Religious Education
The Catholic RE scheme ‘Living and Growing as the People of God’ is followed throughout the school. This is supplemented by work on the saints and stories from the Old and New Testaments, RSE Ten Ten sessions and Personal, Social and Emotional Development. Children participate in special liturgies during the school year which are timed to coincide with events in the Church’s calendar.
As a Catholic school, Jesus Christ remains central to every aspect of school life. All pupils are educated in the beliefs and devotional practices of the Catholic Church.
Catholic Social Teaching is woven throughout all aspects of school life, guiding our pupils to understand the importance of serving others and promoting social justice. Our children are eager to fulfil their mission, embodying the principles of compassion, respect, and community engagement that are central to our ethos.
Regular Acts of Collective Worship take place throughout the school week. These moments offer meaningful opportunity for reflection, prayer, and community building, fostering an environment where children can deepen their understanding of faith. Children lead class liturgies and each class has an RE leadership team, which promotes leadership skills and a sense of ownership in their faith journey. This involvement encourages them to articulate and share their beliefs.
Parents and carers are advised that, in desiring a Catholic education for their child, it is expected that all pupils will participate in RE lessons.
All pupils learn about other religions and cultures and are encouraged to show respect and acknowledgement for the beliefs of others through open discussion and shared experiences.
As a Catholic school, we at St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy are strive in promoting our values and virtues linked to the Gospels.
We achieve in love and faith in order to be:
Grateful for our own gifts, for the gift of other people, and for the blessings of each day; and generous with our gifts, becoming men and women for others.
Attentive to our experience and to our vocation; and discerning about the choices we make and the effects of those choices.
Compassionate towards others, near and far, especially the less fortunate; and loving by our just actions and forgiving words.
Faith-filled in our beliefs and hopeful for the future.
Eloquent and truthful in what we say of themselves, the relations between people, and the world.
Learned, finding God in all things; and wise in the ways we use their learning for the common good.
Curious about everything; and active in their engagement with the world, changing what we can for the better.
Intentional in the way we live and use the resources of the earth, guided by conscience; and prophetic in the example they set to others.
We are also devoted to promoting British Values which have been defined by Ofsted under four headings:
- Democracy
- The Rule of law
- Individual Liberty
- Mutual Respect and Tolerance of Those With Different Faiths and Beliefs.
RSE Ten Ten sessions develop Personal, Social and Emotional Development.
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