New wall art
Our RE corridor has undertaken a makeover, the outcome is a fantastic representation of our form Saints and enhances the Catholic environment of our school.
Refugee Week 2023
After the success of Refugee Week in 2022, the school was delighted to continue this whole school focus during National Refugee Week 2023.
This week enabled the school to focus attention on the challenges facing refugees across the world through a cross-curricular collaboration that brought the…
4 Days in Calais
How easy it was to watch the scenes from Calais on the news and from the safety of my living room. This trip gave me the chance to meet and be humbled by some of the most inspiring people I am ever likely to encounter.
Our first stop in Calais was Secours Catholique day centre. A lot of thought…
Jesus was a Refugee
In RE this advent, we have been exploring the idea that Jesus was a refugee. We compared the birth of Jesus and the flight to Egypt due to Herod's threat of violence, to the stories and journeys of many refugees today. Students followed the story of Afghan refugee Kamran to gain a deeper…
Impact of the World Cup
While the World Cup is in Qatar, all our Year 7-10 students have had a lesson looking at the impact of the World Cup on the migrant workers who were - in many cases - exploited to create the impressive stadiums and infrastructure. Students read a Guardian article - linked here- while explored the…
St Chad's Sanctuary
Staff and students combined to organise and deliver our school collection for St Chads sanctuary. Providing our community with the opportunity to reflect upon those who are need of support so near to ourselves.
English - Applying for the role of Prime Minister
Creativity week continues, Year 7 English lessons where students were applying for the job to be the new Prime Minister (timely!) with a compassionate refugee agenda
Prayer Writing in RE
Students in Religious Education have reflected upon how Jesus, Mary and Joseph were refugees immediately after the birth of Jesus, where they had to flee to Egypt to avoid King Herod.
This reflection, led to students designing beautiful prayers that call upon God to help refugees across the…
Solidarity across the School
Beautiful examples of messages of solidarity for refugees displayed across the school. Students took time to reflect upon the struggles for refugees, before designing stain glass bible messages of hope and strength which have been placed around the school.
Exploring Refugees through Maths
Maths students were able to develop their subject skills alongside exploring the volume of refugees created by the war in the Ukraine. The power of the size of the numbers enabled students to reflect on the huge number of families who have been so badly impacted by the war.
Exploring 'Early Modern Refugees'
Students in English lessons exploring Elizabethan plays which reveal examples of rioting crowds who vent their anger at refugees. Students reflected on how refugees throughout history have often have been victims of discrimination and hatred in spite of the challenges they face.
Refugee App Design
Amazing work from our computing students who focused their app design unit of work on creating apps that can support refugees who arrive in a new country. This work enabled students to consider the challenges of arriving in a new country as a refugee and what support could help refugees to…