Catholic Social Teaching
Catholic Social Teaching
at Sacred Heart Primary School.
Catholic Social Teaching is our moral compass, guiding us on how to live out our faith in the world. Our faith calls us to love God and to love our neighbours in every situation, especially our sisters and brothers living in poverty. Following in the footsteps of Christ, we hope to make present in our unjust and broken world, the justice, love and peace of God.
There are 9 key values of Catholic Social Teaching and to support our children’s understanding of each of these values, they have been linked to an animal. Each year group across our school has one of these animals as their class mascot; a cuddly toy of this animal is present on Prayer and Liturgy tables. As well as this, each animal and value has its own prayer and song which has also been adopted by each of our classes.
Please see below to find out more about each of the key values:
To support the children in developing their understanding of Catholic Social Teaching (CST), we begin each new academic year with a focused lesson on the CST principle assigned to their class. These lessons help children develop a deeper knowledge of their new principle and understand its importance within our faith and everyday lives.
Through discussion, reflection and practical activities, the children are given opportunities to apply the principles of Catholic Social Teaching to real-life situations and everyday scenarios. This encourages them to think about how they can live out these values in their actions, relationships and decisions both within school and in the wider community.