Vision & Values
St Mary’s Vision & Values
Our Vision ‘We aspire to be a community living life in all its fullness. We share, care, learn and love with God, valuing the dignity and respect of all humanity and creation. Through the power of the Holy Spirit Jesus’ Kingdom comes and everyone can flourish together.’ What does our vision mean to us? We …
British Values
Democracy Democracy is a strong feature in our school. Pupils have the opportunity to have their voices heard through our Pupil Parliament as well as other pupils leadership roles. Children participate regularly in PSHE & SMSC sessions where they can openly discuss issues that they are concerned about. Each academic year, our pupils elect who …
Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC)
The school motto ‘Sharing, caring, learning and loving with God’ runs through everything in our school. There is a very strong ethos at St Mary’s where all children are made to feel special and cared for. SMSC runs through all elements of school life and will feature in all lessons in some way. We feel …
Leadership Roles
In 2020/21, we introduced new Leadership Roles for the children, which enabled them to share their pupil voice and those of their peers, as well as show respect for each other and our world. These are very important roles in shaping the direction of our school. The roles available are: Eco-Warrior House Captain Pupil Parliament …
Celebrating Achievements
We celebrate the areas of achievement where our pupils flourish in our weekly celebration worship. We have awards for the following areas: Weekly Rosettes for demonstrating effective learning behaviours Attendance cup Music Award Eco Award Sports Achievements House Points
Charitable Giving
Throughout the year, we enjoy taking the time to come together and work collectively to help others in our local, national and international communities. This might be through fundraising, gathering collections or by raising awareness. These are some of the charities and causes that we have supported in the past: Children in Need Save …
Collective Worship
Collective worship takes place each day, ably supported by our Worship Acolytes. We come together as a school community before God to share in the life and stories of Jesus Christ. Daily worship is rooted in Christianity, whilst also taking into account our twelve chosen school values and any religious festivals. At St Mary’s Infants …
Spirituality
At St. Mary’s Infants School, we place high value on the development of each and every child. At the heart of all we do in school, we not only develop our pupil’s values to live successful and fulfilled lives, but we also emphasise the children’s spiritual development. Spiritual Areas All classes throughout our school contain …
Spiritual Garden
Our Spiritual Garden is a place where children and adults can sit quietly and enjoy the peace and calm of natural surroundings. The garden contains a range of features representing the elements that are important to our community: The soothing sounds of a wind chime, to evoke the sense of hearing Animal sculptures to represent …
St Mary’s Church
St Mary’s Church is the parish church for Baldock and delighted to play a part in enhancing the Christian distinctiveness of St Mary’s Infant School. They warmly invite anyone in the school community to join them on Sunday morning or for any of their activities during the week. They work hard to ensure their worship …