At St Patrick’s, we have a dedicated Pupil Leadership Team that empowers our children to take an active role in our school community. By embracing our core values, they inspire and lead others, fostering a positive and supportive environment for all.
Our Pupil Leadership Teams
Laudato Si Crew
Our Laudato Si Crew are elected by their classmates and do a fabulous job around school, helping us all to look after our environment. Pope Francis calls us to have a ‘common care, for our common home.’ The Laudato Si Crew remind us of the importance of saving energy by turning off the lights when we leave a room and the water taps when we have finished washing our hands. They encourage us to reuse and recycle paper in school and are looking at ways we can become even more sustainable.
They have taken part in local initiatives such as Litter Picking in the local area and are also working hard to improve our school grounds alongside members of the Gardening Club. They have planted plenty of vegetable seeds ready to go into our raised beds. Their hard work has already earned them RHS School Gardening Levels 1 and 2 – and they are hoping to achieve Level 3 by the end of this year!
One of our biggest projects was, our Sustainable Journeys Project. This was where we worked with Transport for Greater Manchester to explore ways we could get children in our school to travel in more environmentally ways, get more active and keep themselves safe.
We worked with Elizabeth from TfGM and Mrs Greenhalgh to produce a Road Safety Assembly which they performed to the whole school. They gave everyone lots of tips about how to cross the road safely and how we should behave near the roads around school.
We also arranged for everyone in Key Stage 2 to have some Scooter Training. It was huge fun and we all learnt how to ride our scooters properly, wear the correct safety equipment and how to keep ourselves safe on the roads.
We arranged for secure bike and scooter storage to be installed in school. This meant that more people could travel to school on their bikes and scooters because they have somewhere safe to leave them during the day.
Last year we raised money by hosting a coffee morning to further improve our grounds and took part in the Laudato Si Challenge ‘Pray with Nature’. Please watch our powerpoint to find out more.
Caritas Ambassadors
Keep an eye on our website for the ways in which our ambassadors are going to deliver their mission to live the love of God in action.
What is the role of a Caritas Ambassador?
- To promote and develop social action projects within the school, parish and local community
- By demonstrating “faith in action” they can raise aware of Caritas within the Salford Diocese.
The Seven BIG Themes
- Dignity of the human person
- Family and community
- Solidarity of the common good
- Rights and responsibilities
- Option for the poor and vulnerable
- The dignity of work
- Stewardship
The Caritas Team focuses on integrating the seven big themes into the School and Community life of St Patrick’s parish.
We collect food for Rochdale Foodbank, host coffee mornings to raise money for charity and lead prayer and worship.
St Patrick’s GIFT Team
This role is to serve as a member of a GIFT Chaplaincy Team to support the Catholic Life of the School. Pupils will be entrusted with the responsibility of:
- Giving joyful witness of Christ in their school – missionary disciples.
- Providing support in the delivery of the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of all pupils across the curriculum.
- Assisting with the Sacramental programme.
- Peer pastoral care – building on the good practice in your school.
- Assisting with the delivery and development of the prayer life of the school supporting assemblies, worship, class prayer times and prayer groups.
- Assisting with developing and leading retreat experiences for pupils.
- Developing and leading social justice activities in your school.
- Developing the use of the chapel/prayer room/sacred spaces or areas.
- Being present on parents and opening evenings to help with the welcome of all the community.
- Developing outreach work and supporting local, national and international charities – Caritas Diocese of Salford, Cafod: working for change – being the change makers.
These groups reflect our commitment to nurturing the hearts, minds, and spirits of our students, encouraging them to live out our Catholic values with intention and kindness. The Pupil Leadership Team is central to fostering a strong school community, showing that even the smallest acts, when carried out with love, can have a profound and lasting impact.
