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Personal Development

We have introduced virtues to our school. The virtues we are working on at the moment are solidarity, courage, temperance and justice. We are teaching the children that virtues help us to develop positive personal strengths. We are awarding praise certificates based on a different virtue per week which will also be linked to SM Quality.

Our Virtues help us develop positive personal strengths

Here is an outline of the behaviours and attitudes and that we look for in our children.

Justice (St Mary): We achieve this through our SM Qualities:

  • honesty
  • trustworthy
  • kindness
  • gratitude/thankfulness
  • generosity

Courage (St Cuthbert): We achieve this through our SM Qualities:

  • patience
  • perseverance
  • resilience
  • determination
  • confident
  • proud


Solidarity (St Oswald): We achieve this through our SM Qualities:

  • love of neighbour
  • respect
  • responsible
  • citizenship
  • loving
  • safe

Temperance (St Anne): We achieve this through our SM Qualities:

  • Simplicity
  • Humility
  • GentlenessSelf – control
  • Attentiveness
  • Love of learning
  • Sense of humour
  • Independence
  • Being ready