Spirituality

At Rowde, we believe spirituality is at the heart of what makes us human. It is woven through every aspect of school life, helping our children to understand themselves, build meaningful relationships, appreciate the beauty of the world and consider the possibility of something beyond themselves.

As an open, inclusive and diverse Church of England school, we want every child to feel known, valued and encouraged to flourish. We believe spirituality grows through learning, relationships, reflection and service. It is not confined to Religious Education or Collective Worship; it is experienced throughout our curriculum, our Personal Development offer and the everyday moments that make school life so special.

Our definition of spirituality

To help everyone in our school community talk confidently about spirituality, we use a simple shared definition:

This shared understanding helps children recognise spiritual moments throughout the day—whether they are experiencing awe and wonder in nature, asking life's big questions, reflecting on a mistake, celebrating success, helping someone else or simply noticing kindness.

Windows, Mirrors and Doors

As a Church of England school, we nurture spirituality through four key areas:

• Self
• Others
• Beauty and the World
• Beyond

Using the Windows, Mirrors and Doors approach, we encourage children to:

Windows – encounter new ideas, people and experiences.

Mirrors – reflect on themselves, their beliefs and the world around them.

Doors – put their beliefs and values into action by making a positive difference.

This approach is woven throughout our curriculum, Collective Worship and wider Personal Development offer, helping children grow into reflective, compassionate and courageous young people.

Spirituality at Rowde

Spirituality is developed through every aspect of school life, including:

• our ambitious curriculum
• Collective Worship
• Religious Education
• our We Are Rowde Citizenship Award
• opportunities for reflection and prayer
• our spiritual spaces
• acts of service and leadership
• outdoor learning and experiences of awe and wonder
• our relationships and shared Christian values.

We believe spirituality is not simply something we teach - it is something we experience together every day.

You can read more about our approach to spirituality in our policy below - 

Spirituality policyYou can also see some of the planned experiences to develop children's spirituality (though it is much more than what's planned) in our personal development mapping:

Personal development mapping

We also focus on spirituality in our 'We Are Rowde' Citizenship Award:

Citizenship award