'Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Saviour, and my hope is in you all day long.'' Psalm 25:5
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Aim high...
We offer an ambitious curriculum to enable all our learners to flourish. Perserverance is encouraged and success is celebrated. Our children have a thirst for knowledge and are motivated to learn.
Have self-belief...
We teach children that God is always with us and give us the strength to succeed. We take confidence that God has an amazing plan for our lives. God loves us and we teach the children to love and believe in themselves.
Have community spirit...
Our school is a family and everyone's contributions are valued. We are part of a global community and children are encouraged to care for the environment and forge links with the wider world and other cultures.
Have enquiring minds ...
Enquiry based learning is at the heart of our curriculum, our children are encouraged to explore and question the world around them, leading their own learning where appropriate. Our children are inquisitive and always eager to know more.
Be respectful...
God loves and values everyone – so should we. Everyone is part of God’s family and we work hard to ensure that our children feel that they belong, here at Tankersley. We respect God, each other and ourselves.
Be enterprising...
We are all given gifts by God and have a responsibility to use those gifts to bless others. We can change the world for the better through leading by example. Our children develop a social conscience and are empowered to make a positive impact of the world around them.
Thank you for visiting our school website. As a Church of England school, our vision is at the core of our identity and underpins everything that we do. The vision is taken from Psalm 25 V 5; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Saviour and my hope is in you all day long. In the same way that St Peter was nurtured by Jesus and allowed to grow and flourish as a leader, we aspire to help all our pupils. Each of our school aims is linked to an event from the Gospels or a story that Jesus taught. These are as follows:
- Aiming High & Self-Belief – The Feeding of the Five Thousand (Mark 6: 30-44)
- Community Spirit – The Last Supper (Matthew 26: 26-30)
- Enterprise – The Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25: 14-30)
- Enquiry – The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7: 7-8)
- Respect – The Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10: 25-37)
We teach all our pupils that ‘they are God’s masterpiece’ (Ephesians 2:10). By aiming high and having self-belief, our pupils are encouraged to flourish and fulfil their God-given potential.
Our school aims to be a thriving community with shared values and aspirations. The Bible teaches us that ‘though we are many, we form one body.’ (Romans 12:5). We seek to develop a spirit of community in our school family and also to be outward looking as we embrace relationships with schools in other areas of the world. We ask ‘who is my neighbour?’ (Luke 10:29) and learn global answers, exploring the wider world around us. It teaches us to be kind, empathetic future citizens of the world.
Our pupils are enterprising individuals who think creatively and confidently embrace learning in different ways. Our pupils are taught that they ‘can do all things through Christ who gives them strength.’ (Philippians 4:13). We encourage all pupils, whatever their background or belief, to stretch themselves spiritually, morally, intellectually, imaginatively and actively. (Church of England Vision for education – Page 10). We want our children to “reach for the sky” and have high aspirations for themselves, that they are not passive in their lives but live to their full potential.
Enquiry was central to Jesus' life and teachings. For every question he answered simply, he asked a hundred. Our pupils encounter Christian faith in a spirit of enquiry. Jesus said ‘ask and you will receive, seek and you will find. Knock and the door shall be opened to you.’ (Matthew 7:7). Our curriculum is centred around an enquiry based learning approach where we encourage Pupils to question the world around them.
At Tankersley St Peters, pupils are accepted in a spirit of grace. They are not judged. This is rooted in the understanding that we are all created in the image of God. We are loved and accepted by God for who we are. They learn that making mistakes is how we learn and we foster a belief that we are all lifelong learners.
Pupils are taught to respect one another as individuals and ‘love their neighbour as themselves’ (Luke 10:27) Tolerance is strongly encouraged and rewarded. Pupils are taught to accept differences, celebrate diversity and champion justice.
We have a strong link to our church, St Peter’s and many church members are actively involved in school life. Our Pupils enjoy regular visits to St Peter’s for key Christian festivals throughout the year.
Our school logo consists of a fish and a pair of crossed keys, both of which link to St Peter. The fish is a key symbol used to represent Christianity as the Greek word for fish is ‘Icthus’, which in Greek spells out ‘Jesus Christ God’s Son’. Peter was also a fisherman by trade and he was given the task by Jesus of ‘fishing for people’ (Mark 1:17). The crossed keys are often referred to as the ‘Keys of Heaven’, given to Peter by Jesus. They also represent our desire to unlock the potential inside every one of our Pupils and enable them to thrive.
We also have the highest regard for safeguarding and safety in school and our Keeping safe blog showcases the great work we do in this area.
We hope you enjoy browsing our website as there is never a dull day at Tankersley. We are committed to ensuring our website reflects the vibrancy of school life. Our Class Blogs (under the "Classes" tab at the top of the page) celebrate the wonderful learning happening daily in our classrooms. We also have a VIMEO video site which showcases some of our wider opportunities such as school performances and excellence in music. I would like to thank you for taking the time to find out about our school - we are very proud of our school community. If you would like further information please do not hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards,
Mrs Vicky Harrison
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