Catholic Life

The Catholic Life of the school  goes beyond Religious Education lessons. To ensure that time and focus is given to the liturgical calendar, explicit links to other aspects of the curriculum are identified and key events are part of our annual calendar and the traditions of the school.

We recognise that parents are the first educators of our pupils, and that it is essential that we work in partnership with our families to support our pupils.  We provide guidance and information for our community so that everyone is able to share and guide our young people.

The school as a whole is fantastic, the staff are amazing and I feel extremely happy knowing my children are safe, supported and well looked after whilst in their care, I can’t thank the whole holy family team enough for all they do!

We are very happy with my child’s  progress and look forward to him developing more skills in his next school year. His first school year has been a great introduction to school life and his teachers are wonderful and I always feel like I can communicate efficiently with staff and the head teacher.

I believe school do try their best to keep parents updated with school comms and would agree that getting a response via the dojo app is very good.

I wants to say big thank you to all teachers and staff.

Many thanks for a great year, looking forward to even better in the coming school year. Grateful!

Thank you for a wonderful year, I think Holy Family is a wonderful school and we look forward to the next academic year!

My child loves her school and I’m glad what progress she made already and how happy she is in her school.

Inspection Report

As a Catholic school, we have a Section 48 Inspection.  Click on the link below to find our most recent report.

RE Inspection Report – November 2024

Please click to view our most recent Section 48 report.  This is a report following an inspection from the Diocese.  S48 Holy Family Worksop 21.06.18

Our Parish

We are part of the Parish of St. Jude’s.  To find out more, click here.

Our Diocese

We are part of the Hallam Diocese.  To find out more, click here.

Our Catholic Multi-Academy Trust

We are an academy within the St. Francis Catholic Multi-Academy Trust

Prayer and Liturgy

Prayer is a key part of our school life.  Praying together is part of the daily experience for all pupils and staff.  Prayer is part of every day at Holy Family. We share prayers in the morning, at lunchtime and at the end of the day.  As a school we also have a school prayer which is shared at Celebrations of the Word and whole school gatherings.

In addition, each month there is a different prayer to focus on, which often relate to the liturgical calendar.  Progression in the prayers that children learn about and learn to say is built into our curriculum.

Prayer Booklet 2024 (new directory)

Throughout the school year, there are opportunities for prayer, Celebration of the Word and Liturgy.

Preparation for the sacrament of Reconciliation and First Holy Communion  is supported by school staff.

We experience the Catholic Life of the school through four knowledge lenses.

Hear – This focuses on the Word of God which we hear (and at times see) – Our holy family experience this through Religious Education lessons, through Celebrations of the Word, through Liturgy, through prayer and through our Mission.

Believe – This focuses on the content of the Church’s own profession of faith: what she believes, professes, defines and teachers.  Our holy family experience this through Religious Education lessons, through Celebrations of the Word and through modelling from both within school and our wider church community.

Celebrate – This focuses on the liturgy in which Church celebrates the Paschal mystery of Christ.  Our holy family experience this through developing our understanding of prayer and prayers, liturgy, the sacraments including the Eucharist as well as other liturgies.  We do this by regularly attending Mass in school or at the local church, teaching pupils about the key aspects of the sacraments and the liturgy and sharing celebrations with our wider community.

Live – This focuses on the impact if faith on how Christians live.  Our holy family experience this through learning about Catholic Social Teaching and how we can be active participants in making our world a better place for all.  We do this through taking part in charity events, learning about the lives of others and opportunities such as Mission Leaders or representing our school within the community.

In addition, there are two lenses which are specific to the Summer 2 unit in the Religious Education Directory.  These are Encounter and Dialogue.  These set out the requirements in relation to reaching of other religions and world views.  Whilst these are specific to the Summer 2 teaching unit, in our holy family we experience this through our mission statement: We are committed to promoting an inclusive, loving family through the teachings of the Catholic faith.  Pupils promise to keep everyone included.  We are a very welcoming school community with families from all around the world, speaking different languages, having different traditions and experiences but all part of our family.  We live out our motto – Holy Family: Together in Love.  Wherever possible, we celebrate diversity and provide diverse resources to better represent the world community.

Religious Education

To find out more about Religious Education, click here.

Mission Leaders

Mission Leaders support our work, going beyond our school community.  These pupils are chosen democratically to be role models of our school Mission and Motto.  They support Celebrations of the Word and key events throughout the year.

Saints important to us

Please click on the link above to find out more about Saints that are important to our school.  The children learn about the saints during the week following All Saints Day.