Catholic Social Teaching

Catholic Social Teaching is based on the belief that God has a plan for creation, a plan to build his kingdom of peace, love and justice.

God has a special plan for every single one of us, whoever we are. Our part in this plan isn’t just limited to things ‘spiritual’, or times when we do “religious things.” It involves every aspect of our lives, from the things we pray about, to how we live as a responsible global citizen.

At St Clement's, Catholic Social Teaching means living out our Mission Statement and school values in all that we do, as well as incorporating it into our curriculum. Children are asked to put their faith into action and reflect on how their learning enables them to do so. Prayer and liturgy opportunities refer to Catholic Social Teaching which helps make the worship relevant to our lives today.

Catholic Social Teaching underpins the essence of our daily school life. As members of the Catholic Church, we are all called upon to preserve the dignity of all human beings, to care for creation, and to reach out to our sisters and brothers in need. Pope Francis emphasises that it is our duty to work together to bring about a more just and peaceful world: to put love into action. It is vital that our children can articulate the connection between Jesus' teaching and doing good deeds.

We regularly invite visitors and charities into school to speak about Catholic Social Teaching. As a school we regularly work alongside CAFOD, charities linked to our families and the local food bank.

Catholic Social Teaching at St Clement's is led by our Mini-Vinnies and School Council. They are living out our school mission and they are going to start to complete the CAFOD Live Simply award.

Catholic Social Teaching Principles

"Little children, let us not love in words or talk but in deed and in truth."

John 3:18

There are nine social teaching principles that we share with our children though all that we do, our curriculum, special events, fundraising, assemblies and through our ordinary actions in school each day.