Christus Lumen Gentium Diploma

At St Bede’s and St Joseph’s Catholic College we firmly believe that in order for our students to achieve successful outcomes at GCSE and beyond, we must inspire, challenge and support our young people throughout their entire journey with us.  We also are dedicated to recognising and celebrating the achievement of our students at the end of each and every College year. 

With this in mind, we expect all students to fully commit to the Christus Lumen Gentium Diploma.  The Christus Lumen Gentium Diploma provides a tangible outcome for our students to achieve and will allow us to celebrate the successes of our young people as they progress through their first year at our College.

The aim of this diploma is to develop our students as

·        Happy
·        Confident
·        Spiritually awake young people with a sense of community
·        With a passion and a thirst for learning 

The Christus Lumen Gentium diploma is split into our three achievement strands. For our students to be successful in achieving the Diploma, they must satisfy the criteria for each of the three strands.  

 

1.     ECCLESIA : (Spiritual, Community and Charity)  Where our students will contribute to the spiritual life of the College. 
2.     SCHOLASTICA: (Academic) Where our students will be challenged and supported to shine in all of their studies. 
3.     OLYMPIA : (Co-Curricular) Where our students will be encouraged to participate in College life outside of the classroom.

 

The Christus Lumen Gentium Diploma is divided into 4 levels of award:

 

Pass:

Students must satisfy the criteria both of the following strands:

·         Students have contributed to Ecclesia once per term and participated in Olympia once per term.
·         Students have also successfully passed the Arts and Young Leader Awards.

Merit

Students must satisfy the criteria for any 3 of the following:

·         Students have contributed to Ecclesia and participated in Olympia at least once per half-term,
·         Students have passed both the Young Leaders and Arts awards.
·         Students have achieved at least a ‘Good Pass’ in their English Public Speaking exam. 
·         Students have made expected or better progress in some of their subject areas.

Distinction:

Students must satisfy the criteria for all of the following:

·         Students have contributed to Ecclesia and participated in Olympia at least once per term and at least once per half term for one of the strands
·         Students have passed both the Young Leaders and Arts awards.
·         Students have achieved at least a ‘Merit’ on their English Public Speaking exam.
·         Students have made ‘excellent progress’ across all of their subjects

Distinction*

Students must satisfy all of the criteria below:

·         Students have contributed to Ecclesia and participated in Olympia at least once per half term.
·         Students have passed both the Young Leaders and Arts awards.
·         Students have achieved at least a ‘Distinction’ on their English Public Speaking exam.
·         Students have made ‘excellent progress’ across all of their subjects

 

 Christus Lumen Gentium Mastery Diploma

 

In addition to succeeding in the achievement strands, all Year 9 students must plan, organise and deliver a selection of the projects below.  This project must aim to improve life at SBSJ

•       Volunteer to support the House area at break or lunchtime
•       Organise, promote and run a club and competition
•       Organise and plan a charity event
•       Produce a school wide awareness campaign
•       Participate in a community event
•       Speak at a public speaking event

 

 Criteria for The Christus Lumen Gentium Mastery Diploma

 

Pass:
Passed the achievement strands, young leaders and arts awards  

Merit 
Passed the achievement strands
Supported the House area at a lunchtime or break time 

Distinction
Passed the achievement strands
Taken part in at least 2 of the events, including running a club 

Distinction *
Passed the achievement strands
Taken part in at least 2 events, including running a club
Spoke to an audience at a public event
Presented and evidenced projects in a creative manner in order to create a legacy  

Evidence:
Students must produce a presentation to be shared during HDT in the final half term.  They must also submit a report explaining what they have achieved and how they have developed during the 3 years of the Diploma. 

 

Christus Lumen Gentium Diploma Initiatives 

In addition to the three strands, as part of the diploma, our students will experience a series of Diploma ‘initiatives’. 

Year 7 Initiatives

·        English Speaking Board preparation exams
·        Young Leaders award
·        Arts awards

Year 8 Initiatives

·        English Speaking Board preparation exams
·        Sport Education award
·        Arts awards Gold stage 1
·        Solutions for the Planet 

Year 9 Initiatives

·        Arts award Gold stage 2
·        Peer mentoring qualification
·        Mastery Qualification 

Successes will be recognised in our end of year celebration evening; the ‘Christus Lumen Gentium Awards’.  During this evening, students who have been successful in satisfying the criteria in each of our three achievement strands will be awarded the diploma. In addition, over 150 special awards for displaying excellence in our three achievement strands will also be presented.