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Shared resources
​From Diocesan Schools  
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Below are some useful documents, activities and resource materials which schools have produced and are happy to share with other schools in the Diocesan family. You may choose to use, or not, or adapt accordingly. Please note that they have not been checked or approved by the DES and the choice to use them is a decision to be taken by the individual school.

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Catherine Burns (Head of RE) has shared some resources they are using which you may wish to adapt. (updated 22/2/21
Eduqas Mock Papers 1 and Paper 2
Mark Scheme Paper 1 and Paper 2
                                                                 Praise Postcard and Star Challenge

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​Stations of the Cross meditations (suitable for staff reflections). Each meditation encompasses two Stations. You could take some time each Friday and meditate on two stations each week, beginning on the first Friday of Lent and ending on Good Friday. 
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Sarah Mullins Deputy Head of Priory Catholic School, Edgbaston 
Children Mental Health Week 1st -7th February
​Be Kind Poem

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 Tom Machin Seeds of Faith YouTube Channel
He is creating these videos as a way of encouraging young people and adults to encounter Christ, grow in knowledge of their faith and grow closer to God. Click on the image to link to the Channel.
The channel shares 3 videos a week; a 90 second summary of the Gospel, a Saint of the week and a weekly reflection on a relevant theme.


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Together with God YouTube Channel
Miss McGillycuddy from St Gregory the Great Catholic Secondary School in Oxford is producing  weekly YouTube videos.  The videos focus on prayer and reflections relating to young people as the journey in their faith.

Click on the image to go to the Channel.

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Bishop Ullathorne's Weekly Collective Worship. shared by Sarah Boyle
Click on the image to access the PPT. Updated 5/02/21
Click here for Take 5 Tuesday
Click here for Wellness Wednesday

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​Tim Oxley (St. Edmund Campion, Erdington) has shared the school's Catholic Newsletter for this week.
Click here  15/02/21

Daily Worship

Here's Anna O'Driscoll's (St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School, Kings Norton), regular contribution for Daily Worship. These are word documents with links within the liturgy to short Jesuit led reflections. There is no Friday prayer for this week. Updated 05/02/2021 
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Reflection on Pope Francis' monthly prayer intention by Jen Rogers St John Fisher Catholic College 5/02/21
Here is Shirley Weatherby's ( St. John Fisher Catholic College, Newcastle) contribution for this week. 
Updated 12/01/2021
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  Presentation PPT
  Reflection PPT
  Word Doc
  Updated 22/02/21

Allie Mason Lay Chaplain (St. Benedict's, Alcester) has shared worship for the whole of this week. Updated 15/01/2021
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Laura Byrne (Lay Chaplain at Cardinal Newman Catholic School, Coventry) has shared this video reflection especially for the Feast of the Sacred Heart on Friday 19 June. Updated 18/6/20
Looking forward to First Holy Communion
This beautiful video was created by the Year 3 children and their teacher Laura Cole from St. Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Stratford.​
Updated 15/6/20
Remembering the Month of May
The children at St. Wulstan's Catholic Primary School, Stourport, have shared their memories of the Month of May dedicated to Our Lady. ​And, over in Wolverhampton, the children of Corpus Christi Catholic Primary Academy have shared their May Procession Updated 17/6/20
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The Children at Our Lady's, Cowley, Oxford 
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Laura Byrne (Lay Chaplain, Cardinal Newman Catholic School, Coventry) has shared a reflection for this week. It is really pertinent in relation to the recent events in America. You will also find one for next week, the feast of Corpus Christi. Updated 11/6/20 
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Prayer Card Our Lady of Lourdes MAC have created this prayer card which is going in the stationary packs for pupils on their return to school. Updated 11/6/20
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The Modern Foreign Languages Department at St. Edmund Campion, Erdington, have also produced some prayers to Our Lady of Fatima and prayers of The Rosary in Spanish, French, Italian and Polish. Updated 27/5/2020 
St. Martin de Porres is the patron saint of interracial harmony as well as the patron saint for public health and education, barbers and hairdressers too. The MFL department have created a fact file and translated a prayer into Spanish asking for St. Martin's intercession . There is also an audio recording of it. 
Trinity Sunday You may wish to share this prayer service with your students. It is from the team at St. Thomas Aquinas. The reflection has been written by Monsignor Timothy Menezes and is especially poignant referencing the death of George Floyd and the importance of relationships.  You can download it as a Word document here.

Supporting Mental Health and Wellbeing
Fran Fisher (St. Benedict's Catholic High School, Alcester), has shared two of the school's Wellbeing Bulletin for students. They are Word copies so that you can adapt and modify them for your own settings.
​Updated 3/6/20 
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Mental Health Awareness Week 18-24 May 2020
Allie Mason (St. Augustine's Catholic High School and 6th Form, Redditch) has shared a short PowerPoint Assembly.
Updated 18/5/2020
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St. Peter's, Leamington Spa, wanted to share their Lockdown Party. We have really enjoyed seeing all the imaginative ways in which teachers and pupils across the whole Diocese are sending out messages of love and support to one another. Updated 19/5/2020
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Charlotte Rowley (St. Thomas More, Longton) was inspired by ideas from other schools and so has created a Spirituality Bulletin for the school. ​Updated 19/5/2020
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We Will Remember 
Trish Johnston (St. Anne's, Streetly) has shared an audio recording of CJM's beautiful hymn of remembrance to those who gave their loves for others. This could be used in Collective Worship. Updated 19/5/2020

May is the Month of Mary

Virtual May Procession: St. Bernard's, Moseley, have shared their beautiful May Procession. Updated 27/5/20
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Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School have just published their May Newsletter. The front cover is another beautiful piece of art from Miss Ward. 

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A Prayer Card for the Month of Mary shared by Sarah Mullin (Priory School, Edgbaston)
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Katherine Hodgkinson (St. Filumena's, Caverswall) explains how to create a May Altar at home.

Hymn Practice

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James Shingler (St. Mary's, Cannock) is going to pray the Rosary using Zoom. He's wondering if all 100 spaces will be filled.
Hannah Davies (St. Augustine's Catholic Academy, Meir) has filmed a short hymn practice. Hannah leads on guitar whilst her brother accompanies her on drums. The three hymns are: Sing it in the Valleys, Veronica's Song and Happy Day. It can be used at home or at school. Please click on the image. Updated 4/5/2020
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Daily Worship 

Jen Rogers (Assistant Headteacher at St. John Fisher Catholic College, Newcastle) has kindly shared her Collective Worship for the week. 
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Anna O'Driscoll (Lay Chaplain at St. Thomas Aquinas School, Birmingham), has kindly shared a week's worth of Collective Worship for schools to use and/or adapt as they wish. Please click on the images to download.
​Updated 27/04/2020
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Audio recording of All Heaven Declares
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Many thanks to Georgie O'Gara from St. Benedict's Catholic High School, Alcester, who has shared this liturgy based on the 3rd Sunday of Easter: The road to Emmaus. Please click on the image to download the PowerPoint.
Updated 27/4/2020 
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Prayer 

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Lucy from St. Patrick's, Stafford has shared this lovely idea for children to create a prayer jar either at home or at school. Click on the image to see the instructions.
Updated 24/4/2020

Teachers at St. Peter's, Leamington Spa have produced a beautiful signed version of 'Be Still for the Presence of the Lord.' Please click on the image to download.
​Updated 24/4/2020
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Teaching Resources

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Tara Hart from one of our Leamington schools reads The Tale of Three Trees
​Updated 23/4/2020

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Katherine Hodgkinson from the Painsley MAC shows children how to create their own Prayer Wall.
Updated 23/4/2020


Daily Worship

​Kayla Pratt (Lead Spiritual Life Coordinator at Bishop Challoner Catholic College, Birmingham) has kindly shared these resources and links. Click on the images to go to the website pages. Updated 23/4/2020
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Anna Howard, Lay Chaplain (Primary) at Painsley MAC has kindly shared this activity. A really clever way of sharing the Easter message by tearing up just one piece of paper. Click on the image to download the instructions.
Updated 20/4/2020

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Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School have created a Holy Week edition of their school bulletin. It contains information about Holy Week and Easter. In addition to this are The Stations of the Cross so that all members of the community, although apart, are able to pray together.
​The front cover artwork was created by Miss Ward, one of the teachers of Art.
Please click on the image to download the bulletin.
Updated 8/04/2020

​Thank you to the resources shared from Anna O’Driscoll Lay Chaplain at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School 
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Prayer Service
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Prayer Service Notes
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Bidding Prayers
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Isolation Poem
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