Belonging to Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Trust

Belonging to Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Trust

Cardinal Hume Catholic School is part of the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust. This is a family of 48 schools who work “Through Christ, in partnership, allowing all to flourish”.

Our Trust Patron is St. Carlo Acutis, a young man who epitomised the attributes we seek to develop in Cardinal Hume Students. With a gift for computer programming, St. Carlo worked hard to use his talents to use the internet to spread the Gospel across the world. A man of huge faith, Carlo had a huge devotion to the Mass, and saw the Eucharist as the “highway to heaven”.

As a teenager himself, St. Carlo recognised the pressures on young people to conform to worldly stereotypes. He urged young people to have the courage to “be originals not photocopies”. Throughout his short life, St. Carlo showed kindness to all around him, standing up against bullies, and using his pocket money to give to the poor. Despite his illness, which would ultimately cut short his life, St. Carlo showed resilience during his final days, and, when asked if he was in great pain in the final days of his life, St. Carol replied “There are people who suffer much more than me”.

Being part of the Trust allows students to work as part of a much bigger Catholic family of schools by undertaking collaborative acts of worship, and ethos-based events such as the BWCET student parliament.

Bishop Wilkinson Trust have the St Nicholas Fund. This is a small fund which can be allocated throughout the year to pupils in urgent need of support. The St Nicholas Fund is available to promote the engagement and success of pupils and students in school activities when their personal circumstances may prevent them from being able to do so. Applications may be made for single payments for specific activities or resources for individual pupils, up to £200. If you would like to make a funding request for a pupil, please contact the school office via info@chs.bwcet.com