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Principal: Mr A F Quinn BA (Hons) NPQH

Welcome to our

OPEN EVENING ‘A Christ-centred learning community, committed to the development of the whole person’

Seamless education from 4-19 years for all faiths and beliefs

SAINT AUGUSTINE’SCatholic High School & Sixth Form CentreOur Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi Academy Company


PURPOSE OF THIS EVENING

• To learn about our school

• To share our standards and vision

• To understand our curriculum and

pastoral care

• To reinforce our expectations as a successful,

supportive, praying and inclusive learning

community

• To find out about uniform, our Summer School, Literacy (ERIC),

Transport, Numeracy, New Technologies, the Catholic Life of the School, our

Catering Providers and the PTFA.


OUR SCHOOL PRAYER

God is my strength,

Christ You are at the centre of our school community,

Help me to develop my whole self academically, socially and spiritually,

May I reflect Your faith, hope and love in all I do, following in the footsteps of our Patron Saint,

In Your name.

Amen

Saint Augustine’s of Canterbury, pray for us

Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us

• To find out about uniform, our Summer School, Literacy (ERIC),

Transport, Numeracy, New Technologies, the Catholic Life of the School, our

Catering Providers and the PTFA.


WHAT ARE OUR STANDARDS AND EXPECTATIONS?

70% 5+ A-Cs with English and Mathematics – once again superb results!

The best A Level results in Worcestershire (again!)

Spiritual and moral leadership

Superb learning environment – friendly and welcoming

High calibre teaching and support staff

Excellent Pastoral Care and Guidance


OUR STANDARDS

Respect yourself

Respect others

Respect the environment

……. to create a successful, supportive, praying and inclusive

learning community

Respect starts with

how you treat

yourself


A CURRICULUM TO SUPPORT

ALL DESTINATIONS

Pathways routes are tailored to support each individual:

Traditional

Vocational

Combination

Opening doors to your future:

Russell Group of Universities

Universities

Apprenticeships

Training

College/Work

Highest value qualifications – facilitating subjects


PASTORAL CARE

An experienced team of staff to support students in all aspects of school life:

Form Tutors

Heads of Year

Mentors

Reward System

Lay Chaplain

Post 16 Adviser

Attendance Officer

External Agencies where necessary

Students want to come to school

Attendance 2013-2014 – 96.2% - highest in the history of the school


OFSTED ……. (September 2013)

“ Students achieve well at this school because of good teaching, the carefully

considered range of subjects they follow, and the strong quality of care and

guidance they receive….behaviour is good. Students have positive attitudes to

learning and are respectful of each other and their school environment. This

helps them feel safe. The sixth form is good and prepares students well for the

next stage in their lives… Strong leadership from the Principal means that the

school’s existing strengths have improved and weaknesses have been tackled

well ”


WHAT CAN

WE OFFER

YOUR CHILD?

Music and

Performing Arts

High School

Musical 2014 Pop Icons 2014

Croatia –

Music Trip 2014

Antigone 2014


WHAT CAN

WE OFFER

YOUR CHILD?

Active Lessons

Year 8 Transfer Day –

Science Department

Activities Week 2014

Parachute Launch

Activities Week 2014

Rocket Launching

Code Breaking Makita Sponsorship


WHAT CAN

WE OFFER

YOUR CHILD?

Fundraising and Citizenship

Serving Our Community

Christmas Hampers Redditch Night Stop

Diana Award

Charity Netball Match for the

Philippines Appeal


WHAT CAN

WE OFFER

YOUR CHILD?

Student Leadership

BBC School Report

Prefects

Question Time


WHAT CAN

WE OFFER

YOUR CHILD? Success

in all areas of Sport

2013-2014

Year 11 won the Redditch and Bromsgrove District Netball League

Year 9 were runners up in the Football County Cup

Year 11 Footballers won the Redditch and Bromsgrove District League and reached Round 4 of the National Cup competition.

Year 9 and Year 10 won the Rugby Redditch and Bromsgrove District League and were the U14 and U15 County Plate Champions.

Year 9 and Year 10 Basketball teams became Redditch and Bromsgrove League Champions.

12 athletes qualified to represent Redditch at the County event in Worcester and 3 students qualified to represent Worcestershire at

the Regional Athletics event at Perry Barr.

Sports Awards Evening


WHAT CAN

WE OFFER

YOUR CHILD?

Enrichment

Oaker Wood

Year 9 Trip

Activities Week Black

Country Museum

London War Horse Trip

Art Exhibitions


WHAT CAN

WE OFFER

YOUR CHILD?

Special Events

Pixie Lott, Patron of CRY

visits St Augustine’s


WHAT CAN WE

WE OFFER

YOUR CHILD?

Celebration of

Success

Public Speaking

Awards Evening

Sixth Form Ambassadors 2014

Year 11 Prefects 2014


ROLL OF HONOUR

UNIVERSITY

DESTINATIONS 2014

Jack Alder COVENTRY Business Management

Sean Anderson BRISTOL Veterinary Science

Katie Austin ROYAL HOLLOWAY UNIVERSITY OF

LONDON

Drama and Theatre Studies

Regan Austin ABERYSTWYTH Criminology

Fraser Banes COVENTRY Aviation Management

Christian Barnes BOURNEMOUTH Accounting and Business

Jonathan

Bentham

BRISTOL UNIVERSITY WEST OF ENGLAND Mathematics Foundation (Year 0)

Aaron

Blackwood

COVENTRY Health and Life Science (Foundation)

Coleen Blake WORCESTER Business, Management & Accountancy

Elinor Bonham UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH WALES English

Catherine Bossa BIRMINGHAM CITY English Language with English Literature

Megan Bray WORCESTER Environmental Science

Ciaran Brosnan NOTTINGHAM TRENT Law

Josie Brown SWANSEA Psychology

Lucy Burbridge BIRMINGHAM English Literature and History

Kris Burnett BIRMINGHAM International Relations with Economics

Sarah Carpenter HARTPURY COLLEGE Equine Science

Joanna Chustecki BIRMINGHAM Biological Sciences

Tara Coleman YORK History

Daniel Cook NOTTINGHAM TRENT History

Charlotte Evans BIRMINGHAM Modern Languages and English Literature

Claire Fielding BIRMINGHAM CITY English Literature

Peter Fleming LEICESTER History and Politics

Alexander

Flinders

COVENTRY Automotive and Transport Design

Klaudia Frohling ASTON International Business and Modern

Language(s)

Alexandra Fry LOUGHBOROUGH Criminology and Social Policy

Oskar Greda LEEDS METROPOLITAN Marketing & Advertising Management

Kaya Hodgkins LEICESTER History

Calum Jack BIRMINGHAM Geography and Urban & Regional Planning

Tomomi Johnson BOURNEMOUTH Computer Visualisation and Animation

Joel Jose LANCASTER Economics and Mathematics

Anna Kehoe MANCHESTER History

Sabrina Kelly SHEFFIELD English and Theatre

Sasha Knibbs SHEFFIELD HALLAM International Business

Pareet Ladwa NOTTINGHAM TRENT Business Management and Accounting &

Finance

Sara Leech SHEFFIELD HALLAM Criminology and Psychology

Alexander Liddle BIRMINGHAM Mathematics

Benjamin Lowe SWANSEA Physics

Nathaniel Lowe HULL Chemistry (with foundation year)

James Marvin BIRMINGHAM English Language

Charlotte Mason COVENTRY Dietetics

Charlotte Mayo-

Braiden

SHEFFIELD History

Chloe

McCrudden

LEEDS Psychology

Eden Meredith BIRMINGHAM Medical Science

Paige Moran LINCOLN Drama

Natalie Newman OXFORD Anthropology/Politics

Emily O’Sullivan EXETER Mathematics

Charley

Peckham

PLYMOUTH Psychology

Darcie Perrin LEICESTER Mathematics

Damian Piekos ASTON Business Computing and IT

Catherine Powell SHEFFIELD International Relations and Politics

Dominic Quinn SWANSEA Physics (including Foundation year)

Ayman Rafiqi ASTON Engineering and Applied Science

Matthew Read LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORE Food Design and Technology

William

Roylance

ABERYSWYTH Physics (includes foundation year)

Harriet Simpson COVENTRY International Business Management

Bethany Smiles PLYMOUTH COLLEGE OF ART Fine Art

Alexander Smith SHEFFIELD HALLAM Business Economics

George Smith SHEFFIELD HALLAM Business Economics

Nadia Steer SHEFFIELD Information Technology Management for

Business (ITMB)

Johndy Surio III BIRMINGHAM Biological Sciences

Daria Sviridova CITY UNIVERSITY LONDON Law

Matthew

Thurgood

SHEFFIELD English Literature

Joseph Tilt BIRMINGHAM History and Political Science

Benjamin Turner BIRMINGHAM Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Haseeb Waheed COVENTRY Electronic Engineering

Megan Walsh LIVERPOOL Psychology

Rebecca Ward LEEDS English Literature

William

Warmington

KEELE History

Ryah Westwood KENT English & American Literature

Oliver Wilson NOTTINGHAM TRENT Psychology with Criminology

Callum Winn SHEFFIELD Business Management

Elizabeth

Woodall

BIRMINGHAM Nursing

High Academic Success Year on Year at A Level


AND BEFORE YOU START AT

ST AUGUSTINE’S…

FREE Year 8 into Year 9 Summer School 2015


WHAT IS THE FUTURE?

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Company

Student Leadership

Seamless Education

Further Development of the Curriculum

Commencement of GCSEs in Year 9

Personalised Pathways

GCSE Reform and New Grading Scale

Duke of Edinburgh Award

Examination success

Development of your child and the whole person

Seeing your child on the roll of honour

Enjoying the ‘St Augustine’s experience’ – memories for life, proceeding to adulthood with dignity and confidence

Applications for 2015

• Closing date 31st October.

• Offers of places – 1st March.


ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

We welcome students of all faiths and beliefs who will respect our Catholic ethos

1. Baptised Catholic children who are in the care of a local

authority (looked after children) or provided with

accommodation by them (e.g. children with foster parents)

(Section 22 of the Children Act 1989) and children who were

previously looked after but ceased to be so because they were

adopted (or became subject to a residence order or special

guardianship order).

2. Baptised Catholic children who currently attend St Bede’s

Catholic Middle School. (See Note 2 below).*

3. All other Baptised Catholic children (See note 2).*


ADMISSIONS CRITERIA


4. Children who are not Catholic but who are in the care of a local

authority (looked after children) or provided with

accommodation by them (children with foster parents) (Section

22 of the Children Act 1989) and children who were previously

looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or

became subject to a residence order or special guardianship

order).

5. Children who are not Catholic but who currently attend St

Bede’s Catholic Middle School.


ADMISSIONS CRITERIA


6. Other children with siblings attending St Augustine’s at the

time of admission (See note 3).

7. Children attending the Ridgeway Middle School and

Walkwood Middle School whose parents wish their

children to be educated in a Catholic School.

8. Other applicants whose parents wish their children to be

educated in a Catholic School.

Applications for 2015

• Closing date 31st October.

• Offers of places – 1st March.

• Waiting list?

• Appeals?


WHY CHOOSE ANYWHERE ELSE:

St Augustine’s Catholic High School

& Sixth Form Centre A Division of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Company

A Catholic School for all faiths and beliefs


Thank you for attending

SAINT AUGUSTINE’S

CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL

& Sixth Form Centre

‘A Christ-centred learning community, committed to the development of the whole person’

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