Catholic Life

Our Mission

The Church sees education as an integral part of its mission to proclaim God as the Creator, Christ as Redeemer and the Holy Spirit as inspirer of all that is good in human living. Everything connected with human living and the means by which we understand and come to terms with it, is part of the process of God’s self-revelation to humanity, whether those engaged in it are conscious of it or not. The people of God have always looked to Christ as teacher and teaching forms an integral part of God’s redemptive work in Christ. Therefore, the process of education is holy and since the world in which we live belongs to God, all teaching and learning are related to God in some way. ‘Catholic education is based on the belief that the human and the divine are inseparable. (Credit NRCDES)

We commit ourselves to love, respect and serve one another as disciples of Jesus Christ.

A student and staff collaboration piece of artwork.

We believe that Catholic Life and mission in a school is the daily encounter of the entire community with Jesus Christ. It is centred on the Catholic faith and how this is lived and breathed by everyone, outwardly demonstrated in all aspects of school life. Our mission statement encompasses this vision; love is central to who we are and our growth, paying homage to the golden rule; everything from our curriculum to our pastoral system is rooted in respect; we live out our faith as an act of service and we do this as a disciple, a follower of Jesus Christ.

Furthermore, the mission of the school aligns itself with Bishop Patrick’s mission for schools, enabling us to nurture a Gospel-driven educational environment for all children, staff, governors and directors. Within this, each person will be helped to encounter God’s personal love for them, discover and grow in their personal relationship with Jesus Christ as his disciples (discipleship) and be open to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit in their lives so that they reach out to others with God’s love (missionary discipleship).

St Bede

The Venerable Bede – also known as St Bede – is widely regarded as the greatest of all the Anglo-Saxon scholars. He lived and died in between the twin monasteries of Wearmouth and Jarrow in the North East of England between 673 and 735 AD. From the time of his ordination to the priesthood at 30—he had been ordained a deacon at 19—till his death, Bede was ever occupied with learning, writing, and teaching. Besides the many books that he copied, he composed 45 of his own, including 30 commentaries on books of the Bible.