Shared Vision is a programme of formation for teachers and support staff in the Jesuit schools of the British Province. It aims to communicate the Jesuit tradition of education and to encourage awareness and understanding of Jesuit identity and misson.

Shared Vision Induction (SVi) consists of five 75-minute sessions and is delivered in the schools to new teaching and support staff by trained presenters. Schools generally deliver the first four sessions at the start of the school year and session five towards the end of the school year when new staff have some experience of living and working in a Jesuit school.

The five sessions of SVi are:

1. Catholic Education and Jesuit Schools
2. Meet Ignatius
3. Jesuit Mission in Schools
4. Our School - A Jesuit School
5. The Spirit of Jesuit Education

Resources for SVi are available online (see below) and in hard copy from the Jesuit Institute.

The Shared Vision Induction Handbook contains all the scripts for the session presentations together with guidance on running an SVi course.

SVi Handbook (v.3 2017)
Shared Vision Logo (png)

** Resources marked ** need to be ordered from the Jesuit Institute (pdf versions are linked below for reference).

SVi Resources Checklist

Other resources can be downloaded and printed off.

Session 1
Catholic Education and Jesuit Schools

Session 1 presentation
Session 1 script is included in the SVi Handbook

Resources for further reading
**Shared Vision folder
Welcome page (examplar)
**Jesuit Schools - A Quick Introduction pdf version
Catholicism at a Glance
A Catholic Way of Seeing the World
An Introduction to the Mass
**St Ignatius prayer card
**Christ the Teacher prayer card

Session 2
Meet Ignatius

Session 2 presentation
Session 2 script is included in the SVi Handbook

Resources for further reading
**St Ignatius of Loyola - the Man and his Spirit pdf version
**The Examen - A Way to Pray each Day pdf version
Why Young Adults Need Ignatian Spirituality

Session 3
Jesuit Mission in Schools

Session 3 presentation
Session 3 script is included in the SVi Handbook

Resources for further reading
**The Characteristics of Jesuit Education (abridged) pdf version
**Ignatian Pedagogy (abridged) pdf version
**Jesuit Pupil Profile - Virtue and Learning in the Ignatian Tradition pdf version
**Jesuit Pupil Profile postcard

Session 4
Our School - A Jesuit School

Session 4 presentation
Session 4 script and guidance for developing this session are included in the SVi Handbook

Resources for further reading
The Classroom as Holy Ground
Jesuit Institute Programme

Session 5
The Spirit of Jesuit Education

Session 5 presentation
Film: The Spirit of Jesuit Education (HD online)
Session 5 script is included in the SVi Handbook

Further Reading
DVD and Booklet: The Spirit of Jesuit Education
Jesuit Institute Programme