Education

To mark this year's Education Sunday on 8 September 2024, Sr Silvana Dallanegra, a member of the Caritas Westminster Development Team and Lead for Catholic Social Teaching, reflects on the impact of CST and the Caritas Ambassadors programme on schools across the diocese. I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed th... Read More

Education Sunday is marked this year on 8 September - just after the new academic year starts. The theme for 2024 is, "He makes the deaf hear and the dumb speak", taken from St Mark's Gospel (7:31-37). Education Sunday is one of the oldest Days of Special Prayer in England and Wales, established 175 years ago in 1848. It provides an opportunity to celebrate and give thanks to all involved in makin... Read More

Upcoming Events for Directors, Headteachers, and Governors in Catholic Schools. The most urgent need today is the formation of our leaders in Catholic education. EducareM continues to respond by offering leaders at all levels a unique formation programme. The National School of Formation was established to support the call for more effective and appropriate provision for Directors, Headteachers an... Read More

The long-awaited school exam results are finally through, and a record number of students are celebrating excellent A-level and BTEC grades. The following schools - published in the order they arrived - have sent in their results: Ealing: St Benedict's School St Benedict's School in Ealing is delighted to report an outstanding set of results from this year's A Level students. The A level results ... Read More

Bishop Challoner Catholic School in Tower Hamlets has proudly announced good Post-16 exam results, highlighted by exceptional individual successes. These accomplishments have enabled several students to secure admission to prestigious universities in the UK and Europe. The school boasts an impressive 99% pass rate across A level and vocational courses with 75% of students attaining A*-C or equival... Read More

Georgia Bell, a former pupil at St Mary's Primary School, Chiswick; Sacred Heart High School, Hammersmith; and Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School, won a Bronze in the women's 1,500m event for Team GB. Georgia's talent for running was noticed at a young age when her nursery teacher wrote in her first school report: 'Georgia is very good at running!' She joined Ealing, Southall and Middlesex Athletics... Read More

A new bursary has been launched the highly sought-after MA in Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care at the Margaret Beaufort Institute, Cambridge. This bursary offers a 50% fee reduction for the two-year MA program, reflecting our commitment to making pastoral formation more accessible to both lay and religious individuals. About the Margaret Beaufort Institute (MBI) The Margaret Beaufort Institute is dedi... Read More

This September, a new generation of Catholic teachers will be trained through three ground-breaking new schemes across the country. Led by the Formatio partnership of dioceses, Catholic multi-academy trusts (CMATs) and the four Catholic universities in England, 80 trainees start soon in what will be the first Initial Teacher Training (ITT) scheme specifically geared towards teaching in Catholic sc... Read More

The St Vincent de Paul Society (England and Wales) now have a presence in more than 500 schools through their 'Mini Vinnie' programme - with Sacred Heart Catholic Primary in Southend being the school that made them hit the mark. A Mini Vinnie group is a group of children, aged between seven and 11-years-old, who meet on a regular basis, alongside their Vincentian Co-Ordinator, to use the model of ... Read More

Coventry schoolchildren have been given a flavour of French life, culture and cuisine during a five-day residential trip across the Channel. A group of 10 pupils from Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, part of the Romero Catholic Academy, visited France, alongside their peers from Templars Primary school, Earlsdon Primary School, Riverbank and Finham Park 2, as part of the Paris Project. The ... Read More

Stonyhurst St Mary's proudly announces that one of its pupils, Bea, has secured the role of Amanda Thripp in the West End production of Matilda. Bea is scheduled to depart from Stonyhurst this week to commence her rehearsals for the prestigious role. Since the age of three, Bea's passion for dance has been nurtured by the Mclaren Dance Company and her dedicated ballet tutors. Over the years, she h... Read More

Georgia Bell, a former pupil at St Mary's Primary School, Chiswick; Sacred Heart High School, Hammersmith; and Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School will be competing in the 1500m event for Team GB at this year's Olympic Games in Paris. Her talent for running was noticed at a young age when her nursery teacher wrote in her first school report 'Georgia is very good at running!' She joined Ealing, South... Read More

The Diocese of Arundel & Brighton recognised the active faith and service of a significant number of young people across 12 diocesan Catholic schools earlier this month, with Bishop Richard Moth presenting 132 Faith in Action Awards to students during celebrations held at Arundel Cathedral, Sussex, and Christ the Prince of Peace Church in Weybridge, Surrey. The Faith in Action Award - supporte... Read More

Primary school pupils in Coventry wowed a 100-strong crowd with a top-quality performance of a beloved childhood tale during the last week of term. Year 6 children at Ss Peter & Paul Catholic Primary School, part of the Romero Catholic Academy, took to the stage at Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School, where many of them will head in September, to impress parents, visitors and former pupils with a... Read More