Get in touch 555-555-5555 mymail@mailservice.com CONTACT → Welcome to our new website You will be aware that in June this year we were visited by Ofsted, please see below some of the findings of that monitoring visit "Leaders’ actions are having a considerable positive impact on many aspects of the school. In particular, leaders’ actions have led to marked improvements in the quality of education that pupils receive." "Prior to the pandemic, governors and leaders took appropriate action to ensure that pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), benefit from a broad and suitably ambitious curriculum." "Throughout the pandemic, subject leaders have created curriculum plans that are appropriately ambitious." "Pupils now spend more time studying subjects such as modern foreign languages (MFL), geography and history than they did previously. This is beginning to have a positive effect on the number of pupils opting for these subjects at GCSE." "Subject leaders have started to strengthen the way in which teachers check on pupils’ learning. Many teachers use assessment well to identify the missing building blocks in pupils’ knowledge." "Staff are proud to work at the school." "Teachers work together to learn from each other’s expertise." "Beyond the academic curriculum, leaders provide pupils with a range of opportunities. These include participation in arts awards, poetry competitions, mathematics challenges and chess club. Pupils value these opportunities." "Leaders have raised their expectations of pupils’ conduct in lessons and around the school." "Pupils and staff stated that behaviour in lessons and around school has improved considerably." St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic High School is a wonderful school comprising some 600 students and 70 staff. We belong to a community of Catholic schools across the world, which are rooted in the traditions and heritage of Catholic education. As Headteacher of this school, it is a great privilege to serve our community of students, staff and family, not least because we are a school at the heart of the community, helping to shape and form young people into confident young adults, ready to take their place in the world. There have been many changes in the English education system in recent years, yet the traditional values we uphold, to teach the children what is necessary for life, encourage us to educate our students with meaningful, useful and challenging subjects, that enable them to contribute to our society when they leave us. We provide a curriculum which is dynamic, carefully planned and enriching, to meet the needs of all our students, at every Key Stage. As a Catholic school we nurture our students to become strong, independent young women and men, ready to make a significant contribution to our communities, locally, nationally and internationally, rooted in the goodness of God. I want your child to be happy and successful, but also to live out the Gospel values of fairness, care and compassion. That is what makes our school community a special place in which to grow and learn. Best wishes Mrs G Lynch Head teacher Our Mission - Our Promise Our school in pictures Take a look at some of the most recent pictures taken by our teachers. School News - Catch up on all of the latest news from our school See whats been happening in School this term Visit our Cultural Capital page to see what we have been up to in school this term. Click on the button showing the date you want to view for our latest PowerPoint presentation. Arriva Student Travel 2021 Arriva Student Travel 2021 Dear Parents and Guardians, The next school year is fast approaching! If you’re child doesn’t already travel to school by bus, have you thought about this as an option for the next academic year? Arriva monthly direct debit passes allow travel for as little as £1 per day, depending on your child’s age. Your child will get unlimited access to travel on any Arriva bus across all of our routes within your chosen travel zone. The pass will not only cover their travel to and from school/college, it can also be used to travel in leisure time too. Arriva’s Direct Debit scheme allows you to spread the cost of your child’s ticket over affordable monthly payments. It’s an easy way to pay for travel and there’s no contract involved. It’s a simple process to arrange your Direct Debit, please visit: arrivabus.co.uk/monthlytickets To ensure delivery of tickets in time for the start of the new school year, we recommend registering as soon as possible. Once registered, you can choose to either receive your monthly pass by post, or it can be sent to your child’s mobile phone. This ticket will rollover every month for as long as the direct debit remains active. For any queries regarding the scheme, please email: etcnww@arriva.co.uk Screen Free Day During lockdown students were encouraged to get away from their computer screens to take part in other activities. On February 12th 2021 we held a No Screen Day students were provided with a series of options and ideas, from cake baking to science experiments and send us evidence. Staff visited our usual drop off points across the local area and handed out bags of resources to students to ensure everyone could take part. Healthy Selfie. Go for a walk or bike ride and send us the evidence ﻿ Some students rode : Show More CONTACT US Tel: 01744 678112 Email: staugustine@staugs.org.uk St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic High School Boardmans Lane Blackbrook St Helens WA11 9BB Join our parent newsletter © 2021 All Rights Reserved | St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic High School Website designed by Kittle Visual Marketing