--- title: "Catholic Life Overview" url: "https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/catholic-life" school: "English Martyrs Catholic Primary School (Litherland)" --- # Catholic Life Overview ### What does Catholic Life mean to us? 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promote the Catholic life of the school we aim to work together to discover and nurture the full potential of each individual, to provide an understanding of values for Christian living so as to develop confident and independent learners. --- ### We achieve this by: - Promoting high expectations of the whole community - Following Christ’s example by setting an example to others - Providing all with an opportunity to develop skills, attitudes, knowledge and understanding in all aspects of the curriculum - Full implementation of the **Religious Education Directory** (RED) programme of study --- [YouTube video](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/lvBzAbhIZ3c?rel=0) ### Catholic Life Prayer - Liturgy Policy 175 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/files/documents/TO_BE_AGREED_JUNE_2026_Prayer_-_Liturgy_Policy(1).pdf) Spiritual, moral, social & cultural Policy 205 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/files/documents/AGREED_SUMMER_2025-_Spiritual,_Moral,_Social_-_Cultural_(2).pdf) ### RE Newsletters RE Newsletter Autumn 2026 6.14 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/files/documents/RE_Newsletter_Autumn_2026.pdf) RE Newsletter Summer 2026 8.33 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/files/documents/RE_Newsletter_Summer_2026_(1).pdf) RE Newsletter Spring 2026 8.19 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/files/documents/RE_Newsletter_Spring_2026.pdf) RE Newsletter - Autumn Term 2025 6.05 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/files/documents/RE_Newsletter_Autumn_2025.pdf) RE Newsletter - Summer 2025 6.15 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/files/documents/Copy_of_RE_Newsletter_Summer_2025.pdf) RE Newsletter - Spring 2025 7.75 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/files/documents/newsletters/RE_Newsletter_Spring_2025.pdf) RE Newsletter - Autumn 2024 8.92 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/files/documents/RE_Newsletter_Autumn_2024.pdf) RE Newsletter - Summer 2024 13.47 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/files/documents/newsletters/RE_Newsletter_Summer_2024.pdf) --- #### [\#CatholicLifeAtEM](https://twitter.com/hashtag/CatholicLifeAtEM%20-filter:retweets) ### Related Events [![Image of Nursery Christmas Assembly](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/720x440c/events/Copy_of_End_of_Topic_Assembly_(7).png)](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/events/2026-12-07-nursery-christmas-assembly) 7 December 2026, 9.15am – 9.45am ### [Nursery Christmas Assembly](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/events/2026-12-07-nursery-christmas-assembly) [![Image of Reception Christmas Assembly](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/720x440c/events/Copy_of_End_of_Topic_Assembly_(7).png)](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/events/2026-12-08-reception-christmas-assembly) 8 December 2026, 9.15am – 10.00am ### [Reception Christmas Assembly](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/events/2026-12-08-reception-christmas-assembly) [![Image of Year 1 Christmas Assembly](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/720x440c/events/Copy_of_End_of_Topic_Assembly_(7).png)](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/events/2026-12-09-year-1-christmas-assembly) 9 December 2026, 9.15am – 10.00am ### [Year 1 Christmas Assembly](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/events/2026-12-09-year-1-christmas-assembly) ### Related Blog Posts [![Image of The Angel Gabriel appears to Mary (Nursery A)](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_1635.jpeg)](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-11-06-14-07-the-angel-gabriel-appears-to-mary-nursery-a) 6 November 2026 #### [The Angel Gabriel appears to Mary (Nursery A)](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-11-06-14-07-the-angel-gabriel-appears-to-mary-nursery-a) Today the children were introduced to the story of Angel Gabriel giving Mary the message that she was going to have a special baby. The children took turns to role play Gabriel’s message and Mary’s response. [Continue reading](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-11-06-14-07-the-angel-gabriel-appears-to-mary-nursery-a) [![Image of Our Families](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_6851.jpeg)](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-11-03-12-58-our-families) 3 November 2026 #### [Our Families](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-11-03-12-58-our-families) As part of our special work on relationships we have talked about our families. Who is special to us and who lives with us. The children then made pebble families to represent our special people. [Continue reading](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-11-03-12-58-our-families) [![Image of Catching up with our friends and learning through play](https://files.schudio.com/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-litherland/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_1485(1).jpeg)](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-11-02-16-36-catching-up-with-our-friends-and-learning-through-play) 2 November 2026 #### [Catching up with our friends and learning through play](https://www.englishmartyrs.co.uk/blog/2026-11-02-16-36-catching-up-with-our-friends-and-learning-through-play) The children have enjoyed seeing all their friends again today after our half term break. They have settled back in superbly and particularly impressed us with the way they remembered the sign of the cross and daily prayers. 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