--- title: "Aims & Vision" description: "Our aims and principles." url: "https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/aims-vision" school: "St. Bartholomew’s C of E Primary School" --- # Aims & Vision ## Our Aims and Vision - Aims - Vision #### ![](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/images/2(5).jpg) ### Our aims - To provide a safe, secure, happy and stimulating environment. - To ensure a high quality education for all our children. - To support the children’s personal and cultural development and prepare them for life. To achieve these aims the head teacher, staff and governors have agreed the following: - To promote a sense of belonging to our school and the local community. - To make the children feel accepted and valued; to meet the children’s individual needs and to promote confidence, initiative and self-esteem. - To help children towards a tolerant understanding of their own and other cultures. - To foster an enjoyment of books. - To plan, deliver and monitor the learning and teaching of the curriculum. - To help children to think logically and creatively, to develop lively enquiring minds through active learning situations. - To promote all aspects of health and safety. - To encourage the children to acquire a set of moral and spiritual values and develop self-discipline and acceptable behaviour. - To introduce the children to new technologies which will become an increasing part of their lives. Elements of [British Values](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/british-values) (such as democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance for one another) form an integral part of our school aims. ![](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/images/5(1).jpg) ### Our Vision **Our vision is an integral part of school life and influences our aims, rules and ethos.** The Parable of the Lost Sheep underpins this and our belief that nobody should be left behind. The staff and children share this vision and ensure everyone is included. ![](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/images/BARTS-BANNER.PNG) ### Believe - Achieve - Respect - Together - Succeed - **B -** We **believe** we will flourish in God's family. - **A -** We know that everyone in St Bart's can **achieve**. - **R -** We **respect** everyone in our family. - **T - Together** we support and help each other. - **S -** As part of God's family we support everybody to **succeed**. ### Vision Documents Vision Quick Guide 1.47 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/files/documents/Quick-Guides/Quick-Guide-Vision_Sept_26.pdf) ### School Info - [Welcome & Staff List](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/welcome-staff-list) - [Aims & Vision](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/aims-vision) - [British Values](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/british-values) - [Calendar](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/calendar) - [Collective Worship & Spirituality](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/collective-worship/general-information) - [Contact Us](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/contact) - [Courageous Advocacy](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/courageous-advocacy) - [Equalities](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/equalities) - [Finance & Pay Gap Reporting](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/finance) - [Governors](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/governors) - [Holidays & Opening Times](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/holidays) - [Ofsted & SIAMS](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/Ofsted-siams) - [Policies](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/policies) - [Pupil Parliament](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/blog/category/pupil-parliament) - [Pupil Premium](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/pupil-premium) - [Recruitment](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/recruitment) - [School Performance Information](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/school-perf-info) - [SEND](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/send) - [Sports Premium](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/sports-premium) - [Statement of Entitlement and RE](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/statement-of-entitlement-and-re) - [What People Say](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/what-people-say) ![St. Bartholomew’s C of E Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/st-bartholomew-s-cofe-primary-school/images/logo/StBartsLogo.png) ### St. Bartholomew’s C of E Primary School Strawberry Lane Tong Road Armley West Yorkshire LS12 1SF 0113 263 9292 ### Useful Links - [Recruitment](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/recruitment) - [Contact Us](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/contact) - [Admissions](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/parents/admissions) - [Policies](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/our-school/policies) - [E-Safety](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/safeguarding/online-safety) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/StBartsLeeds) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/stbartsarmley/) © Copyright 2017–2026 St. Bartholomew’s C of E Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.st-bartholomews.leeds.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)