Faith in Action-Year 12
As a school we are truly committed to living out our faith through action and we are extremely proud of our Faith in Action programme.
Faith in Action is a Charity initiative centred around Catholic Social Teaching and the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats. It involves our 6th formers creating opportunities for the whole school to unite as a community to raise money and create experiences for those who are vulnerable. Although it is run by 6th formers it involves the entire school community who take part in the activities, events and collections.
‘Students in the sixth form are rightly very proud of the work they undertake as part of the ‘Faith in Action’ programme. During the inspection the students were arranging food and gifts for a Christmas party for local senior citizens and earlier in the term had collected toys for Hounslow Social Services.’
– Section 48 report Dec 2018, St Mark’s Catholic School Hounslow.
How does it run?
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One timetabled lesson a week
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Compulsory for all students in Year 12
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Taught by RE teachers
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Focus on Catholic Social Teaching - linked with mission of the month
What happens in lessons?
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Learning and understanding key Catholic Teachings on social justice with emphasis on justice for the marginalised
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Writing to local MPs about issues facing our community
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Researching charities that students would like donate funds raised to
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Planning fundraising events and charity events
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Evaluating our impact and reflecting on individual input
What happens outside of lessons?
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Fundraising activities (break, lunch, after school)
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Events - e.g. senior citizens’ party, year 7 Fete etc…
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Promoting activities and FIA in assemblies and forms
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Visits to senior citizens
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Paired Reading with Year 7
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What happens to the funds raised?
Funds raised are either:
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Used to host events such as the senior citizens’ party
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Donated to Sparrow Schools, a Charity set up to support education for disadvantaged children and young people in Johannesburg, South Africa. We have supported this charity for nearly a decade and are delighted to be able to keep doing so. Please check out their website to learn more: https://sparrowschools.org.uk/
