School Chaplaincy

Our Family

At St James’s, our school is more than just a place of learning — it’s a family. We celebrate one another’s successes and offer support during life’s more challenging moments.

Worship lies at the heart of life at St James’s. In a world that can sometimes feel really busy, our Chaplaincy is a calm and peaceful place where you can stop, think, and grow in your faith. Daily Collective Worship is a valued and integral part of our school life, recognised and respected by all members of our community.

Our Chaplaincy is inclusive, welcoming everyone regardless of background or belief. It’s a vibrant hub throughout the week, with various clubs, including the popular Shades Project on a Thursday. It opens every lunchtime as a calm space for board games, conversation, or quiet reflection.

We actively champion student involvement, encouraging every voice to be heard and every student to play a part in shaping the life of our school.

Our Family Serves Generously

Charity and giving are at the heart of the St James’s ethos and we have 3 main charities;

Local – Farnworth and Kearsley Foodbank – this is a wonderful charity that is on our doorstep. They provide essential food and personal care packages to many people in our local community. At Harvest time, we hold a whole school collection and aim to bless our local community in this way. This is our charity focus for term.

National – MS Society is our national charity because of the many people within our school family who have a close affinity with the work that this brilliant charity do. This is our charity focus for term 2.

Global – Our global charity is Unicef as we realise that as well as being a part of a local and national community, we are also part of a global community. With this in mind, we support Unicef who seek to work to build a ‘better world for every child, every day, everywhere.’ This is our charity focus for term 3.

As well as our designated charities, we also have 2 charities who we have close links with. These are:

Urban Outreach – This is a local charity who do great things throughout the town of Bolton. We partner with them in their Christmas Dinner on Jesus project. To find our more about this brilliant project.

Our Family Honours

.Each half-term we have a special focus on a particular event or theme;

International Day of Peace – encouraging relationships rather than retaliation
Remembrance – an incredibly poignant and important time in which we remember those who fought for our today.
Holocaust Memorial Day – Learning from the lessons of the past so that similar things don’t happen in the future.
Interfaith Week – Increasing awareness and understanding of different faiths.
Mental Health Awareness Week – Encouraging a culture in which we look after mind, body and soul.
St James's Going Green Week - playing our role in minimising climate change.
MS Awareness Week - raising awareness of those affected by Multiple Sclerosis.