Pope Francis FAITH AWARD Co-ordinators meeting

Faith Award Prayer Lord Jesus, You ask those who believe in You to give your Good News to others. We pray that, with the help of the Holy Spirit, our words, actions and prayers will help other people to hear of You, to believe in you and to find the joy of knowing You. Amen

MEETING OUTLINE Introduction Resources What does the school need to do? What do the pupils do? Discussion 1 How can parents help? What about the Parishes? Who else in School can support you? Discussion 2 What’s next?

= showing signs of love FAITH AWARD “How beautiful it would be if each of you, every evening, could say, ‘Today, at school, at home, at work, guided by God, I showed a sign of love towards one of my friends, my parents, an older person.” Pope Francis addressing young people April 2013

Introduction In honour of Pope Francis Purpose of FAITH AWARD promotes active Faith participation Gifts and Fruits of Holy Spirit Success criteria

Success Criteria What have I done? What evidence do I have? I have used all the Gifts of the Holy Spirit when showing my love of God and my love of others in my daily life. I have recorded my actions in my Faith Journal. With the support of others, I have reflected on how my actions have made an impact on my journey of faith. I have included some reflections in my Faith Journal and my P7 Personal Profile. PARISH COMMENDATION I am playing my part in the life of the parish. My parish priest has commended my contribution to the parish.

What are Schools expected to do? Enrol pupils for the Faith Award Communicate with Home and Parish Use Gathering Points Provide opportunities for School activities Monitor School activities Monitor use of Faith Journals Assess, using agreed process & criteria Attend verification meetings Let SCES know who has gained the award

Pupils How are pupils expected to participate? respond to Gathering Points note their actions & reflections in Faith Journal commit to actions at home ALL PUPILS in school in parish Some Pupils

Pupils How will pupils be assessed? by school (and parish) against success criteria evidence collected in Faith Journal across P6 & P7 summary statements in P7 Profile Verification with neighbouring schools

Discussion Time 1 If you have been a co-ordinator share your good practice. If this is your first year, consider what planning you need to put in place: Gathering Points style; frequency; links to RERC Pupil actions In journal, can you add other suggestions; how many do they need to achieve the award?; how does the school monitor? Faith Journal Why are there blank pages? What should pupils write? Reflective questions

What are Parents expected to do? Agree to participate & support Participate in Enrolment Service Monitor Home activities

What are Parishes expected to do? Agree to participate & support pupils Lead Enrolment Service Suggest suitable parish activities Some appoint a parish co-ordinator Monitor Parish activities Keep Parish informed Award Parish Commendation

FAITH Award Resources Briefings: - for parish & for parents Enrolment Service Gathering Points Faith Journals* Suggested Faith Activities Faith Award wristband* Faith Award Posters* Faith Award Certificate & Badge (on completion) * Collect these resources before leaving today

Discussion Time 2 Any School Issues you may encounter? Inclusion of all? Time for activities? Home Issues that may be a barrier? Support from all parents? Monitoring? Parish Issues that you need ideas about? Active support; parish involvement?

Move to Local Verification Why? Award is very successful – over 5,000 pupils registered in this phase Can take account of local context, holidays, etc. More efficient for school management in release of staff, etc. Cuts down on travel time Allows teachers some ownership of the Award

Local Verification Each cluster to nominate 1 PFFA Verifier For pilot year, the nominee will hold the post for 1 year After that, clusters can decide how to allocate role Good staff development opportunity

Role of Verifier Attend SCES Verification Training Meeting Jan/Feb Arrange and co-ordinate verification events for their cluster March Return necessary documentation to SCES by end of March

After Coordinators meeting Primary 6 Enrol with SCES (only require numbers of pupils at this stage NOT names) After Coordinators meeting Download Letter templates; Enrolment Service; arrange enrolment (with Parish); distribute journals and wristbands Primary 6 Download Gathering Points; plan to teach these across the year; pupils record reflection and action in journals; plan a ‘progress check’ for end of P6 Catholic Education Week “Check In” with parish Primary 7 complete Gathering Points by November; “Check in” with parish CEW ; monitor journals; plan a ‘progress check’ for January P7; attend verification meeting; assess pupils; send SCES names of pupils who have gained the award