You’ve Got A Friend In Me… Our Buddy’s
We all know that our school is one big family. We know how important it is to look after each other and if you visit us you will often see the older children supporting our younger ones. Guiding them and looking out for them. Our older children are great role models for our younger children and when they are together both old and young learn from one another.
Faith in Action
In Year 6, our pupils participate in the Faith In Action award. The Faith in Action Award rewards young people’s active service in helping to build the Kingdom of God on Earth. Many young people are doing so much to follow Jesus’ example in serving others in their schools and parishes. The Faith in Action Award encourages young people to take that service into their wider community and accept greater responsibility for their faith in action. The programme facilitates an exploration of scripture and Church teaching, with an emphasis on translating this into action. It encourages young people to shine the light of faith upon their experience of service through guided and personal reflection. Our pupils aim for the Pin (Discovery) award at the end of the year, and this can be followed up in Year 7 and onwards up to the Gold award. The final books are moderated by parish members, and the pupils take part in a Faith In Action liturgy, which offers families the opportunity to share in mission.
Worship Ambassadors
Our Worship Ambassadors are incredibly proud to represent our school in this privileged role. We get to wear our special Worship Ambassador badges which distinguish us as having a special role within the school, so people can recognise who we are and what we do.
In order to be selected for this role, we had to apply for the position and then be chosen by Miss McGill and we meet regularly with her to plan how we can support the Catholic Life of the school in a range of ways and to discuss and share our ideas.
We have lots of ideas on how to live out our faith, and actively show this to the whole school community. Throughout the year we aim to support our community, focusing on local, national and international charities, through fundraising and campaigning activities. We aspire to follow in Jesus’ footsteps through our role as servant leaders.
Responsibilities
We give opportunities for pupils to develop their contribution to school life, as well as their own sense of responsibility. ‘Buddies’, Lunchtime Helpers ‘School Council’, ‘Worship Ambassadors’, ‘Eco Council’, ‘Sports Leads’, Head Boy and Head Girl and their Deputies. These responsibilities give pupils an understanding of how we can act in service to others, helping children to form an understanding of stewardship and the importance of taking responsibility to look after our world.
