St Anthony's CatholicPolicies
School policies cover every aspect of school life. Below are some of our most important policies for your reference. If you want to know our policy on something that is not listed, please ask the school office. Paper copies are available from the school office.
PLEASE VIEW OUR POLICIES BELOW:
SEND And Disability Policy 2022
SEND Statement - Local Offer 2022
Behaviour and Anti-Bullying Policy 2022
Relationship Health Education (RHE) Policy
Pupil Premium Strategy 2022-2023
Sports Premium impact from 2020-21 and Strategy for 2021-22
Sports Premium Statement 2022-23
Curriculum Policy November 2021
Teaching and Learning Statement 2022
STCAT Admission Policy Primary Schools 2024-2025
STCAT Admission Policy Primary Schools 2023-2024
STCAT Admission Policy Primary Schools 2022-2023
Health and Safety Policy 2022-2023
Please find all Trust Policies on the following link:
Policies - St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust (stcat.co.uk)
Prayer and liturgy in a Catholic school names and celebrates God’s presence in our lives. It is concerned with giving glory, honour, praise and thanks to God. It is our loving response, in word and action, to God’s invitation to enter into relationship, made possible through the work of Jesus Christ and the witness of the Holy Spirit.
‘The celebration of Catholic liturgies and prayers as an integral part of the learning and teaching should enable the school community to become reflective, experience the presence of God and should develop a mature spiritual life.’ (Christ at the Centre Rev Marcus Stock, 2005)
It is a legal requirement that there is a daily ‘act of worship’ offered for all pupils. This can take place at any time during the school day and can be either a single ‘act of worship’ for all pupils, or separate ‘acts of worship’ in school groups. Holding an assembly that includes a prayer, said either by the teacher or everyone present, does not fulfil this requirement. Prayer, liturgical prayer and assembly are distinct activities. They may sometimes form part of the same gathering, but the difference between will always be made clear.