Headteacher's Welcome
Mrs L Young
St Bede's Catholic Primary School opened in September 1939 and it has served the local Catholic community ever since.
Since 2012, St Bede's Parish has been known as ‘All Saints Parish’ and incorporates the Parish of St Joseph's, Benwell, since the close of St Joseph’s Church.
At the heart of our school is our Mission Statement, ‘As one, we learn together. Play together. Pray together, As one.’ By this we mean that we acknowledge that every child in our community is a unique gift from God and together as a school and home family we will work ‘as one’, in all aspects, to help everyone to aspire to be the best that they can be!
As a school we offer every child a broad, balanced, differentiated and enriched curriculum and aim to not only develop academic potential but also help children to realise their all-round potential and broaden their horizons, creating a love of learning.
As a Catholic school, we feel that the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of our pupils is a major strength of our school. It underpins their education and establishes a caring, orderly and self-disciplined learning community. We seek to encourage the children to give and expect to receive respect, encouraging the children to work together and to willingly take on responsibility. They learn to share and value the achievement of others. The moral development of our children flows from a firm spiritual base.
We welcome applications from all families, regardless of faith.
We see every child as a unique individual and the school works to achieve a genuine family atmosphere, where all members care for, love and respect each other. The children have many different needs, physical, emotional, spiritual and academic and the school works towards supporting the children through all their needs. The school view parents, as partners in the education process and close liaison between home and school is encouraged. The teaching staff is in loco-parentis and exercises the care of a reasonable parent at all times.
Our Mission & Aims
As one, we learn together, play together, pray together, as one
‘In Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us | Romans
At the very heart of our school is our Mission Statement 'As One, we learn together, play together, pray together, as one' - this permeates every element of our school ethos and daily lives.
To help our young people become:
Successful learners:
- Who understand how they learn and have the resilience to learn from their mistakes
- Who have the essential skills, achieve well and make progress
- Who enjoy learning and are motivated to achieve their very best, both now and in the future
Confident learners:
- Who have a sense of self-worth and personal identity
- Who relate well to others and form good relationships
- Who are able to lead safe, healthy and fulfilled lives
Responsible citizens:
- Who are well prepared for life and work
- Who respect others and act with integrity
- Who make a positive contribution to society
We aim to
- Support each child to achieve their best educational standard
- Create a climate which can support the development of an enriched and enhanced vocabulary
- Raise aspirations
- Build on cultural capital
