Our Vision
Our mission statement, aims and values are at the core of Woodbury School.
Our vision for every child and every adult at Woodbury C of E Primary School is to experience life in all its fullness now and in the future.
This is taken from the Gospel of John 10:10, the parable of the good shepherd and is brought to life through our Christian values of: endurance, generosity, love, respect, thankfulness and wisdom.
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full”.
We all seek to inspire life in all its fullness for all in the school through:
- Ensuring a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment for children and adults, where everyone is valued and has the opportunity to contribute and flourish.
- The pursuit of academic excellence in all areas, with a determined desire for each child to make the best possible progress as a result of high aspirations, hard work and the development of a personal love for learning alongside the highest quality teaching and support.
- Offering the widest possible breadth of curriculum both within school and through extra-curricular activities, enriched by the vast range of opportunities locally.
- Providing opportunities for spiritual reflection and a sense of awe and wonder about the world around us. Understanding that living life in all its fullness means embracing and navigating the ows, wows and nows through a Christian lens.
- Promoting respect and compassion for ourselves and for all others, by cultivating positive emotional and physical well-being, by celebrating the diversity within and outside our school and by encouraging all of us to be empowered global citizens, challenging injustice and giving a voice to all.
- Engendering a sense of community and responsibility for others and for our local and global environment, enjoying working together towards our common goals and expecting and valuing contributions from all.
Our Vision
Gospel of John 10
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
10 “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.” 6 Jesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.
7 Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them. 9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.[a] They will come in and go out, and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.
14 “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. 17 The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”
19 The Jews who heard these words were again divided. 20 Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and raving mad. Why listen to him?”
21 But others said, “These are not the sayings of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
