Student Chaplaincy Team

10th October 2014S Burley

Each year students from all year groups have the opportunity to apply to be part of the Student Chaplaincy Team; this team is growing in popularity every year with 53 members in the team for the academic year of 2013-14. As members of the Student Chaplaincy Team they will take part in a number of liturgical and charitable events, such as, Senior VIP summer and Christmas party, prayer vigil sleepover, mass at St Chad’s, leading sacrament preparation sessions for primary schools and many more. This year we have nearly 80 members.

Student Report – Good Shepherd’s Mass by Abigail Whyke (year 8)

28th September 2014S Burley

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I went to St Chad’s Cathedral in   Birmingham on Monday 22nd September. It was a good experience; we sang some   hymns, which were new to me. Connor Jeffries and Weronika Wojick read the   bidding prayers. At the end of the Mass we had our picture taken with the Archbishop   of Birmingham; this was a wonderful opportunity and a great privilege. After   Mass we all went to the Grimshore Rooms where we all gathered together and   ate food and talked to other pupils who were involved in Chaplaincy in their   school. All in all I had fun and a great laugh with people in my team; I   can’t wait for the next gathering together.goodshepherd1

Sixth Form News!

19th September 2014S Burley

I would like to start with some fantastic news – we have been given official permission by the Archdiocese of Birmingham to open a sixth form! We are thrilled and delighted and will now begin the process of planning ahead of opening in September 2015. This is a huge step forward for our school and shows the high regard we are held in by the church and the local authority.

 

Our pupils have already been consulted on how they would like their sixth form to look and the sort of curriculum that we will offer. This will continue in the days ahead along with planning for a sixth form open evening in November. Parents of pupils in Year 11 are encouraged to discuss this with their children as they begin to consider what they want to do after Year 11.