefore, we should work hard to reach our full potential.
  • Christ is our King. Therefore, Christ is at the centre of our school community and guides all our decisions and helps us make the right choices.
  • We should always try our best. Therefore, we should make every second count and take every opportunity to learn and grow.

Explained:

Our mission statement is the foundation stone on which we build the Catholic Life of the School and we aim to achieve our mission by:

  • Establishing, maintaining and developing a Catholic ethos which is permeated in everything we do and is apparent to all those who enter the school
  • Providing frequent opportunities for conscious and active participation and leadership in collective worship
  • Creating a place of learning where faith is central
  • Providing an enriched curriculum which is creative, inspiring and inclusive for all pupils
  • Being an outreaching centre of God’s mission on earth in promoting the virtues of faith, hope and charity
  • Ensuring that the Gospel values are permeated through all policies such as inclusion, behaviour, curriculum etc.
  • Developing children’s understanding of vocation, that God created each person for a unique and special purpose
  • Supporting the Sacramental Programme within the Parish
  • Aiming to bring about an awareness of the needs of others
  • Developing links with the parish, diocese and wider community.

School Prayer

This is our school, let peace dwell here. Let the rooms be full of happiness.

Let love abide here. Love of one another, love of all nations.

Love of life itself and love of God.  Let us remember that, as many hands build a house, so many hearts make a school.

Amen.

Gospel Values and Catholic Virtues

Jesus taught us how we should live: “Just as I have loved you, you should love one another” (Jn13:34).

When we read the Gospels, we can identify values to focus our attention on this commandment and how we should obey Jesus in our everyday lives.

We have decided to focus on the Gospel values of love, compassion, forgiveness, gratitude, hope, service and justice on our CTK Journey. The values are inter-related and our children will identify the ways in which they are linked as they develop through the school.

Each Year Group will focus on a different gospel value and explore the significance of that value through study, prayer and reflection. The scriptures and lives of the Saints offer a rich store of inspiration and explanation for our children in order to illuminate these values.

When we practice the Gospel Values and use them in our lives, they become part of our behaviour. Positive patterns of behaviour are virtues. Virtues can be understood as ‘good habits’ that improve our lives and bring us closer to God.

‘The aim of living virtuously is to grow closer to God.’ 

Positive habits shape our character and who we are. This forms the culture in our school. Our culture refers to what we do and how do it: ‘how things are done around here’. Our culture is Catholic when we all lead virtuous lives.

St Thomas Aquinas, known as the doctor of the church, outlined the four Cardinal Virtues that we should practice in our lives.

  • Prudence is making the right decisions for the right reasons (Wisdom).
  • Justice is being fair to everyone (Fairness).
  • Fortitude having the courage and the strength to do the right thing even when you are afraid. (Courage).
  • Temperance is self-control – resisting the temptation to do something wrong. (Self-control).

The Church also teaches that there are 3 Theological Virtues – these are virtues given to us by the Grace of God when we practice the four main virtues. The Theological Virtues are Faith, Hope and Charity.

  • Faith is believing in God and trusting in what He tells us. (Belief in God)
  • Hope is that we trust God will fulfil his promises and look forward to eternal life with God (Trust in God)
  • Charity is we love God and love our neighbour as our self. (Love of God and Love of neighbour)

At Christ the King, we are concerned with the formation of the whole child. Virtues education is fundamental to Catholic character education; we strive to help our children become virtuous, successful members of society and members of the Christian community.

Please see the following document to explore how Gospel Values and Catholic Virtues are mapped across our school:

Gospel Values and Catholic Virtues at Christ The King: CLICK HERE