St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School
Loving Learning, Building Community, Growing in Faith
Welcome
School of Sanctuary
School of Sanctuary
At St Johns, we love diversity and learning about other cultures, languages and countries. We have many children from different cultural backgrounds and from countries all over the world. Most families are fortunate enough to be able to choose where they live, but for some families this choice is taken away and they have to move. We understand that some families have to flee violence and persecution and believe we have an important part to play in supporting these people.
Leicester City is a City of Sanctuary and has signed the City of Sanctuary Charter. As a City of Sanctuary, their mission is, '...to welcome asylum seekers and refugees in and around Leicester, and support them to rebuild their lives, develop their skills and feel part of the community.' You can find out more here: Leicester: City of Sanctuary.
We are working to become a School of Sanctuary, so we can play our part in building a welcoming and inclusive society of sanctuary. We already have a welcoming ethos in school and we want to be able to share this with other partners. We have signed the organisational pledge and are working on our bid to become a School of Sanctuary.
Our school and Christian values mirror closely the City of Sanctuary values of inclusive, openness, participation, inspire & integrity. We instil these values in our pupils through regular work on our values and by participating in events throughout the school year. Each year, we will support the national Refugee Week in June. We educate our children and staff on what it means to be displaced and how we can open our arms to embrace others, we write to political leaders and hold fundraisers and collections.