Christ Church as a church school
History and Foundation of our school
Vision statement and theological underpinning
SIAMS (Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools)
The Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) is the Church of England and Methodist Church’s outworking of the requirements of section 48 of the Education Act 2005. It is a key element of the life of all Church of England and Methodist schools in England.
SIAMS explores ways in which each school’s theologically rooted Christian vision drives its work and enables the school to live up to its foundation as a Church school. It does so by seeking to answer six or (in the case of Voluntary Aided schools) seven Inspection Questions (IQs).
SIAMS inspection focuses on the impact of the Church school's Christian vision on pupils and adults. This involves looking at the school’s Christian vision, the provision the school makes because of this vision and how effective this provision is in enabling all pupils to flourish. Church schools will employ a variety of strategies and styles appropriate to, and reflective of, their particular context in order to be distinctively and effectively Christian in their character and ethos. SIAMS inspectors therefore do not look for a set template of what a Church school should be like, but rather take the particular context of the school into account and base their evaluation on the outcomes rather than the process.
Please see doc below of most recent inspection report.
SIAM Report 2019
Core Values
Kaleidoscope Vision
How Kaleidoscope supports its Church Schools...
Kaleidoscope celebrates and supports its Church Schools vision, values and Christian distinctiveness. Church Schools and the communities they serve are important and integral members of our MAT and we work hard at all levels of governance to ensure that our policies, procedures and actions capture this. This is encapsulated in our 5C's.
Half of our Members and Trustees are Foundation members and have been approved by the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Church Schools are a specific focus at our meetings and we have developed policies for the Church Schools within our MAT. Kaleidoscope has a close working partnership with the Diocese and our leaders and staff attend meetings/training led them. The Kaleidoscope Trustees are fully supportive of the Statutory Inspection of our Church schools and work in conjunction with the Diocese to support school development in these specific areas. In addition to this, we have our Church Schools Forum where we discuss policy and develop best practice across our Church Schools. As a MAT, our schools and leaders work collaboratively together. This is part of Kaleidoscopes ethos.
Half of our Members and Trustees are Foundation members and have been approved by the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Church Schools are a specific focus at our meetings and we have developed policies for the Church Schools within our MAT. Kaleidoscope has a close working partnership with the Diocese and our leaders and staff attend meetings/training led them. The Kaleidoscope Trustees are fully supportive of the Statutory Inspection of our Church schools and work in conjunction with the Diocese to support school development in these specific areas. In addition to this, we have our Church Schools Forum where we discuss policy and develop best practice across our Church Schools. As a MAT, our schools and leaders work collaboratively together. This is part of Kaleidoscopes ethos.
- Spirituality at Christ Church School
- Collective Worship
- Community
- Courageous Advocacy
- Reflective Area
- Academy Church Schools Forum