Archdiocesan Ethos, Mission and Vision

The Archdiocese of Birmingham is dedicated to providing an outstanding Catholic education for all children in our schools.

Our vision is to be a Catholic diocese which is faithful to the mission entrusted to us by Jesus Christ, full of missionary disciples who work together co-responsibly in vibrant communities of faith, joyful in their service of God and neighbour.  The Archdiocesan vision is to reflect Evangelisation, Formation, Liturgy and Worship, Social Outreach, Care for Creation and Co-Responsibility in all that we do and there is an expectation by the Archdiocese that this will be reflected across all Multi Academy Companies.

It is our mission to announce the joy of the Gospel by making Christ known today through securing, protecting and improving the provision of Catholic education in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.  Therefore, each of our schools will place Christ at the centre of all that it does and will integrate Gospel values and the teachings of the Catholic Church into every aspect of school life.  Collectively the schools, as part of the MAC, must have a shared ethos based on their shared Catholic faith.  Therefore, this Scheme of Delegation is grounded in the seven principles of Catholic Social Teaching and provides an opportunity for canon and civil law to come together.

Each MAC and individual school within it must have a separate mission statement which reflects the unique Catholic ethos of both the MAC and that school.

Every school must work in partnership with the other schools within the MAC with the common good of Catholic education as the basis of their collaborative work. This partnership working should be at both an operational level and a strategic level. It is expected that all schools continue to engage and work across the Archdiocese and in the wider community including non-Catholic schools where possible.

Schools in the Archdiocese of Birmingham will provide an inclusive Catholic education committed to enable each child to reach their full potential in their God given talents, founded on the belief that every child is unique and created in the image and likeness of God.