Welcome to Highburton C.E First Academy
Our Vision
At Highburton C.E First Academy, our vision is to cultivate a vibrant learning community where every child is valued and empowered to flourish. We envision a school where kindness, helpfulness, honesty, and gratitude are woven into the fabric of daily life. Our commitment is to nurture independent thinkers who celebrate their uniqueness and embrace the power of collaboration.
"Every person is a rainbow waiting to shine."
"Having wisdom and understanding is better than having silver and gold,"
Proverb 16:16
Church School Ethos
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. Through our values we are also guided by the verse, "Having wisdom and understanding is better than having silver and gold," we are committed to providing our students with a rich and meaningful educational experience that goes beyond mere academic achievement. Our goal is to in still in them the values of wisdom, empathy, and integrity, which will serve as the foundation for their personal and academic growth.
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 experience it offers to all its pupils.
Vision Day 2025
Our school recently held a Vision Day where we had the opportunity to share our core values with children and parents. The day was filled with engaging activities designed to bring our values to life, from team-building games to creative projects and discussions. It was a wonderful chance for students, staff, and families to come together and reflect on what makes our school special. Everyone left feeling more connected and inspired by the shared vision that guides our learning and growth.
Our Vision Journey
How did we decide our new values?
- Back in 2023, we spoke to the children about which values they thought were important - not just in school but in life generally. Many values were suggested and discussed in each class.
- Each year group voted and chose one word that they wanted as part of our new vision and our rainbow of values.
- The parents had the opportunity to take part in a questionnaire to share which values they thought were important.
- We also discussed our ideas with staff and our governing body.
The Importance of the rainbow
- It was agreed that the rainbow was a special symbol for our school, the children walk under the rainbow as they enter school, it appears on their school uniform and it has 7 colours which related to 6 class in school and one collective value chosen by all of the adults within school.
- The rainbow of values was created - kind, helpful, honest, grateful, independent, unique and together.
- The children then used their finger prints to create a beautiful rainbow displayed in our main entrance.
- Then, we thought about how this linked to our key line "Every person is a rainbow waiting to shine."
- A rainbow is created when we have the sunshine and the rain. In life there are good and bad things that will happen, we have strengths and weaknesses that we recognise as individuals and these make us the person that we are. The rainbow is a sign of our journey through school, showing perseverance and resilience and being ready for our next steps.
Theological Underpinning and Bible stories
- Our theological underpinning encourages our children to understand that wisdom and knowledge are important in life.
- We further developed this by introducing the children to three bible stories - each with a message.
- Noah and the Ark - "The rainbow was a mark of God's promise to care for Noah, his family and his ancestors."
- Joseph - "He had high aspirations but his life was one disaster to another. His hope and trust in God remained and he never gave up."
- Paul the Apostle - "God used his unique talents to spread the gospel across the world."
Our Displays
- The children worked in mixed groups to produce some beautiful work to explain our vision and values in art form.
- At Highburton First Academy, we truly believe that "Every person is a rainbow waiting to shine," and this can be seen throughout our school.