St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
St. Joseph' School, Pudsey, is concerned with the spiritual, social, intellectual and physical development of the pupils in a Catholic environment. We believe that all that happens in our School, our aims and our objectives, the curriculum, the relationships, the pastoral care and discipline, has the potential to bear witness to the Gospel values of Jesus Christ.
We believe that everyone has a divine origin and an eternal destiny. We believe therefore, that each individual is unique and equal to others regardless of sex, nationality, colour, creed, class, wealth, physical or intellectual ability.
We shall strive to provide a broad, balanced, relevant curriculum of quality and excellence, presenting our lessons in ways which are suited to the children's abilities, experience and needs.
Dear Parents,
The Governors of St. Joseph’s School are required to provide annually a report on the exercise of their responsibility for the general direction of the conduct and the curriculum of the School. The school prospectus is also updated annually and, from this year, the Governors’ report and the school prospectus will be combined into the one document. You may still have the yellow prospectus folder from your original prospectus and you may wish to replace the document each year in this folder when you receive the new one. The Governors’ Report for 2003 – 2004 combined with the latest Prospectus accompanies this letter. Information covering the School’s curricular aims and details of planned approaches to teaching the curriculum are contained in the full School Prospectus, which every parent receives when their child is admitted to school. This information will be updated in this new combined document annually, where there have been changes. The original prospectus is still relevant in most curriculum areas. A full prospectus is available upon request.
This year’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 11th November at 7.00 pm in the school hall. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the annual report and the discharge by the Governing Body and the head teacher of their duties in relation to the school.
There were no resolutions passed at the last annual meeting.
The Friends of St Joseph’s AGM will also be held that evening followed by the AGM for our out of school provision, The TLC Out of School Club & Playscheme.
There will be a social gathering after the meetings for you to meet less formally with the Governors and committee members of The Friends of St Joseph and The TLC. Cheese and wine will be served and we hope as many of you as possible will attend.
Yours sincerely, Martin Bethell Chair of Governors
Our Mission Statement
St. Joseph’s School, Pudsey, is concerned with the spiritual, social, intellectual and physical development of the pupils in a Catholic environment. We believe that all that happens in our School, our aims and our objectives, the curriculum, the relationships, the pastoral care and discipline, has the potential to bear witness to the Gospel values of Jesus Christ.
Equal Opportunity
We believe that everyone has a divine origin and an eternal destiny. We believe, therefore, that each individual is unique and equal to others regardless of sex, nationality, colour, creed, class, wealth, physical or intellectual ability.
Quality and Excellence
We shall strive to provide a broad, balanced, relevant curriculum of quality and excellence, presenting our lessons in ways which are suited to the children’s abilities, experience and needs.
Religious Education
Whilst there is a structured religious education programme expressed in terms of knowledge, skills and attitudes, we believe the practice of the Catholic Faith is fundamental to the life of the school and affects the curriculum in all its aspects.
Links with Home, Parish and Community
We recognise the School’s importance in developing links with the home, the parish and the community. We realise that the children come from a variety of backgrounds with many from supportive Catholic homes, but with some for whom the School experience may be their first and only contact with the Church, and a few from other faith backgrounds.
The ideals of our School should be discernible in the care and upkeep of the school environment, the quality of the children’s work and the classroom displays, the welcoming of visitors, the opportunities for prayer and worship, and the regard and respect shown by all the members of the school community for each other. |