1. Welcome…. …….from the Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia
covering the local authority areas of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough;
seeking to serve new centres of population in all the work we do
as part of our work, providing 28 schools through academy trusts and Voluntary Aided schools

2. Format of the event
Informal, but a very important part of our planning process for new school
This short presentation
Opportunity for questions and discussions with our team
Comment forms available to fill in before you go

3. Where we are now..
A site for a fifth Hamptons primary school is available to the City Council, at Hampton East
The Government ran a bidding round in 2018 to fund new voluntary aided schools in areas of population growth
The Diocese bid successfully and has been granted funds ‘in principle’ to build the new primary school at Hampton East
The Diocese now has to follow a set process of submitting detailed proposals to the City Council to seek their approval for us to open the school in 2022
The first stage of the process is this consultation which we started by publishing our consultation document on 9th September 2019

4. Our vision
To support the Hamptons community and the City Council with a continuing supply of high quality school places to meet the needs of the growing population
To provide parents in the Hamptons with the choice of an outstanding Catholic primary school for their children
To be firmly rooted in the Hamptons community in strong partnership with other education and community service partners.

5. A well-located third Catholic primary school for Peterborough

6. How will the new school be run?
Growing according to demand over time to 630 places (three classes in each primary year group – with a nursery of 30 full-time places).
Working closely with PCC to ensure there are enough places in the school at the right time.
Voluntary Aided (VA) – local-authority maintained schools which often have a religious designation. VA schools are funded by the state.
We have a long and successful history of running a range of schools across our four counties.

7. A Catholic school
Are Catholic schools only for Catholic children? Catholic schools welcome children from families from all faith backgrounds and none. Nationally 33% of pupils at Catholic schools are not Catholic. Catholic schools have a track record of supporting minority religions as they integrate into the local community.
How many pupils attend Catholic schools? There are more than 850,000 pupils of all faiths and none, currently being taught in Catholic schools across the country. These pupils are educated in a culture of inclusion, tolerance and mutual respect, providing pupils with values that enable them to play a full part in British society in service of the common good.
How are Catholic schools and academies accountable? Catholic schools and academies have the same accountability to the local authority and Department for Education as non-Catholic schools and academies. They are also subject to an extra inspection to provide accountability to their diocesan bishop that high academic standards and the Catholic life of the school are maintained

8. Our ambition for the new school
A school focussed on the individual needs of every child
A school with outstanding standards, in and out of the classroom
An inclusive school celebrating diversity
A school engaging fully with its local community

9. A school engaged with its local community
A school engaged with its local community
Community and school links in our current Peterborough schools:
Supporting Peterborough Foodbank and Stronger Together (Peterborough charity for the Homeless)
Working with Muslim charity Children of Adam to raise money for homeless of Peterborough
Sensory garden open to public
Winter and summer fayres open to public
Free use of all -weather pitch for community football
Hosting weekly parish Mass for entire local community
      

10. A school engaged with its local community (cont’d)
Close working with Old Fletton Primary and Dogsthorpe Infants on moderation and sharing outstanding practice
Sharing of phonics practices with Hampton Vale and Old Fletton Primaries
School’s Hearing Hub supporting all City students
PE cluster – working with 12 local primaries for competitive and non-competitive sporting opportunities
Positive transition work with all feeder schools
Hosting of annual Youth Conference for all Peterborough schools

11. How you can help us
Give a general opinion of whether you support the idea of a new school
Give your ideas and suggestions about how our proposal can be developed to better meet local needs

12. How to respond to us Make your points to one of our team
Fill in the form before you go
Send us an online response when you have thought more about the proposal

13. What happens next? The consultation runs until 20th October 2019
We will then decide whether to publish a formal proposal
We will let everyone know our decision at this stage
A Public Notice is published in the press, with links to a formal proposal being sent to Peterborough City Council
Any person or party can comment on the proposal within four weeks of publication to Peterborough City Council
The City Council has to make a decision on the proposal within two months, unless exceptional circumstances apply
If the proposal is approved, we will plan our recruitment of senior staff and an interim governing body to carry out detailed preparations for the opening in September 2022