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At Low Furness we are embedding one of Jesus’ greatest commandments into our school vision and ethos; Love: “Love your neighbour as yourself.”
Love sits the heart of everything that we do as a school and community, and our vision is driven by one of the greatest commandments of all: Love your neighbour as yourself.
Our Christian vision is underpinned by Jesus’ teaching that the Greatest Commandment of all is reflected upon hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees. At this point the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with the question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
Jesus replied: ‘“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: “Love your neighbour as yourself.” All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.’ Mark 12:31 . This vision of love underpinned and guided by God’s love & the Holy Trinity: love of self, love of others, love of learning, and a love of the world and local area that we live in threads through all aspects of our school life, curriculum and actions we take.
Loving, valuing and accepting yourself either as a child or an adult, is a key part to good mental health and wellbeing. This includes recognising that all people are uniquely made in the image of God and equally loved by God regardless of who they love or how they identify. Our children will celebrate this uniqueness along with their skills and talents which they are encouraged to share with others.
Guided by God’s love, Loving your neighbours (others) and the challenge that this brings allows us to explore who neighbours are and lets us explore and learn about difference and diversity in all its forms. We want our children to treat others with dignity and respect, and to celebrate the differences which make up modern Britain and the wider world.
At Low Furness we strive for academic excellence for all, providing a broad, balanced and ambitious curriculum to children of all faiths and world views through the lens of Christianity. Our vision of love shapes our approach to providing support for pupils with additional needs and has driven us to improve, develop and invest in a new curriculum for this academic year.
The world we live in offers an infinite number of possibilities for all. We want our children to embrace these opportunities both in school and beyond so that everyone in our school community can flourish into the young people and adults they are meant to be. We aim to create confident young people who can be fully inquisitive participants in an increasingly interconnected world.
Our recipe of love at Low Furness captures the key ingredients and gospel values we have identified to ensure that all adults and pupils are able to thrive and flourish.
As one family, we flourish academically, socially, morally and spiritually achieving our dreams and preparing everyone in our school community for all aspects of life in all its fullness.
Our vision has evolved over the last 12 months where our leaders, staff and governors have consulted, reflected and changed the focus of our vision so that it is meaningful, purposeful and relevant to everyone at Low Furness. This was in response to the changing needs of our community and the high ambitions of the school.
With our vision of love driven by one of the greatest commandments, we spent quality CPD time over the last 12 months exploring what the Bible tells us about love. We explored love in the Old & New Testament, love in Christian teaching and the implications this has for us at Low Furness.
As part of our journey developing our school vision, the Diocese have led us through a variety of staff meetings to support us with our vision.
Please see the attached document below to read in more detail a Biblical perspective on Love that we explored with Pete Barfoot from the Diocese.
A Biblical perspective on Love for Low Furness CE Schools’ Christian vision.docx
Low Furness CE Primary School,
Church Road,
Great Urswick,
Ulverston,
LA12 0TA
T: 01229 588708
E: admin@low-furness.cumbria.sch.uk
Head teacher : Mrs. C. Rowland-Smith
School Administrator : Mrs. A. Burrell
SEN co-ordinator: Mrs. T. Tracey
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