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Welcome to Archbishop Ilsley’s website. Thank you for taking the time to visit and read this message.

My name is Ciaran Clinton and I am the Head Teacher of Archbishop Ilsley. It is an absolute privilege to lead this wonderful school and work with dedicated, caring and highly committed staff who teach and support all the talented pupils who attend this School.

In terms of ethos, as a Catholic School, the teaching of Jesus Christ underpins all that we do. In the words of St Matthew, we want all pupils to “let their light shine”. As well as teaching them an engaging and well-sequenced curriculum, we also pride ourselves on developing the whole person. We run an extensive Duke of Edinburgh Programme, which is one of the most popular in Birmingham. Relationships, charity and looking after each other are also promoted at every opportunity. The second branch of our ethos is Jesus’ most important commandment: “love one another as I have loved you.”  We are also inspired by the example of our patron, whom the school is named after. Edward Ilsley, born in 1838, was the first Archbishop of Birmingham. He was passionate about caring for and supporting the local community of Acocks Green and was a huge advocate for Catholic education and educating the whole child, spiritually and pastorally as well as academically.

We are fortunate to enjoy very strong links with our neighbouring Church, Sacred Heart and Holy Souls. Canon Jonathan and Father Alex are regular visitors to our school. If you haven’t already, I would encourage you to visit their beautiful Church. You can find mass times and newsletters on their website: https://www.holysoulschurch.co.uk

Our School is a proud member of the St Teresa of Calcutta Multi Academy Company (MAC). We enjoy excellent relationships with all the schools in the MAC. You can find more about the MAC by clicking here: https://saintteresaofcalcutta.org.uk

 

I hope you enjoy exploring our extensive website. I would urge you to read our newsletters and visit our Twitter account @ABIlsley to get a flavour of all the events taking place in our faith-filled and joyful school. 

If you would like to visit, our Sixth Form Open Evening takes place on Thursday 19th January. You are very much welcome to attend. This would be opportunity to speak to staff and pupils and get to see the School for yourself.

Seeing as though Pope Emeritus Benedict, after all his service to God and the Church, passed away recently, I thought it fitting to finish my message with an excerpt from the speech he delivered at the ‘Big Assembly’ back in September 2010.  I seem very fitting for the Archbishop Ilsley Community in 2023. Canon Jonathan actually quoted this in his sermon to staff in the beautiful mass we attend on my first day in post on Tuesday 3rd January:

“A good school provides a rounded education for the whole person. And a good Catholic school, over and above this, should help all its students to become saints. I know that there are many non-Catholics studying in the Catholic schools in Great Britain, and I wish to include all of you in my words today. I pray that you too will feel encouraged to practise virtue and to grow in knowledge and friendship with God alongside your Catholic classmates. You are a reminder to them of the bigger picture that exists outside the school, and indeed, it is only right that respect and friendship for members of other religious traditions should be among the virtues learned in a Catholic school. I hope too that you will want to share with everyone you meet the values and insights you have learned through the Christian education you have received.”

Thank you for reading my message and I hope to see you soon.

Ciaran Clinton 

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