“Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth.” Saint Pope John Paul II
To deliver, promote and inspire the highest quality education St Bede’s is committed to delivering a unique curriculum with faith and reason, through excellence and determination.
- To ensure every young person’s journey into adulthood is a journey of faith: one that recognises that true justice, peace and human freedom require, first and foremost, respect for the dignity of human life.
- To ensure all learners are cared for in such a way that their physical, moral and intellectual talents may develop in a harmonious manner, so that they may attain a greater sense of responsibility and a right use of freedom, and be formed to take an active part in social life.
- To provide a broad and balanced education which will help young people grow to their full human potential, and pay regard to the formation of the whole person, so that all may attain their eternal destiny and at the same time promote the common good of society.
- To ensure learners have access to a vibrant, broad and balanced curriculum for as long as possible, narrowing the curriculum for subject specialisms only when it is appropriate to do so.
- To ensure all learners, including the most disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND, are provided with the knowledge, skills and cultural capital they require for future learning and employment.
- To provide a continuous progression model with seamless transition between key phases of education taking pupils on a journey of acquisition: an acquisition of vital knowledge, skills and experiences.
- To expose all learners to the richness of English language so that pupils can access the pleasure of reading, the excitement of writing and to explore new subjects and concepts, unlocking the potential to learn and grow as individuals.
- To ensure that the fundamental skills of reading, writing, speaking, listening and numeracy are well established from an early age and academic rigour stretches and challenges as appropriate to each pupil.
- To ensure metacognition, debate and critical thinking are planned for and taught across the curriculum.
- To promote fundamental British Values and Citizenship: including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.
- To ensure educational enrichment opportunities, including experiences, visits and visitors are central to our curriculum vision.
- To make the communities we serve better places to live and work.
