GIFT Team

Holy Name School has a dedicated GIFT team which promotes the Catholic Ethos of our school.  The team has a high profile in our school. Each one of the team has to apply for this important role. At the beginning of the school year our GIFT team are commissioned by our Parish Priest during our Welcome Mass and the ceremony is attended by the whole school.

 As members of the Pastoral Team we are called to lead our school by following in the footsteps of Jesus. Every day we live by the gospel values and show others how they can do the same. Being a member of the Pastoral Team is a challenging but very rewarding task.

The aims of the Holy Name Gift Team are:

  • To help the school to grow as a community of faith
  • To encourage the pupils to live their faith in daily living
  • To support Liturgy, prayer and the spiritual life of the school
  • To involve pupils in fundraising for charities
  • To continue to develop strong links with the Parish
  • To support the school in its Mission Statement

Our GIFT team are a very dedicated team who have a vital role in enhancing the Religious Life of our school. Their roles include delivering class Prayer and Worship, leading prayers and reflections in assemblies and Liturgical events, supporting charities and fundraising events. They are good role models for all the pupils in our school.


Our Gift team are led by Miss Hackman and are supported by all the staff here at Holy Name but if you have any questions or would like to know more about us please contact the office.

Charitable Acts:

Our GIFT team are great ambassadors for leading the drive and focus in fundraising opportunities. They support the work of Caritas and CAFOD to raise money and food for those who are less fortunate.

During the year they plan and deliver opportunities to help our School to complete charitable acts such as:

  • Harvest food drive – creating posters and promoting the food drive in assemblies and in class. All the Pastoral team created posters to help each class to know what foods could be brought in.
  • Lent – CAFOD and St Joseph’s Penny – children help to create posters and promote how we are fundraising to help those who are less fortunate than us.
  • Cornerstones – having an awareness of how the Diocese support the work of Cornerstones and how the food helps them to be able to have a meal each day

Faith in Action Award Pin badge:

Our GIFT team are working on achieving their Faith in Action Award by giving 20 hours of their time to develop the faith within school and the Parish community. They log their time and the missionary work which they have completed.

This is activities such as:

  • leading Praise and Worship Sessions
  • Planning for Advent and Lent assemblies
  • Planning for School Masses
  • planning and creating prayers for assemblies and whole School Masses
  • creating and designing posters for fund raising events
  • Attending a place of worship

This is completed with the Diocese with a celebration and recognition for achieving the award and the time given both in school and the parish community.

Key Aims

  • Being missionary disciples by giving joyful witness of Christ in their school.
  • To support the school in emphasising its spirituality and Catholicity as set out in the school’s mission statement.
  • To support and encourage the school’s pastoral care for the whole school, pupils, staff and parents;
  • To promote, plan and organise the celebration of liturgies and co-operate with others in developing the school as a Christian community;
  • To provide support in the delivery of the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of all pupils across the curriculum.
  • To develop outreach work supporting local, national and international charities – Caritas Diocese of Salford, Cafod: working for change – being the change makers.

Contact Us

Holy Name RC Primary School

Denmark Road, Moss Side, Manchester, M15 6JS

T: 01612266303

E: admin@holyname.manchester.sch.uk

Head of School: Damian Regan
Executive Headteacher: Catherine Gordon

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