Catholic Life and Prayer

• Daily classroom prayer including morning, lunchtime and end-of-day prayer.  
• Daily Angelus during designated periods, led by the Chaplaincy Team.  
• Weekly class prayer services.  
• Weekly Gospel assemblies led by the Head of School linked to the liturgical year and Sunday Gospel.  
• Weekly key stage assemblies led by teachers.  
• Weekly celebration and praise assemblies.  
• Weekly staff prayer and briefing prayers.  
• Weekly rosary sessions with families and governors invited.  
• House prayer and reflection meetings across the year.  
• Termly staff liturgical formation.  

Pupil Leadership and Participation

• Y6 Chaplaincy Team lead the Angelus daily in classrooms during October and May and the daily Advent prayers in classrooms during Advent . 
• They prepare the communal prayer tables, assembly prayer table
• They provide links with our Parishes through cards for the Parishioners on their own.  
• House Captains support assemblies and gather pupil voice through the House structure. They lead their House to develop nurturing support for one another.  
• Mini Vinnies launch Harvest activities and supporting Catholic social action in our community.  
• CAFOD club lead assemblies to spread awareness of global need in our common world and inspire thought on what small actions we can make that can build to larger ripples.

See Junior Mission Teams page for

more information on these groups

Family and Community Engagement

• Prayer services for every year group with parents invited.  
• Class assemblies and liturgical celebrations attended by families.  
• Governors and trustees regularly invited to prayer and worship.  
• Trust-wide prayer events and collaborative worship.  

Liturgical Celebrations and Feast Days

The school celebrates key events within the Church's liturgical year, including:  

• Beginning of Year Mass.
• All Saints Mass.
• Christmas
• Epiphany Mass.
• Ash Wednesday.
• Stations of the Cross during Lent.
• Palm Sunday reflections.
• Holy Week
• Easter celebrations.
• Ascension Mass.
• Pentecost.
• Trinity Sunday.
• Corpus Christi themes.
• Christ the King.
• Masses for St Alban, St Peter and St Paul, Our Lady of Fatima 
• Feast Days for St Anne Line, St Bernadette, St Francis, St Paul, St Therese, St Thomas More
• Reconciliation during Advent and Lent

Curriculum and Seasonal Events

• Harvest Week activities.  
• Advent reflections and assemblies.  
• Nativity performances.  
• Christmas Story presentations.  
• Carol services and readings.  
• Easter Story presentations led by pupils.  
• Remembrance liturgy led by Year 6.  
• Great Open Doors assembly linked to CAFOD and global justice themes.  
• International Celebration Food Festival