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Education

Stories from Catholic universities, colleges and schools in the UK and around the world. It also includes news relevant to educational resources, and articles by pupils and students.


Matlock primary school offers children Magic Breakfasts

Magic start to the day

Free breakfast is being offered to every child at Saint Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy in Matlock, Derbyshire. The school is working in partnership with children's charity, Magic Breakfast, to provide a free, healthy breakfast to all pupils. A range of cereals, bagels, toast and beans are on the menu and children can arrive at school between 8.20am and 8.45am to eat. Magic Breakfast's aim is ... Read More


Manchester: World Book Day at Saint Paul's

One keen reader

Students at Saint Paul's Catholic High School in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester took part in the biggest celebration of books and reading in the world when they participated in a fantastic World Book Day. World Book Day was designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, and is marked in over 100 countries around the globe. A main aim of World Book Day in the UK and Ireland ... Read More


Coventry school scoops global green award

Evelyn (front, holding award) with Jayda, Oliver, Chloe Brady, Sophie and Nevil

Caring and conscientious pupils and staff at a Coventry school are celebrating after landing a major award. Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, part of the Romero Catholic Academy, has been presented with a LiveSimply Award in honour of its students' unswerving devotion to helping others. Thirty-two children from Years 1 to 6 took part in a range of community-spirited initiatives, each embo... Read More


Over 12O Catholic RE teachers attend national conference

Susan Elderfield

More than 120 teachers of Catholic RE attended the Association of Teachers of Catholic Religious Education (ATCRE) National Conference on Saturday 2nd March at Maria Fidelis Catholic School in London, NW1 1LY. This was the fifth National Conference held by ATCRE. The theme for this year's conference was 'Rethinking Catholic Social Teaching'. Keynote addresses were given by Susan Elderfield and Ra... Read More


St Mary's University Press launched

Prof Booth speaks at SMUP launch

St Mary's University, Twickenham (SMU) has celebrated the launch of the St Mary's University Press at an event on its Strawberry Hill campus. The Press will produce publications that further scholarly investigation, advance interdisciplinary inquiry, stimulate public debate, and enhance cultural life. These will cover a broad range of subjects including Theology and Religious Studies, Education, P... Read More


Online lecture: Dr Mark Vernon on Dante's Divine Comedy, inner life and divine journey

Michelinos Dante Holding The Divine Comedy - image: public domain

Dr Mark Vernon will be giving the next online Cornerstone Open Lecture on: Dante's Divine Comedy, inner life and divine journey this coming Sunday 3 March from 2.30-4pm. Tickets £30. Dr Vernon is a writer and psychotherapist with a private practice based in south London, having previously worked at the Maudsley Hospital. He contributes to and presents programmes on the radio, as well as writing f... Read More


One hundred schools achieve LiveSimply Award

One of the winning schools: St Patrick's, Coventry

In an important occasion for Catholic schools across England and Wales, 100 schools have now achieved the LiveSimply Award. The LiveSimply Award, championed by CAFOD, recognises schools and parishes that pledge to live simply, sustainably and in solidarity with the world's poorest communities. This accomplishment is a testament to the commitment and dedication of over 30,000 pupils in primary and ... Read More


Liverpool: St Mary's students shine in Bugsy Malone production

The full Bugsy Malone case

Students from St Mary's Catholic College, Wallasey, recently took to the Floral Pavilion Theatre stage to perform the comedic musical, Bugsy Malone, across three very well-received shows. With more tickets and even an extra performance added due to high demand, each show had the audience on the edge of their seats and was full of laughter and applause, leading to multiple standing ovations. Set in... Read More


Ealing: Football coming to St Benedict's School

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St Benedict's School in Ealing will be introducing Football to their sports programme at the start of the new academic year in September 2024. This marks a new chapter for the school's sports provision. St Benedict's School in Ealing, announces that Football is being introduced to their Lent Term Sports programme starting in September 2024. The popularity and success of their current sports provis... Read More


Wirral students deliver spellbinding performance of The Addams Family

SJP Addams Family

Students from St John Plessington Catholic College in Bebbington on the Wirral recently took to the Gladstone Theatre stage, Port Sunlight, to perform a spooky and comical 'boy meets girl' adaptation of The Addams Family. A tale of love, acceptance and friendship, the production had something for everyone. The unique story was told by a cast and team of 80 students, including actors, dancers, musi... Read More


Hexham: Studying the New Testament in Greek

Logos group in Hexham,  Ash Wednesday 2024.

The LOGOS group in Hexham was founded in May 2005, by the late Paul Burgess, a parishioner of St Mary's (RC), Hexham. His idea was to get people to start studying the New Testament in Greek. A small group came together, including members of other churches and of friends, from the town and surrounding area. Some of them had no prior knowledge of Greek, not to mind Koine Greek, the dialect in which... Read More


Ammerdown Living Theology 2024 - Reading the Book of Revelation

Reading the Book of Revelation - Following Christ in a Time of Persecution is the theme of this year's Living Theology weekend with Fr Nicholas King SJ, renowned scripture scholar and author, and Dr Sean Ryan, Author and Vice Principal at the Margaret Beaufort Institute. The course takes place from 5pm on Friday 14th June 2024 finishing after lunch on Sunday 16th June. The residential cost cove... Read More


Paternoster galleries in schools

Head teachers, diocesan education teams, RE support staff, chaplains, and parish clergy in the UK have welcomed a simple suggestion from a parishioner - WhoArtful Galleries. It's one which may also appeal in many other countries around the world. Hugh Gibbons' idea is for schools to collect and display The Lord's Prayer in the languages found among pupils and staff, families and relatives, and loc... Read More


MP praises Coventry pupils for eco-friendly projects

Children in Coventry have received a global award and drawn praise from their local MP for making a difference to the planet and those in need. Pupils at St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, part of the Romero Catholic Academy, were joined by Colleen Fletcher MP and guests from a host of charities as they received the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) LiveSimply Award for their c... Read More

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