Education

Students from St John Bosco Arts College, Croxteth, proudly represented the school at a local mock COP30 conference where they delivered a presentation to the audience before collectively exploring the urgent climate crisis. Eight St John Bosco students attended the Archdiocese of Liverpool's mock COP30 conference held at the St Margaret Clitherow Centre and throughout the day took part in a varie... Read More

St Mary's University, Twickenham, and The Tablet celebrated their respective milestone anniversaries last Friday, with a gathering of academics, theologians, journalists and members of the public at Strawberry Hill, home of St Mary's. Peter Tyler, Professor of Pastoral Theology and Spirituality, delivered fascinating insights into the place, buildings and artworks of St Mary's, thereby 'reconstruc... Read More

On Friday 21 November, St Mary's University in Twickenham, hosted a day conference entitled Weeping in Ramah, addressing the crisis in the Holy Land. T his was linked to the university's Master's programme in Catholic Social Teaching; it also reflected the long-standing engagement of St Mary's with the Holy Land and the work done in the past by Father Michael Prior and Professor Nur Masalha. Ori... Read More

This is a Christians Aware resource towards building biodiversity. It is a significant contribution towards education for understanding the role every person must play in building biodiversity so that the future of life on Earth is ensured. It is aimed at adults but is also suitable for older children and young people. The challenge to offer this resource came from the United Nations. The 17 Susta... Read More

It was such a pleasure to be visiting the Venerable English College in Rome recently and to attend the Gregorian University, my old Alma Mater, for an academic symposium dedicated to Saint John Henry Newman and his relevance today on the day before Pope Leo bestowed one of the Catholic Church's highest honours on this deeply influential 19th century British convert and theologian, declaring him a ... Read More

A team of Year 13 students from The Douay Martyrs Catholic Secondary School in Ickenham has won third place, competing against 69 schools nationally in the prestigious Cancer Research UK Convergence Science Centre Schools Contest, held at Imperial College London. The competition challenged students to develop a technology innovation that would make the cancer treatment journey more supportive for ... Read More

Catholic educators have welcomed much of the Curriculum and Assessment Review, but have some concerns. Speaking on behalf of the Association of Teachers of Catholic Religious Education Executive, ATCRE Co-chair Dave Legrand said: "We find a number of the recommendations in the report to be positive steps and feel we can support these. For example, we are delighted with the ambition to reduce exa... Read More

The Religious Education Policy Unit has welcomed the Curriculum and Assessment Review panel's recommendation to recognise the value of Religious Education by including it in the National Curriculum. The final report from the Curriculum and Assessment Review states that; "RE's importance is not currently reflected in its standing in the curriculum," and recommends moving it to the National Curricul... Read More

A Coventry school has launched an appeal for former pupils from the last seven decades to help uncover their classmates' success stories ahead of a major anniversary. Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School, part of the Romero Catholic Academy, has launched a new initiative designed to bring together past pupils, celebrate their achievements, and inspire the next generation of students ahead of its 70th ... Read More

Pope Leo challenged students participating in the Jubilee of the World of Education to work for a better society through education, which is "one of the most beautiful and powerful tools for changing the world." Addressing students in the Paul VI Audience Hall on Thursday, the Pope began by expressing his joy and anticipation for this event, saying it reminded him of the time he spent teaching mat... Read More

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