Newman Catholic College

Everyone Counts, Everyone Contributes, Everyone Succeeds. These are the words that look down on us when we come together for our daily assemblies, break and lunch times. We take great pride in these sentiments which form the core ethos of our school community and represent the essence of life at Newman Catholic College.

The College is an institution where care and support for each individual is combined with an insistence upon the highest standards of achievement and progress for students of all abilities.

Our ambition is to highlight each student’s strengths and build on the skills that they need to develop in order to achieve academically and be successful contributors to their family life and the wider community.

In practical terms this means that our ethos has wide support amongst the community and ensures that the school welcomes young people of all faiths and backgrounds.

Newman Catholic College is a happy and positive environment in which to study and work. Attendance is above the national average and the school is growing rapidly. We firmly believe that the excellent relationships that exist across the school community form the foundation of success for all.

We place academic achievement at the heart of all we do and celebrate pupil success during every assembly. The school formally assesses all pupils six times during the year including two internal examination weeks. We strive to ensure our recent successes in academic attainment and progress continue to grow.

Newman Catholic College seeks to develop the whole person. We are a Catholic School inspired in our mission by the vision of life that is found in the teaching of the Gospel, the Church, sacramental life and in Jesus Christ, who came that we ‘may have life and have it to the full’.

In striving to fulfil the mission. In practice this means that we seek to: encourage, support and inspire young people and the wider school community in the journey of faith; create a community where everyone contributes, everyone counts and everyone succeeds.

Students are valued and respected. We develop the intellectual, creative, physical, spiritual and religious potential of every pupil and encourage involvement in extra-curricular activities such as sport, music, drama and community service.

We work in partnership in mutual service for the benefit of all. We prepare our young people for life beyond school as citizens in the community and to enable them to serve as examples to moral and spiritual values in the world, developing a sense of justice so that they ‘act justly, love tenderly and walk humbly with God’/

Our charity work demonstrates our willingness to help others outside the school community, whether locally, nationally or internationally. Our students participate in a wide range of charitable events and fund raising activities. Our support of CAFOD in its efforts to relieve poverty in the developing world also educates our students.

At Newman Catholic College we are proud of our diversity and inclusivity. We encourage our students to adhere to 'Newman Values', which is how we link British Values with our Catholic Ethos.

Newman values are:

• We are all responsible for our own actions and the impact they have upon others.
• We respect the right of others to learn and are prepared to learn ourselves.
• We actively contribute to the life of the school and the wider community.
• We respect the faiths, cultures and values of others in our community.
• We recognise that the purpose of rules and laws are for the good of everyone.
• We treat others as we would like to be treated.

The curriculum allows each student to experience a broad, balanced, insightful and challenging curriculum whilst developing their interests and talents to the best of their potential. We follow the national curriculum and this is reviewed annually. The curriculum is organised into a two week timetable and lessons are taught in one hour periods. Most lessons are taught in singles and in doubles for relevant practical lessons.

To ensure all pupils are equipped to achieve academic success;NCC sixth form students developed into global citizens well prepared for the next stage of their lives and active members of our school community.

Our Sixth Form is a vibrant, diverse and successful community that consists of 140 young people male and female who have chosen to continue their studies with us at an advanced and intermediate level. I am proud to say that we have students from all over the world currently studying with us. A vast number of our students are comprised from the lower school; however we fully welcome applications from external students and those who have previously studied abroad.