The Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust
About Us
Within the Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust, our academies are communities where our children and young people are given a clear vision for life, a vision which is rooted in the person and the teachings of Jesus Christ and which is faithful to the mission of the Catholic Church.
The Trust seeks to serve all our families (Catholic and non-Catholic alike) and to work with other partners in education for the benefit of our children and young people; we are committed to working together as academies and with the wider community for the common good. In our academies, we uphold the dignity and unique human value of every person as we strive for excellence in education; gifts and talents are shared between our academies as we aim to provide the highest standards for all our children and young people, aged 3 to 19 years throughout the Trust.
Mission & Principals
Cor ad Cor Loquitur: Heart Speaks unto Heart ‘I understood that the Church had a Heart and that this Heart was burning with Love. I understood that Love contains all vocations, that Love is everything, that it embraces all times, all places; in a word that Love is eternal.’ – St Therese of Lisieux
With Jesus Christ at the centre of the life of the Trust, we seek to provide learning communities offering the highest possible standards of education. We are committed to working in partnership and trust for the common good. We strive to encourage and empower children and young people to recognise and realise their God-given potential and to discern their vocation in life. As learning communities inspired by faith, we celebrate achievement, offering each other challenge and support, as together we follow Christ in self-giving love and service.
We have a vision for Catholic education that goes beyond individual schools and changes our perception from ‘my’ school, to ‘our’ schools. The challenge for us all is: how can we share our gifts and talents to ensure the education for all of our children is outstanding.
As a Trust Board we aim to provide challenge and support to the Headteachers of our Academies within the constantly shifting demands of educational theory and practice. We aim to share resources and skills for the benefit of all our Academies as each Academy continues on its journey to provide outstanding Catholic education for all its pupils.
Equal Opportunities
The Trust is an equal opportunities employer are is committed to ensuring respect, objectivity, belief in the dignity of the individual, consistency of treatment and fairness. This commitment extends to promoting equality of opportunity and eliminating unlawful discrimination throughout our Trust and school communities.
All members of our Trust and the community that we serve, pupils and colleagues have a right to be treated with fairness and equality.
Wellbeing
At the Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust, we recognise the importance of wellbeing to everyone across our school and parish communities. We provide a wealth of information detailing a variety of support and links to external websites for parents, pupils and staff which can be accessed via our website.
The Trust Central Team
The Trust Central Team provides core business functions to ensure that the Trust complies with its statutory responsibilities and supports the operations and educational performance of our schools.
The team operates under the leadership of the CEO. The team works with staff and Governors in our schools to ensure that the required outcomes and priorities of the Trust are achieved in accordance with the Trust’s Mission and Strategic Plan as agreed by the Trust Board.
The team is based at St Wilfrid’s Catholic High School and Sixth Form, Cutsyke Road, Featherstone.
THE SIX PRINCIPLES ON WHICH THE BISHOP KONSTANT CATHOLIC TRUST IS FOUNDED:
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JESUS CHRIST AT THE CENTRE
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THE DIGNITY OF EACH HUMAN MADE IN THE IMAGE OF GOD
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EDUCATION AND VOCATION
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SOLIDARITY & LIFE TOGETHER WITH CHRIST
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SERVICE & SUMMONS TO LOVE
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SUBSIDIARITY & THE LITTLE WAY
Education is not and must never be considered as purely utilitarian. It is about forming
the human person, equipping him or her to live life to the full – in short it is about
imparting wisdom. And true wisdom is inseparable from knowledge of the
Creator.’
(Pope Benedict XVI, address to teachers and religious,
Twickenham, 2010)
Our Schools
