'St. William's is a school where Christ is truly at its heart, where every child matters and is cherished for who they each uniquely are, every bit as much as for what they may achieve' - Section 48 Inspection Report June 2018
Glimpses of God
Christ is the foundation and model for the whole of the Church’s life, and not least the mission and ministry of education. His way, truth and life are ours and he is the source of everything St William's is about. Christ is at the heart of the Church on which our school is built and he is at the centre of all we try to achieve.
St William's is therefore a place where everyone is valued as a child of God, where every individual is enabled to mature towards their full growth in Christ and achieve their rightful potential. It is the Spirit of Christ who brings life to us a Catholic school: giving strength and hope; promoting harmony and enabling reconciliation; ensuring that, with enthusiasm and celebration, the things of God always take first place.
- Coming together as a Diocese family of 93 schools at our cathedral in Leeds.
- Attending weekly Mass at our parish church.
- Coming together to make learning happen.
- Weekly child-led collective worship in every class.
- Making every lesson count every time.
- Class liturgy shared with parents and families.
- Placing Christ at the heart of all we do.
- Out of darkness comes light - our Advent liturgy.
- Representing every class - our School Council.
- Improving the quality of display in RE.
- Mini-Vinnies serving lunch and the elderly and infirm.
- Welcoming Ben, a 4th year seminarian.
- Entertaining Christmas shoppers at ASDA.
- Carols around the tree with the Schonbrunn Quintet.
- Advent liturgy, shared in 3 languages.
- Proudly sharing our new branding with our school and parish community.
- Simple scripture takes pride of place in our new chapel.
- Remembering the fallen on Armistice Day.
- Placing accessible crucifixes at the heart of every class.
- Our new window transfer provides a centrepoint for class and shared liturgy.
- New RE display boards in our main hall, celebrating good work.
- Visiting St Pio's Priory and soup kitchen with the School Council and meeting Fr Conrad.
- A place to sit and be - our new school chapel.
- Years 3 and 4 visiting a local mosque during interfaith week.
- Collecting food to feed the homeless and destitute in our city.
- Stations of the Cross now on display in our main hall and new school chapel.
- Gathering around the altar in our new chapel.
- Welcoming over 75 volunteers from Santander to paint, garden and clean our school.
- Our Mini-Vinnies raising funds for MacMillan Cancer Relief.
- Celebrating our new logo and identity with our local community.
- The wonders of a winters morning in our school grounds.
- Stained glass windows provide the perfect backdrop to our main hall.
- Visiting the Masjid-e-Noor with Years 5 and 6 during interfaith week.
- Celebrating our 17 languages and heritages with a Slovakian Afternoon.
- Making learning happen with focussed support and intervention for learners.
- Welcoming our group of Mini-Vinnies (Junior SVP) into school.
Our school, through our clear and visual Catholic identity, will be, for many people the place where Christ and his Church are encountered. As such, St William's is an evangelising community. At its most basic, we seek to proclaim that Jesus Christ reveals God’s love and invites us to a personal relationship with him.
