Meet our chaplains

Meet Our Chaplains

At The Becket School we are lucky to have two full time chaplains that works alongside our pupils and staff to support the development of their spiritual life. As part of our chaplaincy provision, Ruth and Joe also works in our feeder primaries and are a recognisable face as our students move from primary into their new secondary community.

Ruth Cotter – Lay Chaplain

Ruth Cotter

Ruth is our lay chaplain as well as a past becket student. After studying for her her A-Levels Ruth spent a year at The Briars, the Nottingham Diocesan Catholic Youth Centre. Ruth studied Theology at university and was appointed to the role of lay chaplain at The Becket School in 2020.

Joe Martin – Lay Chaplain

Joe Martin

Joe went to school at Blessed Robert Sutton in Burton, Derbyshire. After his studies Joe did two gap years at The Briars, the Nottingham Diocesan Catholic Youth Centre. Before becoming a chaplain Joe worked in the care industry and then The Becket School in 2018.