Our Mission:

A Catholic college for the community, seeking to discover and realise the full potential of all in an atmosphere of love, service and respect inspired by Christ.

Our Vision to be an Anti-Racist College

St. David Sixth Form College strives to establish and sustain a community that gives witness to Christian values and belief, especially those that relate to human dignity and the common good. We are committed to the education of the whole person; valuing and celebrating the uniqueness of each individual. We want our students to reach their full potential; a potential given to them by God.

We are committed to being a college which offers safety, equality and inclusivity to all that study and work within it. We strive to be a college where all students, regardless of their socio-economic, ethnic or cultural background, receive high-quality care, support and guidance.

We work to make a measurable difference to our students’ life chances by implementing strategies and actions aimed to reduce the inequalities they experience. We work to ensure that our students and staff feel united by their differences rather than divided; we want diversity to be celebrated.

St. David’s Sixth Form College does not tolerate racial harassment and it condemns all discriminatory behaviour. We are committed to challenging and removing all racism through our practices, policies and procedures.

What kind of College do we want to be?

A College that provides a safe environment in which learners are enabled to build and deepen their relationship with god and fosters a culture of academic excellence. An Environment where every student is believed in and cherished, where all talents and abilities are recognised and celebrated.

The College community helps one another and works together with enthusiasm and generosity, attempting to model the Catholic values we promote.

Why is anti-racism important to us?

St David’s College strives to establish and sustain a community that gives witness to the Christian values and belief, especially those that relate to human dignity and the common good.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales notes that “racism is a sin and a violation of human dignity” and also that “every one of our parishes, schools and organisations has a responsibility to actively practise anti-racism in all aspects of our mission”.

Context

St. David’s Sixth Form College is an ethnically and culturally diverse college.

The proportion of learners from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds has increased steadily from 34% in 2016/17 to around 50% in 2023/24.

The 2022/23 figure and is well above the Cardiff’s Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic percentage which is 20.8%, the highest figure in South East Wales.

St. David’s percentage of learners from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds is significantly above the figure for FE in Wales which is 7%.