Mission, Vision & Values

Mission Statement:

As a family with God in our hearts, we love, laugh and learn.

St Joseph is our patron saint and he inspires and guides us in our school mission:

Each one of us is part of God’s family and we are all special.

As God’s children and family we love one another, pray together, play together and walk hand in hand with God.

God is our teacher and we are his gifts. He helps us learn together, work hard and do our best to make our world a better place.

With fun, laughter and friendship we celebrate God’s love.

We respect and care for everyone and for God’s wonderful world.

 Virtues to Live By

There are 12 additional virtues chosen by the Diocese of Leeds which are taken from their Virtues to Live by resource which is used by St Joseph's to help the children grow and develop the virtues further. Each half term is dedicated to focusing on two of these virtues.  

The virtues are threaded through lessons and activities across the curriculum.  Here are some of the ways in which children put the virtues into action: 

Collective worship: The children regularly plan their own Collective Worship around the virtues.  

Reflection:  The children explore how characters from their story books display the virtues. 

The children are also encouraged to reflect on their own behaviours and to talk about what the virtues mean for them personally and how they can develop these virtues. The children’s art work, of which it is only possible to share a few examples here, is a great visual representation of what the virtues mean for them.  

Charity work: A brilliant example of how the children put kindness and service into action is through their charitable work. Each class has selected their own Class Charity (see class pages). The Mini Vinnies come up with lots of great ideas for helping the local community as well as communities further afield. The last year has provided lots of challenges for fund raising activities but that hasn’t stopped the children and they have persevered to find new ways of helping others and raising funds for some great causes.