--- title: "Message from Head Teacher" url: "https://stbegas.bhcet.org.uk/about-us/message-from-head-teacher" school: "St Bega’s Catholic Primary School" --- **Tel:** 01429 267768 **Email:** admin@stbegas.bhcet.org.uk # Message from Head Teacher ### ![](https://stbegas.bhcet.org.uk/images/logo/St_Begas.png) ### ### Welcome to St Bega’s Catholic Primary School St Bega’s is a vibrant, happy school that provides a nurturing learning environment that inspires academic excellence for all our pupils. Children have a positive attitude and enjoy learning. We celebrate the successes of our children and offer support and encouragement to allow them all to develop into responsible and resilient citizens. As a Catholic school, our mission statement, ‘Love one another as I have loved you’ embodies Jesus’ message that we are all unique in the eyes of God. Actively showing love for each other and our world mirrors the values and teachings of Jesus. Children at St Bega’s are inspired by Christ and demonstrate this using our school character traits of confidence, compassion, resilience, responsibility, honesty, self-belief, justice and respect. Our curriculum is relevant, cumulative and ambitious. It provides opportunities for children to discover knowledge, deepen understanding, revisit prior learning and draw on new experiences that they will have at St Bega’s. We can enhance children’s education with wider curriculum opportunities that will expand their social experiences and allow the children to become active members of their local, national and global community. Staff at St Bega’s have an abundance of community spirit and have an excellent work ethic, with the children at the heart of everything we do. All staff members are passionate and enthusiastic role models who lead by example in their own commitment to lifelong learning. We actively encourage our children to aspire to greatness and have high expectations of themselves to prepare them for the working world. We aim to provide high quality education whilst fostering a love of learning that encourages the children to grow in their faith and knowledge. St Bega’s is supported by our parents, carers, governors, parish and the local community who have an active role in our school. Strong home-school links are vital to a child’s development and wellbeing. We firmly believe that parents and carers play such a strong role in their child’s education and we strive to support families to ensure our children progress and achieve. I hope you enjoy our website. If you would like a paper copy of any information provided, please contact the school. Please feel free to contact me if you require further information or have any concerns. Elizabeth Duffield Headteacher ![](https://stbegas.bhcet.org.uk/images/St_Bega-s_Liz_Duffield.jpg) ### WE ARE ST BEGA'S - [About Us](https://stbegas.bhcet.org.uk/about-us/message-from-head-teacher) - [Message from Head Teacher](https://stbegas.bhcet.org.uk/about-us/message-from-head-teacher) - [Mission Statement](https://stbegas.bhcet.org.uk/mission-statement) - [Ethos and Values](https://stbegas.bhcet.org.uk/about-us/ethos-and-values) - [Our Prospectus](https://stbegas.bhcet.org.uk/our-prospectus) - [Our Reception](https://stbegas.bhcet.org.uk/about-us/our-reception) - [Hear From Our Pupils](https://stbegas.bhcet.org.uk/hear-from-our-pupils) - [Our Outcomes](https://stbegas.bhcet.org.uk/our-outcomes) - [Our Performance](https://www.find-school-performance-data.service.gov.uk/school/148280/st-bega's-catholic-primary-school%2c-hartlepool) - [Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust](https://bhcet.org.uk/) - [Vacancies](https://stbegas.bhcet.org.uk/vacancies) - [Contact Us](https://stbegas.bhcet.org.uk/contact) - [Catholic Life](https://liturgy.bhcet.org.uk/) - [Governance](https://stbegas.bhcet.org.uk/governance) ![St Bega’s Catholic Primary School](https://files.schudio.com/st-bega-s-catholic-primary-school-2/images/logo/Bishop_Hogarth_and_Hexham_Logo_new_(1).png) ### St Bega’s Catholic Primary School Thorpe Street Hartlepool TS24 0DX 01429 267768 - [Online Payments](https://www.mychildatschool.com/MCAS/MCSParentLogin) - [Teams FAQs](https://bhcet.org.uk/information/teams-faqs/) - [Office 365](https://outlook.office365.com/carmel.org.uk) - [Remote Access](https://remote.carmel.org.uk/) - [Liturgy](https://liturgy.bhcet.org.uk/) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stbegashartlepool) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/stbegas_hartlepool/) ### Translation ### Office 365 [Sign in to Office 365](https://outlook.office.com/) © Copyright 2025–2026 St Bega’s Catholic Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://stbegas.bhcet.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)