A Christian Family School will have the distinctive features set out below. Some distinctive features may be adapted within an individual school setting but the CFS model will be clearly demonstrated.

A CFS School would have the benefit of an informal audit from CFS Ltd in order to develop the distinctive CFS approach.

Distinctive Features of a Christian Family School

• Biblical foundation for all our practices.
• Daily prayers for children and adults
• Evangelistic, community minded schools, serving God, our families, the locality and the city.
• Parental responsibility for their own children’s education.
• Family involvement in education both at school and at home.
• Family participation in schooling.
• The family is the principle unit not the school or the ‘authorities’.
• Shorter school day to facilitate family activities, including teaching and learning.
• Family Afternoons to give some curriculum responsibility to parents.
• Family and whole-school residential experience (e.g. Family Camp).
• Family dress code appropriate to an activity – i.e. no school uniform.
• Non-selective admissions policy.
• Sensitivity to other theological views – promotion of common gospel themes.
• Voluntary contribution towards school costs (fees imply a ‘paid for’ service rather than support for Christian Education)
• Christian teachers, who may or may not be state accredited but who will, through their character, model to the children the values of our families and a CFS.
• Topic-based, Christian curriculum based on the biblical CFS model.
• Friendly and informal.
• No formal reports / SATs due to increased access of parents to staff.
• Small school, small institution – light touch bureaucracy.
• Sacrificial service, sacrificial giving.