"You are the light of the world ...Let your light shine" Matthew 5. 14-16
At West Ashton, we are a community rooted in love, where we learn to SHINE together.
Jesus did not say "You could be" the light of the world. He said "You Are". Every child, every member of staff, every family and every friend of our school carries a light that is theirs to grow.
We do not create it and nobody can earn it. Together, we notice it, nurture it and help it shine. This is the heart of our spirituality: a sense of wonder, of belonging to something bigger than ourselves and of know that we belong and that we are loved.
Our hill is our whole community.
Our children are the lights at the heart of our hill, each one unique and precious.
Our staff tend those lights every day, with patience, skill and care.
Our families, past, present and future, are where the light is first lit. It spreads from home to school and back again.
Our church is the stand that lifts our light high, so it can be seen by all.
Our Trust keeps the falme burning strong, giving us the support to grow.
Our Academy Council watches over the hill, encouraging, challenging us so ouir light never dims.
Our village is the house that the our light shines into.
A light is never lit to be hidden under a bowl. It is set on a stand so it gives light to everyone in the house. When we shine together, we become a city on a hill: a school and a community that cannot be hidden.
