St. Stephen's Church
Anson school is next to St. Stephen's Church in Great Haywood and we make sure we visit at the beginning and end of every term and on many occasions in between!
We are happy to be part of St. Stephen's Church family and enjoy the services we attend. Our children tell us they appreciate the quiet times in church when they can "think things through in your head" and "You can speak to God and you don't have to share it with anyone else."
As well as taking the regular church services at St. Stephen's, Reverends Pam and Steve are friends to our school and come in regularly to see us or take worship.
Every member of the school community follows Christian values and help our children grow up with a strong moral Christian code. To help our Foundation Stage pupils when they begin at our school, they are welcomed and supported in the school by our eldest pupils, linked as 'prayer partners' for collective worship in school and at church. Pupils are also able to spend quiet time in prayer and contemplation in our 'Space for the Spirit'
Our Christian Values
Love, Friendship, Respect
Our Motto
Believe and Achieve
Our Bible Verse
Helping Hands
Children, you show love for others by truly helping them, and not merely by talking about it. (John 3:18)
Worship Values 2021-2022
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Autumn 1 Responsibility |
Joseph |
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Autumn 2 Service |
Washing disciples feet - making self-humble serving others |
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Spring 1 Justice |
Bible focus - Jonah and the Whale |
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Spring 2 Courage |
Bible focus - David and Goliath |
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Summer 1 Compassion |
Bible focus - Story of Moses |
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Summer 2 Peace |
Inspection focus
SIAMS inspection focuses on the effect that the Christian ethos of the church school has on the children and young people who attend it. Church schools will employ a variety of strategies and styles, which reflect their particular local context or church tradition in order to be distinctive and effective. Inspectors will, therefore, not be looking to apply a preconceived template of what a church school should be like.
The principal objective of SIAMS inspection is to evaluate the distinctiveness and effectiveness of the school as a church school.
Towards this objective, inspectors seek answers to four key questions.
- How well does the school, through its distinctive Christian character, meet the needs of all learners?
- What is the impact of collective worship on the school community?
- How effective is the Religious Education? (in VA schools and academies)
- How effective are the leadership and management of the school as a church school?
The National Society's Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) framework is used in all Section 48 inspections of Church of England schools and in the denominational inspection of academies.
