Being the best you can be Jack Petchey Scheme Love one another as I have loved you Being the best you can be

Love one another as I have loved you How it works Scheme has been running at the school for 10 years Members of the school community can vote for a student who has ‘made a difference’ or a significant contribution to school life. Could be someone who has worked exceptionally hard, produced work to a very high standard or overcome a personal challenge It is NOT about being ‘the’ best BUT being the best ‘you’ can be Love one another as I have loved you

Love one another as I have loved you Awards Voting takes place monthly Head Student Team and House Captains decide on the winner Winners are celebrated in school assembly with their peers Winners decide on how a grant of money should be spent to the benefit of students Love one another as I have loved you

Love one another as I have loved you Winners Previous winners have been successful for a wide-range of reasons, including: Leadership role Sports & D of E Awards Evening Outside speakers PSHE Programme Independence & resilience in learning Debate training Supporting younger students Departmental resources Winner Regional Final Jack Petchey Speak Out Yr 11 Leadership Conference Love one another as I have loved you

How the Jack Petchey Scheme at St. Bernard’s links to Catholic ethos Working hard and using our God-given talents reflect God’s glory Reflects that we have a duty to maximise our potential Mirrors the fact that we are made in God’s image and use what He has given us for the benefit of others In contributing to the community we show we ‘love one another as I have loved you’ Love one another as I have loved you

There are also clear links to the Catholic Year of Stewardship Stewardship is recognizing that everything we have is a gift from God. Stewardship is returning a portion of our gifts to God. The gifts we return are our time, our talent and our treasure. Using our God-given talents for the Common Good Stewardship is thus transformative. Love one another as I have loved you

Catholic Year of Stewardship As in the Parable of the Talents, each of us will someday be asked by God to give an accounting of all that we have done with the gifts that have been given to us. Stewardship is counter-cultural: society encourages us to strive for more and more, stewardship helps us recognize we already have more than enough to share. Stewardship is discipleship. The way the scheme is run in the school encourages discipleship. Love one another as I have loved you