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- Saint Ambrose is first and foremost, a Catholic College and a Catholic ethos must exist in our daily life. Specifically, we are an Edmund Rice school and endeavour to reflect the Eight Essentials of Edmund Rice education in all that we do.
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mission statement. Saint Ambrose College will follow the example of Blessed Edmund Rice and his vision for education as laid out in The Eight Essentials. As such, we will provide a rounded, Catholic education enabling all boys to grow in faith and reach their full potential in all that they undertake.
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- The Eight Essentials of Edmund Rice Education
- The Purpose of A Catholic School
- Excellence in Catholic Schools
Within schools established by religious orders the word ‘charism’ is used with regularity; the word ‘charism’ is used to describe their spiritual orientation and anything specific about their particular order’s mission. The word ‘charism’ in fact comes from the Greek word “charisma” which means a gift of goodness that flows from God, out of His lov...
Every school whether Catholic or non-Catholic tends to have its own ‘ethos’; a prevalent character or spirit that pervades the habits and actions of those people who are a part of the school. ‘Ethos’, a dominant and pervasive character and spirit, can be seen in all institutions from political parties to Rugby teams; it is not necessarily unique to...
The question has to be posed: if there is no Christian Brother presence in the English schools to maintain the ethos and charism of Edmund Rice education, who will guard and indeed, importantly, develop it? The Christian Brothers' Leadership Team foresaw this problem and prior to their departure in the 1990s outlined the ‘Eight Essentials of Christ...
The purpose of a Catholic school is defined well in Canon Law: A Catholic school like St Ambrose College is therefore a place that should offer a holistic and high quality education, exude Gospel values, and show particular concern for the marginalised. As Pope Francis said in 2014: “Education cannot be neutral. It is either positive or negative; e...
It is easy to simply trot out the line, “Catholic schools are better than non-Catholic schools”. But statistics speak volumes on how the Catholic schools of England & Wales are truly beacons of excellence. According to recent data, at GCSE level, Catholic schools outperform the national average by 5%. In Catholic primary schools in England, 74.7% h...
St Ambrose College is an 11–18 Christian Brothers ' Roman Catholic boys' grammar school in Hale Barns, Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England. It was founded in 1946 by Joseph Robertson. In 2012 the school became an academy, and was completely re-built. Upon leaving the college, boys are referred to as ‘Old Ambrosians’ and many go on to ...
The story of the origins of St. Ambrose College is inextricably linked with the German invasion and occupation of Guernsey in June 1940, which caused the evacuation to England of a party of schoolboys and their De La Salle teachers from Les Vauxbelets College.
A state school for boys aged from 11 to 18. Boarding: No. Local authority: Trafford. Pupils: 1,092; sixth formers: 282. Religion: Roman Catholic. Open days: June, September, November. Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review. Previous Ofsted grade: n/a on 17th September 2009. Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report.
There has been considerable change made to both the academic and personal development curriculum. However, leaders are aware that these changes are recent and incomplete. Disadvantaged pupils and...
