IN THE KOINONIA FEDERATION WE STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE AND HIGH STANDARDS THROUGH FAMILY, FAITH AND FELLOWSHIP. These are the basis of our Christian values.
To live as family: students joining St Mary Magdalene belong to the school family. In or outside of the classroom students learn to be a friend to all and to trust each other at all times.
Our pastoral structure ensures that every student is known individually. Students enjoy coming to our school and feel safe and secure. The schools in the Koinonia Federation work closely together and are united in our vision.
There are opportunities for students to develop their mentoring and leadership skills. As well as roles of responsibility within our schools, there are opportunities for our secondary and sixth form students to lead worship, volunteer and support our younger students as part of their own personal development – just as siblings might do in a loving family.
To grow in faith: the school is fully inclusive and welcomes students and staff from all faiths and with no faith. It journeys with each individual from where they are by strengthening, challenging, supporting and nourishing them. More can be explained in our Spirituality Statement.
Collective worship is a key part of each day. We come together to spend time in reflection allowing us to grow in our spirituality. Prepared and led by senior leaders or the church chaplain, collective worship is a creative and responsive time that follows the Anglican Church calendar and also acknowledges key dates and celebrations from other faiths and our UK culture.
Religious Education or Religious Studies, the school's specialism, is a central element of the curriculum and provides the opportunity to learn about religion and its impact on science, culture and society.
Within the extra-curricular programme there are other activities including Bible club, Sixth Form Fellowship, Lunchtime Reflections and Prayer Days which all students can attend.
To be united in fellowship: the all-through school celebrates and embraces the diversity of the communities from which the students come. We work hard to create unity through fellowship. Students flourish in companionship with others through mutual trust and sharing of experiences, interests and activities.
The schools run social and community events for school families with the help and support of Parents and Friends Committees attached to our campuses.
St Mary Magdalene is an outward looking school and works hard to serve its local community through activities such as foodbank collections and responding to natural disasters in areas of the world in which our students have family. Our Secondary choir sings for local organisations and through our local parish connections, some of our students volunteer with different projects and events.