As a Church school we have a distinctive character where Christian values are promoted in all aspects of school life.  We encourage all members of the school community to promote a Christian ethos where care and respect is shown to everyone.  As a Church school there are strong links with our Parish Church and Dioceses to help support our school and the learning of our children. Our Christian Values shine through in all we do at Baston Church of England Primary School. 

At Baston we believe it is important to develop core values which help to develop a moral and spiritual awareness. We continue to build upon these values as we make our journey through school. As part of our daily Collective Worship, we intend to explore our Christian Aalues in more depth and make links to other Christian Values (such as patience, thankfulness, joy, faithfulness, humility and hope). Throughout the week we strive to show and develop each value and in our Friday celebration worship children who have shown a particular value receive a certificate to rejoice in this.

We have chosen 9 values to focus and strengthen our daily lives in school. These values are:

PATIENCE 
to accept delay
 “Be patient and accept each other with love.”
Ephesians 4:2 [ICB]

THANKFULNESS 
feeling or showing gratitude
 “Always give thanks to God the Father for everything.”
 Ephesians 5:20 [ICB]

JOY 
A feeling of great happiness
 “Clap your hands, all you people, shout to God with joy”
Psalm 47:1 [ICB]

LOVE 
A strong feeling of affection
“Love each other as I have loved you.”
John 15:12 [ICB]

SELF-CONTROL 
Controlling our emotions and impulses
“I can do all things through Christ because he gives me strength.”
Philippians 4:13 [ICB]

COMPASSION 
 sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others
“Be kind and compassionate to one another.”
Ephesians 4:32a [NIV]

FAITHFULNESS 
The quality of being faithful and remaining loyal
“The Lord is faithful. He will give you strength and protect you.”
2 Thessalonians 3:3 [ICB]

HUMILITY 
Having a modest view of one’s importance
“Be humble and give more honour to others than yourselves.”
Philippians 2:3b [ICB]

HOPE 
A feeling of expectation
 “Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.”
Isiah 40:31 [NIV]