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St Antony’s children and staff are recognised as London Living Wage employers
24th Nov 2021

Children at St Antony’s have campaigned, through their music videos, to promote the London Living Wage. Staff at the school have supported children to understand the principles of Catholic Social Teaching and through their voice to raise issues of poverty and injustice. Their work was recognised in an assembly and in the Newham Recorder. Living Wage Week: Forest Gate school marks accreditation | Newham Recorder
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Armistice Day 2021
18th Nov 2021

Children representing the Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy Trust joined with other schools in Newham to remember those who died in World War I and other conflicts. The Last Post was played followed by the two minutes silence, which was reverently observed by all attending the service. Monseigneur John Armitage presided and children from all the Trust schools read poems, prayers and reflections as everyone remembered those who gave their lives for our freedoms.
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Trustees & Senior Leaders Meeting across the Trust
27th Oct 2021

On Saturday 16 th October governors, trustees and senior leaders across the Trust came together to review the successes of the previous year and spend time reflecting on the values, vision and mission of the Trust. They also agreed on some next steps to ensure that all schools in the trust can provide the best education for all the children they serve.
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Teachers working together across the Trust
13th Oct 2021

On 5 th October teachers from across the Trust and beyond, came together to start planning for a next year’s Citizenship themes. Discussions centred around Laudato Si (Praise Be to You) and Frattelli Tutti, (All Sisters and Brothers) two important recent letters from Pope Francis. Teachers are now planning in their schools to ensure the message is easy for children to understand and to help them understand their role as future citizens. Other groups of teachers are working together across the Trust to share new ideas and joint projects for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), inspirational uses for future information technology and improving standards across all phases in our schools.
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Celebrating the schools in Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy Trust
13th Oct 2021

We are delighted to share with you our video that brings together all our schools where we celebrate our Catholic faith and offer children exceptional personal development. All our schools provide an excellent extensive curriculum promoting high standards in basic skills and valuing sport, the arts, humanities and especially the way we treat each other and uphold our Catholic values .
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St Francis' Promotional Video
20th Sep 2021

St Francis’ welcomes all children promoting diversity, inclusion, an extremely caring culture and an extensive broad and balanced curriculum during the school day and in after school activities. The school video capture the essence of St Francis’; please do take a few minutes to watch the video and see the smiles and enjoyment of the children.
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Year 6 Camping 2021
13th Sep 2021

Children from year 6 in St Joachim’s and St Helen’s started the year by coming together for a camping experience near Lewes in East Sussex. The camp provided them with many learning opportunities including classification of plants and insects, archery and forest school activities. The children also enjoyed the studding East Sussex scenery when walking part of the South Down Way. They explored the beach near the Seven Sisters Cliffs to find discover nature along the shore line.
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Father Denis Hall Football Competition
27th Jul 2021

Prayers were answered on the 9 th of July as the sun shone brightly over the 6 th Annual boys’ and girls’ football tournament, held in memory of Father Denis Hall. Teams from St Joachim’s, St Winefride’s, St Helen’s and St Edward’s were joined by the other Deanery Schools to compete for the St Edward’s Trophy. The referees from St Bonaventure's and St Angela’s completed the family gathering. The closely contested boys’ competition was evident in that that it was only goal difference which separated 1 st and 2 nd places with St Joachim’s taking the title.
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St-Joachim's Happy Day Video
14th Jun 2021

We invite you to learn more about St Joachim's Catholic Primary School, where we strive to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. Our school ethos reflects our vision of a loving and caring environment, where all children are inspired and encouraged to reach their full potential both spiritually and academically.
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St Edward's Happy Days Video
27th May 2021

We invite you to learn more about St Edward’s by watching their video promoting their diverse happy school where children love to learn and support each other in their family environment.
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