'Being different. Belonging together'

Our Bible verse is: 

‘Act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with your God.’   (Micah 6 verse 8) 

This means be fair, be kind, listen to God and other people.  

Our Calm School Code helps us know how to behave well. 

Our learning characteristics help us develop: 

Critical thinking, Teamwork, Resilience, Creativity 

Each term we have a value of the term. These help us learn to be a community. 

Our Foundation

We are a church of England school within the Lighthouse Schools Partnership and are true to the Church of England's vision for education; 'being deeply Christian in its inspiration and healthily plural in its operation'.

We offer all our children and families a chance to experience 'life in all its fullness' by;

• Educating for wisdom, knowledge and skills
• Educating for hope and aspiration
• Educating for community and living well together
• Educating for dignity and respect

Community Times

We serve a diverse area and our community times will be fully inclusive and develop the spirituality of all children; those with a faith or with no faith.

Community Time at Easton CE Academy is planned to:

• contribute significantly to pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development;
• provide a worthwhile educational experience which takes account of pupils’ age, aptitude and family background;
• provide opportunities for staff, pupils and members of the wider community to contribute to the life of the School;
• provide opportunities for, reverence, celebration and reflection;
• enable pupils to reflect on values shared by the major world religions  and other worthwhile values and beliefs;
• provide a spiritual  experience that does not offend the integrity of the non‐religious or those of different faiths;
• provide pupils with “something more than the obvious, something to wonder at something to respond to”.

The positive educational outcomes of Community Time at Easton CE Academy include opportunities for:

• the whole community to celebrate;
• sharing and experiencing differences;
• building a sense of group identity;
• encouraging a sense of personal and social responsibility;
• a break from the business of life (for stillness and quiet);
• learning how to behave in a large social group;
• exploring feelings and emotions;
• learning how to perform in front of an audience;
• learning how to respond to a performance;
• making visible the school’s leadership;
• developing inner awareness.

Our Community Times  are an important part of our school’s life as it gives us the opportunity to celebrate, as well as encouraging our pupils to think about their place in the world, through Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural development. Community Time will enable children to think deeply about themselves, the world in which they live and the place that faith has in our society.

Right of Withdrawal

Our school has an inclusive ethos. It is our belief that our school community and the wider community is enhances through the shared exploration of spirituality and faith. As a result, we expect all children to attend assemblies.

However, we respect the right of any parent/guardian to request permission for their child to be excused. This complies with the 1944 Education Act and was restated in the 1988 Education reform Act. Withdrawal will only be made following a written request from a parent. Written requests are made by completing and returning the school Community Time withdrawal request form. Once returned a meeting with the Headteacher will be arranged followed by written confirmation of withdrawal. The school will make alternative arrangements for the supervision of those children granted withdrawal from Community Time. This complies with the 1944 Education Act and was restated in the 1988 Education reform Act.

The headteacher will keep a record of all those children withdrawn from Community Time. These requests will be reviewed annually.