Christian Values

Christian values underpin everything which we hope to achieve at Longstone School.  Each of our aims is linked with Christian teachings.
  • Respect and kindness -  (Compassion)
  • Happiness and belonging - (Fellowship)
  • High expectations for everyone - (Hope and endurance)
  • Achieving our potential - (Unique in the eyes of God)
  • A passion for learning - (Joy)
  • Working together in a happy safe environment - (Friendship, trust and love)

The National Society's vision of education is that is should allow children, young people and adults to live out Jesus' promise of 'life in all its fullness'.   With this in mind, every person should be enabled to flourish in the widest sense: to grow in wisdom; to cultivate a wide-ranging knowledge that will help broaden life chances; to develop the spiritual, intellectual and emotional resources they need to live a good life; and to develop the character to live well together in community. 
www.churchofengland.org/education.aspx

Saint Giles Church

Father James 
Our school  has strong links with Saint Giles Church. We are fortunate to have the church close by in the village and often have services there for key events such as Harvest, Christmas, Easter as well as special assemblies such as the School  Leavers Service. Parents and friends are welcome to join us on these occasions.

We hold our Collective Worship at St Giles Church on the first Wednesday of each month. 

To find out more information about Saint Giles Church, click this link.
Father James regularly leads assemblies in school and we visit church once a month.

Religious Education
We follow the Derby and Derbyshire Syllabus for R.E.  This covers several world religions which include Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism and Buddhism.  We learn about and from these religions by asking 'big' questions about ourselves and our world.  We give the children lots of opportunities to explore and reflect on their own beliefs, faith or indeed lack of  faith and personal spirituality.  We are inclusive of all individuals and believe that everyone's ideas are valid and important.

We teach R.E. in blocks of time, usually over a week, rather than weekly short sessions.  We find that the quality of teaching and learning is richer and deeper using this method.