Pope Francis to the youth of today: ‘You matter and you are important’
In the last week of term, the Kenelm trust, Soli House team and visitors from America and Canada came to St Edmund’s to speak to students involved in Pope Francis’ Synod on youth. Last year our students had discussed what challenges and issues they face in today’s modern world as a child of faith. On this visit the team shared the Pope’s response to their questions and concerns in a new document ‘Christus Vivit’
The Pope highlighted the challenges that young people face offering this as a “letter from the father to his kids’. Pope Francis reminds us: ‘you matter and you are important, and the church think you are important’.
The students received feedback on the Pope’s message and the session finished with prayers and music.
St Edmund’s Catholic Academy mission is to nurture the gifts and talents of every student and every member of staff and, as such, is a very supportive, special place to work.
We are seeking a well-qualified, enthusiastic and inspirational teacher of Science. You will be creative, innovative, and committed to raising standards and will have excellent subject knowledge. Joining our dynamic and successful department you will be able to deliver all science specialisms up to GCSE and your own specialism at KS5.
This post is suitable for newly qualified or experienced teachers.
For more information please visit the Vacancies page on our website:https://www.stedmundscloud.co.uk/jobs/
St Edmund’s Catholic Academy mission is to nurture the gifts and talents of every student and every member of staff and, as such, is a very supportive, special place to work.
We are seeking a well-qualified, enthusiastic and dedicated full time Teacher of English and Drama and also a Teacher of Drama. The successful applicants will have the opportunity to teach from KS3 to KS5 with the possibility of some teaching at A Level.
This post is suitable for newly qualified or experienced teachers.
For more information please visit the Vacancies page on our website: https://www.stedmundscloud.co.uk/jobs/
St Edmund’s Catholic Academy mission is to nurture the gifts and talents of every student and every member of staff and, as such, is a very supportive, special place to work.
We are seeking a well-qualified, enthusiastic and dedicated full time Teacher of Maths to join our dynamic and successful Department. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to teach Mathematics from KS3 to KS5.
This post is suitable for either newly qualified teachers or more experienced teachers. Being an excellent team player with strong interpersonal skills, you will receive a comprehensive induction and professional development package.
For more information please visit the Vacancies page on our website: https://www.stedmundscloud.co.uk/jobs/
St Edmund’s Catholic Academy are looking for former students
who can inspire and advise our current pupils. If you are a former
student, please sign up to our alumni community by following
the simple steps below:
1. Go to www.futurefirst.org.uk
2. Go to the ‘Sign Up’ tab
3. Click ‘Leaving or Former Student’
4. Type in ‘St Edmund’s Catholic Academy’
Congratulations to Olivia, our year 8 student, who has been selected to take part in the next round of the Dream Team Competition.
The purpose of this competition is to find talented young chefs, who would like to take part in the CBBC show called The Restaurant Dream Team. For the second round, Olivia had to send a video of herself making a starter and is now waiting to hear if she will be selected for the actual show!
Mrs Bates, Teacher of Food Technology, said, “This is a very exciting opportunity for Olivia and for the school. It was lovely to see so many students complete the application form.
We are proud to be a National School Breakfast Programme school. We are happy to offer a healthy breakfast to all our students and we would welcome your child to join us for a great start to the day.
Our breakfast starts at: 8.00am in the Dining Room every school day and we offer a free toasted bagel to every student who comes along.
Film and TV Director David Evans paid St Edmund’s a visit on Wednesday 27/3 to give a talk on his career in the industry. An audience of Film Studies students from Years 13, 11 and 9, plus 6th formers from other subjects, listened to his first hand experiences of working on a film set, and also benefited from his expertise in taking written scripts to finished scenes. They considered a range of creative and technical factors in bringing scenes to life.
During a Q&A, David drew on his knowledge of a range of careers with Film and TV to outline opportunities within the industry. He said, “You don’t necessarily need to have gone to Film School to become successful or involved. All productions need technical experts in lighting, such as electricians, and many people working on a film crew have a business studies background. The most important factors in your success are your determination and personality.”
Film Studies students from St Peter’s and Highfields also attended the event, with many of those present taking the opportunity to chat personally to David afterwards.
David Evans originally hails from Wednesfield and his directing credits include the film Fever Pitch, and TV shows such as Downton Abbey, Shameless, Preacher, and Common as Muck.
Before half term the Year 8 Netball Squad took part in a 3 week tournament playing against 6 other schools in Wolverhampton.
The students did fantastically well and came an extremely close 2nd place behind Our Lady & St. Chad Catholic Academy, by only 2 points, earning them silver medals!
What a wonderful team success.
Christina
Kate
Serena
Leoni
Khadija
Maxine
Chelsea
Rowan
Martyna
Christina
Last week a number of students attended the Anti Bullying event which was hosted by the Diana Award.
Students participated in training which will contribute towards supporting the Academy community. This is a new initiative that the Anti-Bullying Ambassadors are keen to embrace which will continue to underpin our CARE values here at St Edmunds.
The Academy’s Anti-Bullying Ambassadors are (Top row) – Kate, Liam,Ashpriya and Sofia. (Bottom row) Rowan and Aswim
