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• Tuesday 22 April 2025 Pope Francis
• Friday 4 April 2025 Lenten Fundraising Over the Lenten period, St Paul’s Catholic College community comes together to give alms by fundraising for charity. This year we have been raising funds for a small charity that is very dear to our hearts - Sarcoma UK, in memory of former student, Oliver, who was a Year 11 pupil at St Paul’s last academic year.
• Friday 4 April 2025 Lenten Celebration of the Word
• Monday 24 March 2025 UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge Congratulations to our fantastic Mathematicians in Years 9 and 10 who took part in the recent UKMT Intermediate Challenge.
• Monday 24 March 2025 Music Concert Our annual Music Concert was a resounding success last night, providing students with the opportunity to display their musical talents.
• Wednesday 12 March 2025 London School of Economics (LSE) Startup Competition St Paul’s Catholic College was delighted to host the London School of Economics (LSE) Startup Competition last Friday; the first time the event has been held here at the school. Representatives from eight different startup companies, who were all alumni of LSE, came along to pitch their business ideas. Three judges or ‘dragons’ came to listen to the pitches, ask questions and give feedback. Twenty-four of our pupils from across Years 8 to 13 were chosen to take part in the event by watching and grilling the entrepreneurs themselves. The winning company, Harvest Value Chain, (who support farmers in Nigeria to harvest their crops more efficiently) was awarded a £6,000 grant from LSE and coaching for their business. Our students got to vote for the startup they thought was the best, which resulted in the drinks brand Dosha being awarded a £2000 grant from LSE. All the students who participated were amazing, and were praised for their exemplary behaviour and e
• Tuesday 4 March 2025 National Careers Week
• Sunday 2 March 2025 Duke of Edinburgh Award Winners Congratulations to the following pupils who have successfully completed their Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh Awards.
• Sunday 2 March 2025 Prayer for Pope Francis We hold Pope Francis in our school prayers as he remains seriously ill in hospital. As the leader of the Catholic Church, he has dedicated his life to spreading the message of love, compassion, and unity. In this time of difficulty, we ask our school community to come together in prayer for him.
• Tuesday 25 February 2025 Ascension Catholic Academy Trust (ACAT) Staff Conference
• Sunday 23 February 2025 Careers Assemblies Assemblies for Years 11 and 12 recently were focused on apprenticeships. Thank you to Sue Taylor from Alps Partnership for giving such an informative presentation on this subject to our students.
• Sunday 23 February 2025 Calling all parents and past students We are currently looking for volunteers who would be able to come in to school and talk to small groups of students about their careers and experiences at our forthcoming Years 10/12 Careers Day on Tuesday 10th June.
• Wednesday 12 February 2025 National Apprenticeship Week As part of the National Apprenticeship Week, students have been learning more about apprenticeships and the positive impact that such programmes, and the skills learnt, help individuals develop rewarding and successful careers. A clearer understanding of the career opportunities available to our young workforce in the making has a direct link to pupil’s aspirations and drive to succeed.
• Tuesday 4 February 2025 Get into Teaching St Paul’s Catholic College will be holding a ‘Get into Teaching’ event on Monday 17th March. If you are considering a career in teaching, join us at the Open Morning to discover how to become a teacher.
• Friday 24 January 2025 Jubilee Year 2025 Pope Francis has called the global Church to celebrate the Jubilee together, with deep faith, lively hope, and active charity.
• Thursday 19 December 2024 Advent Celebration of the Word The academic term drew to a close with its annual Advent Celebration of the Word.
• Wednesday 18 December 2024 Christmas Staff Panto At the end of term, the staff performed the Paul Pan: The Boy who couldn't fly Charity Pantomime for KS3, directed and written by Miss Mooney and co-directed by Miss Biggs.
• Monday 9 December 2024 Senior Citizens Christmas Party St Paul’s Sixth Form students were delighted to host their traditional Senior Citizens Christmas Party at the beginning of December.
• Friday 6 December 2024 Christmas Jumper Day The Sixth Form Student Leadership team hosted its annual Christmas Jumper Day again for all year groups and staff on Friday 6th December with all funds raised going to this year’s charity of choice - Caritas.
• Monday 2 December 2024 Advent Wreath The beginning of December marked the start of Advent, a season in which we prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ Jesus.
• Tuesday 19 November 2024 Holy Souls Mass St Paul's gathered together today to celebrate Holy Souls Mass. November is the month that the Catholic Church dedicates to those we have lost - our dearly departed. Thank you to Father Phillip for leading us in this special and prayerful commemoration.
• Thursday 24 October 2024 Harvest Foodbank Donation St Paul's delivered its Harvest Collection to the Foodbank at St Saviour's Church at the end of October, and what a collection it was! Each year we are blown away with your generosity, but this year, well there are no words. Your donations took up the whole of our chapel and we needed 3 minibuses to deliver the food! We cannot thank you enough - staff, students, parents/carers and the Pavilion Nursery. It will make such a difference to those in need in our local community.
• Monday 21 October 2024 Year 7 Mass Students and staff celebrated the Year 7 Mass led by Father Philip at St Ignatius Church at the end of October. The theme of the service was that of the Year 7 retreats ‘Friendship and Belonging’ and was a lovely gathering which saw all the gifts and talents of our new pupils shared in their readings, altar serving, choir singing and thoughtful bidding prayers.
• Sunday 15 September 2024 Welcome Back Mass Sixth Form students began the day with a `Welcome Back Mass' led by Father Christian from St Ignatius Church. A lovely start to the academic year for our Sixth Form pupils; we wish them every success in their studies
• Sunday 8 September 2024 Year 12 Induction As part of their Induction Programme, our new Year 12 students took part in a team building activity last week entitled `The Hub Challenge’ delivered by WiseUp Team Building. The aim of this session is to help develop the students’ ability to work within a team as well as problem-solving, leadership, communication and planning. All of these skills will be invaluable as they progress with their A level and BTEC studies. The students had a great afternoon, despite the rain, and everyone enjoyed the challenge of the tasks.
• Thursday 22 August 2024 GCSE Results Day We are extremely proud of our Yr11 students who collected their GCSE results this morning. Overall, progress is our highest ever, with a third of students achieving grade 7+, 77% achieving grade 5+, 88% achieving 4+. Well done to everyone for your efforts and achievements. The thumbnail has been assigned to the news item, and for convenience also added to the body here:We are extremely proud of our Yr11 students who collected their GCSE results this morning. Overall, progress is our highest ever, with a third of students achieving grade 7+, 77% achieving grade 5+, 88% achieving 4+. Well done to everyone for your efforts and achievements. We are extremely proud of our Yr11 students who collected their GCSE results this morning. Overall, progress is our highest ever, with a third of students achieving grade 7+, 77% achieving grade 5+, 88% achieving 4+. Well done to everyone for your efforts and achievements.
• Thursday 15 August 2024 A Level and BTEC Results We are celebrating our best ever KS5 results in the history of St Paul’s!
• Thursday 18 July 2024 DofE Bronze Awards Many congratulations to the following St Paul's students on completing their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Awards.
• Thursday 13 June 2024 Careers Fair St Paul’s held its annual Careers Fair this week for year groups 10 and 12. This is always a popular event with many representatives from the public and private sectors in attendance, including ex-students and parents who came along to represent their employers. It was wonderful to see the St Paul’s community coming together for this event. Each pupil had the opportunity to talk to employers and further education institutions, all offering invaluable advice and information on the various pathways available to them. A huge thank you to everyone to who gave their time to speak to our students.
• Thursday 7 March 2024 Ofsted Outstanding Provider of Education St Paul’s Catholic College is delighted and extremely proud to announce that we continue to remain an `Outstanding’ school in all areas following the recent Ofsted inspection. To continue To continue to be recognised as an `Outstanding’ establishment is a really significant judgement and we would like to thank everyone for their support Here are some of the wonderful things that the Ofsted team said about our school: - "Teachers' subject knowledge is a strength of the school." "Staff are proud of their work. They strive to improve their already excellent teaching skills. As a result, lessons are of high quality and pupils are supported in developing their knowledge and understanding." "Extra activities, such as museum and pantomime trips, broaden pupils’ experiences. Many take on a rich selection of pupil leadership roles. They are proud of their work as peer mentors, ambassadors and representatives of the school."

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