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Catholic Virtues
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The Catholic Schools Pupil Profile is based on the Jesuit aim of education and is used as a framework to develop intellectually competent, good and virtuous young people through education. The Virtues are deeply rooted in the gospels of Jesus Christ and the spirt of St Ignatius Loyola (1491 - 1556), who was the founder of the Society of Jesus and Jesuit schools and who developed a pathway to God and to human fulfilment.
The Catholic Schools Pupil Profile (see below), which consists of several pairs of Values and Virtues, greatly supports our children’s spiritual, moral, vocational, social, and cultural development. Each half term, we focus on two Virtues from the Profile and these are explored within all aspects of our school curriculum. All aspects of curriculum learning is deepened through them and they provide an excellent basis from which to explore the World, current affairs and global issues that affect us all. In addition, we find the children are increasingly able to articulate their views in many subject areas.
Virtues are celebrated and promoted widely within each class and the school. A weekly Collective Worship is planned with them in mind and children are rewarded for embracing the Virtues in many ways.
List of Services
- Compassionate and Loving
Towards others, near and far, especially the less fortunate; and loving by their just actions and forgiving words.
- Eloquent and Truthful
Pupils are eloquent in what they say of themselves and of their faith.
- Grateful and Generous
For their own gifts, for the gift of other people, and for the blessings of each day; and generous with their gifts, becoming men and women for others.
- Attentive and Discerning
Pupils are aware of their experience and to their vocation. The learn to be discerning about the choices they make and the effects of those choices.
- Faith-filled and Hopeful
Pupils have opportunities to develop their faith and hopes for the future.
- Learned and Wise
Pupils learn to find God in all things; and are wise in the ways they use their learning for the common good.
- Curious and Active
Our pupils are curious and active about the World.
- Intentional and Prophetic
Our pupils are intentional in their lives and are guided by conscience; They are prophetic in the example they set to others.
- School Virtues
We promote two virtues each half term, and centre our collective worship and assemblies around these.
