Education

Catholic schools across England and Wales are being recognised by the Vatican for their extraordinary response to the Jubilee Year, hailed as a powerful sign of hope for their communities and beyond. More than 1,000 Catholic schools made a 'Jubilee Pledge' this year - a long-term, whole-school commitment to continue to journey as Pilgrims of Hope and to live out Catholic Social Teaching. Throughou... Read More

How can we better promote healthy living and ageing inspired by a Catholic approach to health, health care, and social life? Hope for Health: Inspiration from Good Practice - a one-day conference at Blackfriars, Oxford, will be examining these issues. The day will include discussion of good examples from current practice. Participants will include: Sr Margaret Atkins CSA, Rt Hon John Battle, Dr Ka... Read More

Pupils and staff from Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Primary School in Widnes, Cheshire, have achieved the LiveSimply award confirming that they are living simply, sustainably and in solidarity with communities around the world experiencing poverty. The award, championed by the international aid charity CAFOD, was presented to the Catholic school after they successfully planned and implemented fait... Read More

The Association of Teachers of Catholic Religious Education (ATCRE) has expressed profound disappointment and frustration at the Department for Education's decision to remove the £10,000 Initial Teacher Training (ITT) bursary for Religious Education (RE) from September 2026. Whilst ATCRE recognises the profound shortages in other subjects too, this decision will have a detrimental effect on the w... Read More

St John Bosco Arts College in Croxteth, Liverpool, is one of the first schools in the city to invest in a telepresence robot to support students struggling to access school due to medical conditions. As an early adopter of No Isolation's AV1 Robot, St John Bosco, supported by Liverpool City Council, has invested £6,000 into purchasing and maintaining its telepresence robot to ensure its students ... Read More

Radio Maria England was delighted to host a special live Rosary broadcast on Monday, 6th October, featuring Year 6 students from St Laurence's Catholic Primary School in Cambridge. The students joined Radio Maria listeners across the country at 2pm to pray the Rosary live from their school chapel. The broadcast formed part of Mark 10 Mission's Rosary Challenge for October and reflects Radio Maria'... Read More

To celebrate the end of the harvest season, St Alban's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey, has donated hundreds of food and toiletry items to the Wirral Foodbank to support members of its local community who are experiencing food poverty. The school asked pupils to bring in products that are urgently needed by the foodbank and staff were blown away by the generosity of families who donated in their... Read More

Catholic schools and colleges across Westminster Diocese are not only places where students are encouraged to reach their academic potential, but also where they are inspired to become active, caring members of their communities. At Newman Catholic College, in Harlesden, north London, the Gardening Club is a shining example of this ethos in action. Students take an active role in maintaining and i... Read More

The Educate Awards has announced that 14 Catholic primary and secondary schools from across the North West have made this year's shortlist. The shortlisted schools will find out their fates on Friday, 14 November, at the glittering Educate Awards ceremony, held at the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School, Liverpool, has been shortlisted for Most Inspirational Secondar... Read More

More than 140 pupils and staff from eight Catholic primary schools joined together for a Jubilee of Hope, Mission Together Mass, at St Theodore's Parish, Westminster Diocese. Celebrated by Bishop Jim Curry, and joined by the priests and deacons of attending parish schools, the Mass was a tangible sign of hope as all present gathered in a spirit of mission and solidarity, with one another and with ... Read More

Staff and students at Hope Academy, in Newton-le-Willows, recently embarked on a month-long expedition to Tanzania, where they combined community development, cultural experiences, and wildlife adventures. 14 students in Year 10 and 11 spent time across multiple locations in Tanzania, making a meaningful difference in local communities while gaining invaluable skills and life experiences. The firs... Read More

"Becoming a refugee is never a choice. But how we respond is." World Peace Day on 21 September is the date Columbans in Britain and Ireland chose to launch their next Schools Competition 2025/26. It takes the theme: "Becoming a refugee is never a choice. But how we respond is." It is a quote from the United Nations Secretary General-Secretary, António Guterres, who is a Catholic. Columban mission... Read More

A pupil in Year 13 at the Sacred Heart of Mary Girls' School in Upminster, Isabel Hegarty, has won First Prize in this year's St Mary's Theology essay competition. Isabel was awarded her prize on Friday by Dr Jeremy Pilch, Head of Theology at St Mary's University and Bishop James Curry, Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster. Her essay: 'Why were so many people received into the Catholic Church in the UK... Read More

In one Suffolk school, pupils learnt a few words of Dari and Pashto (the two official languages of Afghanistan) so they could write welcome cards for children arriving from Afghanistan. In another, parents prepared welcome packs for asylum-seeking families, inspired by their children's lessons. These small acts of kindness are at the heart of Schools of Sanctuary, a growing national network that h... Read More