Our Trust
Our school is proudly part of St Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Academy Trust (SCRCAT).
The Trust, initially formed with the two schools of St Mary Queen of Martyrs and Endsleigh Holy Child to begin a journey to work within a close and established structure to maintain high standards of Catholic education. As part of this aim, the two schools have come together to sponsor a third school, St Vincent’s in a shared journey to excellence. In January 2015 St Richard’s VC Academy joined the Trust, then in October 2017 we grew again with 4 more schools, including St Mary's College, St Anthony's, St Charles' and St Thomas More, becoming a Roman Catholic Academy Trust offering exceptional education for pupils aged 3-19 years old.
From 1st September 2022, the Trust successfully merged with 7 further schools in the East Riding and North Yorkshire following the dissolution of St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Academy Trust and now includes St Peter's Primary & St George's Primary in Scarborough, Our Lady & St Peter's in Bridlington, St John of Beverley Primary, St Mary's in Market Weighton, St Mary & St Joseph in Pocklington and St Augustine's Secondary school in Scarborough.
The key strength of all of the schools is that they are all distinctive and rooted within their parish communities. We have maintained the distinctive nature of each of the schools whilst sharing recognised good practice across the board to build an established Trust of excellence.
All of our schools work together to provide the best possible experience for our children.
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The Values, Vision and Ethos of the St Cuthbert's RC Academy Trust:
"All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children" (Isaiah 54: 13)
At St Cuthbert’s our Mission is to:Give every member of the St Cuthbert’s family the experiences to encounter Christ and know that they are loved by HimProvide excellent academic opportunities for learningGrow in the Christian virtues including Faith, Hope, Love and in the service of othersEnable all to meet their full potential and flourish
Give every member of the St Cuthbert’s family the experiences to encounter Christ and know that they are loved by Him
In Evangelii gaudium, Francis urges the faithful to “a renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ, or at least an openness to letting him encounter them” (3). Christ is constantly reaching out to all persons, but an encounter happens when that invitation is acknowledged and responded to by a human being. Francis suggested that the word “encounter” is central to the way he thinks of Christian relationships. He encourages the faithful to be fearless in the ways in which they look beyond their own needs and wants to those of others.
At St Cuthbert’s we are fearless in the ways that we look beyond our own needs and wants to those of others. We must show respect and acceptance to each other, so that all feel welcomed, and are thus prepared to take their place in a just and caring society.
Learn
We encourage a culture of vocation.
We provide excellent academic opportunities for learning and access to a broad and deep curriculum which gives them success and enables them to make decisions about their future life. We get them ready for the next stage in their education or employment.
Grow
Grow in the Christian virtues of Faith, Hope, Love and in the service of others.
St Cuthbert’s serves beautiful and unique communities with diverse needs, strengths and characteristics.
We accompany each individual on their journey actively encouraging participation and growth, particularly alongside the vulnerable and disadvantaged.
Aristotle’s (384-322BC) term eudaimonia offers a vision of human flourishing indicating the purpose, the end, to which all human life aims through the pursuit of the virtues (Aristotle, 2009).
Aristotle’s ethics was developed in a Christian context by St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-74). For Thomas, human flourishing is a gift from God, revealed by Christ (John 10:10). Human flourishing is an invitation to share the joy of God’s own life, what Thomas calls ‘beatitude’.
We will continue to develop Catholic character education to promote a life based on Christ centred virtues that seeks the flourishing of pupils, young people and all members of the school community. Embodied in the ethos of each school we call our staff, children and young people to grow in positive personal strengths called virtues. These virtues are broad and balanced and include the theological, moral, civic, intellectual, and performance-based virtues.
“Character education and the formation of all aspects of the human person through the pursuit of the virtues not only enhances the education of the individual and respects their dignity, it promotes the common good and the flourishing of human society in the world.”(Rt. Rev.d Marcus Stock, Bishop of Leeds, Foreword, Catholic Character Education, 2018)
Flourish
Through our strategic plan, we will enable all to meet their full potential and flourish.
