Mission & History

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Mission & History

Mission Statement

Runnymede St Edward’s School is a Catholic community where we aim to reflect our Christian values and work in the spirit of Edmund Rice. We value the contributions made by everyone in our school and strive to ensure that individuals are supported in achieving their full potential.

School Aims

The following aims have been compiled through consultation with the staff and Governors of the School. The statements after each aim demonstrate examples of some of the strategies employed to achieve the aim.

Faith

To encourage and foster the spiritual growth of all and to make prayer an integral and enjoyable experience in our daily life through:

Considering the need of all through prayer
Regular collective worship celebrations
Sharing prayer
Providing a calm and sensitive atmosphere where people can find support for their fears, anxieties etc (quiet room)
Celebrating different cultural festivals/other faith weeks
Preparation and celebration of the Sacraments
Year 6 prayer sponsorship
Weekly focus on code of conduct

Individual opportunity for learning/growth

To provide experiences that broaden, enrich and extend the skills, talents and attitudes of each member of the school community through:

Providing a broad, balanced and challenging curriculum
Emphasising literacy and numeracy skills as the basis of all learning
Valuing differences
Offering a wide range of extra-curricular activities through sport, music, drama and quiz
Interaction with children from other schools both locally and nationally
Simulating enquiring minds through investigative activities
Supporting the children in developing self-esteem and potential

Relationships

To provide a safe, caring and welcoming environment within which all are treated with respect, courtesy and kindness through:

Treating one another with respect
Using the role of house system to develop team work, fair play and companionship through a wide range of activities inside and outside the classroom
Using the school council to set an example of respect and care and to encourage a caring system
Focusing on positive actions and praising good behaviour through praise and a range of rewards or awards including merits, team points, stickers and certificates
Developing team work, fair play and companionship through a wide and varied range of activities
Encouraging an atmosphere of openness and understanding

School and Wider Community

To foster a spirit of co-operation and friendship between home, school and the wider community through:

Encouraging parents to be involved in school lessons, activities and visits
Involving our school family and the wider community in collective worship and celebrations
Open door policy
Home/school links (parent support readers)
Encouraging children to support charitable causes
Maintaining and building upon present practice
Promoting and valuing increased parental involvement by attending curriculum meetings, parent/teacher meetings, musical and dramatic arts performances and PSA activities
Maintaining links with secondary schools and the CB family of schools
Developing citizenship through liaison with police, fire and health professionals

Brief History

At Runnymede St Edward’s School, we’re very proud of our history, which stretches back to 1852 when a Catholic Institute was founded by the legendary Father James Nugent. His statue is sited in St John’s Gardens, Liverpool, alongside St George’s Hall.

The Christian Brothers began to administer the Institute at the beginning of this century and it became St Edward’s College in 1920. In 1938, the school transferred from central Liverpool to its current setting in 30 acres of beautiful grounds in Sandfield Park, West Derby. Since then, it has evolved into a Senior School and a Junior School – and both have enjoyed a continual programme of improvement and development aimed at enriching the lives of their pupils, while providing them with a first class all-round education.

In 1997, the Senior School attained Grant Maintained status, while Runnymede St Edward’s School remains an independent school administered by the Congregation of Christian Brothers.

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