Education News

14 May 2008 WYD resource looks at young people in the Bible
8 May 2008 West Midland school visits Thai orphans
1 May 2008 Scottish Cardinal praises dedication and commitment of Catholic teachers
22 April 2008 Prep school choristers to sing at Farm Street
15 April 2008 Opportunities for young writers
15 April 2008 Journalism student wins international prize
7 April 2008 Cardinal Cordes to lecture at Maryvale
10 March 2008 Bishop O'Donoghue to represent Catholic schools to government committee
10 March 2008 Young peacemakers head for Pax Christi gathering in Florence
6 March 2008 Olympic champion to visit St Bede's School, Blackburn
5 March 2008 CDF endorses Lancaster Diocese education plan
4 March 2008 Durham Centre for Catholic Studies is UK first
3 March 2008 Training conference for priests wishing to learn Traditional Latin Rite
25 February 2008 Birmingham: Newman University College celebrates 40th anniversary
20 February 2008 European and American university students to meet Pope
14 February 2008 Archbishop Nichols: 'Catholic schools are incubators of social values'
14 February 2008 Catholic Education Service launches recruitment drive for 'best job in the world'
8 February 2008 'Priceless' celebration at St Mary's University College award ceremony
5 February 2008 Welsh school completes charity cycle to Compostella
4 February 2008 Ireland: Bishop Walsh encourages students to give up alcohol for Lent
1 February 2008 Did you study at Osterley?
1 February 2008 Scotland celebrates Catholic Education Week
28 January 2008 New rector appointed at Ushaw College
25 January 2008 Catholic student invents pedal-powered smoothie-maker
25 January 2008 London: chance to be Cathedral Chorister For a Day
24 January 2008 Ushaw Colloquium 'a huge success'
18 January 2008 Vatican prefect praises Bishop O'Donoghue's document on education
16 January 2008 University chaplains offer 'master classes in social cohesion' says new report
7 January 2008 Liverpool: headteacher awarded OBE
29 December 2007 Vatican welcomes Bishop O'Donoghue's Fit For Mission schools document
17 December 2007 London school holds bone marrow donor clinic for sick pupil
11 December 2007 Booking now - Live it! Sixth Form conference
4 December 2007 Swansea historian discovers long-lost Catholic manuscript
4 December 2007 Cardinal Cormac issues Advent message for schools
28 November 2007 Westminster promotes degree in healthcare chaplaincy
27 November 2007 Surrey University to open multi-faith centre
26 November 2007 Bishop O'Donoghue issues new teaching document for Catholic schools
23 November 2007 Irish Bishops urged to promote English language teaching in schools
16 November 2007 Irish Bishops launch schools DVD on alcohol and drugs
7 November 2007 London: Cardinal stresses vital role of head teachers
5 November 2007 London school students return from working visit with Thai orphans
1 November 2007 Preston: school's war dead to be remembered at last
24 October 2007 Oxford: Capuchin Friars to leave Greyfriars Hall
23 October 2007 Marist school hosts 'School of Dreams'
22 October 2007 Woldingham School welcomes new headteacher
16 October 2007 Stonyhurst curator visits San Salvador to help conserve Romero relics
28 September 2007 Catholic schools and Amnesty International
3 September 2007 Bishops' pastoral letter highlights role of Catholic schools
10 July 2007 Bristol: kids scoop two eco awards in one day
5 July 2007 Catholic students win journalism awards
15 June 2007 London: Cardinal Cormac opens eco-friendly school
13 June 2007 St Patrick's Evangelisation School in Soho celebrates Graduation
13 June 2007 Report shows Catholic schools nurture good citizenship
8 June 2007 Cardinal Cormac's summer term video message for schools
31 May 2007 Summer camps for kids
25 May 2007 New York: atheist donates $22 million to Catholic schools
22 May 2007 Postgrad course for Christians in sport
16 May 2007 Ampleforth staff gear up for marathon cycle race
10 May 2007 Bath is hot for Catholic students
10 May 2007 Newman College reaches the UK Top Ten for Theology
9 May 2007 Henry V used to inspire prospective head teachers
26 April 2007 Sports guru to visit north London school
4 April 2007 St Mary's student is breakdance champion
20 March 2007 Tibetan monk visits Liverpool Hope University
15 March 2007 Leeds: Trinity & All Saints College achieves Fairtrade status
14 March 2007 London students win European peace prize
13 March 2007 Pupils flock to conference on classics
7 March 2007 Writing competition for budding Catholic reporters
1 March 2007 Leading theologians to lecture at Liverpool Hope University
1 March 2007 Archbishop Sean Brady defends Catholic schools in Northern Ireland
28 February 2007 Voice trials for Liverpool Cathedral Choir
28 February 2007 Barnabas in Schools - new RE resource
27 February 2007 Former students honoured at St Mary's
27 February 2007 Stonyhurst pupils pledge to raise £1/4m for Zimbabwe school
20 February 2007 England's first Catholic university since Reformation
19 February 2007 British Library hosts interfaith day for young Londoners
19 February 2007 New Bible-based project to counter bullying
17 January 2007 New Head at Mount St Mary's School
16 January 2007 Westminster: chance to be chorister for a day
9 January 2007 Former street boy tells his story at Stonyhurst
8 January 2007 Rugby: Archbishop advises pupils to think about 'a geography of faith'
13 December 2006 Archbishop Nichols speaks in Lords on Citizenship Education
7 December 2006 Bishops voice concern over education proposals for Northern Ireland

4 December 2006 Jesuit Jubilee Finale brings together 200 children's voices
24 November 2006 Children's Christmas card competition
13 November 2006 New head at Jesuit college
27 October 2006 Archbishop Nichols welcomes government decision to drop faith school proposal

26 October 2006 Archbishop Nichols statement after meeting with Education Secretary
23 October 2006 Leeds: Trinity & All Saints explores witch myths
23 October 2006 Spanish schools to use textbook on Islam
17 October 2006 Archbishop Nichols praises vital role of Catholic schools
12 October 2006 Scottish bishop hails Catholic education as 'jewel in the crown'
29 September 2006 Westminster: advice on choosing a school place
4 September 2006 CES opposes quotas for 'non-faith school places' in religious schools
20 July 2006 Merseyside school students make docu-drama film
19 July 2006 Update: Herts faith groups pledge to fight on for free school transport
19 July 2006 Herts faith groups pledge to fight on for free school transport
17 July 2006 Herts: all faiths rally together to save school transport
3 July 2006 Viewpoint: 'What is the point of Catholic schools?'
27 June 2006 Glasgow: new teachers told: "be Catholic to your fingertips"
22 June 2006 Bradford: three Catholic schools to merge
21 June 2006 Lancashire school children send own toys to Ghana
15 June 2006 Children present petition and toy gun sculpture at Downing Street
14 June 2006 MP praises Catholic education
31 May 2006 Hertfordshire faith communities unite to save free school transport
31 May 2006 Enfield: St George's School turns back the clock
31 May 2006 Pre-war school days revisited

29 May 2006 Stonyhurst twins with school in Zimbabwe
15 May 2006 Clifton schools to gather for special Mass
4 May 2006 Birmingham: Catholic College wins top ranking
11 April 2006 Westminster: boys offered chance to be 'Chorister for a Day'
4 April 2006 New head for Stonyhurst College
14 March 2006 Cardinal praises Downside for teaching the 'art of belonging'
10 March 2006 Glasgow: atheist teacher at Catholic school wins job tribunal
8 March 2006 Leeds: Trinity and All Saints appoints new principal
27 February 2006 Bristol: pupils start campaign to support transplant appeal
24 February 2006 Faith leaders agree to broaden RE syllabus
1 February 2006 Stoneyhurst stars in Blue Peter
1 February 2006 Jesuit college to become Specialist Humanities School
30 January 2006 New RE resources launched
30 January 2006 Christian influences in Lord of the Rings
20 January 2006 Researcher seeks ex pupils from Catholic schools in Bristol or Salford
17 January 2006 Pax Christi launch EU-wide contest for young people
9 January 2006 Celebration of Catholic teaching resources
14 December 2005 London school in 'multi-faith Nativity' row
13 December 2005 Schools closed by fuel depot blaze
12 December 2005 Philippines: Christian-Muslim unity seminar held for school students
9 December 2005 A thousand children at Clifton Cathedral
7 December 2005 Children tell Christmas story at Westminster Cathedral
6 December 2005 London: school music director completes Bach marathon
30 November 2005 Scottish Cardinal calls for national holiday on St Andrew's Day
29 November 2005 Moral maze for students at ethics conference
23 November 2005 Windsor: headmaster dies in car accident
23 November 2005 Bristol: fashion designer returns to her old school

23 November 2005 London school releases Christmas CD
9 November 2005 Stonyhurst headmaster to step down
9 November 2005 Manchester: Xaverian College welcomes Chinese visitors
8 November 2005 Sister explains: Church is not 'dotty' over Blessed Virgin
2 November 2005 Scores of sixth formers sign up for Christian Ethics conference
31 October 2005 Lancashire school praised for exemplary attendance, behaviour and attitudes
27 October 2005 Bristol students try to make sense of the tsunami
21 October 2005 Southwark school students to work with Thai street children
18 October 2005 Pope takes questions from children
17 October 2005 Pope gives catechism class to 100,000 children
17 October 2005 Saint's remains moved at Stonyhurst
4 October 2005 Birmingham: Archbishop Nichols addresses headteachers
28 September 2005 Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor speaks on faith schools
27 September 2005 Birmingham: nursery nurse wins top award
27 September 2005 Primary school children send Pope greetings in German

23 September 2005 Catholic pupils affected by Hurrican Katrina need support
21 September 2005 Schools in St Albans and Holy Land form partnership
13 September 2005 Jesuit school bucks national trend with rising enrolments
13 September 2005 Scottish children set out on a mission
6 September 2005 America's Catholic schools welcome hurricane refugees
5 September 2005 Bristol: summer school with a difference!
1 September 2005 Missing treasure unearthed at Stonyhurst
15 July 2005 Clifton priest goes back to school
30 June 2005 LONDON: VACANCY FOR CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL HEAD TEACHER
28 June 2005 Bath: government minister presents school with environmental awards
24 June 2005 Somerset children sing to Parliament
14 June 2005 Bristol: a thousand children at Clifton Cathedral
10 June 2005 New cash incentive for RE teachers
27 May 2005 School creates DVD on life of St Edmund Campion
25 May 2005 Somerset children raise their voices to fight poverty
23 May 2005 Bristol student wins place at National Youth Theatre
16 May 2005 Click for an inside view of Stonyhurst College
28 April 2005 Lancashire: young politicians quiz election candidates
22 March 2005 Schools raise £750,000 for tsunami survivors
22 March 2005 Gloucester schools to amalgamate
11 March 2005 London pupils in eight bridges charity trek
7 March 2005 Gifted young organist wins scholarship at Birmingham Cathedral
28 February 2005 College chaplain raises £1,200 in swimathon
18 February 2005 Fishy project at north London school
14 February 2005 Catholic sixth former wins major ecology award
8 February 2005 Maynooth: Church leaders plan future of Irish education
7 February 2005 Wiltshire school sends container to Sri Lanka - with love
7 February 2005 Kent: children and parents march to save school
7 February 2005 Writing competition for secondary school pupils

3 February 2005 Plater College to close
3 February 2005 Latin American theologian to visit UK
31 January 2005 Wiltshire school packs container for Sri Lanka tsunami survivors
27 January 2005 CIS conference told: 'teachers need to listen'
20 January 2005 Chevvy wins chase for England call-up
19 January 2005 Archbishop Nichols addresses national education conference
18 January 2005 Pupils raise the roof at Victoria Station
11 January 2005 Loughborough: man dies in crash with school bus
10 January 2005 London: pupils start new year by blessing their school
23 December 2004 Scottish Church and council agree new joint campus project
14 December 2004 Catholic schoolgirl joins celebrity faces in Channel 4 art show
6 December 2004 Bath headteacher awarded papal honour
22 November 2004 Scotland: first joint campus schools get go-ahead
22 November 2004 Archbishop speaks of need for RE that takes faith seriously

16 November 2004 Clifton: Catholic teachers to tour world faiths
3 November 2004 Glasgow: Catholic school wins tops architectural award
21 October 2004 Schools minister addresses Catholic education conference
20 October 2004 School graffiti artist became US founding father
15 October 2004 School stages Jesuit Week
14 October 2004 Scotland: church goes to court over shared schools plan
12 October 2004 PM calls for faith groups to run more schools
12 October 2004 Pupils use 400-year-old printing plates in Saint project
22 September 2004 North London children send cards to Beslan
7 September 2004 Scottish school takes Indian visitors ice-skating
3 September 2004 Alien birds to invade Downing Street
24 August 2004 Stonyhurst welcomes new chaplain
10 August 2004 Irish bank to fund major project at Ampleforth
23 July 2004 Scottish bishop rejects shared schools plan
12 July 2004 New head at St Mary's Hall, Stonyhurst
8 July 2004 London: young Catholics bear witness in their own words
5 July 2004 Glasgow college wins architectural prize
28 June 2004 Archbishop Nichols defends Catholic schools
24 June 2004 New RE programme launched in Northern Ireland
22 June 2004 Student designs Superloo
14 June 2004 Wimbledon students awarded for work with the 'Untouchables'
11 June 2004 Ralph Fiennes old school to close
11 June 2004 Bristol: primary school leavers Mass
26 May 2004 London: young people to go barefoot for children's charity
25 May 2004 Banbury school bus crash - statement from Archbishop Nichols
24 May 2004 Corby: protesters march over school closure plan
21 May 2004 First Catholic-Anglican school to open in Wales
18 May 2004 Scottish school welcomes visitors from Cambodia
29 April 2004 Birmingham: Catholic school suspends BNP candidate
20 April 2004 Kent teacher takes lessons on peace in Serbia
5 April 2004 Head of England's oldest Catholic school dies in car crash
5 April 2004 Wiltshire: primary school children stage Passion Play
10 March 2004 Lenten reflections and activities for children
9 March 2004 'Pop Idol' chaplain raises funds for Zimbabwe orphans
4 March 2004 IRA child victim becomes symbol of peace
3 March 2004 Lenten reflections and activities for children
2 March 2004 A goat called Erico
26 February 2004 Children's liturgy resources for Lent
26 February 2004 Maltese honour Stonyhurst College with Braveheart certificate

25 February 2004 Lenten reflections for children
25 February 2004 Banbury students help set up Thai street children's centre
23 February 2004 Catholic Sixth Form Colleges win top award
19 February 2004 Atheism must not be equated with a religion says CES
12 February 2004 Oliver Cromwell slept at Catholic school
10 February 2004 Irish bishops issue new RE guidelines
10 February 2004 London: Tomorrow's World at Maria Fidelis School
9 February 2004 Catholic teaching jobs on-line
5 February 2004 Harry Windsor begins gap year at Catholic college
3 February 2004 Text: Archbishop Vincent Nichols on Christians as teachers
28 January 2004 Archbishop Nichols comments on the Higher Education Bill
27 January 2004 Bolivian children visit Lancashire school
13 January 2004 Conference of Catholic independent schools
7 January 2004 Salisbury: Sarum College joins European partnership
22 December 2003 Young dancers 'pointing' to success
15 December 2003 London school celebrates bicentenary
9 December 2003 Australian student finds 'wild, good natured' ancestor at Stonyhurst
1 December 2003 Royal link with Stonyhurst carol service
17 November 2003 Sherlock Holmes conducts investigation at Catholic school
14 November 2003 Holocaust memories for teenagers visiting Auschwitz
13 November 2003 Bishops issue statement backing Catholic education
7 November 2003 Bishop of Brentwood heads protest over school transport charges
7 November 2003 Stonyhurst pupils in Iraqi twinning initiative

29 October 2003 Bishop of Clifton to open new school
27 October 2003 Jesuit Old Boy wins Nobel Prize
14 October 2003 Glasgow: Jesuits appoint first lay head teacher
13 October 2003 Pupils help create new prayerbook
8 October 2003 Wheelchair dancing pupils to star in TV series
3 October 2003 Bristol: setback for proposed Catholic/Anglican school
2 October 2003 CAFOD hails plan to raise profile of Third World in schools
26 September 2003 Bishop of Brentwood fights for free school transport
12 September 2003 Northern Ireland: school launches year of peace events
5 September 2003 Methodist leader condemns increase in student fees
1 September 2003 Catholic headteacher jailed after massive theft from school
16 July 2003 Catholic head stole £500,000 from school
14 July 2003 Old students reunite to celebrate a worldwide Jesuit education
12 June 2003 Brentwood: teacher training initiative breaks new ground
19 May 2003 Bishop Crispian Hollis statement on Presentation College
16 May 2003 Reading: reprieve for Presentation College
1 May 2003 Presentation College, Reading to close
28 April 2003 Birmingham school children challenge local VIPs
25 April 2003 Catholic schools first to back pioneering centre for gifted students
17 April 2003 Colleges urged to 'try faith for a change'
31 March 2003 Archbishop Nichols: education is formation of the entire person
18 March 2003 Primary school stages mini Grand Prix
13 March 2003 Trading Places pupil suspended from Downside
19 February 2003 Lancashire school earns 'outstanding' report
12 February 2003 Catholic schools excel

6 February 2003 Scottish church moves to promote Catholic schools
3 February 2003 New resources for Education Sunday
29 January 2003 North London school ranks highest in new tables
28 January 2003 Archbishop defends phasing out of school admission interviews
10 December 2002 Scottish church defends single faith schools
25 November 2002 Website for St Nicholas
20 November 2002 Robin McNair awards
31 October 2002 Catholic teacher wins top honour
7 October 2002 Bethlehem: Patriarch addresses school children
27 June 2002 Catholic teacher survey launched
2 May 2002 Churches protest at 'camp-like' schooling for refugee children
14 March 2002 UK's first 'multifaith' school proposed
13 March 2002 Oxfordshire school enjoys double celebration
11 February 2002 Centenary celebrations at Canterbury school
1 February 2002 Archbishop "angered" by proposed change to Education Bill
24 January 2002 Aid agency urges teachers to get on the Fast Track
22 January 2002 Senior Catholic educationalist to retire
16 January 2002 Agency voices fears over crackdown on school bullies
3 December 2001 Survey shows few want more faith schools
22 November 2001 Northern Ireland: bishops say schools have key role in promoting peace
15 November 2001 Government tells faith schools to work together
14 October 2001 Government minister backs faith schools
11 October 2001 Midland school confirms uniform to be introduced
10 October 2001 Teenagers protest over school uniform
4 September 2001 New Catholic school for Oxford
18 August 2001 Report finds most Scottish schools fail on religious observance
16 July 2001 Celebration for retiring London headteacher
1 June 2001 Church opposes plans to scrap Easter holidays
15 May 2001 Abingdon school scoops major award
15 May 2001 Archdiocese rejects Anglican proposal for Oxford school
10 May 2001 New head at Philip Lawrence's school
17 April 2001 Scottish Moderator praises Catholic schools
6 April 2001 Parents to sue after child refused Catholic school place
19 March 2001 New pocket-sized Catechism launched
17 March 2001 Phillip Lawrence's school back on track
14 February 2001Government to build up church schools
12 February 2001Celebrating education
1 February 2001 New RE series: 'a precious resource'
24 January 2001 Holocaust leaflet for all schools and parishes
22 December 2000 St Nicholas school play
20 December 2000 £3m for Liverpool schools
27 October 2000 Drama highlights homelessness
29 September 2000 Teachers set out for the developing world
25 July 2000 Nine-year-old scoops top award
18 July 2000 Report calls for more Catholic schools
11 July 2000 'Icons' - long-awaited RE programme announced
14 June 2000 Archbishop Nichols launches groundbreaking RE resource
18 May 2000 Sex education in schools - a joint statement from the Anglican and Catholic Bishops
18 May 2000 School mural brightens boring bricks
16 May 2000 Angel of the North captured for Brazilian landless
8 May 2000 Catholic high school pupils star at Festival Hall
4 May 2000 RE needs 10 per cent of teaching time, say bishops

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