FAMILY
Visitors always comment on the warm welcome they receive and the ‘family’ atmosphere at Mount Carmel.- Achievement Co-ordinators, Form Tutors and Pastoral Support Officers are focused on all aspects of achievement, wellbeing and behaviour as well as day to day issues
- Approximately 80 prefects in Year 11 and 30 Peer Mentors in Years 9 and 10 help staff ensure that everybody is safe and happy.
- A very active and supportive PTFA group meet regularly and support numerous school events.
- Parents’ evenings – a chance to speak to your child’s teachers about their progress.
FAITH
Our pupils experience daily prayer & worship- Salford Diocese inspection graded us ‘outstanding’ in our Welcome, Welfare & Witness.
- Multi-cultural and multi-faith celebrations & activities help develop and support community cohesion.
- The G.I.F.T. (Growing in Faith Together) pupil team arrange liturgies in school.
- The Youth St. Vincent de Paul (YSVP) group visit local residential homes to offer companionship and friendship to the elderly.
LEARNING
We are completely focused on all pupils' progress- Higher attaining students are stretched by more challenging teaching and an enhanced extra-curricular programme.
- Individual support programmes are developed for pupils with additional needs to break down barriers to learning.
- Enrichments to the curriculum include subject specific visits as well as team building residential trips to a wide range of places including Lockerbie in Scotland, Spain and Holland.
INCLUSION |
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Accrington Lions presented Mount Carmel Partnership Manager Sue Fielding with one of just five Centennial Certificates of Appreciation which had been signed by HRH The Countess of Wessex, Patron of the Lions Clubs of the British Isles. The certificates were presented by current Accrington Lions President Richard Gibson and Lion Caz Moreton who was President during the Centenary Year.
The certificates are in recognition of Outstanding Service to the Community in numerous events and recognised the work Sue has done supporting and co-organising the World Down Syndrome Fun Day which is held at Mount Carmel High School and which donates money raised to local families. Also her support and fundraising efforts with a group of young people at the school to create a memorial garden in memory of a dearly missed pupil was recognised.
Certificates were also presented to Jaqui Collins for her charity work, Tina Wilkinson headteacher of St Andrew's school for her fundraising work, Jan Cotton for her work with Action for Dementia and to Mo Collins who was presented with a special plaque for outstanding community service.Tonight we were able to honour some of the people in our community who inspire us.
As part of our celebrations of our centennial year we were asked to nominate 4 local heroes to receive a centennial certificate signed by our patron Countess Sophie of Wessex and 1 to receive a centennial plaque.
Certificate winners were Jaqui Collins for her charity work, Tina Wilkinson headteacher of St Andrew's school, Oswaltwistle, Sue Fielding, Partnership Manager at Mount Carmel and Jan Cotton for her work with Action for Dementia.
Mo Collins won the plaque for outstanding community service 👏👏👏
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