At St Meriadoc, we are committed to providing the best education for our children so they may be happy and successful in life. Through high academic standards and an exciting, enriched curriculum, our children will flourish spiritually, emotionally, physically and academically. They will feel valued in our safe, caring environment, and develop a love of learning and a desire to make a positive impact on their community and beyond. The children lie at the heart of everything we do. We aspire for our pupils to be the best they can be, in an inclusive Christian learning environment.

Our school vision 'Let Your Light Shine' (Matthew 5:16) helps us to remember the importance of trying our best in all we do, believing in ourselves so that we can shine our lights brightly. It is also about shining our lights on others and supporting others around us so that they can also thrive and flourish. 

We aim to give our children every opportunity possible so they may experience and achieve, 

"Life in all its fullness" 

(John 10:10).

Our pupils have the opportunities to shine, develop and flourish through offering high quality enriching experiences.

Our core Christian Values of: Faith, Love, Respect, Perseverance and Forgiveness are quite tricky concepts to understand for young children. So, we have written and produced our own storybooks, featuring our own linked values characters to help our children begin to understand and learn about these values. Our intention is that these stories will inspire them to live their lives through these values and model them in their own behaviour and life choices.

At St Meriadoc Infant Academy, we join together every day for collective worship as we value the importance of coming together in unison as a community. We have different Worship Leaders who take each day within the week, from different teachers, visitors from local churches as well as the children themselves through the Worship Committee.

During collective worship children are given many opportunities to be involved and engaged. Children take part through joining as a whole community and singing together, they are also often asked to lead prayers and times of reflection. 

Bible stories and topics covered are linked to our Christian values or topical issues and during worship children are engaged by reflecting on how these teachings can impact on their lives and the decisions they make.

Children are also invited to share any of their personal celebrations within collective worship and are involved within reviewing collective worship to keep it relevant for all of our pupils, no matter their beliefs. 

Our reflection and prayer time allows all of our pupils to think about what they have gained from our Collective Worship regardless of pupils' individual faiths, religions and beliefs. This time of our Collective Worship is used to show our mutual respect for others.