Love, Learn, Grow

Southwick School as we know it was established in 1869 to provide and education based on religious and moral instruction for the poorer families of the parish. Our mission is to provide a loving, purposeful, inclusive, non-discriminatory environment where all are valued and encouraged to persevere to achieve their potential as well as have respect for God and His world.

Through a loving Christian fellowship, our children learn all of the values, skills and knowledge they need so that they can grow into positive and active members of the community in which they live.
Our vision is theological rooted: 

“Do everything in love”     1 Corinthians 16:14

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.” Corinthians 13: 4-5

‘To love’ is at the heart of what it means to be a Christian. Jesus preached that to love God and others are the greatest commands. The call to live a life marked by love is a consistent message found throughout the bible. When the apostle Paul wrote to the church of Corinth, he instructed them to do everything in love. Therefore, as a school, love and compassion for the self, others and God’s world are at the centre of all we do.

Curriculum Drivers
Our curriculum drivers form the basis of everything we do and how we behave in and around school, from Reception to Year 6, in all aspects of school life. Through consultation with stakeholders, the key theme that came through was ‘respect’, one of our key Christian values. We feel that for the children to be successful, active and happy members of society
Respecting Self	Respecting Others	Respecting the world & beyond
“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.” (Peter 4:12)	“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” (Matthew 7:12)	The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.” (Genesis 2:15) Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. (Romans 14:4)

 

Golden Threads
hese are key issues which were felt to be so important that they needed to run through all areas of the curriculum. In any lesson, you will see examples of each of these. These were also decided by stakeholders.
Understanding and use of language	Inclusivity and diversity	Our Christian Values	Ambition and high expectations	British Values	Behaviour Curriculum
We believe that being able to be articulate both in the written and spoken forms is the key to successful communication and learning across the curriculum.	Every lesson should be accessible to every child, both in terms of learning and representation. The children should be given an education that accurately represents the similarities and differences in the world.	Our 6 key values, underpinned by Love, run throughout our lessons – this is the key to how we encourage spiritual growth.	We have high expectations and big ambitions for every child in terms of behaviour and learning. Learning is always challenging and thought provoking.	British Values are a fundamental component of our own Christian Values.	At Southwick, we model good learning behaviours – this does not stop in Reception, it carries on all through school.

Our Christian Values

Love

Compassion

Respect

Friendship

Responsibility

Forgiveness

Service

Wisdom Hope Perseverance Creativity Truthfulness Thankfulness Humility Generosity Trust Peace Justice Reverence Fellowship

Our Curriculum The children will be learning the following in school :

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Please see a brief curriculum guide HERE.
Within you can find information about our 'Golden Threads' and curricular 'drivers'.

Maths Statement of Intent Curriculum Map	English KS1 Statement of Intent Curriculum Map Yr 1 Curriculum Map Yr 2	English KS2 Statement of Intent Curriculum Map  Yr 3&4 Curriculum Map Yr 5&6	Science Statement of Intent Curriculum Map
Art Statement of Intent Curriculum Map	Computing Statement of Intent Curriculum Map	DT Statement of Intent Curriculum Map	Early Years Statement of Intent
Geography Statement of Intent Curriculum Map	History Statement of Intent Curriculum Map	Languages Statement of Intent Curriculum Map	Music Statement of Intent
PE Statement of Intent Curriculum Map	Phonics Statement of Intent	PSHE Statement of Intent Curriculum Map	RE Statement of Intent Curriculum Map
Reading Statement of Intent