Courageous Advocacy

At the Batt School we are committed to ensuring that social action informs our shared experiences at the school, and isn’t simply a list of occasional charities we support.  We are committed to courageous advocacy as a means of creating confidence in our pupils that they can make a real change to some of the world’s challenges.

In the discussion paper ‘The Fruits of the Spirit’ (2015), the Church of England Education Office articulated it in this way: 

‘The role of the Church of England as the established Church is to look constantly to the bigger picture, to follow a higher calling, to be a prophetic voice in society. Character education may be educating every child to be as well equipped to be a prophet as to turn a profit’

In order to develop this, we commit to:

• Commending examples of where people speak out against an issue of injustice, often on behalf of those whose voice is not heard;
• Equipping our young people to be agents of change, both locally and globally;
• Expanding our understanding of the ways the bible challenges us to embrace God’s heart for all, including the disadvantaged and marginalised;
• Deepening our awareness of the parable of the Good Samaritan (the image used for our founder’s memorial in church (cf Luke 10.25ff)), in particular that this is a story not just about ‘mercy’ and ‘compassion’ but also about speaking up for the voiceless.

Please find our Courageous Advocacy statement here.