Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Sacred Heart is a Catholic Primary School and Nursery based in the heart of Liverpool. As an ethnically diverse school with pupils originating from across the globe, we believe strongly in fostering positive attitudes and relationships, and a shared sense of cohesion and belonging for all, we are proud to be ‘the world in one school.’

At Sacred Heart we aim to develop an ethos whereby the spiritual, moral, social and cultural needs of all within our school community are supported. We endeavour to have a positive impact on each and every child that walks through the doors of Sacred Heart, we will continue to bring out the best qualities in our kids through the Gospels of Jesus Christ and the teachings and aims of the Catholic Church.

Our curriculum stems from our Mission Statement: ‘with the love of God our dreams and ambitions come true’ and has been designed to reflect that life at Sacred Heart is rich, varied, inclusive, exciting, challenging and inspiring. Our broad and balanced curriculum promotes pupils spiritual, moral social and cultural development and provides opportunities for pupils to:

• Be happy, enthusiastic and reflective learners who take an active part in lessons
• Think creatively, engage in problem solving and develop their resilience
• To develop an awareness of their own and other religious and spiritual development;
• To become responsible, rights-respecting and caring citizens who appreciate diversity and make a positive contribution to our school and wider community
• To develop their confidence and their capacity to learn and work independently and cooperatively with others
• To develop their knowledge, skills and understanding in all areas to enable them to make rapid progress

In order to allow the children to fully develop these aptitudes, language is a key focus for us, both to develop the children’s communication abilities, and also to provide them with the rich and specific vocabulary from across the curriculum that underpins their knowledge and understanding, further enhancing their subject specific knowledge and understanding.

We teach the National curriculum using a subject based approach, which is enhanced by a carefully planned range of educational visits and memorable learning experiences which may include theme days, key speakers and visitors to school. We use a range of teaching strategies that take into account the ways in which children learn in order to foster engagement, motivation and creativity.

Our curriculum alongside the National Curriculum promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities and experiences of later life.