Cowick Church Of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

School Aims

If children are to do their best, they need guidance from both teachers and parents, so we aim to develop and maintain a close partnership between home and school as we share the task of educating your child.

Our aims are:

To develop each child to the fullest extent of their ability.
To create a caring ethos within school.
For the children, parents, staff, governors and community to work together as a team within a happy, secure and stimulating environment.
To encourage courtesy, consideration of the needs of others and an understanding of the local and worldwide community.
To serve the community by providing an education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice.
To encourage an understanding of the meaning and significance of faith and promote Christian values through the experiences offered to all pupils.
Through daily acts of worship and the way we conduct ourselves, to promote children’s spiritual development and endeavour to foster an appreciation of Christian values.
To preserve and develop the school’s religious character in accordance with the principles of the Church of England and in partnership with the Church at Parish and Diocesan level.