BISHOP VAUGHAN

In the February blog post, I mentioned that our staff training and pupil assemblies had had a renewed focus on Catholic Social Teaching. This, often abbreviated to CST, is understood well at BVS as the Church’s guide for living out the Gospel in society. I thought, then, that it may be of interest to readers of these posts to learn a little more about what CST is and why place such emphasis on it on our school. CST is something that, as a Catholic school, should be informing

March has been a particularly rich and reflective month at Bishop Vaughan, since we have of course, and as referenced in last month’s post, been in the Lenten season. During this, our school community always focuses on reflection and renewal, a ‘spiritual spring clean’ as I believe I’ve described it in previous posts and as is often the theme of our assemblies in this period. Through services, prayer and acts of charity, pupils have been encouraged to consider how small actio

February has certainly been a busy and rewarding month at Bishop Vaughan! Our pupils’ engagement in learning, while still miraculously finding the time to be involved in such a wide range of activities from our vibrant extra-curricular programme has been most impressive – numbers participating in these continue to be very high, and of course that sort of commitment is in itself is an expression of our shared values. A perfect example of this – and one of the highlights of Feb

Since a new calendar year is always a moment for reflection and renewal, our assemblies this month have focused on these themes. January offers us a valuable opportunity to look ahead with optimism (making changes and adjustments to embedded practices, habits or routines if we need to!) and to set our minds on who we want to be – what we want to represent and what we hope to achieve. I believe it was Maya Angelou who wrote “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t

As we begin the Christmas break, I’m sure that our pupils are all ready for a very well-deserved rest! What a term! Whether they are our youngest pupils - who settled into the school in September – or the pupils in our Upper Sixth Form, who are about to embark on their last full term in education, or indeed pupils in any of the years in between, they’ve all worked hard and been extremely busy across all areas of school life! The term has been one in which we’ve celebrated f

What a month! A true whirlwind of activity! And where to begin? We’re pleased to share the news that BBC Radio recently approached Bishop Vaughan with a wonderful opportunity to take part in a pre-recorded service to be broadcast in a couple of weeks’ time. This special programme will not only mark the Second Sunday in Advent, but will also celebrate the writing of Dylan Thomas, with a particular focus on the nostalgic Christmas scenes captured in A Child’s Christmas in Wales

As we come to the end of our first half-term of the academic year, I’m delighted to share some of the many moments that have made this October such a hope-filled month at Bishop Vaughan Catholic School – yet again, our pupils have truly been exemplifying what it is to be a ‘Pilgrim of Hope’, in line with the theme of this Jubilee Year. We began the month by gathering for our Welcome Masses – one for each year group – celebrated by our School Chaplain, Father John Browne. Th

Our pupils have made a fantastic start to the new academic year! We are so very proud of the way in which our newest members of the Bishop Vaughan family have settled in, and of the way in which the pupils in the other year groups have acted as role models and sources of support them as they’ve done so. As ever, the year begin with our now well-established induction days and enrichment fair, these enabling all pupils to become acquainted with the important information about

I hope that all of the families in our school community have been enjoying a thoroughly relaxing and enjoyable break! We have, of course,...

As we close the academic year, huge congratulations to every pupil and indeed to every member of our school community for each and every...

This month, we’re excited to share an area of our work that was highlighted by Estyn during our recent inspection: the development of a...

This month I would like to share with you, instead of my own reflections, those of a group of our pupils who had the very special...

Today, our school community stands united in heartfelt remembrance of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away on 21 st April, Easter...

The past month has been ‘book-ended’ by the beginning of Lent at the start of the month, and by the publication of our Estyn inspection...

This month, as mentioned in the January blog, we were pleased to welcome parents and carers to our Spring Revision Workshop, an event...

Having now stepped into the New Year with what has already been a whirlwind of activity, I’m delighted to share with you some of the many...

I hope this message finds you all enjoying a well-deserved rest after what has been a truly eventful and meaningful December, and no...

Reaching the end of November, as we do today, I’m reflecting on the rich tapestry of events and traditions that has filled this month....

Our choir and our Sixth Form pupils were thrilled, in the first week of this month, to have the opportunity to participate in a Full...

The pupils have certainly made an excellent start to the academic year! Prior to them beginning the term on Wednesday 4th, staff had two...