Our Family of Schools

Happy, safe, valued children

• We believe your children will learn best when they are happy
• Happy children learn more confidently and work towards achieving their potential
• Our first priority is to ensure your children learn in calm, well organised classrooms.
• Calm classrooms are safe, lively, stimulating places in which to learn
• With your support, we expect and maintain high standards of pupil behaviour
• Our staff provide an emotionally safe learning environment and a high standard of pastoral care for your child
• We ensure that everyone your child will come into contact with has been DBS checked to ensure their safety
• We have robust policies and procedures for safeguarding and child protection
• Our staff have strict codes of conduct for dealing with pupils
• We do not tolerate bullying, racism or any form of discrimination
• We prioritise the mental health and wellbeing of your children
• Your child is viewed as unique; we welcome rather than suppressing individuality
• We value every child for their unique contribution to the school
• By experiencing respect your child will learn how to make good relationships with teachers and one another

• We want children in our care to be happy, not only because we love their smiles, but because happy children are more likely to be successful, in school and in life

Morally mature and spiritually aware

• Our staff live out the key message of our faith that we want our pupils to receive – to love one another and to love life
• The inclusive teachings of Jesus on loving your neighbour guide how staff relate to the children, and expect them to relate to each other
• They foster, model and expect mutual respect, forgiveness and tolerance. 
• Your child will be taught a spirit of service to others, to help the wider community  and support others through hard times

• Children learn to see God in others and themselves
• Children learn to follow their dreams and understand their place in God’s plan and  confidently take their place in the world
• Our curriculum includes Your child is encouraged to respect the planet, its resources and all its creatures
• Religious education, to us, is about developing spiritual awareness and a search for personal meaning
• We teach our children the importance of rights and responsibilities, and encourage them to take ownership over their learning, and understand that actions have consequences
• Your child will learn meditation and mindfulness
• Your child will learn about other faiths and to respect them

Children learn religious literacy and prepare their own prayer services.SHORT FACTS

• In general throughout Catholic schools behaviour is good, and rates of bullying and disruption low.. 
• All Catholic schools in the city are inspected not only for educational standards but also have been judged as ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Good’ for   religious education, collective worship, and on   the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils at the school.
• God’s love, and the words of the Bible, may be the source of our faith, joy, hope and love, but we’ll happily share this abundant love with you and your children, no matter your beliefs