St Augustine Webster Catholic Voluntary Academy

We are a large academy, but we like to think we can offer a close family atmosphere where all the children and staff can work cooperatively to achieve high standards of education within a caring environment which reflects the Catholic, Christian ethos of our academy.

Mission Statement

The academy will aim to:

• develop an awareness of God's love and presence in individual's lives and to elicit a response to that;
• help pupils to develop a reasoned set of attitudes, values and beliefs allowing the individual to make sound and moral judgements in the light of personal commitment to the Lord, Jesus Christ;
• make prayer, worship and liturgy valued experiences;
• develop real links with home and parish;
• create caring relationships with all those children and adults who are involved in the academy.

Academy Curriculum

St Augustine Webster Academy is committed to offering an academic curriculum of excellence within a caring, Christian environment.

Our aims are:

• to help pupils use language and number effectively;
• to help pupils to develop in the basic areas of competence needed for varying employment patterns in a rapidly-changing world;
• to help pupils to understand the world in which they live, and the interdependence of individuals, groups, nations 
•   and the environment;
• to help pupils to develop lively, enquiring, imaginative and creative minds, with the ability to question and argue 
•    rationally and to apply themselves to tasks;
• to help pupils to develop fit, healthy bodies and equip them with a wide range of physical skills;
• to help pupils develop aesthetic awareness;
• to help the children appreciate human achievement and aspirations;
• to help pupils to develop a set of reasoned attitudes, values, and beliefs, based on the Christian principles of the Catholic Faith;
• to help children understand the multi-cultural nature of society, to foster respect for those of different religions, beliefs and ways of life, and to develop an attitude which is opposed to discrimination of any sort;
• to help children to develop a sense of self-respect with the capacity to live as both independent, self-motivated and self-disciplined adults and as contributory members within their own families and society as a whole.

Our school is part of the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust which brings together the 36 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire. Our priority is to ensure the very best Catholic Education for all young people in our community, whatever their circumstances. We will achieve this together, through a strategic approach to sharing best practice, effective challenge and support from a central standards and performance team and opportunities for high quality Continuing Professional Development offered by the CMAT’s teaching school, The Nottingham Initial Teacher Training Hub.