Welcome to The Mater Christi Trust

Our Family. Our Trust.

The Mater Christi Trust was founded in September 2021. We are a growing Catholic Trust, starting with a family of 8 schools and now 16 Catholic schools: two secondaries and 14 primaries across North Lancashire and Cumbria in the Diocese of Lancaster.

Our schools are spread geographically across two counties and three Local Authorities. Our geography challenges our Trust to think and work cleverly in order to fulfil our Vision of “Our Family, Our Trust.” We do this by working closely with our Heads, finding and creating opportunities to work together and by knowing our staff and schools very well.

The Mater Christ Trust also work closely with our two sister Diocesan Trusts, Mater Ecclesiae Catholic Multi Academy Trust in Preston and Blessed Bamber Catholic Multi Academy Trust in Blackpool.

Our schools are in cities, towns and rural communities and are of differing sizes and needs with different priorities. Some of our schools are nearby each other, some are far apart. Our values: Loving, Learning and Togetherness underpin our approach to working together to improve and provide excellent education. We know that we are serving different communities and therefore our schools are not all the same. They retain their individuality and a great deal of autonomy, but we do a lot together and we are aligning on key elements.

We want our pupils to know that we know and love them. We want them to leave us happy, compassionate and fulfilled. We want our staff to feel supported to be the best that they can be, with the right resources and training.

We are inspired by the name of our Trust: Mater Christi – the Mother of Christ – who serves as a powerful role model for all of us showing faith, strength and patience. We are honoured to have her title as our name.

Please feel free to contact us if you would like to visit any of our schools or hear about our priorities and actions

"Inspired by the example of Mary, Mother of Christ, Mater Christie is a family of Primary and Secondary Catholic Schools, living and learning together for the common good of our children, families and communities.

Our Schools will strengthen the Catholic Mission in the Diocese of Lancaster, and have the wellbeing of our children at the heart of all we do.

We are equal partners with a shared calling to ensure our children an outstanding education, providing them with the knowledge, skills and spiritual development to excel in all they do"

Mater Christi Trust

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Email: jacky.kennedy@mater-christi.com

Chief Executive Officer : Miss Jacky Kennedy

Chief Operating Officer : Maureen McKendry 

Chair of the Trust Board: John Murray

Diocese: Diocese of Lancaster

Mater Christi Multi Academy Trust.

This Trust is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales. Company registration number 13272608

Registered Office: The Education Centre, Balmoral Road, Lancaster, LA1 3BT

As a Trust, we aim to

Our Catholic Life #Loving

• Encourage the love and service of God and others
• Nurture the Catholic Faith of our communities through a rich prayer life
• Invite all to live an actively authentic life as part of God's family
• Know and experience the presence of God in our lives

Our Curriculum #Learning

• Work together to provide an excellent education that is relevant to the lives of our young people in each of our schools
• Support our children to grow in virtue so as to make a positive and intentional  contribution to society, and to bear witness to God's word
• Enlighten the lives of our young people by providing a wider curriculum that gives opportunities for all to develop and build their self-belief and worth
• Ensure our young people leave us as happy, compassionate and fulfilled individuals of good character

Our Staff #Together

• Ensure that we appreciate and are grateful for the contribution of our Staff and Governors to our Mission
• Actively encourage each other to discern the best possible actions that lead to excellence
• Place wellbeing at the heart of the development of our policies and practice
• Be attentive to the needs of our staff so that they are encouraged to meet their personal goals

Pastoral Care #Loving

• Ensure the interests of our children are paramount and guide everything we seek to do
• Promote and develop eloquence, dignity and compassion so our communities are loving, hopeful and attentive
• Honour the richness of diversity in our school by recognising that all are made in the image of God
• Support our children to be wise, learned and curious

Communities and Partners #Trust

• Be attentive to the voices in our communities
• Build truthful, prophetic and inclusive relationships
• Be generous in our collaborative work for the positive development of all schools within our MAT
• Establish clear and relevant communication channels, allowing our schools and stake-holders to be visible in their local community and across the Diocese.