Catholic Life

Introduction - Our Mission statement and The Catholic Pupil Profile

Faith is our foundation and we live out this faith through the virtues and values of the Catholic Pupil Profile. The Catholic Ethos underpins all aspects of St Peter’s School life.

Catholic Social Teaching

There are seven key principes of Catholic Social Teaching, each of which are taught throughout the pastoral and academic curriculums. These principles are regularly mentioned during Assemblies including the formal terminology and an explanation of what this means in context.

Human Dignity
Common Good
Subsidiarity
Solidarity
Participation
Stewardship
Preferential option for the poor

Prayer and Liturgy

A time to pray bell sounds at 8.35, 8.45 and 2.57 as a signal to say prayers at the beginning and end of the day. The particular tune is determined by the liturgical calendar. For example.

September – Gloria.	March – Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom
October – As I kneel before you	April – Alleluia, Alleluia, Give thanks to the risen Lord
November – I watch the sunrise	May – Ave Maria
December – When is he coming, the redeemer	June – The Power of your love
January – Go tell it on the mountain	July – I the Lord of Sea and Sky
February – Christ be our light

Our school prayer which is prayed daily and is displayed in classrooms and on each and every computer system.

School Prayer 

Dear Lord, 

We thank you for our gifts and talents. 

Help us to strive to use them wisely for the benefit of our special community. 

Guide us to fulfil your plan for each of us. 

Give us the grace to be humble, respectful and tolerant this day and all the days of our lives. 

Saint Peter prayer for us  

Each half term we focus on two of the Catholic Pupil Profiles detailed below, these are explained and discussed during collective worship, form time reflections and supported through our PSHE and Character Curriculum.

Attentive & Discerning

Attentive to their experience and to their vocation; and discerning about the choices they make and the effects of those choices

Faith filled & Hopeful

Faith-filled in their beliefs and hopeful for the future.

Intentional & Prophetic

Intentional in the way they live and use the resources of the earth, guided by conscience; and prophetic in the example they set to others

Compassionate & Loving

Compassionate towards others, near and far, especially the less fortunate; and loving by their just actions and forgiving words.

Learned & Wise

Learned, finding God in all things; and wise in the ways they use their learning for the common good.

Curious & Active

Curious about everything; and active in their engagement with the world, changing what they can for the better.

Saints

St Peter, our patron, is a source of great inspiration. ‘The rock’ of the church but equally somebody who didn’t always get everything right, makes him a perfect example.

Each form group take the name of a Saint. The profile of each of these in shown below.

St Matthew
St Mark
St Luke
St John

St Paul
St Andrew
St Thomas
St Simon Peter

Assembly Themes and Rota

The liturgical year displayed here, inspires and structured the themes of our Assemblies. Each year group has one year group assembly each week.

Links to our local parishes

Charity Work

Being generous and grateful are two values of our Catholic Pupil Profile which are visited often but particularly times when we support charities. Remember the Catholic Social teachings, raising money for those less fortunate is a crucial part of being at St Peter’s.

Charity Events
Food Bank appeal
SI – Catholic Schools Inspectorate (previously S48)