Samaritans Awareness Day

24th July 2023Mrs D Curtis
Samaritans Awareness Day emphasizes the biblical parable of the Good Samaritan, a story of compassion and charity. In this narrative, a Samaritan, despite belonging to a different religious and ethnic group, exemplifies the true essence of love and selflessness by aiding a stranger in need. This day serves as a reminder of the universal call to love our neighbours as ourselves, transcending societal boundaries and differences. Inspired by the Good Samaritan’s actions, we are encouraged to practice acts of mercy and show empathy towards those facing hardships or marginalisation in society. By embracing the spirit of Samaritans Awareness Day, we can strengthen our commitment to building a more compassionate and inclusive world, in line with the teachings of Jesus Christ.
Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice. – Psalm 112:5

Rosary Rally for the Month of May

13th June 2023Mrs D Curtis

On Wednesday 3rd of May, we began our “Rosary Rally” for the month of May. This began with a meeting of the academy Chaplaincy Group who made a floral crown for the statue of Our Lady in the Peace Garden. We processed around the garden and crowned Our Lady as Queen of the May, singing hymns and praying a litany to her. From that day, and every lunchtime, we prayed a decade of the Rosary in many of the different languages spoken by our students and their families, or which are taught by our wonderful Modern Foreign Languages department (thank you Miss Rainey for giving us names of students and languages they speak). The languages we prayed in were:

  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Italian
  • Polish
  • Slovak
  • Czech
  • Yoruba
  • Igbo
  • Punjabi
  • Malayalam
  • We finished in Latin, the universal language of the Church.

We had hoped to finish by half term but two bank holidays and strike days meant we had to extend May into the first week of the new half-term. We would like to thank all those students who came to pray the Rosary, to lead it in a different language, but especially Alan Kalinowski, Anshdeep Singh Kaur (who came every single day), and Treasure Solanke
who were the bedrock of this period of prayer.

We would like to remind all our students and staff that the chapel is always open and all are welcome to come and pray, sit in silence, or have a chat about faith and life in general. We have our voluntary Mass each Monday during tutor time, and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament each Friday lunchtime.

We look forward to seeing you.

Rev and Molly

Photo: Rev McKearney, Alan Kalinowski, Treasure Solanke, Anshdeep Singh Kaur, and Miss Kerrin

Attendance Top 10% Nationally

21st January 2023Mrs D Curtis

St Edmund’s attendance is in the top 10% of all FFT schools nationally for the 2022 Autumn Term and has been awarded the National School Attendance Award. 

We are delighted to share such good news. This success is a result of supportive parents/carers and dedicated hard work from our wonderful staff.

Thank you.

Aaron Wins The Christmas Card Competiton

1st December 2022Mrs D Curtis

Thank you to everybody who entered our Year 7 Christmas Card Competition. We had lots of creative entries and it was wonderful to see lots of year 7’s getting involved and submitting their designs.

It was a very difficult decision for our judges, but we narrowed it down to the following:

  • Aaron Guest- The Winner. He will receive a £10 Amazon voucher
  • Jaya Kenth – Runner-up. She will receive a chocolate box
  • Student in 7FOS – Runner-up. She will receive a chocolate box

The winning card will be printed professionally in-house and used by the Principal, Mrs Hazeldine, to wish our stakeholders and wider St Edmund’s family a merry Christmas.

Photo: Aaron Guest holding his winning design.

Vacancy – Cover Supervisor

29th November 2022Mrs D Curtis

We have a vacancy for a Cover Supervisor on a permanent contract to work term time only.

This is a very exciting time to join St Edmund’s Catholic Academy. Our extremely popular school is situated in leafy Compton Park, adjacent to the Wolves Academy training grounds, with its wonderful open fields and sports facilities.

 

Ofsted 2019: 

Teachers love working at the school. Staff work very hard to help pupils to achieve. There
are excellent relationships between staff and students. The ‘CARE’ culture runs through
the school and is felt positively by all. 

 

Find out more: https://www.sfscmac.co.uk/vacancies/cover-supervisor/

 

Playmakers Leadership Event

8th November 2022Mrs D Curtis

Well done to twelve Year 7’s who attended the playmakers leadership course at Aldersley Stadium.

I really cherished my experience at the playmakers leadership event. The reason for this is because the members of staff had organised the event very well. They had also taught us how to prepare a game so that everyone was included and would be able to have fun. They showed us that sometimes you have to make the activity easier or harder so that it is still enjoyable for everyone.

We played a variety of different games and socialised with others around us. Some of the activities included working as a team, playing competitive games such as dodgeball, tennis and benchball.

My overall thoughts of this event are that I have become more confident in being a leader by becoming more sociable with others around me.

Thank you to Mrs Ridley for taking the group.

By Prabhnoor Kaur-Sandu

Senior Prefect Team Appointed

12th October 2022Mrs D Curtis

We are pleased to announce our new Senior Prefect Team has been appointed. 

The application process was rigorous and extensive, involving cover letters, video presentations based on Laudato Si and panel interviews. Each student performed with confidence and pride on the range of activities, events and super-curricular work they had done over the years. 

Senior Lead Prefects : Kyle and Ashpriya 

Lead Prefects: Navin and Gjovani

The team is working on leaving a legacy for future generations based on sustainability and celebrating minority groups in our diverse community.

 

Photograph lef to right: Gjovani, Ashpriya, Mrs Hazeldine, Kyle and Navin