We believe that exceptional communication will provide enhanced spiritual development, life chances and opportunities for all.
Our Values 2023-24
Faith
Opportunities for all to develop a relationship with God and to practise Jesus’ teachings
Associated Gospel value: purity and holiness
Associated Catholic Social Teaching: human dignity
Inclusion
Outstanding education for all pupils regardless of their background
Associated Gospel values: faithfulness and integrity/dignity and compassion
Associated Catholic Social Teaching: family and community/solidarity and the common good
People Really Matter!
CPD for all staff to ensure they become the best version of themselves
The very best learning opportunities for our pupils
Associated Gospel value: dignity and compassion
Associated Catholic Social Teaching: dignity of work and rights of the workers/solidarity and the common good
Leadership (Board/LGBs/Executive Leaders/Principals/Subject Leads/Pastoral Leads/SBMs)
Leaders who are relentlessly positive
Strong courageous leadership habits within every leader; be bold, be brave!
Associated Gospel value: sacrifice and service
Associated Catholic Social Teaching: stewardship of God’s creation/rights and responsibilities
Workplace Culture
Work in an environment in which people feel safe, seen, heard and respected
A culture of talking straight, demonstrating respect, confronting reality, clarify expectations, keep commitments
Have high expectations of everybody and value them at all times
Associated Gospel values: tolerance and peace/mercy and forgiveness
Associated Catholic Social Teaching: promoting peace/dignity of the human person/preferential option for the poor
Education for all
Develop reading amongst all stakeholders: leaders/teachers/support staff/pupils
Individuals have knowledge of themselves as learners, of strategies, and of tasks (metacognition)
Associated Gospel values: justice and truth/faithfulness and integrity
Associated Catholic Social Teaching: rights and responsibilities/solidarity and the common good/stewardship
Outward facing
Encourage external support; reading; research; best practice; excellence
Associated Gospel value: humility and gentleness
Associated Catholic Social Teaching: family and community/solidarity and the common good
Focus on Curriculum
Knowledge-rich curriculum: clarity of the invaluable knowledge we want our pupils to know
Well-planned sequencing, which allows pupils to remember what they have been taught. Identify gaps in knowledge in terms of: missing knowledge/inert knowledge/naïve knowledge/ritual knowledge
A rich conception of knowledge that includes the skills and attitudes that contribute to success. Misconceptions are identified
The main points and knowledge for the lesson needs to be clearer in the pupils’ books to aid revision and recall
Associated Gospel values: sacrifice and service/faithfulness and integrity
Associated Catholic Social Teaching: rights and responsibilities/preferential option for the poor
Cultural Capital
Expose all individuals to the best of the best in every aspect of their role as leader/teacher/learner!
Associated Gospel values: faithfulness and integrity/justice and truth
Associated Catholic Social Teaching: family and community/rights and responsibilities
