Key Questions
For an organisation to be healthy, the following six critical questions must become embedded into the fabric of the organisation. Systems in areas such as: recruitment and retention, management of performance, celebration and rewards, and real-time recognition need to tie into these six question
1: Why do we exist?
- To assist in the mission of making Christ known to all people;
- To assist parents, who are the prime educators of their children, in the education and religious formation of their children;
- To be of service to the local Church - the Diocese - the Parish and the Christian home;
- To be of service to society
The Church provides Catholic schools to:
… contribute to the creation of a society that is highly educated, skilled and cultured. For this reason, the Church emphasises the contribution that Catholic schools make to the common good of society and its culture”.
The Vision for Emmaus CAT:
To provide great Catholic education across Greater Manchester.
2: How do we behave?
Our habitual virtues (values) are based on Luke 24: 'Stay with us Lord, on our Journey...'
Humility: Demonstrating compassion and understanding.
Faithfulness: Demonstrating our faith in all that we do together, as a community.
Service: Demonstrating our devotion and service to God in helping to fulfil the Diocesan mission.
3: What do we do?
Enable our schools...To provide great Catholic education across Greater Manchester.
4: How will we succeed?
By working collegially as a family of great schools, strong in faith, serving society.
The key strength of all the schools is that they are all distinctive and rooted within their parish communities. We intend to maintain the distinctive nature of each of the schools whilst sharing recognised good practice across the board to build a strong Catholic Academy Trust for the future.
Aligned Agency (Autonomy)
Ambitious curriculums and character education
Talent, and supporting our people to flourish
5: What is most important now?
Strategic Focus Area 1: Mission
- To promote a distinctive Catholic Mission and culture to ensure Emmaus CAT continues to be strong in faith.
Strategic Focus Area 2: Quality of Education
- To ensure Emmaus CAT provides great schools with an ambitious curriculum for all pupils to flourish and serve society.
Strategic Focus Area 3: Academy Improvement
- To build a strong and sustainable infrastructure, making effective use of resources, enabling Emmaus CAT schools to serve society.
6: Who must do what?
