At Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust we recognise that each individual member of our community is created in God’s image with unique talents and abilities.
Our Vision
We nurture each person through loving relationships and rich daily experiences centred on the teachings of Christ.
We believe that humanity is a gift that we receive through others and that our relationships unlock the unique potential in each person. As such, we affirm the dignity of each individual and our values underpin everything we do across every school, with and for each student and member of staff.
Through Christ, in partnership and with service and witness at the core of all we do, our schools will be centres of excellence. We will educate the whole person so that everyone fulfills their academic potential, aspires highly and is optimistically ambitious. We will unlock ability and talents so that all can flourish and make a valued contribution to the world
Our Values
Develop spirituality
We believe that a knowledge of and a personal relationship with Christ brings meaning and direction to life.
Key Virtues: Spirituality and Witness
Act with justice, respect and dignity
We believe that every member of our diverse community is created in God’s image and therefore we act with respect and show dignity, ensuring that all are treated with fairness, justice and equity. We work fervently to dispel inequality and pay special attention to those most in need.
Key Virtues: Respect and Honesty
Foster a sense of vocation
We believe that all members of our Trust should be supported to recognize their own purpose and to develop a sense of how they are called to contribute to society.
Key Virtues: Self-Belief and Service
Promote educational excellence
We believe that each person should be equipped to excel through the highest quality learning opportunities and richest wider-school experiences.
Key Virtues: Confidence and Aspiration
Form high aspirations
We believe that every member of our Trust community should have the highest expectations of themselves and others and should be equipped with the knowledge and skills to achieve greatly.
Key Virtues: Resilience and Optimism
Celebrate community
We believe that our schools promote truth, honesty, reconciliation, resilience and integrity in their own context, but together create strength, optimism and excellence across the Trust.
Key Virtues: Gratitude and Joy
Support exceptional leadership
We believe that the best leadership in Catholic schools raises the work of the staff and the attainment of young people to levels that exceed expectations through relentless focus, effective management skills, profound empathy, sustained energy and robust optimism, underpinned by wide professional knowledge founded on innovative research.
Key Virtues: Optimism and Generosity
BWCET Patron
Blessed Carlo Acutis: The Millennial Saint
Carlo Acutis, a London-born teenager, is on the path to becoming the first saint of the millennial generation. Born in 1991 and growing up in Milan, Italy, Acutis passed away in 2006 at the age of 15 due to leukemia. His life, though short, was marked by a profound faith and a passion for technology, which he used to spread the teachings of the Catholic Church.
Carlo had great devotion to the Eucharist and he created a website documenting Eucharistic miracles. He was passionate about caring for others, particularly the vulnerable, and in school he stood up for people who were bullied. He famously encouraged all his friends to embrace their uniqueness, urging them to be ‘originals not photocopies.’ His dedication to faith and skill with technology earned him recognition within the Catholic community and beyond.
Pope Francis has formally recognised two miracles attributed to Carlo, paving the way for his canonisation as a saint.
Carlo’s beatification took place in Assisi in 2020, and his body, which lies in a tomb there, can be visited by the public. He has already been declared “venerable” for his virtuous life, and, with the recognition of the second miracle, he is now set to be named the first millennial saint, a testament to his enduring impact and the inspiration he continues to provide to young people. This is why he is chosen as the patron of our Trust.
Trust Prayer
Heavenly Father,
We pray for your guidance, wisdom, and support.
Help us to engage in meaningful work; allowing us
to grow closer as members of our Trust family, and
to nurture the bonds of our community.
Fill us with your grace, Lord God, as we consider
the pupils, staff, governors, families and parishes
of our schools.
Continue to remind us that all we do here today,
all we strive for, and all that we accomplish, is to
enable all to flourish.
We ask this in Your name, Lord.
Amen.
St Nicholas Fund
Commercial Partners with Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust have kindly made a small financial fund available, which can be allocated throughout the year to pupils in urgent need of support.
The St Nicholas Fund is available to promote the engagement and success of pupils and students in school activities when their personal circumstances may prevent them from being able to do so.
Applications may be made for single payments for specific activities or resources for individual pupils, up to £200. If you would like to make a funding request for a pupil, please contact the head teacher of their school.
Examples of how the fund could be used include:
- Uniform
- Art equipment
- Sports equipment or competition fees
- Dance equipment
- Bags and stationery
- Music equipment or exam fees
- Drama equipment
- School retreats
- Off-site visits
- School trips, including, for example, equipment hire
- Access to school during exceptional circumstances, for example, taxi service after significant injury
- Bereavement support