Interfaith

We are proud to be a diverse college community and we ‘welcome students and staff of all faiths, and those of none.’ 

We take the words and example of the late Pope Francis as inspiration for our inclusive culture:

He says that “…to build cities and countries that, even preserving their respective cultural and religious identities, are open to differences and know how to see their value" as part of a sign of human fraternity. (Pope Francis 2019)

The Chaplaincy is open for all students to get involved and provides the Faith Ambassador programme for any students wishing to act as an advocate for their faith. 

Our Student Faith Ambassador Programme allows students to represent some of the different religious faiths in our college.

They are committed to promoting understanding of people of faith with the aim of creating greater acceptance, respect and peace in society.

They embody our college values of faith, humility, vision, compassion, joy, service and daring and the programme allows opportunities for staff and students to learn more about being a person of faith. 

The Faith Ambassador programme allows students may take part in the following activities:

• Q&A sessions with staff and students in college
• Planning and leading our annual Cultural Celebration Day
• The Bury Interfaith Forum annual school conference at Our Lady of Good Counsel and Guardian Angels’ Parish Church, Bury
• Visits to local primary schools to lead workshops with Y5 pupils
• Q&A sessions with the public at Collabor8, the annual Greater Manchester Police community event, Bury
• In 2025-26 we celebrated our Year of Faith and visited a local mosque and a church.

As well as the Chapel, there is also a multi-faith room which is open from 12.05pm-2pm Monday to Thursday and 12.05pm-12.40pm on a Friday for students and staff of any faith to use.  

The Core R.E. programme is inclusive of all religions and worldviews and students are actively encouraged to share their experiences of faith with their class, where appropriate. Most R.E. lessons include references to various religions and there is a dedicated module to world religions in the second year of the R.E. programme. 

Our 4C charities group also includes an annual Ramadan fundraiser, giving Muslim students an opportunity to raise money and celebrate the holy obligation of zakat (charity) during their college experience. Events have included the preparation and selling of iftar (breaking of fast) packs, henna hand painting and raising money to build wells in disadvantaged communities across the world. 

Interfaith Week